Cotswolds Guided Minibus Tour from Stratford

Award-winning guided small-group minibus tours of the Cotswolds from Moreton-in-Marsh or Stratford-upon-Avon.
Experience the Cotswolds with a local guide in a small and friendly group size of up to 16 people. We'll explore picture-postcard Cotswold towns and villages including Chipping Campden, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bibury and Bourton-on-the-Water, as well as the stunning Dover's Hill viewpoint and our "secret" off-the-beaten-track village, which many customers agree is a highlight of the tour!

Stratford-upon-Avon pick up is from Shakespeare's Birthplace Coach Terminal - please arrive at 08.50 for 09.00 departure. If you're travelling by train from Birmingham, then Stratford-upon-Avon train station is just a 5-10 minute walk from our pick up spot.

We then travel to Moreton-in-Marsh rail station to collect our final passengers. If you select pick up from Moreton-in-Marsh, please arrive at 09.30. There are direct trains to Moreton-in-Marsh from London, Reading, Oxford or Worcester.

Meeting Point

Shakespeare's Birthplace Coach Terminal

Windsor St, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6NL, UK

Shakespeare's Birthplace Coach Terminal is on Windsor Street, Stratford-upon-Avon. Be ready to depart at 08.50. Our minibus will arrive at one of the bus stands - we'll email you 1-2 days before the tour to tell you which of our minibuses to look out for, but you shouldn't be able to miss it!

APCOA, Moreton In Marsh Station Car Park

Station Rd, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AA, UK

For departures from Moreton-in-Marsh rail station, please wait in front of the ticket office. Our minibus will arrive in the car park. Be ready to depart at 09.30. We'll email you 1-2 days before the tour to tell you which of our minibuses to look out for, but you shouldn't be able to miss it!

What's included:

• Transport by minibus
• Pickup from Stratford-upon-Avon town centre (9.00AM) or Moreton-in-Marsh rail station (9.30AM)
• Local driver/guide

What to expect:

Duration: 7 hours, 15 minutes

Cotswolds

On this tour you'll explore the Cotswolds

Moreton-in-Marsh

Moreton-in-Marsh

Passengers joining the tour at Stratford-upon-Avon will be collected from Shakespeare's Birthplace Coach Terminal at 08.50-09.00. Then, we travel to the Cotswold town of Moreton-in-Marsh, where we collect our final passengers from Moreton-in-Marsh rail station at 9.30am. From Moreton-in-Marsh, it's a 15 minute drive to our first official stop. We'll provide an introduction to the tour en route.

10 minutes

Dover's Hill

Cotswold Way, Chipping Campden, GL55 6UW

It's just a short drive to our first stop, the viewpoint at Dover's Hill and long the way your driver-guide will begin their entertaining commentary telling you the story of the Cotswolds. At the viewpoint you'll enjoy stunning views and learn about some of the Cotswolds' more quirky traditions!
*In poor weather, we may omit the stop at Dover's Hill. It's beautiful in lovely weather, but can get very muddy when it's wet!

20 minutes

High Street Chipping Campden

Chipping Campden, GL55 6AT

Chipping Campden is a charming and typically Cotswolds market town, full of history and heritage but also home to great independent shopping and superb coffee and cake! Using the maps we provide, you'll have around an hour here to explore and discover Chipping Campden for yourself.

1 hour

Broadway Tower

Middle Hill, Broadway, WR12 7LB

Soon after leaving Chipping Campden, we will soon be driving slowly past by Broadway Tower. This striking folly sits on top of Beacon Hill and has an interesting story your driver guide will tell you all about!
Using the narrow backlanes, we then visit our "secret" Cotswolds village for around 30 minutes. This is an off-the-beaten-track location that many of our customers agree is the most beautiful village on the tour!

Pass by without stopping

Stow-on-the-Wold Market Square

Stow-on-the-Wold

The highest town in the Cotswolds, Stow-on-the-Wold is a bustling, historic market town with plenty of good shopping, and a variety of excellent places to eat lunch (lunch not included). We stop here for around 1 hour and 15 minutes, and with the maps we provide, you can explore Stow's highlights at your leisure.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Arlington Row

Awkward Hill, , Bibury, GL7 5NJ

Using the narrow back lanes it's approximately a 30-40 minute drive from Stow-on-the-Wold to Bibury. Bibury is a small but perfectly formed Cotswolds village, once described by William Morris as "the prettiest in England". Join us on a tour to see if you agree!

40 minutes

Bourton-on-the-Water

Bourton-on-the-Water

After Bibury, it's a stunning 30 minute drive to Bourton-on-the-Water, our last stop before returning our customers back to where they started. Described as the "Venice of the Cotswolds", Bourton-on-the-Water is a picture-postcard village with Cotswolds stone bridges crossing the River Windrush that runs right through the centre of the village. It's very popular with visitors, especially on a warm day when paddling in the river is the past-time of choice, but a tour of the Cotswolds wouldn't be complete without a stop here.

50 minutes

Moreton-in-Marsh

Moreton-in-Marsh

For passengers who joined us at Moreton-in-Marsh, we return here to drop you off at approximately 5pm. If you are travelling from Moreton-in-Marsh by train, we always recommend that you purchase a flexible ticket that allows you to take any return train, and/or plan to depart after 17.00. We'll then head back to Stratford-upon-Avon to drop off our final passengers at approximately 5.30pm. If you would like to start the tour at one pick up point and be dropped off at another, no problem! Just let us know when you request to book. We hope you had a wonderful day!

5 minutes