London : Utforska Cotswolds från London med privat svart hytt
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Det finns inget bättre än att tillbringa tid i landet. Det fantastiska landskapet, inklusive gyllene fält på våren, de pulserande regnbågsfärgade trädgårdarna på sommaren och myriaden av mörka karmosinrötter, gult och silver på hösten och vintern, tar alltid andan ur oss. Lägg till de underbara historiska städer och byar gjorda av mjuk krämig sandsten, varav många regelbundet toppar de bästa platserna att besöka i Cotswolds och Storbritannien, plus det lokala djurlivet av ankor, gäss, bin och även den udda ormen, och den fantastiska maten och du har den perfekta förfriskningen att bo i den bullriga staden. Besöker många av de byar som årligen röstas fram som de bästa platserna i Cotswolds, ger denna tur dig möjlighet att se några av de vackraste delarna av Storbritannien med någon som brinner för det förflutna, älskar att äta (och vet de bästa ställena att stanna för mat), och som vet var man ska ta ett foto som kommer att göra dina vänner hemma svartsjuk på denna unika, nästan perfekta, dag ut.
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Vår turné börjar med ett besök på gravplatsen för Storbritanniens favorit-Storbritannien Sir Winston Churchill. Till skillnad från andra stora nationella hjältar som är begravda i en av de stora katedralerna i London, är Sir Winston begravd i Parish Church of Saint Martin Bladon, nära där han föddes. Medan du är här kommer du att kunna hylla den store krigsledaren, och din guide kommer att förklara varför Sir Winston är en så viktig (och ibland kontroversiell) figur. Om Parish Church of Saint Martin Bladon är öppen för allmänheten på dagen för din turné, kommer du också att ha tid att se Churchills minnesfönster som är inrymt i kyrkan.
Chipping Norton är den högst belägna staden i Oxfordshire och har fått sitt namn från det gamla engelska ordet för marknad. Denna livliga stad i Cotswolds är en marknadsstad sedan 1200-talet och en betydande handelsstad för ull sedan 1400-talet. Staden är också hem till det berömda Bliss Mill. Detta unika före detta tweedbruk är känt i hela området för att se ut som en korsning mellan en herrgård och en dårskap snarare än en fabrik. Efter att ha kört genom Chipping Norton har du chansen att stoppa en beundra skönheten i denna ganska underbara fabrik dårskap innan du fortsätter din resa.
Moreton-in-Marsh är en av de största marknadsstäderna i norra Cotswolds. Beläget på Fosse Way, den gamla romerska vägen som länkade Exeter till Lincoln, är denna pittoreska marknadsstad fortfarande upptagen med en lokal marknad varje tisdag. Denna veckomarknad grundades 1227 och är nu en av de äldsta marknaderna i Storbritannien. Som alla Cotswolds byar, de lokala pubarna i hjärtat av samhället och stadens historia. Medan du är i Moreton-in-Marsh kommer du att höra hur Charles I skyddade sig på en av stadens pubar under det engelska inbördeskriget, och hur författaren JR R Tolkien tros ha inspirerats av The Bell Inn när han skrev sitt berömda verk The Lord av Ringarna.
Blockley är en charmig och till stor del oförstörd halvvägs mellan Moreton-in-the-Marsh och Chipping Campden. Denna vackra by var en gång ett ledande produktionscenter för siden, som använde den lokala bäcken för att driva sidenbruken. Idag ses byn regelbundet i TV-serien Father Brown där den normandiska kyrkan St Peter and St Paul står in som den fiktiva St Mary's Church och där den lokala prästgården fungerar som pappa Browns invånare. När du besöker Blockley har du tid att utforska byn och dess fantastiska omgivningar och ta fotografier av de pittoreska husen, stugorna och butikerna.
Chipping Campden som Stow-In-The-Wold, Burton-On-The-Water och Burford (alla platser som du kommer att besöka på denna turné) listas regelbundet som en av de bästa platserna att se i Cotswolds av bloggare och journalister lika. Chipping Campdens huvudgata är full av historia, såväl som vackra byggnader och fascinerande historia som en gång beskrevs av historikern G.M. Trevelyan, som "den vackraste bygatan som nu finns kvar på ön". Idag förblir denna huvudgata i stort sett orörd eftersom vägens breda och mjuka båge kantas av en sammanhängande sträcka av byggnader från 1300-talet. Med över 250 listade fastigheter, inklusive en som går tillbaka till 1380, är denna charmiga stad den perfekta platsen att ta bilder som kommer att göra folket där hemma avundsjuka på din tillflyktsort.
När vi kör genom landsbygden till vår nästa plats kommer vi att resa genom tvillingbyarna Upper och Lower Slaughter. Om du kort vill stanna här, vänligen meddela din guide så gör de gärna ett kort extra stopp.
När vi kör genom landsbygden till vår nästa plats kommer vi att resa genom tvillingbyarna Upper och Lower Slaughter. Om du kort vill stanna här, vänligen meddela din guide så gör de gärna ett kort extra stopp.
