Charming Cotswolds Tour 2025

Discover Timeless Elegance: Explore Shakespeare's Cotswolds on a Journey of Charm and Heritage

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Description

Charming Cotswolds Tour 2025

from

£689

/per person

Departing

Departures on 01/07/2025

Tour Details

In England, the Cotswolds are home to some of the most renowned, ancient, and pristine towns and villages. Nowhere else in the world do the honey-coloured stone buildings exude the classic English charm. It is indeed a singular experience! As the name implies, the Cotswolds are among England’s most picturesque regions and are well-known for being the birthplace of Shakespeare. Join us as we enjoy a steam train trip on the historic Gloucester Warwickshire Railway, see Regency Cheltenham, travel to Stratford-Upon-Avon, and tour the Cotswolds.

Tour Deposit:

£100 per person

4 Nights

Half board

Travel Solutions Rep: Yes

Price Includes:

Luxury coach travel from Coleraine, Ballymoney, Cloughmills, Ballymena, Dunsilly, Belfast, Banbridge, Newry and Stenaline Dublin Port
Return ferry sailings with Stenaline – Dublin/Holyhead
4 nights accommodation at the 3* Clarion Hotel Charlecote Pheasant
Breakfast and evening meal
Tour the Cotswold villages – Cirencester, Burton on Water, Stow-on-the-Wold, Moreton in Marsh and Chipping Camden
Free time in Stratford-Upon-Avon
40 min canal river cruise tour in Stratford-Upon-Avon
Free time in Cheltenham
Steam train journey from Cheltenham to Broadway
Services of an experienced Travel Solutions tour manager

Ferry Times

Departs Dublin 08:15 / Arrives Holyhead 11:50
Departs Holyhead 14:45 / Arrives Dublin 18:00

Please note:

Itinerary is subject to chance due to attractions availability
Full payment is required 12 weeks prior to departure
Meals onboard ferry is not included in your price

IMPORTANT INFORMATION – FERRIES

The UK government has introduced new legal requirements for non-British or non-Irish Passport holders traveling on ferries between the UK and the Rep of Ireland. If you hold any other government passport (irrespective of where you are currently resident) you must provide Travel Solutions with the following information:

Full name (as shown on your passport)
Nationality

Date of Birth
Passport Number
Country of Issue

This information must be supplied at least 30 days before travel, or at the time of booking if you are travelling within 30 days.

Failure to supply this information will mean you will not be able to travel and you will be asked to leave the tour (full cancellation charges will apply).

We thank you for your co-operation and look forward to welcoming you onboard.

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Optional extra:

Single Supplement Cost: £125 per person

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Notes:

Transfers Included : Yes

Travel Solutions Rep : Yes

Accommodation

3* Clarion Hotel Charlecote Pheasant

The Clarion Hotel Charlecote Pheasant is housed in a charming former farmhouse and hayloft in Stratford-upon-Avon, the hotel is the ideal hub to discover the treasures of William Shakespeare’s hometown. Combining its historic charm with modern facilities and thoughtful, personalized services, our family hotel provides a convenient and relaxing base to enjoy a peaceful stay in England’s West Midlands.

Each of our 70 bright and spacious guestrooms boasts elegant period furnishings and classic décor and includes modern conveniences like an ensuite bathroom with a shower or a bathtub, extra comfortable beds with prime quality mattresses, a hairdryer, a flatscreen TV, free Wi-Fi access, coffee-and-tea-making facilities, a desk, and a safe.

Hotel Services/Facilities

Terrace/garden
Bar
Restaurant
Wi-Fi
24-hour front desk
Shared lounge/TV area

Guest Rooms

Private bathroom with amenities
Desk
TV
Tea/coffee maker
Wardrobe/closet

*Some services may have an additional charge

Itinerary

DAY 1

Meet your coach and travel to Dublin to join the early morning ferry crossing to Holyhead.

On arrival in Holyhead, rejoin your coach as you continue the journey to your hotel near Stratford-Upon-Avon, making a comfort stop en route before arriving late afternoon at your hotel for check-in and time to relax and freshen up before dinner.

DAY 2

Today, after breakfast (departure time will be confirmed by your tour manager), travel the short distance to spend the day in the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon, where you will have free time to discover the town. Why not visit Shakespeare’s birthplace, the bard’s house, and Anne Hathaway’s Cottage (admissions payable locally)? In the afternoon enjoy a 40minute Stratford-Upon-Avon Cruise during the cruise you will enjoy unparalleled views of the Theatre, Holy Trinity (Shakespeare’s burial place), experience local waterfowl, and travel through one of the oldest and most iconic locks in the country, which fuelled the industrial revolution. Later, rejoin your coach to return to your hotel to relax before dinner.

DAY 3

After breakfast (departure time will be confirmed by your tour manager), travel to the Regency Spa town of Cheltenham for shopping and sightseeing. In the afternoon we’ll take a trip on a steam railway from the famous Cheltenham Racecourse, chugging past old bridges, quaint hamlets, and forests of ancient trees before spending time in the picturesque village of Broadway, the jewel of the Cotswolds. Late afternoon we depart Broadway (departure time will be confirmed by your tour manager) and make our way back to our hotel.

DAY 4

Today spend a scenic day touring the beautiful Cotswold villages; board your coach as we tour the beautiful villages of the Cotswolds. Cirencester often referred to as ‘the Capital of the Cotswolds’ this buzzing market town’s history dates all the way back to the Roman times. We continue through the honey-coloured villages with their striking wood churches and manor houses Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold, Moreton-in-Marsh, and Chipping Camden, the stuff of fairy tales that never lose their charm before arriving back at our hotel late in the afternoon.

DAY 5

This morning, after a leisurely breakfast and check-out, join your coach and depart your hotel to make the journey back to Holyhead to join the afternoon ferry crossing to Dublin. On arrival, you return to your original joining point.

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