Ancient Oxfordshire

A super day in the ancient shires including visits to Dorchester Abbey, the beautiful village of Ewelme and Waterperry Gardens famous for their incredible herbaceous borders.

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The Beechwood Beauty Boat Trip

The sublime Upper Thames visiting Marlow and Henley Queen of the Thames with a cruise on the most beautiful stretch of the river where it cuts its way through the Chiltern Hills. The Thames of Three Men in a Boat and Wind in the Willows.

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A Brummie Christmas

Combining culture with Christmas shopping we visit the German Christmas Market and the world famous Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Includes morning coffee and a fish & chip lunch at a canal side where Bill Clinton once enjoyed a pint!

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The Buckinghamshire Chilterns

Peaceful woody lanes, picturesque towns and villages and a wealth of grand country houses. Includes morning coffee and lunch at a super country pub.

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Christmas in the Cotswolds

This is a day to be bowled over by the beauty of England and kick off your group's Christmas celebrations. With a guided tour around the Cotswolds and the two Christmas markets to choose from (or even both if you time it right) this day is a real treat.

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Christmas in the Royal Landscape

We explore Windsor and the Great Park with a stop for tea & cake at the Queen’s farm shop.

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Coventry & Shakespeare Country

Coventry is the crossroads of England, buttressed by  two great mediaeval castles. We spend the morning in Coventry including visiting the Cathedral and in the afternoon enjoy a scenic drive past the castles to Stratford-upon-Avon where we stop for tea. Any place that counts St. George the dragon slayer and fair Lady Godiva as locals must have quite a story to tell. And Coventry’s is like no other.  
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Cruising in the Chilterns

This is a full day out mixing a coach tour of a sublime country area with stops at a picture postcard village and a 90 minute canal cruise including tea and homemade cake to make this an affordable and entertaining choice for a day out for your group.

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A Day in Cambridge

Smaller and more compact than Oxford, Cambridge is a cultured pearl in a rich agricultural sea. Set on a river bend, Cambridge has kept its rural feel with cattle grazing within 500 yards of the market square. Our full day in Cambridge includes a visit to King’s College Chapel with the option of staying for Choral Evensong with the world famous boys choir. 

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Hertfordshire Pioneers

A thoughtful and fascinating day in Hertfordshire looking at experiments in social reform. In the morning we explore the Arts & Crafts and Art Deco architecture of Letchworth, the world’s first garden city. The afternoon is spent in the mediaeval market town of Hitchin we visit the world’s only remaining Monitorial or Lancastrian School. The day includes morning coffee with biscuits, afternoon tea and all admissions.

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Honey Coloured Cotswolds

A day to be bowled over by the beauty of England. We combine a leisurely and gentle walk around Cirencester with an afternoon coach tour stopping off at gorgeous Bibury and onto Burford for tea. The day includes morning coffee and biscuits and a main course lunch.

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The Royal Landscape - Spring

Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee this Spring by seeing the riotous colours of Kurume azaleas in the Valley Gardens Punch Bowl

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The Royal Landscape - Summer

To Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee this summer we go inside the Savill Garden to enjoy astonishing ten-foot tall herbaceous boarders and the new Rose Garden

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The Royal Landscape - Autumn

Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee this Autumn by visiting Windsor Castle when there are fewer tourists about and extra rooms are on show

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Made in Birmingham

The truth is it can be a struggle to get groups to Birmingham - old reputations die hard! But once they come they love it! The new Birmingham with clean elegant buildings, beautifully laid out squares and lots of greenery and public art is quite a surprise.

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The "Other" Royal River Explorer

A very popular and timely addition to our repertoire designed for well travelled groups looking for something a bit different. We spend the day on or near the River Thames in the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead avoiding the obvious. Includes the 2012 Rowing Lake at Dorney (or the church where Kate Middleton's parents got married when the lake is in use) a tour of Eton High Street, free time for lunch by the river and a cruise past the elegant homes of the stars. 

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