The Cotswolds and Blenheim Palace Day Trip From London

Depart Victoria Coach Station by comfortable, air-conditioned coach, and travel northwest into scenic Oxfordshire. Admire the picturesque countryside as your guide shares insider insights and history, and benefit from on-board Wi-Fi and USB chargers. Stop first at UNESCO-listed Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir William Churchill (upgrade to include admission). Put on your audio headsets to hear commentary from your guide, and stroll around the opulent State Rooms of this magnificent stately house, built in the 1700s. Back aboard your coach, soak up the views of the gorgeous Cotswolds region, where rolling green hills give way to stone-built market towns and thatched villages. Stop in at one of two charming villages: the picture-postcard hamlet of Bibury or idyllic Bourton-on-the-Water. Finally, continue to Bampton, the classic English village that doubled as fictional Downton village in the popular TV series, "Downton Abbey." View the church where Lady Mary and Matthew Crawley were wed and the house that served as Isobel Crawley’s home. Pass the old school that was Downton Hospital and buildings that starred as two village pubs. While you’re here, take the opportunity to relax over lunch (own expense) at a local restaurant or café. Return to London after a full day out; your trip finishes near Victoria Station.