Price: Starting from USD $134.34 per personDuration: 12 hours
Warwick Castle
With a history that dates back over 1,000 years, Warwick Castle will take you back in time to a world of banquets, battles and royal splendor. As you enter over the footbridge the castle brings history to life. Visit the waxwork displays of Madame Tussauds, to see and hear the Earl of Warwicks preparations for battle and take a look at the ghostly dungeons where prisoners were tortured.
Stratford upon Avon
Birthplace of William Shakespeare, the greatest writer in the English language, and home to the theatres of the famous Royal Shakespeare Company. A river winds its way through the town past Holy Trinity church, where Shakespeare is buried. There are half-wooden buildings which date back to Shakespeare's time, including the cottage of Anne Hathaway, who married the writer in 1582. You will visit Shakespeare's birthplace, before lunch in a 15th century pub in the picturesque Cotswolds.
Oxford
Oxford boasts one of the world's greatest and oldest universities, as well as some of the finest architecture in Europe. The colleges themselves are amongst the highlights, their ivy-clad stone walls protecting beautiful chapels, halls and libraries. Take a private tour away from the crowds which journeys through the Alice in Wonderland Gardens (normally out of bounds to the public) where Alice chased her Cheshire cat.
The grandest of the colleges is Christ Church, home to Oxford's cathedral and the university's largest quad. So atmospheric is the dining hall that it was chosen as a key location in a Harry Potter film, and its here you will linger for a special Champagne reception in the Gardens (April to October only) or the Great Hall. Learn about the college's famous students, including Albert Einstein and Lewis Carroll, who wrote his enchanting tales of Alice in Wonderland here. Before visiting Christ Church, you can take tea in the shop where the real-life Alice bought her sweets!
