Luxury Gastronomic Thames

8 nights / 9 days self - guided gastronomic boating and walking tour or boating tour only

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Price: £2000 per person based on two people sharing a room

Start & finish: Starts Saturdays from Oxford. Finishes Windsor

Accommodation: 5 star hotel in Oxford, two 3 star hotels and the rest 4 star hotels

Exceptional Dining: The tour includes a special dinner on four evenings at four exceptional, Michelin starred restaurants nearby. These include:

• Raymond Blanc's 10 course Menu Decouverte at Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons
• The Tasting Menu at Waldo's Restaurant, Cliveden
• The Tasting Menu at Hestor Blumenthal's The Fat Duck.

Transport is included. There is also the option of including dinner for the remaining four nights at a further four outstanding restaurants.

River boat tour with optional walking mileage: 7 days of optional walking.1 - 8 miles (8 - 13 km) per day are included in the tour.

Boats: 6 river boat cruises of 1.5 - 3.75 hours per day. You will join scheduled day trips operated by long established passenger boat companies.

Walking terrain: Essentially flat but with some gentle hills.

Grade out of 5 based on distance and elevation: 1

This river cruise is a wonderfully relaxed and luxurious way of experiencing the Thames and some of England's finest restaurants which have been drawn to this magical setting. Each day you board a river boat and float downstream to your next destination. All of these boast an exceptional restaurant nearby, invariably with a stunning backdrop, where we have arranged for you to enjoy a memorable dinner.

If you like to work up an appetite for such events, you can tug on your walking boots and enjoy the best local route we know through the surrounding countryside and along the river. Those who like to revel in the slow pace can just potter about. Each overnight stay is a few minutes walk from the boat pier of these historic towns with riverside lunch spots, tempting museums and celebrated landmarks claiming your attention.

This is such a great way to discover the sights, smells and tastes of quintessential England.  The river threads its way through sleepy rural villages, pretty landscapes embracing gastronomic gems and through the heart of bustling towns such as Oxford, Henley and Windsor. Wonderful culinary experiences beckon, whilst water meadows, old inns, wildlife and weirs lead you serenly on.

Options:

• Additional nights in Oxford and Windsor

Booking: Fill in the Reservation form

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

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