COTSWOLDS — TAILOR-YOUR-TOUR (FULL DAY OR MULTI-DAY)

Duration: typically 10–11 hours (extendable)
Pickup/Drop-off: Oxford Parkway Station (OXP) as standard. London & airports also available.

 

WHY THIS TOUR

• Build your own route: we curate a loop that matches your pace, interests, and daylight.

• Hosted by long-term locals who know scenic back roads and crowd-free timings.

• Flexible on the day: deepen favourite stops or keep some villages as drive-throughs.

 

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Private luxury SUV (e.g., Porsche Cayenne) with local driver-guide.

• Door-to-door pickup/drop-off (OXP standard; other points by arrangement).

• Route design, bookings, fuel, parking, insurance, bottled water.

• Baby/child seat on request.

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NOT INCLUDED

• Food & drink (tea rooms, pubs, farm shops).

• Venue tickets (e.g., Blenheim Palace interiors).

• Gratuities (optional).

 

GOOD TO KNOW

• Wet-weather plan ready (covered sites and cosy cafés).

• Accessibility options (reduced-walking routes, step-free stops).

• We can add tasting stops, short walks, shopping time, or gardens on request.

 

BENEFITS OF BOOKING WITH US

• Local driver-guides: congestion know-how, scenic detours, best timing.

• Personal, discreet hosting tailored to your group.

• Luxury SUVs as standard (Cayenne/BMW/Land Rover), charging points, water.

• Family-friendly: child seats, buggy space, flexible stop planning.

• Bespoke itineraries with smart buffers so the day never feels rushed.

• Concierge bookings for lunch/tea/tastings and venue tickets.

• Transparent pricing with a simple day rate and 30% deposit.

• Fully insured private-hire; clean, well-maintained vehicles.

• Photography help so everyone’s in the picture.

• Door-to-door convenience (cottage, station, hotel, dinner venue).

• Plan-B for weather—your day stays enjoyable either way.

 

OPTIONAL EXTRAS (PRE-BOOKABLE)

• Fizz & nibbles hamper — from £55 (serves 2–3).

• Celebration hamper (premium fizz + artisanal treats) — from £95.

• Guaranteed Porsche Cayenne assignment — +£50.

• Traditional afternoon tea booking (Campden/Broadway) — complimentary booking; food charged by venue.

• Hawkstone Brewery tour enquiry/booking — venue rates apply; family policies vary.

• Private guiding at Blenheim (inside palace/grounds) — third-party fees apply.

• Light picnic setup (fair-weather only) — from £45.

• Artisan tastings (cheese/chocolate/gelato) — from £8–£15 pp, subject to availability.

• Shopping concierge (Daylesford/Burford/Broadway) — included.

• Extended hours/late dinner add-on — £70/hour per car beyond the day.

• Airport or London drop-off instead of OXP — priced on request.

• Branded PDF handout (postcodes, timings, links) — included on request.

 

NEXT STEPS
Secure your date with a 30% deposit; balance just before your tour date.
Email: info@cotswoldsdaytours.co.uk | Phone/WhatsApp: +44 (0) 7399-343069

 

2026 PRICING

• Day rate (per luxury SUV, Porsche Cayenne or BMW)

  • Oxford pickup: £550 (10–12 hr day)

  • London, Notting Hill pickup: £750 (12–14 hr day)

  • London (ex-Notting Hill) pickup: £850 (14–18 hr day)

  • Airport transfers (e.g., Heathrow ↔ Cotswolds): from £180 (2–3 hr transfer)

• The day rate includes driver time to/from the pickup and drop-off locations. Our drivers/guides are Cotswolds-based.

• Overtime (if you extend): £70/hour per car (charged per started hour).

• Two-car bundle: 7–10% off combined day rates.

• Deposit: 30% to secure your date/vehicle; balance due just before your tour date (card accepted).

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TOP VILLAGES & TOWNS TO MIX-AND-MATCH (60–80, WITH QUICK NOTES)

 

North Cotswolds (Broadway, Campden & escarpment)

• Broadway — elegant High Street, galleries.

• Chipping Campden — Market Hall, arts-and-crafts heritage.

• Snowshill — hilltop lanes, lavender nearby (seasonal).

• Stanton — golden hamlet, sweeping views.

• Stanway — manor gatehouse, tranquil lanes.

• Winchcombe — Sudeley Castle, walking trails.

• Toddington — heritage railway, quiet village.

• Willersey — stone cottages, duck pond.

• Didbrook — gateway to Stanway/Hailes.

• Hailes — abbey ruins, rural setting.

• Bourton-on-the-Hill — views over escarpment.

• Blockley — mill valley, film-friendly.

• Batsford — arboretum, countryside feel.

