Cotswold Exploring https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/ Award-Winning Tours of the Cotswolds Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:17:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-cotswold_exploring_icon_01-1-192x192-1-150x150.jpg Cotswold Exploring https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/ 32 32 Extra Downton Abbey Tour on 1 September! https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/company-news/extra-downton-abbey-tour-on-1-september/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:46:46 +0000 https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/?p=10001 Our Downton Abbey and the Cotswolds Tours have been so popular this summer and are almost sold out! We have therefore decided to add an extra tour on 1 September!  Don’t miss the opportunity to visit the charming Highclere Castle before it closes for the winter and see where Downton Abbey was filmed.

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]]> Our Downton Abbey and the Cotswolds Tours have been so popular this summer and are almost sold out! We have therefore decided to add an extra tour on 1 September! Don’t miss the opportunity to visit the charming Highclere Castle before it closes for the winter and see where Downton Abbey was filmed.

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]]> Tour Guide Training https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/company-news/tour-guide-training/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 13:42:12 +0000 https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/?p=9983 Our chief guide, Isobel, has been chosen as Course Director to train a new batch of professional tour guides for Oxford on a course starting in October 2022.

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]]> Our chief guide, Isobel, has been chosen as Course Director to train a new batch of professional tour guides for Oxford on a course starting in October 2022. This will be accredited by the prestigious Institute of Tourist Guiding in London. Do you fancy training as a professional tour guide for Oxford? You can find full details of the Oxford City Green Badge Training Course on the following…

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]]> Cotswolds Springtime https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/industry-news/cotswolds-springtime/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 13:24:06 +0000 https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/?p=9974 Spring is a glorious time of year in the Cotswolds. Come and join one of our award winning tours and see the countryside coming to life!

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]]> Spring is a glorious time of year in the Cotswolds. Daffodils are appearing in gardens and verges in their cheerful yellow clumps, cherry blossom is everywhere and new-born lambs and colts are in all the pastures. Come and join one of our tours and see the countryside coming to life!

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]]> 15 Trees Planted in the Andes https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/company-news/15-trees-planted-in-the-andes/ Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:26:44 +0000 https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/?p=9940 In collaboration with One Tree Planted, Cotswold Exploring customers planted 15 trees in the Andes in November! Thank you for supporting global reforestation.

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]]> In collaboration with One Tree Planted, Cotswold Exploring customers planted 15 trees in the Andes in November! Thank you for supporting global reforestation.

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]]> Blenheim Light Show https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/company-news/blenheim-light-show/ Thu, 02 Dec 2021 13:59:33 +0000 https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/?p=9555 Christmas Lights at Blenheim Palace   This is the time of year when one of our favourite places, Blenheim Palace, turns into a magical fairytale extravaganza of light and delicious smells. Follow the illuminated light trail around the grounds and lakes, visit the ‘Nutcracker’ themed Palace State Rooms and enjoy shopping and sampling ‘foodie’ delights at […]

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]]> This is the time of year when one of our favourite places, Blenheim Palace, turns into a magical fairytale extravaganza of light and delicious smells. Follow the illuminated light trail around the grounds and lakes, visit the ‘Nutcracker’ themed Palace State Rooms and enjoy shopping and sampling ‘foodie’ delights at the quaint Christmas market!!

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]]> Downton Abbey and the Cotswolds https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/full-day/downton-abbey-and-the-cotswolds/ https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/full-day/downton-abbey-and-the-cotswolds/#respond Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:51:57 +0000 https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/?p=717 Take a trip back in time to the set of Downton Abbey on our full-day tour to Highclere Castle and the Cotswolds.

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]]> This full-day tour is a must for fans of ‘Downton Abbey’ combining a visit to sophisticated Highclere Castle, the main set for Downton Abbey and some of the delightful villages in the Cotswolds used for the filming of this popular television series, including the old market town of Bampton, charming Burford and the pretty village of Swinbrook. Take a trip back in…

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]]> https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/full-day/downton-abbey-and-the-cotswolds/feed/ 0 Cotswold Rover https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/half-day/cotswold-rover/ https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/half-day/cotswold-rover/#respond Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:55:28 +0000 https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/?p=723 An unforgettable introduction to one of Britain’s finest regions. Perfect half-day tour for those wanting to experience the delights of the Cotswolds.

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]]> A charming half-day tour introducing some of the hidden corners of the Cotswolds. If you haven’t got time to do one of our full-day tours, the Cotswold Rover will provide you with a memorable overview of the Cotswolds, visiting some of the small stone villages and winding country roads …

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]]> https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/half-day/cotswold-rover/feed/ 0 Cotswold Taster https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/half-day/cotswold-taster/ https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/half-day/cotswold-taster/#respond Tue, 24 Aug 2021 03:10:19 +0000 https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/?p=667 Extended half-day tour from Oxford, ideal for those who would love to see some of the Cotswold villages, but cannot spare a whole day.

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]]> Our Cotswold Taster takes you through idyllic country lanes to Minster Lovell with its quaint thatched cottages, the ‘Gateway to the Cotswolds’, Burford, picturesque Bourton-on-the-Water and quirky Stow-on-the-Wold. Delightful sleepy stone villages, hidden valleys and meandering rivers await you at every turn providing memorable highlights of some of the most enchanting villages and towns of the…

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]]> https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/half-day/cotswold-taster/feed/ 0 Cotswolds and Shakespeare https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/full-day/cotswolds-and-shakespeare/ https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/full-day/cotswolds-and-shakespeare/#respond Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:54:59 +0000 https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/?p=688 Perfect full-day tour of the Cotswolds with a visit to Shakespeare’s home with its famous theatres and quaint medieval timber-framed houses.

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]]> A unique opportunity to combine a tour of the Cotswolds with a visit to Shakespeare’s home, Stratford-upon-Avon, with its famous theatres and quaint medieval timber-framed houses. Come and discover idyllic stone villages, nestling in quiet valleys, small thatched cottages, majestic manors, and charming high streets peppered with quaint tea shops and antiques shops. Let us help you to enjoy the…

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]]> https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/full-day/cotswolds-and-shakespeare/feed/ 0 Cotswold Adventurer https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/full-day/cotswold-adventurer/ https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/full-day/cotswold-adventurer/#respond Sun, 22 Aug 2021 03:10:53 +0000 https://cotswoldexploring.co.uk/?p=668 The full-day Adventurer tour explores the quieter south side of the Cotswolds, taking you on a scenic route through a succession of quaint stone villages, hidden valleys, rolling hills and meandering rivers.

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]]> Highlights include the old market town of Bampton, stunning Bibury with its 17c stone cottages, the old medieval wool town of Winchcombe and charming Stow-on-the-Wold.

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