Southampton to London via Cotswold Villages, Downton Abbey Locations & Pub Lunch Turn
4.5
11 Ratings
Southampton

Transform your post-cruise transfer from Southampton into a day excursion, explore charming hamlets, secluded valleys and winding streams across the Cotswold Hills, and take a peek at Downton Abbey shooting places en route, prior to stopping for an outstanding meal in a 15th century pub.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Bampton Library - Our first stop is the charming village of Bampton, which many of you will recognise as the village of Downton from the hit TV series and forthcoming film “Downton Abbey”. Here we can stroll around the village green and visit the church, see the Cottage Hospital, post office and Mrs Crawley’s house from the TV show.
  • Burford Library - We depart Bampton and drive along meandering lanes and rolling hills to the beautiful village of Burford, where the ancient stone cottages seem to cascade down to the River Windrush. After a guided walk we will enter a traditional Cotswolds pub for lunch.
  • Stow-on-the-Wold Market Square - After our visit and lunch in Burford, we head onward to Stow on the Wold. It’s vast market square would have held livestock fairs where up to 20,000 sheep would have been bought and sold. Visit the charming 16th century church and the Roman Wells. Stroll down the narrow alleys designed to keep the sheep in the square and the cold north wind out!
What's Included
  • Two hold luggage items up to 23kg and one 10kg carry-on per person
  • Lunch provided
  • Complimentary cruise terminal pick-up and drop-off
  • Guidance from a professional expert guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Each person is allowed a maximum of 2 items of hold luggage (75x51x28 cm - 23kg each) and 1 item of carry-on luggage (55x40x20 cm - 10kg each). If you bring extra luggage it will not fit in the vehicle. In this instance you will be responsible for arranging separate transportation for your luggage to your cruise ship.
  • Should you wish to bring any mobility aids (wheelchairs or walkers) you MUST contact the operator in advance and provide full dimensions and weight. These items must be able to be folded and stored in the luggage hold. Wheelchairs must be counted as 1 item of your hold luggage.
  • If the luggage you wish to take on your cruise exceeds these limits, please do consider our private taxi option instead where you can select a private vehicle to accommodate your personal luggage requirements.
  • Please note, this tour does not visit Highclere Castle.
Location
Herbert Walker Avenue
08.00AM from your cruise ships terminal building exit
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(11 Ratings)
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Vacation54580777182
Jul 3, 2023
What a wonderful tour! - This was a most enjoyable tour. Our guide, Geoffrey, was very entertaining as well as being very informative. You could tell he loved his country and its history. We toured many places on our trip from Southampton to Heathrow, but Geoffrey never made us feel rushed and answered our questions thoroughly. If we ever need transportation from Southampton to Heathrow again, I plan to use this company to take a different tour, perhaps Windsor Castle.
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Miriam_h
May 13, 2023
A perfect ending to our cruise and intro to London - The best tour ever! Our guide Tony was so personable and knowledgeable; loved that there were only the six of us plus Tony. Lunch was fantastic too. All of the Downting Abbey information and sites were fantastic! A perfect day
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Scfivegrands
May 3, 2023
Pleasant Transfer from Southampton to London - This was a great way to get from the cruise port at Southampton to London Heathrow for our departure. The company was reliable and the bus was comfortable. The included pub lunch was very good. Lamaa drove the bus skilfully and was very accommodating for the passengers. Mike was an amazing historian and knew answers to any and all questions about England and Ireland. All in all, it was a very pleasant day with a drop off directly in front of our hotel at the airport. I would highly recommend this tour.
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V3018vqcarolm
May 3, 2023
Pleasant way to spend the day. - The little villages were all charming and the lunch was good too. My friend and I required wheelchairs to leave the ship, and there was a delay. International Friends called me and worked with us all the way so that we did not miss our tour.
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Don49201
Sep 25, 2022
Excellent tour. We recommend to everyone. - Tony Lawless was our driver and tour guide. He picked us up on time from the cruise port in Southampton. The van was newer and very nice. We had a lovely tour of the Cotswold district including some Downton Abbey filming locations. A nice lunch with wine was included at the Lamb Inn. Another cool stop was a 13th century manor. Tony is an excellent guide and very friendly. He knows a lot about Downton Abbey, Pride and Prejudice and Poldark and all things Royal and English. We were dropped at our hotel in London. The day was perfect.
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Kristen_p
Sep 18, 2019
Enjoyable way see the Countryside and Cotswold while being transported from the cruise port to our hotel near airport - We loved the idea of seeing the Cotswold villages and the charming countryside while being transported from our cruise ship to our hotel near the airport. Our guide was knowledgeable and helpful and allowed us to spend just about the right amount of time exploring each village. The lunch was much nicer than we expected. All in all, it was a fantastic way to end our cruise vacation. We were not disappointed.
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Jennifer
Jul 22, 2019
They left us stranded at Southampton. - Unreliable. If your ship is late they will cancel on you. They promote themselves as a lovely day trip to London forgetting that the purpose for us all was get us to London. At least they gave us our money back.
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