DREAMING SPIRES & SHOPPING: OXFORD & BICESTER VILLAGE DAY TRIP

Dates

 

Saturday 16th January 2016

 

 

Highlights

 

Get the best of both worlds, sightseeing and shopping, with this fabulous day trip!

 

Take in the history and culture of the ancient University City of Oxford, romantically called the ‘city of dreaming spires’, with an introductory walking tour. Your tour guide will show you the marble magnificence of the Ashmolean Museum, the stunning Old Schools Quadrangle and the iconic Radcliffe Camera, as well as some of Oxford’s other beautiful architecture. Then you will have free time to head off and visit your choice of attractions, and perhaps enjoy a lovely lunch in one of Oxfords many fine cafes & restaurants.

 

The coach will then deliver you to Bicester Village. Discover a relaxed shopping haven in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside, where luxury boutiques showcase the world's leading fashion and lifestyle brands. Enjoy exceptional savings of up to 60% on the RRP at more than 130 top-name boutiques, from Anya Hindmarch to The White Company, Hugo Boss and Salvatore Ferragamo...Shopping is pure pleasure at Bicester Village, where sophisticated boutiques, spacious boulevards, attentive service and a friendly, unhurried atmosphere combine to offer a truly unique retail experience. Once you’ve shopped, relax and sample some fine food and drink in the Village’s cafes and restaurants, before our comfortable coach delivers you back to central London. Don’t worry; we have plenty of room for all those shopping bags!

 

Departure/Drop off point

 

Option 1) Hall Place Car Park, Hall Place, Bourne Rd, Bexley DA5 1PQ

 

Wait by the coach bays

 

Option 2) Outside Union Car Park, Harrington Road, South Kensington

 

From South Kensington Station, exit via the left hand stairs when you come through the ticket barriers. Turn right and cross at the traffic lights. Walk up Harrington Road, between the optician and the NatWest bank. You will pass the big grey Ampersand Hotel on your right. Keep walking until you come to the wooden fence on the left, this is Union Car Park. We will meet you on the pavement by the phone box.

 

Departure time

 

8.00am/9.00am

 

Return time*

 

7.00pm/8.00pm

 

Schedule*

 

08.00 - Depart Hall Place 

 

09.00 – Depart South Kensington

 

11.00 – Arrive Oxford. Optional half hour walking tour.

 

14.00 – Depart Oxford

 

14.45 – Arrive Bicester Village

 

17.30 – Depart Bicester Village

 

19.00 – Arrive South Kensington

 

20.00 - Arrive Hall Place

 

Included

 

Return coach travel from London, optional walking tour in Oxford

 

Not included

 

Tickets to attractions in Oxford, food & drink, gratuities

 

 

*Timings are approximate and the schedule is subject to change when required. Please check your booking confirmation for any changes to departure time. Your tour guide will confirm times to be back at the coach at each stop, the schedule above is a guideline only. See our website for full terms & conditions.

 

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