Description
The Cotswolds area is renowned for its quintessentially English charm and picture postcard villages of honey-coloured stone. Sit back and relax as we tour through the lush rolling hills, with included entry to Berkeley Castle, Spetchley Park Garden, and Ilford Manor Gardens.
Holiday Inclusions
* Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
* Door-to-Door service
* Coach travel throughout
* Porterage
* Excursions as listed
Itinerary
Berkeley Castle
We take you to Berkeley Castle to enjoy an exclusive out-of-hours guided tour, taking you on a journey through time and history - from the Keep with its dungeon and the cell where Edward II is said to have been murdered, to the Drawing Rooms, with their fine upholstery, chandeliers and silver lamps. The Estate also offers beautiful terraced gardens filled with unusual plants for you to view at leisure. Tea, coffee & cake is included.
Spetchley Park
Three miles east of Worcester surrounded by glorious countryside and deer park lays one of Britain's best-kept secrets. Spetchley is a garden for all tastes containing one of the biggest private collections of plant varieties outside the major botanical gardens. It is not a formal paradise of neatly manicured lawns or beds, but rather a wondrous display of plants, shrubs and trees woven into a garden of many rooms and vistas.
Iford Manor Gardens
Uncover a history dating as far back as the Doomsday book in a tour led by an on-site expert at Ilford Manor Gardens. Walk in the footsteps of the cast of The Secret Garden, see the enchanting blend of classical and international design, and hear how careful restoration and conservation methods maintain the stunning 900-acre estate whilst improving the garden's biodiversity.
Venue Information
Blunsdon House Hotel, Swindon
Set in 30 acres of beautifully maintained grounds with views to the Cotswolds, our 4-star hotel offers a restaurant, bar, free Wi-fi and fantastic leisure facilities including an indoor pool and gym. All of the en-suite bedrooms feature a flatscreen TV, telephone, trouser press, and tea & coffee making facilities. This hotel has a lift.
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