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Our day begins with a visit to Stratford Upon Avon in Warwickshire. Known the world over as the birthplace of the great poet William Shakespeare we, quite rightly, take you to the house where he was born (entry included) and to Holy Trinity church where he was both baptised and buried. Many other centuries-old houses survive, some of these have associations with the writer. After a guided tour of the town and some free time we continue for a photo stop at Anne Hathaway's cottage, a beautiful timber-framed thatched farmhouse that was Shakespeare's wife's childhood home before travelling south through the stunning Cotswolds.
Here we can find the little back roads taking us away from the busy highways. We meander down country lanes, through villages of honey coloured stone, passing Cotswolds Hills to Burford and Stow-on-the-Wold and to the charming twins of Upper and Lower Slaughter. A stop for a leisurely lunch is made in one of these places then we set off to Oxford, the home of oldest English speaking University in the world.
The journey from the Cotswolds to Oxford is a little over 30 minutes and we then arrive in the 'city of dreaming spires'. Your visit begins with a guided walking tour amongst the cloisters and quadrangles of Britain's oldest University, founded in 1167 when King Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. Ivy clad medieval college buildings compete for space with Georgian shops and ancient churches around busy streets which both 'Town and Gown' call home. Our guided walking tour will take you into the heart of this land of hallowed academia, to the Bodleian Library, to the Radcliffe Camera, Sheldonian Theatre and University buildings. Entry is included to the Divinty School, built in 1488 for the teaching of theology. This splended room is the University's earliest purpose built teaching room, and its first examination hall. With an elaborately vaulted ceiling and 455 carved bosses, it is a masterpiece of English Gothic architecture.
After the guided tour there will be some free time to enjoy the city, before we depart Oxford and take the short drive to London.
On the return to London your driver will drop you at Victoria Train Station in the city centre. This is one of the largest transport stations in London, with excellent connections to all parts of London and beyond.
Price Includes
- Fully guided lecture standard tour
- Entrance to Shakespeare's Birthplace
- Guided tour of Stratfod Upon Avon, including visit to and Anne Hathaway Cottage
- Visit to Burford and Stow-on-the-Wold and to the charming twins of Upper and Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds
- Guided walking tour of Oxford
- Entry to Divinity School
- Travel in executive, comfortable purpose-built minicoach from Central London
- Maximum group size 16 people
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