• Longborough — opera festival, hilltop.

• Sezincote — exotic-style house & park (estate).

• Adlestrop — poetry stop, quiet green.

• Evenlode — sleepy stone village.

 

Stow & Bourton cluster

• Stow-on-the-Wold — market square, antiques.

• Bourton-on-the-Water — riverside bridges, lively.

• Lower Slaughter — River Eye, Old Mill.

• Upper Slaughter — peaceful, pretty ford.

• Lower Swell — green & stone cottages.

• Upper Swell — church & meadows.

• Naunton — Windrush valley, dovecote.

• The Rissingtons (Great/Little/Upper) — cluster of classic hamlets.

• Icomb — quiet lanes, fine vistas.

• Kineton — tiny, off-the-beaten-track.

• Maugersbury — ridge views near Stow.

• Wyck Rissington — long village green.

• Little Compton — low-key, rural feel.

 

Burford, Windrush & Wychwood

• Burford — hill-street to medieval bridge.

• Taynton — stone-quarry heritage, photogenic.

• Fulbrook — over the bridge from Burford.

• Swinbrook — riverside, Fettiplace tombs.

• Asthall — Mitford links, manor setting.

• Widford — tiny church by the Windrush.

• Minster Lovell — romantic manor ruins.

• Shipton-under-Wychwood — green + pub life.

• Milton-under-Wychwood — cafés, village hub.

• Ascott-under-Wychwood — green & cottages.

• Charlbury — rail town, artsy vibe.

• Leafield — high-perch village, quiet.

• Kingham — handsome village, dining spots.

• Churchill — tower & village green.

• Lyneham — lanes linking to Kingham.

 

Daylesford, Evenlode & Chipping Norton area

• Daylesford — renowned organic farm shop.

• Great Tew — thatch & honey stone, picture-perfect.

• Little Tew — sleepy sister hamlet.

• Chastleton — Jacobean house (NT), hamlet.

• Salford — small, near Chippy.

• Over Norton — above Chipping Norton.

• Hook Norton — brewery village, honey stone.

• Swerford — hamlet with charm.

• Enstone — gateways to Tews, Blenheim.

• Spelsbury — church & quiet lanes.

• Shorthampton — tiny, tucked away.

Coln & Leach Valleys (east of Cirencester)

• Bibury — Arlington Row, riverside path.

• Barnsley — classic stone, Barnsley House.

• Chedworth — roman villa nearby, woods.

• Yanworth — hedgerows, quiet lanes.

• Compton Abdale — spring-fed village.

• Withington — church & river meadows.

• Coln St Dennis — little green, church.

• Winson — postcard-pretty, riverside.

• Quenington — bridge & arts festival.

• Coln St Aldwyns — mellow, handsome core.

• Hatherop — estate village, secluded.

• Ampney Crucis — brook & Cotswold stone.

• Ampney St Peter — tiny, rural peace.

• Ampney St Mary — ancient church, quiet.

• Fairford — wool church windows, market.

• Lechlade-on-Thames — river town, antiques.

 

Cirencester, Stroud & the South Cotswolds

• Cirencester — Roman market town hub.

• Northleach — wool church, mellow square.

• Fossebridge — riverside inn waypoint.

• Chedworth Woods hamlets — leafy pockets.

• Painswick — yews & lanes; “Queen.”

• Slad — Laurie Lee valley, views.

• Sheepscombe — hidden hillside village.

• Bisley — wells & green, stone houses.

• Miserden — estate village, gardens.

• Tetbury — antiques, royal connections.

• Minchinhampton — common land, vistas.

• Nailsworth — foodie small town.

• Castle Combe — perfect movie-set village.

• Lacock (nearby) — abbey village, TV/film.

• Malmesbury — hilltown & abbey.

• Wotton-under-Edge — gateway on the edge.

 

Woodstock & Cotswold Edge (easy adds from OXP)

• Woodstock — Blenheim gateway, cafés.

• Bladon — Churchill grave, quiet stop.

• Eynsham — riverside edge-town, cafés.

• Witney — blanket-town, market spirit.

 

HOW TO USE THIS LIST

• Tell us your “must-sees” (e.g., Bibury, The Slaughters, Stow) and your “nice-to-haves” (e.g., Great Tew, Daylesford).

• We’ll design a loop that fits your time, daylight, and appetite for walking vs. browsing vs. scenic drives.

• On the day, we’ll adapt—adding photo stops or swapping in quieter hamlets if places feel busy.

 

READY TO PLAN?
Email a short wish-list (3–8 places) and your pickup point. We’ll propose a route, add smart buffers, and share a clear quote with deposit link.
info@cotswoldsdaytours.co.uk | +44 (0) 7399-343069