Shakespeare & Countryside

Your English adventure begins with a private car transfer from Heathrow Airport or London St Pancras train station to your hotel. Your chauffeur driver guide will greet you at arrivals and assist with luggage before taking you to check in. Step into the vibrant energy of Covent Garden with its street performers and elegant arcades. You then explore Soho, a lively neighbourhood of cafes, theatres, and eclectic shops. An optional West End show or dinner in Chinatown offers a perfect first evening in the capital.

After breakfast, your chauffeur driver guide takes you to the British Museum, home to the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. You will wander through thousands of years of human history under the magnificent glass ceiling of the Great Court. A stroll through historic Borough Market follows, where you can sample artisanal cheeses, fresh bread, and street food from around the world. The evening brings a Thames River Cruise, passing under Tower Bridge and past the glittering London Eye. Your guide returns you to the hotel with the city's lights reflected in your memory.

Following breakfast and checkout, your chauffeur driver guide assists you to London Paddington station for a one and a half hour train journey to Moreton-in-Marsh. Your guide meets you at Moreton station and transfers you to your Cotswolds hotel for check in. You then visit Bourton-on-the-Water, known as the Venice of the Cotswolds with its low bridges and clear River Windrush. The Cotswold Motoring Museum delights car lovers with vintage vehicles and classic memorabilia. You explore charming nearby villages like Lower Slaughter, where time seems to stand still among golden stone cottages.

Breakfast at your hotel fuels a visit to Bibury, often called the prettiest village in England with its Arlington Row of weavers' cottages. Your chauffeur driver guide then takes you to Stow-on-the-Wold, a market town perched on a hill with antique shops and a ancient yew tree entrance to the church. You enjoy a scenic countryside walk or a cycling excursion through rolling hills and wildflower meadows. The afternoon light paints the limestone cottages in warm honey hues as you explore hidden footpaths. Your guide returns you to your hotel with the peace of rural England in your heart.

After breakfast and checkout, your chauffeur driver guide arranges a short bus transfer to Stratford-upon-Avon, a journey of approximately forty five minutes. Upon arrival, your guide meets you and checks you into your hotel. You visit Shakespeare's Birthplace on Henley Street, where the playwright was born and grew up. You then explore Anne Hathaway's Cottage, the romantic thatched home of Shakespeare's wife set in beautiful gardens. The evening brings a play at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, where the Bard's words come alive on stage.

Breakfast fuels a visit to Holy Trinity Church, where William Shakespeare is buried beneath a stone slab in the chancel. Your chauffeur driver guide shares stories of the poet's final years and the church's beautiful stained glass. You then visit the Stratford Butterfly Farm, a tropical jungle filled with exotic butterflies, birds, and reptiles. The afternoon is free to wander the streets of Stratford, visiting shops and cafes along the Avon. A riverside dinner experience offers views of the swans gliding past as you enjoy local cuisine.