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Cotswolds Countryside, Oxford & Blenheim Palace: Full Day Private Tour of London's Top Sites
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11 Ratings
Cotswolds
Explore the stunning Cotswolds countryside, visit the historic city of Oxford, and tour the magnificent Blenheim Palace on this full-day private tour from London.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Cotswolds - This tour takes you through some of the most beautiful countryside in England.
After the University City of Oxford, you will visit the village of Woodstock and Blenheim Palace (Churchill’s birthplace) with its beautiful lake.
The heart of the Cotswolds is nearby with a variety of picturesque villages including Stow-on-the-Wold, Upper and Lower Slaughter and Bourton-on-the-Water to see. - Oxford - Home to England’s oldest and most famous University, the City of Dreaming Spires attracts visitors from all parts of the world. Visit a historic pub, the magnificent Ashmolean Museum or one of the many fascinating colleges.
- Blenheim Palace - Blenheim’s grounds, with a jewel of a lake, are a delight for all the family with their miniature railway, children’s play space, butterfly house and acres of flowering shrubs and trees providing lush picnic areas.
The palace is the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and the historic home of his aunt, American heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt, who married the 8th Duke in 1875. See family photographs and articles belonging to Sir Winston in a special display devoted to Britain’s greatest statesman and then, if you wish, pay your respects at his grave in the tiny neighbouring village of Bladon.
What's Included
- Complimentary water bottle
- Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Travel comfortably in a private vehicle
Additional Information
This London tour grants you the opportunity to see its most renowned and significant places of interest. Tours may cover the loveliest rural areas in England. Post the visit to the academic city of Oxford, you’ll get to explore the Woodstock village and Blenheim Palace (birthplace of Churchill) blessed with a stunning lake. The core of the Cotswolds is not far where a collection of scenic villages like Stow-on-the-Wold, Upper and Lower Slaughter, and Bourton-on-the-Water awaits your visit.
- Infants and children, regardless of age, count as full fare paying passengers. Please note that child seats are not compulsory and need to be requested on an ad hoc basis.
Location
Cotswolds
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(11 Ratings)
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Stacey_j
Oct 26, 2023
Beautiful day with no set schedule! - We had a great day exploring Blenheim Palace and the Cotswolds at our own pace. Highly recommend if you want a day away from the city!!!
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David_b
Aug 28, 2023
Great Tour, Fantastic Guide (Ahmed) - To start, our guide, Ahmed, was amazing! Super knowledgeable about English and world history, he helped bring this tour to life. Took us to all the hot spots, and tailored the tour around what WE wanted. Only low point of this tour is how busy, crowded and over commercialized these quaint villages have become (thanks to the Internet and social media)—sad in some respects. Still, I heartily recommend this tour (and especially Ahmed) to anyone. You’ll be glad you took this.
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Stephaniefelgoise
Jun 3, 2023
Excellent experience at... - Excellent experience at our own pace! Driver was patient and helpful. Sites were gorgeous … very worthwhile.
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Michaelbp9571xr
Jun 1, 2023
Excellent Experience - This was a top-notch experience overall, and a wonderful way to see these sites with your family or other small group. Our driver and guide, Shaban, could not have been better. He was knowledgeable, helpful, hospitable, and a safe driver. This was a real highlight of our visit.
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Wayne_g
Apr 13, 2023
AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!!! - Our guide Ahmed was so kind, knowledgeable, and thoughtful. Our day was absolutely incredible! Oxford was just amazing, and it helped that we got our tickets online by his suggestion in advance for Christ Church to see Harry Potter sights. Blenheim Palace was beautiful. But the really icing on the cake was the rest of our day with Ahmed through the Cotswolds Countryside, absolutely the crown jewel of our trip!
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V2453kkstephanief
Jun 13, 2022
Flexible, stress-free, perfect - Ahmed was very flexible, punctual, friendly, and helpful. He was very attentive to all of us with regard to luggage, water, interests, and schedule. Traveling with six people requires flexibility! Glennheim castle was gorgeous, Oxford University is well worth a visit. We arrived at the Cotswolds later than originally planned because of us, not him, so we had a beautiful driving tour, but did not go through the little towns by foot. This was totally OK for us as we are taking a redeye flight and we're exhausted! We saw everything we intended to see. Our tour guide knew a lot of information and fun places to stop, like the Poppyfields. It was a most enjoyable day!
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Stevewille
Jun 15, 2023
Very good but needed more time - Overall it was a great day, but it was apparent early on that the only way to see and experience everything mentioned was by extending the trip which cost more. It was worth it but wish we would have known.
Our driver, Ahmed, was very professional and very very knowledgeable!
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Mary_b
May 24, 2022
Good day - We very much enjoyed seeing Oxford. The Cotswolds were a beautiful part of England and we had excellent weather to see the villages where we stopped.
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Peggy_t
Jun 30, 2023
Best was Blenheim palace... - Best was Blenheim palace and Burton on the Water in Cotswolds. Unfortunately driver was unfamiliar with the area so it was not guided and did not take us the most efficient way so we had no time for Oxford
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Carloslu8636uv
Jul 20, 2023
Awful , do not book! - There was no guide, just a driver, and after visiting the first attraction in the " tour" and spending there one hour less than we were supposed to spend, we were told that we didn't have enough time to finish our tour, that it was either returning to London, or paying £50/hour in cash, for as long as it took us to visit the other two attractions in the program and return to London. This was not a cheap "tour". It had already cost us around twice the price of the pre-made tours, but we wanted to see everything in one day, and we thought this tour would allow us to do ir. Tripadvisor should do something about this. As you can see in the photos below it says stop at Blenheim palace 3 hours. We spent only two, and the rest is history.
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