Gloucester tours

Things to do in Gloucester

The English cities of Gloucester and Cheltenham provide the ideal base for touring Blenheim Palace and exploring the Cotswolds, an area of thatched-roof cottages, stone bridges and cosy pubs.Take a Gloucester and Cheltenham private tour and explore this beautiful region with a local guide. Founded by Romans in the 1st century, Gloucester grew rich during the Middle Ages as a wool producing and shipping port. Meet your guide at the Cathedral to see the soaring stained glass windows. Walk along Northgate past timber-framed Tudor houses, then head for Cheltenham Spa, named for the healing waters. Tour Blenheim Palace, built in the 18th century for the Dukes of Marlborough, then drive through rolling green hills to the limestone villages of Stow and Bourton, returning via the 'wool church' of Chipping Camden. Gardeners can request a horticultural-themed tour, while literary historians will adore Dymock, where poets Robert Frost, Rupert Brooke and Edward Thomas wrote their famed verses.