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A full day tour tour to Blenheim Palace and the enchanting villages of the Cotswolds, including the village of Bampton where many scenes from "Downton Abbey" were filmed.
 
Included Highlights
 Deluxe motorcoach and professional tour guide and driver
 See Blenheim Palace, tour the Gardens with an option to visit the Palace State Rooms
 •Visit the villages of Bibury and and Bourton-on-the-Water
 •Visit the village of Bampton, setting for the TV series "Downton Abbey"
 Panoramic tour of the Enchanting Cotswolds
 

Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace is a masterpiece of English Baroque architecture and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. The stunning State Rooms are brimming with priceless works of art and magnificent tapestries. The Palace is still inhabited today by the Duke of Marlborough. The Gardens are set in over 754 hectares of land with an exquisite water garden.

Tour of the Blenheim Palace State Rooms where their own guide will bring the history of this fabulous palace to life.

The Cotswolds

This region of outstanding natural beauty is characterised by attractive small towns and thatched villages of yellow Cotswold stone made prosperous by the historic wool trade.

We'll make a short stop in the village of Bibury, once described by William Morris as "the most beautiful village in England" and see Arlington Row, a row of weavers cottages built of local stone. Then on to Bourton-on-the-Water, the "Little Venice" of the Cotswolds. Its picturesque High Street is flanked by shaded greens, and the River Windrush, spanned by several arched stone bridges, runs alongside.

Downton Abbey Village

In the village of Bampton, we visit the street where many scenes from the "Downton Abbey" TV series were filmed. You can see the Church where a number of "Downton" events were hosted, from weddings and funerals to the Downton Fair. Next to the church is Churchgate House which was used as the Crawley family home, and the old Grammar School which now houses the Bampton Library and Community Archive and served as the Downton Cottage Hospital. The street is also the location for two local pubs, "The Grantham Arms" and "The Dog & Duck".

Disclaimer: This tour is an unlicensed and unauthorised tour of sites featured in the television series 'Downton Abbey' produced by Carnival Film and Television and NBCUniversal International Limited. Evan Evans Tours Limited and this tour does not have any association with, connection to, sponsorship by or endorsement of, the television series 'Downton Abbey', Carnival Film and Television or NBCUniversal International Limited. 



 

 
*Please Note: Admission costs are not included in any of the "Select" Sightseeing tours, but there is an option to purchase tickets from your guide.*
 
Departures: Send to friend
Dates: 1st May – 30th September
Days of Week: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Departs: From Victoria Coach Station at 08:45.  Return to London at approximately 7:00 pm
Price:

Adults : $ 85.00

Children (3-16) : $ 70.00

Seniors (60+)/Students (with ID) : $ 77.00

Family (2A+2C) : $ 293.00