Turned out it was a private tour for the two of us because no one else signed for the day. Better for us!!! Wow. Jamie met us at Moreton-in-Marsh train station at 10 am. After testing the bikes, off we went. It was really rain at the beginning and qickly our backpacks, pants and shoes got wet. However, we were going through the vast sceneries and we were fine with ther rain. We stopped at an old coutryside pub for some hot drinks and to dry up a bit. Then we stopped in a beautiful town for lunch. The biking roads have a lot of uphills when my daughter and I had to get off and push the bikes up, while the downhills allowed us to cruise down as if we were on wings. Sky turned clearer later in the afternoon, we were able to see far. Everything was like a movie picture. The timing of returning to the train station was perfectly at 4:45 pm, enough time for us to roam the town Moreton-in-Marsh a while and travel back to London.The Cotswolds is beautiful rain or shine. We would love to do it again next time when we are in England. Thank you, Jamie, for delivering such a wonderful experience.

“A nice slice of countryside!”

London is fun and exciting, but we wanted to see something outside of the city. So, we took a private custom chauffeur tour. The driver and guide, Jamie, picked us up from our hotel in London. This took all the pressure off us (getting out of London, lugging our bags on and off trains, beating tourist traps, etc.) as he was able to fit in all our bags ready to be dropped off at our hotel in Chipping Campden at the end of the tour.

As for what to see, Jamie also helped us out with the itinerary. We visited Broadway Tower, The Slaughters (pretty cool), Bourton-on-the-Water and a picture perfect little country pub in Ebrington for a pint and a bit of traditional English food. We also dropped into Snowshill on the way into Chipping Campden and managed to catch the wonderful lavender fields in full bloom, which was a sight to behold. Score!All in all it was a great day with door to door service. Jamie was super friendly and helped us out immensely. I felt we really got to see another part of England and would recommend this tour company to anyone wanting to get out of London.

We struck it lucky with the weather, with a glorious blue sky summer day with which to explore the Cotswold region by car. I was travelling with two friends and their young children and we were concerned that there wouldn’t be enough to keep the kids amused. However, the excellent locations selected by our genial guide Jamie provided ducks to play with, streams to splash in, large open fields to roll in and great great ice creams.  He had absorbed our wishlist and sussed out an itinerary that would be both fulfilling but not rushed.

From memory, we started in the tranquil picture postcard of Bibury (weavers’ cottages and nice riverside pub). We then drove up to Bourton-on-the-Water passing through various delightful villages on the way. Bourton, despite being quite full of tourists, still manages to remain a relaxing place to chill out by the river. Recommend lunch here. The drive then took us through the nearby Upper and Lower Slaughter, which while beautiful are worth it just for the names alone! More exploration of the countryside around the middle region of the Cotswolds rewarded us with some stunning views, not least of which was that behind the Woolpack, the pub from which Laurie Lee penned Cider with Rosie.

Visited August 2014

Hiring Jamie of Cotswolds Adventures for a 1 day private guided tour of the Cotswolds was the best decision I made on my August 2014 UK vacation.
He was not only professional, courteous and very knowledgable of the area, but was fun to spend the day with. Jamie was easy to work with via email from the U.S. and was able to accommodate the list of villages I wanted to see. This flexibility was very much appreciated and made my adventure truly my own and not a cookie cutter tour. I highly recommend this service!