Cheltenham, United Kingdom
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Since Oct 24, 2019
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Guide #37044
Hello, My family and I have lived in Cheltenham, the cultural centre of the Cotswolds, since 1991. We have a Kooikerhond called Smalls, if you would like me to bring her too, please let me know! The Cotswolds span over a 'large' area, 5 counties, and are generally divided up into the North and South. I have made up a list of tours to give you an idea, but I can also tailor make a tour for you. You can choose a full day tour of about 8 hours, or a half day tour of 4-5 hours or how many hours you would like, it's flexible, the route is flexible too. The tours should start somewhere in the Cotswolds including, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Kingham, Moreton in Marsh, and from any of the Cotswold villages. If you are in Oxford or Bath, please contact me. If you are in London, I suggest you come here by train, either to Cheltenham Spa station, where I live, or arrive at Moreton in Marsh. You can also take a National Express Coach to Cheltenham, which starts at London Heathrow airport or from Victoria Coach station in London. Depending on the season, there are sculpture gardens and walks, either in country houses or through woodlands with snowdrops (February), tulips and daffodils (March, April), yellow rapeseed (April, May, June), bluebells and wild garlic (April, May) and poppy fields (June), confetti fields (July), and Cotswold Lavender (July, August), which can also be fun to explore. There are beer, gin and cider distilleries to visit as well as vineyards. We can also visit filming scenes from famous book, film or TV series such as Bridget Jones' Diary, Poldark, Downton Abbey, Agatha Raisin, Harry Potter, Laurie Lee, Father Brown and where the Mitford sisters lived. The 'highlights of the Cotswolds' are normally in the 'Northern Cotswolds' and include some of the well known villages, Bourton on the Water, Upper and Lower Slaughter, Stow on the Wold, Chipping Campden, Snowshill, Broadway and Broadway Tower, but there are many other special villages to see as well. You can see some beautiful but less well known villages, we can do that too. Please see my 'hidden gems of the Cotswold tour', which includes some spectacular villages of Sheepscombe, Painswick, Slad (the home of Laurie Lee who wrote 'Cider with Rosie') the Stroud Valleys and Rodborough Common. My 'Southern Cotswolds tour' can include Castle Coombe, Cirencester, Tetbury (near to where King Charles lives), Malmsbury, Lacock and Biddestone (Angela Raisin). A Roman tour can include Chedworth Roman villa, the River the Coln valley, Bibury, Cirencester, home to the Corinium museum and Burford. There are National Trust properties, gardens, palaces and castles to visit, Snowshill Manor Hidcote Manor Gardens & Kiftsgate Gardens, next-door, a stunning rose garden with amazing views. Seizencote, a house built in Indian style which occasionally opens its garden. Bourton House has a beautiful garden. Chavenage House and garden is used in Poldark, the home of Elizabeth. Studley Castle, the former home of Katherine Parr at Winchcombe. Highgrove gardens the home of King Charles Blenheim Palace, former home of Winston Churchill near to Oxford. Cotswold Lavender Bampton, the Downton Abbey village and the nearby Kelmscott Manor, home of William Morris. We can also visit Stratford on Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare plus Ann Hathaway's cottage. Warwick castle Bath and Gloucester Cathedral (Harry Potter). Father Brown was filmed in Blockley near Chipping Campden. The rollright stones, a local stone circle. A little further afield are standing stone circles Stonehenge, Avebury, white horses made of chalk and carved into the hill sides like the Uffington White Horse. You may also have family reasons, or special interests for coming here, and if I can help you with anything like that, I would be delighted! Children are very welcome! They may enjoy visiting the rare breeds Cotswold Farm Park, the Bourton Model Village, Birdland and the Cotswold Wild Life Park. Chedworth Roman Villa is also fascinating. I welcome any reviews after the tour! Thank you! BA Fine Art Degree from the Art Academy Minerva, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Personal Indemnity Insurance A British Private Hire (taxi) licence and insurance A car and minibus driving licence I have been working as a tour guide for many years in the UK and all over Europe.
Gloucester and Cheltenham England
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We had a wonderful 4-hour tour of The Coltswolds with Lizzie. She was incredibly knowledgeable and had a delightful...
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Hi Molly and Nonny, I had a lovely afternoon showing you both around the area! I looked up Lake Superior, and saw what...
Lizzy was a wonderful tour guide! She has a great knowledge of the Cotswold's and surrounding areas which made our...
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Hi Deena, thank you so much for your lovely review! I enjoyed my day with you too! Best wishes. Lizzie
Our guide was personal, knowledgeable- a guide you would like to request for a second visit.
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Hi Kathleen, thank you for the great review. I really enjoyed my day with you all. I hope you managed to catch the...
Lizzie was a most wonderful guide of The Cotswolds. She is flexible, finds out the type of things you like best and...
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Hi Gary, Lynda, Mike and Pat, Thank you so much for your lovely review! What a day we had! Also many thanks for the...