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Motor Around Gloucestershire

Door to Door Service. The honey-coloured picture-postcard Cotswolds is our destination in this classy packaged tour to one of the prettiest rural areas in England. Based in Cheltenham, we visit the famous Morgan Motor Company, timber-framed Ledbury, medieval Tewkesbury and glorious Gloucester, as well as the flamboyant Painswick Rococo Gardens.

Motor Around Gloucestershire

The honey-coloured picture-postcard Cotswolds is our destination in this classy packaged tour to one of the prettiest rural areas in England. Based in Cheltenham, we visit the famous Morgan Motor Company, timber-framed Ledbury, medieval Tewkesbury and glorious Gloucester, as well as the flamboyant Painswick Rococo Gardens. At the magnificent works of the Morgan Motor Company enjoy watching skilled craftsmen at work as they hand make the famous Morgan bespoke sports cars. Explore the medieval town of Tewkesbury and Gloucester and discover Cheltenham’s unique mix of old and new before a final visit to the sole surviving rococo garden of Painswick.

01/08/2021

Marriott Cheltenham Chase Hotel, Cheltenham****

This hotel is set in 15 acres of private grounds on the edge of the picturesque Cotswold Hills. All bedrooms have TV, tea/coffee facilities and hairdryer. Includes swimming indoor pool. The hotel has a lift.

14/08/2022

Queens Hotel, Cheltenham****

At the top of Cheltenham’s tree-lined Promenade, this boutique 4-star hotel offers beautifully appointed bedrooms. All have TV, tea/coffee facilities and hairdryer. Includes use of the indoor swimming pool is included. The hotel has a lift.

Price includes

Door to door pick up service

Elite coach travel

4 nights’ dinner, bed and breakfast

Entrance to Painswick Rococo Garden

A guided tour of the Morgan Motor Company’s factory

5 days/ 4 nights

Day 1

Travel to for a 4-night stay

Day 2

Morgan Motor Company & Ledbury
We spend this morning at the magnificent Morgan Motor Company where we enjoy a 2 hour guided tour of the factory, watching skilled craftsmen at work as they hand make the famous Morgan bespoke sports cars. In the afternoon, we visit the timber-framed village of Ledbury where we explore its Heritage Centre, Butchers Row Folk Museum and the Painted Room leading to the fine parish church.

Day 3

Tewkesbury & Gloucester
Today we explore the medieval town of Tewkesbury in its picturesque riverside setting. Attractions include 'Out of the Hat', an exquisite example of a 17th century home and shop that now houses a Heritage Centre, Church Street, lined with half-timbered houses, Tewkesbury Museum and Tewkesbury Abbey. After lunch, we travel to Gloucester where we spend free time exploring its medieval Cathedral (used in most of the Harry Potter films as 'Hogwarts') or visiting the Victorian docks, Sharpness and the award winning Gloucester Waterways Museum overlooking the River Severn.

Day 4

Cheltenham & Painswick Rococo Garden
We start the day with leisure time in Cheltenham, exploring its unique mix of traditional and new. A firm favourite in the racing calendar with the Cheltenham Festival culminating with the famous Gold Cup, we can also enjoy exploring the Regency buildings, including the Pittville Pump Room, a throw back to its spa town history as well as The Wilson museum. In the afternoon we visit the sole surviving rococo garden of Painswick, designed in the 1740s for the owner to use as his 'playground'. Positioned in a hidden valley offering spectacular views of the surrounding countryside, featuring intriguing garden buildings, magical follies and flowers and colours that transform by the seasons.

Day 5

Head for home

Marriott Cheltenham Chase Hotel, Cheltenham****

Queens Hotel, Cheltenham****

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