Explore Cotswold Tours
You can choose between two tours:
Both tours have a 5-hour duration covering just over 54 miles.
Both depart from Moreton-in-Marsh and conclude at Great Tew.
Monsters & Heroes Tour
Departs from Moreton-in-Marsh @ 9am
Exploring Batsford, Blockley, Chipping Campden, Snowshill, Long Compton, Great Rollright, Hook Norton, Great Tew
Duration: 5 hours (approx.) Distance of 54 miles.
Departs from:
The Swan Inn, High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0LL.
Concludes at:
The Falkland Arms, Great Tew, OX7 4DB
We visit Batsford, where the world-famous Overlord Embroidery was conceived. Once home to Hitler’s British girlfriend and where General ‘Blood and Guts’ Patton paid a secret, surprise visit in 1944. Then to beautiful Chipping Campden and the home of an unsung hero genius of D-Day.
We’ll visit Little Compton, the weekend getaway of an English traitor king and his American lover. You’ll explore Great Rollright, where Oppenheimer’s deadly secret was stolen and rewarded by Vladimir Putin. We go shopping in Hook Norton for fantastic Cotswold gifts and souvenirs. Then onto the inclusive lunch at the Falkland Arms, Great Tew.
We promise an unforgettable day out for all the family
Secrets & Mysteries Tour
Departs from Moreton-in-Marsh @ 12.30pm
Exploring Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, The Slaughters, Wyck Rissington, Adlestrop, Rollright Stones, Chipping Norton, Great Tew
Duration: 5 hours (approx.). Distance of 54 miles.
Departs from:
The Swan Inn, High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0LL.
Concludes at:
The Falkland Arms, Great Tew, OX7 4DB
Beginning in Moreton-in-Marsh, where Rocket Man Elton John achieved lift-off. We travel down the Fosse Way, once the frontier of the Roman Empire. We explore the world of JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings in Stow-on-the-Wold and where the execution of King Charles was set in motion.
We’ll visit the Slaughters and learn important facts omitted from guidebooks. There's a literary tragedy in the famous village of Adlestrop, which was also the holiday retreat of Jane Austen. Then there's a hero of the Battle of Agincourt and the gory story of Tom, Dick and Harry, all in the tiny village of Icomb.
We then invite you for your free dinner in the once ‘lost’ village of Great Tew, Oxfordshire.
Our tours include:
- Your free morning tea or coffee on arrival in Moreton-in-Marsh
- A truly scrumptious lunch, or evening dinner + drinks
- Our famous Dogs Dinner(s)
- Admission to all monuments and car parking
£56 per person (12 years and over)
£31 per person (5 -11 years old)
Children under 5 years old come free.
Dogs are welcome and get a free Dogs Dinner
Cotswold Expedition prices are delightfully simple and transparent, with no hidden extras.
