Shakespeare's England Warwick Castle and the Cotswolds

By Albiontouring

Free cancellation available

Features

Free cancellation available
11h
Mobile voucher
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Selective hotel pickup
Multiple languages

Overview

A day that combines Warwick Castle, Stratford-upon-Avon, and the Cotswolds gives travellers England in three rich chapters: drama, story, and scenery. Warwick Castle is a living medieval fortress of siege engines, a fantastic hawk display and real jousting knights. From there, the story shifts to Stratford-upon-Avon, where half-timbered houses, Holy Trinity Church, and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre all circle around one remarkable life – William Shakespeare – turning streets, pubs, and riverside paths into a living stage of literary history.

Then, as you roll into the Cotswolds, the mood softens: golden-stone villages such a Stow-on-the-Wold and Burford where honey-coloured lanes that feel untouched by time. On a well-crafted tour you don’t have to worry about timetables, parking, or navigation, so you can simply enjoy the contrasts: the clash of armour in a castle courtyard, the quiet of a church where Shakespeare is buried.

Activity location

Warwick Castle
- Castle Lane,
- CV34 4QU, Warwick, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

Warwick Castle
- Castle Lane,
- CV34 4QU, Warwick, United Kingdom

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Cotswolds Extra

Earn $64.27
11h
English

Extended Cotswolds tour: Add two hours for a tour of Lower Slaughter, Bourton on the water and Minster Lovell
Cotswolds Extra
Duration: 14 hours
Cotswolds extended: a detour through Lower Slaughter, Bourton on the Water and Minster Lovell.
London Black Cab
Pickup included

Travelers

Languages available

Starting time: 8:00AM

Price details

$2,142.18 x 1 Adult$2,142.18

Total

Until Sun, Apr 19

What's included, what's not

WiFi on board
Air-conditioned vehicle
Coffee and/or Tea
Lunch

Know before you book

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Warwick (Pass by)

We arrive at the medieval town of Warwick. Passing by Lord Leicester's hospital, a magnificent medieval half timbered building as we proceed to the castle

Warwick Castle

1h 30m
Admission ticket included

Your next stop is Warwick Castle, where massive siege engines hurl stones across the lawns, armoured knights clash in full-throttle jousts, and hawks skim low over your head in breathtaking flying displays. Climb the ancient battlements for bowman demonstrations and War of the Roses battle stories, wander through eerily lifelike waxwork scenes of plotting nobles and royalty, and feel history come alive in a non-stop day of medieval drama and spectacle.

Stratford-upon-Avon

20m

A panoramic drive through the old streets of Stratford Upon Avon to see the many theatres associated in the town, Holy trinity where Shakespeare was baptized and is buried, the old school house attended by the Bard and the splendid Anne Hathaway's thatched cottage. On tour includes a visit to Holy Trinity.

Anne Hathaway's Cottage & Gardens (Pass by)

A great photo opportunity, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, a storybook thatched farmhouse in the village of Shottery, where Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare’s future wife, grew up and where their teenage courtship is traditionally imagined, a Tudor love story, complete with one of England’s most famous thatch roofs.

Holy Trinity Church

15m

This is where Shakespeare was baptized and is buried. Hi effigy still gazes down from the walls, said to be his best likeness.

Moreton-in-Marsh (Pass by)

Moreton-in-Marsh is a classic Cotswold market town, often seen as a natural “gateway” into the Cotswold's. Thanks to its position on the old Roman Fosse Way. It lies close to the historic Four Shires Stone, where the boundaries of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Oxford shire meet.

Stow-on-the-Wold

30m

“Stow-on-the-Wold, Where the wind blows cold, Where horses young and old are sold, Where farmers come to spend their gold, Where men are fools and women are bold, And many a wicked tale is told, High on the freezing Cotswold.” We are now in the heart of the Cotswolds and during our visit we will visit the famous hobbit door of the parish church, said to have inspired JRR Tolkien when he was writing the Lord of the Rings. Our stroll continues through the streets where maybe we'll sample the local cheese and the famous chocolate shop. How about a quick drink in the oldest inn in England before we move on?

Burford

30m

The English expression Tom, Dick and Harry generally refers disapprovingly of any random person. Well, Tom, Dick and Harry were real people, brigands who terrorised the local neighbourhood hundreds of years ago. Eventually they got their comeuppance. We'll find out what happened to them as well as two members of the local gentry who supposedly haunted the town following their deaths. We'll visit the local church where they are buried to find out more. All this is miles away from the tranquil woollen mill town that Burford is today, a perfect place to end out day before heading back to London.

Shakespeare's Birthplace

30m
Admission ticket included

Step into the boyhood home of William Shakespeare, virtually untouched since his time over 400 years ago. See the room in which he was born and experience what life was like all those years ago.

Location

Activity location

Warwick Castle
- Castle Lane,
- CV34 4QU, Warwick, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

Warwick Castle
- Castle Lane,
- CV34 4QU, Warwick, United Kingdom

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