Price: Starting from USD $252.64 per person, twin shareDuration: 2 days / 1 night
You begin the day travelling across the Chiltern Hills to Oxford, the "City of Dreaming Spires", whose hushed courtyards and elegant, dignified timeworn buildings have inspired generations of scholars (including Bill Clinton in the 1970s). See Christchurch College, where Harry Potter scenes were filmed and where Albert Einstein studied. On your walking tour of Oxford you'll see the Bodleian library and the picture-perfect College courtyards for which Oxford is justifiably famous.
You then travel through the rolling Warwickshire hills to Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town at the edge of the Forest of Arden, made famous for being the birthplace of playwright William Shakespeare. Visit the Tudor style birthplace of William Shakespeare, gaining an insight into his childhood with its typical parlor, bedrooms, kitchen, buttery and of course the glove-maker's workshop used by his father.
Overnight will be at a three star hotel in Stratford Town Center near all the major bars, cafes and restaurants so that you can enjoy your evening in Stratford taking in a play at one of the theatres, or strolling through the town center and enjoying a meal out at one of the many restaurants. The next morning, after breakfast at your hotel, spend the morning in Stratford where the choice is yours - visit Hall's Croft, the home of Shakespeare's daughter or stroll along the banks of the River Avon by the Bancroft Gardens.
Your coach will pick you up for a short drive to Warwick Castle. Warwick Castle will take you back through its 1,000 year history as you enter over the footbridge to a bygone world of banquets, battles and ceremony. Visit the Tussaud's waxworks or visit the spine-chilling dungeons where prisoners were tortured! You might wish to stroll through the Castle's delightful and lovingly tended gardens set in the peaceful surroundings of England's finest medieval Castle.
