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Experience Cotswolds through the eyes of a local private guide! Browse our tour 'suggestions' - each can be customized just for you.

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Cotswolds Private Tours

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Undeniably beautiful and quintessentially English, the Cotswolds have attracted locals and travelers for centuries. Green rolling hills dotted with sheep and ancient walking trails make the landscape a haven for walking, while the atmospheric villages beckon visitors to linger over a cream tea or pint of ale.

Enjoy an abundance of old-world English charm on a private Cotswolds tour with a local guide who will reveal to you the riches of this enchanting area.

Visit the traditional market town of Broadway, where you can climb to the top of a stone tower and gaze over thirteen of the original counties of England and Wales. Stow-on-the-Wold is home to one of the oldest pubs in Britain, the Eagle and Child, dating from 947 AD. And of course Bath is a must-see for anyone visiting the south of England. Packed with history and architectural treasures, the entire city is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Enjoy rambling with your guide on your private Cotswolds tour.
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Cotswolds Hiking & Walking Tours

Cotswolds tours Hiking & Walking Private Tours Adlestrop "Where for a moment a Blackbird sang" walking tour
A tour around Adlestrop and surrounding villages
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Cotswolds tours Hiking & Walking Private Tours Bourton-on-the-Water and the Slaughters walking tour
Explore the Windrush Valley, far from the madding crowd
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Cotswolds tours Hiking & Walking Private Tours Broadway, a historic Cotswold town - walking tour
Broadway and the Cotswold Escarpment
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Cotswolds Nature & Wildlife Tours

Cotswolds tours Nature & Wildlife Private Tours The Cotswolds and the Heart of England - driving tour with some walking
Chipping Campden, Stratford-upon-Avon, Kenilworth Castle and Cotswold Towns
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Cotswolds Cultural Tours

Cotswolds tours Cultural Private Tours Bath City and Country Guided Walk
See the main attractions and beautiful countryside loved by locals.
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Cotswolds tours Cultural Private Tours Best of Bath
The best of the 'Jewel of the West' - Bath Walking Tour
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Cotswolds tours Cultural Private Tours The Cotswolds and the Heart of England - driving tour with some walking
Chipping Campden, Stratford-upon-Avon, Kenilworth Castle and Cotswold Towns
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Cotswolds Youth and Family Tours

Cotswolds tours Youth and Family Private Tours Bath City Highlights Walk
See all the main attractions of Bath.
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Cotswolds City Tours

Cotswolds tours City Private Tours Shakespeare's Stratford - a walking and driving tour of town and country
A tour of the places familiar to William Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon and the surrounding villages
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Cotswolds tours City Private Tours Oxford "The City of Dreaming Spires" - a walking tour of the town
A tour of Oxford: the town, the University and the literary connections
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Cotswolds tours City Private Tours Woodstock, Blenheim and Oxford - a driving tour with some walking
A tour of Blenheim Palace, a world heritage site and Oxford, the city of dreaming spires
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Tour in Adlestrop, United Kingdom:
"I could not have asked for a better walking tour guide than Anne. She was most considerate of what I wanted to get out ,..." [more]
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Tour in Bath, United Kingdom:
"Mike made our brief visit to Bath very special - we had a wonderful couple of hours or so in his company - we learnt lo,..." [more]
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Tour in Bath, United Kingdom:
"Mike was a great guide, his knowledge of Bath was told in a friendly and understandable fashion. We thoroughly enjoyed ,..." [more]
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