Cotswolds Historic Houses & Gardens

Home to fine country houses and estates, the enchanting Cotswolds are waiting for you. Dive deeply into this historic Area of Natural Beauty with visits to Sudeley Castle and Gardens, Hidcote Manor Gardens and a relaxing cruise on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal.

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Home to fine country houses and estates, the enchanting Cotswolds are waiting for you. We dive deeply into this historic Area of Natural Beauty with visits to Sudeley Castle and Gardens, Hidcote Manor Gardens and a relaxing cruise on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. There’s plenty to discover on this enchanting break amongst the rolling hills.

INCLUDES

Return coach travel

4 nights half board

Visit to Worcester enroute

Admission into Sudeley Castle & Gardens, Hidcote Manor Gardens & Bowood House & Gardens

Cruise on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal

Free time in Cheltenham

SUDELEY CASTLE

& GARDENS (HALF DAY) - Located in the heart of the beautiful Cotswolds, Sudeley Castle is the only privately owned castle in England to have a queen buried within its grounds – Catherine Parr (the last of Henry VIII’s six wives). Surrounded by a breath-taking 1,200 acres of estate and ten award-winning gardens, the centrepiece is the stunning Queens Garden, named for the four queens who once walked upon the original Tudor Parterre - Anne Boleyn, Catherine Parr, Lady Jane Grey, and Elizabeth I.

BOWOOD HOUSE

& GARDENS (HALF DAY) - Home of the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, Bowood boasts a wealth of unique art and antiques with over three-hundred displayed exhibits. The private Georgian house sits amongst magnificent award-winning Italian-inspired formal gardens, regarded as one of the best-preserved examples of ‘Capability’ Brown’s work.

GLOUCESTER

& SHARPNESS CANAL CRUISE & CHELTENHAM (FULL DAY) - We head to Gloucester for a leisurely forty-five-minute cruise on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. Discover the canal’s history from onboard Queen Boadicea II, one of the little ships that evacuated troops from the beaches of Dunkirk. Later, there will be free time to explore the spa town of Cheltenham, the most complete regency town in the country, which offers a beautiful mix of the traditional and modern.

HIDCOTE MANOR

& GARDENS (HALF DAY) - Created by the talented American horticulturist Major Lawrence Johnston, Hidcote Manor is home to one of the most remarkable gardens in the country! Explore the maze of narrow paved pathways and discover secret gardens, magnificent vistas, and plants that burst with colour.

Holiday Inn Swindon 3*

This modern hotel offers a leisure centre, an international restaurant, and a scenic garden terrace. The bright and airy guest rooms have tea and coffee making facilities and feature air conditioning and a flat-screen plasma TV with satellite channels.

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Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.

Name	Address	Distance
Alfreton	Bus Station, Hall Street, Alfreton, DE55 7BT
Arnold	High Street Bus Stop, Outside Leisure Centre Car Park, Arnold, NG5 7EE
Beeston	Beeston Lace Road, behind the Cricketers Pub Beeston, NG9 2LA
Bulwell	Aldi (Bus Stop SW12), Sellers Wood Drive, Bulwell, NG6 8GE
Chesterfield	Coach Station, Beckingham Way Chesterfield, S40 1TH
Derby	Bus Station, Bay 27 & 28, Derby, DE1 2AY
Heanor	Market Place, Wilmott Street (Market Square side) Heanor, DE75 7EG
Ilkeston	Wharncliffe Rd, Market Place, Ilkeston, DE7 5GF
Leicester	St Margarets Bus Station, Stand SA, Gravel Street, Leicester, LE1 3AG
Long Eaton	The Green, Outside Poundland Long Eaton, Notts, NG10 1HQ
Loughborough	Amber Rooms, The Rushes Loughborough, LE11 5BE
Lutterworth	George Street, Outside Wycliffe Rooms Lutterworth, LE17 4EG
Mansfield	Bus Stop, Walkden Street Mansfield, NG18 1QN
Nottingham	Mount Street, Alongside the Grosvenor Casino, Nottingham, NG1 6HE
Ripley	Market Place, Express Stand Ripley, DE5 3FJ
Rotherham	Interchange Bay C1/ C2, Frederick Street, Rotherham , S60 1QB
Sheffield	Pond Hill, Opposite Penny Black Public House Sheffield, S1 2BG
Toton	Tram Stop Park and Ride, Toton Lane Notts, NG9 7JA