Oxfordshire & Shakespeare’s Stratford upon Avon

Day 1 – Blenheim Palace

Board our private executive coach at your preferred pick up points – stop at a convenient property en route such as Blenheim Palace, the home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and set in beautiful parkland of 2,100 acres landscaped by ‘Capability’ Brown in the 1760’s – continue to the 4* Oxford Belfry Hotel.

Day 2 – Oxford & The Ashmolean Museum

Guided tour of the City of Dreaming Spires taking in the architecture and traditions of Oxford’s university and other famous buildings and institutions – The Ashmolean Museum was Britain’s first public museum founded in 1683 and is home to the University of Oxford’s world class collections of art and archaeology.

Day 3 – Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shakespeare’s Birthplace & Shakespeare's New Place

After a scenic drive through the Cotswolds, visit Anne Hathaway’s Cottage which was still owned by her descendants until the late 19th century and contains the Hathaway bed and many other items of furniture owned by the family – guided tour of Stratford upon Avon taking in Shakespeare’s Birthplace, where rooms are furnished to recreate the interiors as they might have been in the 1570s and Shakespeare's New Place, the site that was his family home for 19 years where we uncover the fascinating story of why the house is no longer there and discover beautiful gardens and specially commissioned artworks.

Day 4 – Charlecote Park & Compton Verney

The National Trust’s Charlecote Park has been home to the Lucy Family for over 700 years and its mellow brickwork and great chimneys seem to sum up the very essence of Tudor England – the award winning art gallery at Compton Verney is located in the setting of a Grade I listed Robert Adam mansion and our guided tour examines its outstanding collection of British, Neapolitan, Germanic and Chinese paintings.

Day 5 – Christ Church Picture Gallery

The Picture Gallery at Christ Church in Oxford is one of the most important private collections of Old Master drawings in the country including works by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Dürer Raphael and Rubens – return to our original departure points with comfort stops en route.