Private Full Day Excursion to the Cotswolds in an Iconic London Black Cab

Spend a fantastic day out of the city and visit the Cotswolds, a protected 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty', truly one of the most beautiful areas of the country and for sure full of those picture perfect quintessential English market towns villages and hamlets, places like Burford the 'Gateway to the Cotswolds', Stow, the highest market town inn the cotswolds, Bourton on the Water, Venice of the Cotswolds, and the village of Lower Slaughter, regularly voted the prettiest village in the Cotswolds.
Please note this is a Full Day excursion, so you are advised not to make any bookings for the evening!

Itinerary
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Stop At: Burford, Burford, Cotswolds, England

Burford’s famous High Street sweeps downhill towards the River Windrush, its three-arched medieval bridge and its impressive church, both sides of the street flanked by an unbroken line of ancient houses and shops.

Little has changed over the centuries, Burford is popular with visitors, both for its beauty and history but also for its shopping, especially antiques, and for the wide variety of places to eat, with restaurants, pubs and teashops.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Upper Slaughter, Upper Slaughter, Cotswolds, England

Upper and Lower Slaughter share a fascinating name, which derives from 'miry place'. The link is the tiny River Eye, tributary to the nearby river Windrush. Lower Slaughter is just off the Fosse Way and very conservation-minded, a wander alongside the stream seems like a privilege. People actually live here! The villages are considered to be one of the prettiest in the area and are well photographed and the village has been used for filming and productions.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Stow-on-the-Wold, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswolds, England

At nearly 800ft, Stow is the highest of the Cotswold towns, located on the Roman Fosse Way and at the point where several roads meet, hence an important trading centre. It has a long history, it probably dates from a prehistoric fortified settlement on top of the hill, and had a special importance in the English Civil War, the last battle was fought close by in Donnington back in 1646. St Edward’s Church, was used as a prison for the defeated Royalist troops, as it was the only lockable building in the town. Some of the damage sustained at this time can still be seen today.



Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Bourton-on-the-Water, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cotswolds, England

A charming English village in the heart of the Cotswolds
Regularly voted one of the prettiest villages in England, Bourton-on-the-Water has a unique appeal to visitors and residents alike.
With plenty to see and do, Bourton-on-the-Water offers a wealth of attractions and shops, restaurants and tea rooms, or simply for you to enjoy some tranquil time by the River Windrush with its beautiful bridges throughout.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Rollright Stones, Rollright, Chipping Norton England

The Rollright Stones - consisting of The King's Men, The Whispering Knights and The King's Stone. The King's Men is a circle of limestone standing stones dating from the later part of the neolithic era, it's style is unique in the area and it's thought that a tribe or group of traders from England's Lake District may have built it. Many stories are told of this circle...that you cannot count the stones and arrive at the same number twice...that they roll down to a brook to drink at a certain time of the year...but perhaps the best known take is that of their alleged construction...............

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Chipping Norton, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England

Chipping Norton is a bustling market town occupying the highest point of Oxfordshire. It is located around 18 miles northwest of Oxford in the Cotswold Hills.
Like many of the Cotswold towns, Chipping Norton grew to wealth with the wool trade, and up to today its Bliss Tweed Mill is a major landmark. The Bliss Mill factory appears like a combination of a mansion and a folly with a domed based chimney.
Chipping Norton, also called “Chippy” is a lively town with a variety of festivals around the year such as the well-known Chipping Norton Literary Festival. The events and festivals mostly take place in the medieval market place which is situated in the heart of the town. Here you can also find the Town Hall, the Guidhall as well as the Chipping Norton Theatre.


Duration: 1 hour