The Luxury Grand Tour

13 nights / 14 days self- guided cycling tour

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Price: £2,330 per person based on two people sharing a room

Start & finish: Starts Sundays and is circular from Oxford

Accommodation: 3,4 and 5 star hotels, three country pubs, two boutique hotels and a National Trust village inn. Dinner for 2 nights is included.
Click here for a look at the Classic version of this tour.

Cycling mileage: 12 days of cycling 30 - 38 miles (48 - 61 km) per day.

Grade out of 5 based on distance and elevation: 4

Terrain: gently rolling

Traffic free: 25%; very low traffic on the rest

In celebration of the Olympics taking place in England, we have created this grand tour of England taking in many of its historic sights. Starting and finishing in Oxford, The Grand Tour includes the world heritage sights of Stonehenge, Bath and Blenheim Palace, the iconic River Thames, the well loved towns of Stratford and Salisbury and the stunning hills and villages of the Cotswolds and Chilterns..

From the historic university city of Oxford see Chipping Campden, Bibury, and Tetbury as you ride through the Cotswold valleys. Stay overnight in Stratford on Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare and if you wish enjoy one of his plays at the theatre. Absorb the Roman influence in Cirencester, the film backdrop of Lacock and the engineering feat of the Kennet and Avon Canal. Take in the outstanding cathedral in Salisbury, the soaring downs of middle England, the Thames with its pretty waterside villages and the undersung Chiltern Hills with their beech woods. The Grand Tour is our longest tour and embraces everything that is England.

Options:

• Additional nights in Oxford

Booking: Fill in the Reservation form

Payment: 30% on booking and the remainder 60 days before the tour starts.

Tour map

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