Bourton-On-The-Water är ibland känt som Cotswolds Venedig. Precis som den livliga venetianska staden är Bourton-On-The-Water ett utmärkt ställe att ta bilder som kommer att göra dina vänner avundsjuka på din resa. Den mjukt strömmande floden Windrush korsas genom hela staden med flera små och vackra broar, de perfekta ställena att posera för en bild. Staden är också full av ett brett utbud av butiker som varierar från smycken till parfym och keramik som ger dig chansen att plocka upp några perfekta presenter att ta med hem. Om du skulle vilja tillbringa lite längre tid i Bourton-On-The-Water, finns det också chansen att besöka den lokala modellbyn, en perfekt kopia av Bourton-On-The-Water i skala 1/9 skapad på 1930-talet eller Greystones Naturreservat, hem för ett brett utbud av lokala vilda djur, och platsen för lägret från yngre stenåldern och järnåldern (som nu finns på schemat för fornminnen) som ger Bourton-On-The-Water dess namn.
Vår slutdestination på denna tur är den fantastiska chokladaskbyn Burford. Regelbundet framröstad som en av de bästa platserna att besöka i Cotswolds (tillsammans med Bourton-on-the-Water och Chipping Campden) Burford inkluderar vackra pubar, fantastiska butiker, inklusive en traditionell sötsaksaffär, och traditionella livsmedels- och klädbutiker. Staden Burford, som ligger längs en central väg, kommer att få dig att tappa andan, var en favorittillflyktsort för Karl II och hans älskarinna Nell Gwyn och innehåller Storbritanniens äldsta apotek, som öppnade hela vägen tillbaka 1734. När du kör genom denna plats din guide kommer att förklara historien om byn som har varit känd i århundraden som "porten till cotswolds".
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Var redo 15 minuter innan din turné börjar. Din chaufför/guide kommer att kontakta dig före turnén för att bekräfta hämtningsdetaljerna och kommer att kontakta dig när de är redo att hämta dig.
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Recensioner(16)
Sue was a fantastic guide who showed us beautiful sights, helped arrange a lunch reservation, and made the experience very customized, easy and memorable.
What a relaxing time we had exploring the Cotswolds. Dewi picked all perfect places to see. He is very knowledgeable about the area and its history. It was wonderful having our tour in a black cab with our personal driver. I can’t imagine a better way to get around.
The Cotswolds are a must see! It felt like a trip back in time. Lovely to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city to the quite of this beautiful countryside. Our tour guide, John, was fantastic! He is very knowledgeable about the Cotswolds. His suggestions were spot on and made the trip more enjoyable.
The day was wonderful. John gave us history and commentary throughout the entire trip on the areas we explored. My husband, father and I loved all the stops, especially the picturesque visit to Lower Slaughter. Our pub lunch completed the experience. Would definitely recommend it and would take any tour John hosts on our future visits!
My mother and I did a private daytrip to the Cotswolds and it was absolutely perfect! Our driver, John, was prompt, attentive, and a very helpful, knowledgable guide. My mother has some mobility issues and he made sure to park close to everything that he wanted to show us. It’s worth noting that the taxi is also wheelchair accessible if you need that. The day was a great mix of scenery and history, plus a stop for a lovely lunch in a local tearoom. You can customize the tour if you like, but we were happy to let John lead the way and show us the highlights. Would 100% recommend the experience!
November was an amazing time to explore the Cotswolds. No crowds, no tour busses, Christmas lights and decorations everywhere. John picked us up at our hotel in an iconic British taxi which was very comfortable with loads of space and big windows to see out. It's a good 2hrs to get out of London (and back) but we were a bit jet-lagged so we used it as an opportunity for a nap. John, our tour guide, was incredibly kind, knowledgable and accommodating. Our favorite part might have been his lesson for us on Cockney rhyming slang - highly recommend you ask him about that ;-)
Our guide Richard was excellent, knowledgable, and flexible! The car (a newer taxi model was super spacious and had great windows. The Cotswolds is a long-ish trip (depending on how far east you are in London), so take that into consideration. Highly recommend though and job well done by Richard!!
Richard gave us an excellent tour of the Cotswolds and included history and fun facts from the moment he picked us up at our hotel in London through the moment he dropped us off. He was easy to talk with, modified the tour based on our interests, and kept everything moving at a beautiful pace. We enjoyed the restaurant he recommended for lunch and would absolutely seek him out for another tour.
Do not book this tour. The pick up car is a taxi. The guide has no knowledge of the area. He gives a very very vague overview. We were promised four different areas of the Cotswolds and was not taken to Bibery. They started driving us back to London and would not tell us that we are headed back. I had to keep asking where we are going. The guide did not give us a verbal itinerary. He did not tell us how long we will be spending at each location. He kept talking about himself and how he is an actor on PBS. The taxi car is extremely uncomfortable. The driver is sort of nice but his driving can be aggressive at times. I tried to get my money back from Viator and got very random responses. I paid for multiple sights and was told by guide and driver that we would go but at the end of the day we were not taken. I had planned for this day for many months and very disappointed. This was my twin daughter’s graduation gift and it went in shambles. I started getting afraid in the car but thank God my husband was able to track our location.
