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Blenheim Palace & the Cotswolds

Day Tours from London

A full day tour from London to Blenheim Palace and the enchanting villages of the Cotswolds, including the village of Bampton where many scenes from "Downton Abbey" were filmed. Tour includes entrance to Blenheim Palace.


Highlights

  • Visit Blenheim Palace State Rooms and walk through the magnificent Gardens
  • Panoramic tour of the enchanting Cotswolds
  • Visit the villages of Bibury and Bourton-on-the-Water
  • Visit the village of Bampton, setting for the TV series "Downton Abbey"
  • First-class luxury Motor-coach and the services of a professional Tour Guide
  • Personal Audio Headset
  • Discount Tickets - Save 10% booking online
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Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace is a masterpiece of English Baroque architecture and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. The stunning State Rooms are brimming with priceless works of art and magnificent tapestries. The Palace is still inhabited today by the Duke of Marlborough. The Gardens are set in over 754 hectares of land with an exquisite water garden.

Tour of the Blenheim Palace State Rooms where their own guide will bring the history of this fabulous palace to life.

The Cotswolds

This region of outstanding natural beauty is characterised by attractive small towns and thatched villages of yellow Cotswold stone made prosperous by the historic wool trade.

We'll make a short stop in the village of Bibury, once described by William Morris as "the most beautiful village in England" and see Arlington Row, a row of weavers cottages built of local stone. Then on to Bourton-on-the-Water, the "Little Venice" of the Cotswolds. Its picturesque High Street is flanked by shaded greens, and the River Windrush, spanned by several arched stone bridges, runs alongside.

Downton Abbey Village

In the village of Bampton, we visit the street where many scenes from the "Downton Abbey" TV series were filmed. You can see the Church where a number of "Downton" events were hosted, from weddings and funerals to the Downton Fair. Next to the church is Churchgate House which was used as the Crawley family home, and the old Grammar School which now houses the Bampton Library and Community Archive and served as the Downton Cottage Hospital. The street is also the location for two local pubs, "The Grantham Arms" and "The Dog & Duck".


VOX Radioguide®

The state of the art VOX Radioguide® system is used during the walking sections of this tour: guests are issued with a personal headset ensuring they never miss a word of the guide's commentary.





  • Entrance to Blenheim Palace is included in the tour price.


Evan Evans Tours

This tour is booked and operated by Evan Evans Tours.

Days of operation:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (April-October)
Monday, Friday and Sunday (November-March)
Tour Starts: 9.00am Victoria Coach Station (boarding commences 8.30am)
Tour Finishes: approx 7.00pm Victoria Train Station

*The Evan Evans Tours check-in desk is at Victoria Coach Station, opposite Gate 2.

Duration: 10 hours

English Tour operates in English.


Victoria Coach Station: Is a 10-15 minute walk from Victoria Train Station. Boarding: Commences 30 minutes prior to departure and the gates close 2 minutes in advance of departure. On Board Our Coaches: There are no toilets and no hot drinks or hot food are allowed (cold drinks & odourless food are allowed).

This tour does not visit Highclere Castle.

Please note, you do NOT require a printed copy of your eticket. On booking, you'll recieve an email confirmation with your eticket. If you don't have access to a printer, an electronic copy on your phone is sufficient to join the tour.

Disclaimer: This tour is an unlicensed and unauthorised tour of sites featured in the television series 'Downton Abbey' produced by Carnival Film and Television and NBCUniversal International Limited. Evan Evans Tours Limited and this tour does not have any association with, connection to, sponsorship by or endorsement of, the television series 'Downton Abbey', Carnival Film and Television or NBCUniversal International Limited.



For your peace of mind, we have implemented the following enhanced hygiene and distancing measures across our coach tours:

  • Physical distancing measures are in place during check-in, boarding and to disembark our vehicles.
  • Vehicles are fully sanitised before the start of each tour. All surfaces are cleaned and disinfected daily.
  • Hand sanitiser, antiviral sprays and wipes are available on board to use throughout the day.
  • Guests are encouraged to bring their own face coverings which are recommended when traveling on board our vehicles. Spare disposable masks are available at check-in.
  • Guests are provided with personal audio headsets so distancing can be maintained when listening to commentary.
  • We encourage guests with e-tickets to bring these on their smart devices, and we recommend contactless payments only.
  • Guests should follow the guidelines in place at tour inclusions, including any rules on face coverings and physical distancing measures.
  • Our team, including our guides and drivers have been trained in our enhanced hygiene and physical distancing procedures.

Please note: following the latest government advice, our coaches are operating at normal capacity on departures from 11th October 2021. Seating is planned in advance, and where possible empty seats will be left next to single travellers and odd-numbered groups, although this cannot be guaranteed.



A full refund or date change will be offered up to 24 hours before travel. Cancellations inside 24 hours will be charged at 100%. Please contact the Evan Evans Reservations Team on UK +44 (0)20 7932 8385.




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Blenheim Palace Downton Abbey Village & The Cotswolds - excluding entrances

Crissy and Gregg are the best!

25-Jan-2024


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12-Dec-2023


Blenheim Palace Downton Abbey Village & The Cotswolds - excluding entrances

This purchase was beyond worth it! A part of us wishes that we did the Bleinham Palace tour, but the grounds were so extensive and stunning, one could easily spend the whole day walking around outside there. It was lovely seeing the park land for public use and seeing people running or walking their...

21-Nov-2023



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