Whisky and Gin Private Tour in the Cotswolds with Driver Guide
Description
Enjoy an 8-hour chauffeur-guided tour to the scenic Cotswolds and the renowned Cotswolds Distillery. Admire rolling hills, charming stone villages, and thatched cottages as you travel through this area of natural beauty. At the Cotswolds Distillery, enjoy a tasting session of their award-winning whiskies and gins, one of the finest in England. You’ll have the opportunity to purchase some spirits and relax in the visitor centre and café. Lunch, brunch, or cream tea can be enjoyed in one of the lovely villages (not included in the tour cost). This fully customizable tour includes complimentary pick-up and drop-off within central London (Zones 1-3). Travel in comfort with a private Mercedes, accommodating up to 7 people, and benefit from expert commentary from your driver-guide. Note: You must be over 18 to consume alcohol. Minors are welcome and provided with soft drinks.
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Itinerary
Enjoy a distillery visit followed by a tasting of whiskies and gins at The Cotswolds Distillery, one of England's premier whisky and gin producers.
From the distillery tour and tasting we head to a local gastropub serving fine, locally sourced seasonal fare, beers and wines (not included, to be paid at the eatery).
After lunch enjoy a panoramic drive through this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty known as The Cotswolds: the postcard image of the English countryside with rolling hills, stone villages, thatched roofs and timber framed cottages. Quick photo stop in Burford before returning to London. A hedonistic day out.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Complimentary pick up and drop off are included from anywhere in central London zone 1. A supplementary fee applies to all the following. We can arrange pick ups and drop offs for all London to airports and train stations. We can also arrange pick ups and drop offs for most cruise terminals and ports in southern England such as Southampton, Portland, Portsmouth, Dover, Tilbury and Greenwich. Please check with us for supplementary rates for tours starting or ending outside central London zone 1.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Legal drinking age in England is 18, participants under that age will not be served alcohol but may still be charged for visit.
- The tour goes around the whole distillery site and contains approximately 45 minutes of walking and standing. Please note the production gantry centre can only be accessed from a flight of stairs – this part of the tour lasts less than 5 minutes and is simply to see the processes that have been described in action. If you have any queries about accessibility, please give the tours team a call on. We provide take away samples for those not drinking and ask visitors to drink responsibly.
Reviews(4)
Hatty our tour guide was witty, entertaining and informative. The tour was the perfect balance between providing in-depth information, but without dragging on. A large emphasis was put on tasting the various products and they were very generous. Those who were driving also got given a takeaway bag so that they didn't miss out. Carrot cake from the cafe was very tasty. The only thing to consider is, taxis from Shipston are scarce and infrequent so ensure you book them in advance.
Dear Kamrang1995, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this great review. I’m really glad to hear your family had a great day at The Cotswolds Distillery but we didn’t provide this tour as we offer a chauffeur service on our tours and so you wouldn’t need a taxi from Shipston if you had booked with us at Bespoke England Tours. Best wishes, David
A must for Whiskey and Gin lovers. Hattie our tour guide was friendly and very informative, it was good to hear how the company started , and to see the distilling process from start to finish. The tasting part of the tour was absolutely fabulous ,we were able to try several different flavours of our own choice and then the option to buy from the shop. For those who were driving not to be left out were given their tasters to take home to enjoy. The whole experience was pleasurable and obvious for all to see the passion that is put into it. Many thanks to Hattie & Alison.
Dear Alison & Hattie, Thanks for taking the time to leave us this great review. We’ll pass on your feedback to the rest of the team and hope to see you again. Best wishes, David
We sadly couldn’t get booked into the tour because they were fully booked. But we still went to see the shop, cafe and watch the video about the beginning of this wonderful place. Stella was so delightful, friendly and helpful and we sampled many of their gins and a whiskey. Cannot recommend this enough!
Hi Carol, Thank you for taking the time to leave this review but I think this review was meant for The Cotswolds Distillery itself. We are Bespoke England Tours and we arrange private car tours from London to visit the Cotswolds area of outstanding natural beauty and on some tours we visit this distillery. Although on this occasion you didn't take this tour with us we agree that The Cotswolds Distillery is an amazing place and well worth a visit. If you had been on one of our private tours you definitely would have got to do the whole distillery tour although it seems you had a lovely day anyway. Thanks, David Garcia Owner Bespoke England Tours
Great trip...Best value for money, David was great and we felt we had much more than what we paid for. Private tour is already a must do for couples and small groups and when you have such a knowledgeable guide with a great sense of humor it cannot go wrong. Car was spotless clean, David is very punctual and speaks 3 + languages....I strongly recommend this company, 5 stars.
Dear Lord Lippi, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We're extremely satisfied to read that you thoroughly enjoyed your tour. We look forward to setting up more tours for your family in the future. Best wishes, David
