The Cotswolds is one of the most charming areas in England and an area of outstanding natural beauty. This popular holiday gives you the opportunity to visit some of the region’s finest scenery, as you travel through the picture postcard villages, unique and famous for their weathered stone clad roofs, honey coloured stone buildings and the stunning English landscape - a landscape once experienced, never forgotten.
Price includes:
• Luxury coach travel from Ballymena, Dunsilly, Belfast and Larne Harbour
• Return ferry crossing with P&O Irish Sea – Larne/Cairnryan
• 3 nights accommodation at the 4* St Johns Hotel, Solihull
• English breakfast and evening meals
• Use of the hotels leisure facilities
• Visits to the typical Cotswold villages of Chipping Campden, Broadway, Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold
• Visit to Stratford-Upon-Avon
• Services of a tour manager
Pickup Points
Ballymena
Dunsilly
Belfast
Larne Harbour
Hotels
4* St Johns Hotel, Solihull
Itinerary
Day 1:
This morning you will meet your coach and travel to Larne to join the early morning ferry crossing to Cairnryan. On arrival, you will continue your journey to your hotel in Solihull, stopping off en route and arriving at your hotel late afternoon for check in. Dinner has been arranged in the hotel and the rest of the evening is free at your leisure. Why not take time out to relax and unwind in the hotel’s indoor heated swimming pool or spa? Or, if you\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'re feeling more energetic, you could make use of their gym!
Day 2:
This morning after breakfast, you will leave your hotel and travel to the charming and unspoilt Cotswold town of Chipping Campden. Here you are free at your leisure to explore the many beautiful buildings or shop on its famous High Street. You will then travel to Stratford-Upon-Avon to spend the rest of the afternoon in this thriving and busy town, where the streets hold a thousand delights including some of Shakespeare’s houses! Afterwards your coach will return you to your hotel in time for dinner and the rest of the evening is free at your leisure.
Day 3:
This morning after breakfast, you will leave your hotel to enjoy a tour through the enchanting Cotswolds, stopping off firstly in the beautiful village of Broadway, also known as the ‘Jewel of the Cotswolds’. Its wide High Street is steeped in history, lined with chestnut trees and filled with a superb range of unique shops and boutiques. You will then travel to the pretty village of Bourton-on-the-Water, often referred to as the \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"The Venice of the Cotswolds\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\", because of the bridge-spanned River Windrush that flows through the centre of the village. Here you will have free time to explore its many shops, cafes and attractions, before rejoining your coach and travelling to the small, delightful market town of Stow-on-the-Wold. Again the afternoon has been left free for you to explore this quintessential English town. Later in the day your coach will return you to your hotel in time for dinner and the rest of the evening is free at your leisure.
Day 4:
This morning you will depart the hotel immediately after breakfast and travel towards Cairnryan, stopping off en route and joining your return mid evening ferry crossing to Larne. On arrival, you will return to your original joining point.