Dear Marzia_A, Thank you for taking the time to write your review. Feedback about our tours is highly valuable to us, and we take all client complaints seriously. Having investigated what happened during your tour, we have the following comments. Firstly, Viator (the company which you booked through) does not give us an option for a Black Cab or Taxi as part of their platform. The car option is the closest we can get to our offer. Most clients are very happy with the Cab as a vehicle choice, as this allows us to navigate the streets and roads of London at the start and end of the tour, using routes that only London Black Cabs can use. All London Black Cab drivers undergo rigorous and extensive background checks as part of their taxi license. They are also subject to more stringent rules and regulations than most other private hire vehicles or drivers on the UK's roads. Most of our clients find this new generation of electric Black Cabs to be very comfortable. During the tour both the Driver and Guide commented that they felt your behaviour was unacceptable and reported your comments and your behaviour to our Duty Manager multiple times throughout the day. The comments you made at the start of the day, in the presence of our Driver and Guide, about the other guests staying at your hotel were unacceptable and had no place on any of our Tours. Had the Guide immediately reported the language you had used at the start of the tour to the Duty Manager, we would have terminated your tour and advised the Guide, who took offence, to report the incident to the relevant authorities. Additionally, throughout the tour, you repeatedly shouted at both the Driver and Guide. This behaviour and your language throughout the tour was flagged with Viator whilst the tour was still in progress. We have a zero-tolerance policy on discriminatory language and behaviour, and Drivers and Guides have the right to a safe working environment free from fear, hate, or discrimination. The Guide assigned to you has been working as a guide for over 11 years and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Cotswolds, London, and a vast number of tourist sites across the UK. He works for numerous tour companies and regularly receives outstanding reviews from many clients. From our investigation, it was you who enquired about the other work that the Guide does as well as Tour Guiding, and in response to your questions, the Guide mentioned that he had been part of several historical documentaries which have been broadcast internationally, including on PBS. Most clients enjoy this fact, as his work in documentaries demonstrates the Guide's expertise and historical knowledge. According to both our Driver and Guide, on multiple occasions, when the Guide tried to inform you about the locations on the tour, you told them that you weren't interested. In Bourton-on-the-Water, you informed the Guide that you wanted to explore the village independently, so the Guide stayed with the Driver. In lieu of your comments about not being taken to Bibery, Bibery was not part of the booked itinerary, nor was Blenheim Palace. We amended our booked itinerary whilst the tour was in progress to take you to Blenheim Place, which you asked to see and which you were taken to as a courtesy. At Blenheim, you spent over an hour exploring the gardens, which meant that not every location on the published tour could be visited in the remaining time allotted. Additionally, you asked to visit Bibery, again a location that was not on the booked itinerary, which would have added at least an extra 2 hours to the tour. This was not possible as it was explained to you via email the day before when you asked for a 10:30 pick-up rather than a 09:00 one 'this tour only operates with a 09:00 start time with an 18:00 finish. This is due to the locations that we visit as part of the tour, and the timings of the Driver and Guide under UK working time legislation.' In the email you received (quoted above) and the information the Guide gave you throughout the day, it was made clear to you that the tour would be returning to London by 18:00. In your review, you mention that you did not visit multiple sites, but on the day you visited Blenheim Palace, Moreton-in-Marsh, Bourton-on-the-Water, and Lower Slaughter. This includes stopping in three areas of the Cotswolds as well as driving through multiple parts of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. You also visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Blenheim Palace, which you requested to visit on the day of the tour. The reason your refund request was rejected was due to the fact that the Driver and Guide facilitated your visiting the sites that you requested, which were possible given the time constraints of the tour. Both the Driver and Guide acted in good faith when altering the published tour itinerary so that you could visit Blenheim Palace, as we always try to give clients what they want, even if it means making reasonable changes to the tour on the day. It seems to us that you possibly saw a different tour on Viator to the one which you eventually booked with us. We currently do not operate a tour that visits Blenheim Palace, Burton-on-the-Water and Bibery, however some of our competitors who also sell their tours through Viator do. You mentioned planning your trip for many months; however, we only received your booking on the 31st of July for a tour on the 12th of August. We therefore recommend that next time you book a tour, activity, or experience, that you check the published details available through the Viator website. Alternatively, you can always reach out to the provider to ensure that what you have booked aligns with your expectations. In conclusion, we feel we engaged with you in good faith by amending the tour route and itinerary where possible. We also feel that our staff delivered your tour to the best of their ability against behaviour that was deemed to be unacceptable by the Driver, Guide, and myself, as the owner of this business.
Our guide was amazing. He was so accommodating even when I got hangry and wanted to eat lunch, he found a good place. He allowed me to shop and let me tell you, I like to shop. He was an encyclopedia of information about the Cotswolds, but had great info when we were driving out of London, he gave us all this information he went above and beyond and I highly recommend him and for some darn reason, I can’t remember his name so if you see this, please let me know your name and send me your information because I would like to send people to you as a guide and I may want to come back and use you .
