Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon tours Oxford Historic City Cotswold town, village and countryside tours Garden tours Tours of the cathedral cities of Gloucester, Worcester, Hereford, or Coventry. Industrial Heritage Tours Birmingham tours Tours of historic battlefields Tours of the borderlands of England and Wales Cultural tours Castle and country house tours Tours of Film and TV locations Guided Walking Breaks on the Border of England & Wales
 

Good Old England Tours

 
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We are an independent group of Blue Badge Tour Guides offering personalised tours across the Heart of England.

The area we cover is known as the ‘Heart of England’, comprising Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire.

It is a glorious region which really does contain something for everyone. It contains the city of Oxford with its ancient colleges, the limestone villages of the Cotswolds, Birmingham - the ‘city of a thousand trades’, Coventry where medieval and modern meet and City of Culture in 2021’ Stoke on Trent - World Capital of Ceramics. 

 
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Oxford Botanic Gardens, established 1621 - the oldest in the UK
Oxford Botanic Gardens, established 1621 - the oldest in the UK

Oxford Botanical Garden - established 1621, making it the oldest in the UK and one of the oldest in Europe. Its well worth a visit for the beautiful grounds and surroundings. Also for the educational value of the careful labelling and planting into seperated family classifications.

Some of the oak trees on Shotover Hill, may have been already growing, when it was still part of a Royal Forest
Some of the oak trees on Shotover Hill, may have been already growing, when it was still part of a Royal Forest
Shotover can be seen in the famous war painting by Paul Nash
Shotover can be seen in the famous war painting by Paul Nash
VE Day special; the contribution of Shotover to WW II
VE Day special; the contribution of Shotover to WW II
Shotover Country Park, beautiful in May, has been here for more than a thousand years
Shotover Country Park, beautiful in May, has been here for more than a thousand years

Shotover country park, beautiful in May with bluebells covering the forest floor, has a history of over 1000 years as a Saxon / Norman Royal Forest.

Life after Covid-19. Try this walking idea, for groups, on the border of England and Wales
Life after Covid-19. Try this walking idea, for groups, on the border of England and Wales

Good Old England Tours, in conjunction with the Crown Inn at Longtown, are now offering groups, walks with accommodation, in the relatively undiscovered border region between England and Wales.

 

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