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My family and I will be visiting London In August. We'd like to make a few day trips while in London. We would like to see Bath, the Cotswolds, and Stonehenge. Does it make sense to have 1 day trip for Stonehenge, and 1 day trip to Bath and the Cotswolds? Or can all 3 locations be comfortably fit into one day?
Also, is a day trip to Cambridge or Oxford something worth doing?
Thanks in advance for your responses.
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How many days are you in London and who is in your family? That may dictate in some ways what makes sense.
I'd recommend Stonehenge/Salisbury for one day and Bath for another. No expert on adding in Cotswolds; others will weigh in, I'm sure. And Oxford is my favorite day trip--going back for 3rd time this August! If any family members like CS Lewis, Lewis Carroll, or Tolkien, Oxford will be a draw.
cotswalds is a bigish area but lots of little roads and villages. The nice feature is the general golden stone and oldie-worldie vision. So not really a object to see more a place to pass through, eat and come back. Depending on "family" you may find it a bit dull
Stonehenge, salisbury a good day out.
Oxford another, you can catch a good bus into the centre. Taking a car makes less sense as you either park in a park-and-ride or take your luck on the streets.
One of the Oxford museums has just benn redone so worth a major visit.
We are going to London in May this year and booked a side trip to the Cotswolds, Oxford, Bath & Stonehenge. It takes care of all transportation, an over night and guided tours of the sites. Here is the link if you're interested.
http://www.londontoolkit.com/whattodo/cotswolds_tours.htm
No - you can;t do them all together. You might get a bus tour that is Stonehenge and Bath - but you would see not much of Bath - which is worth a full day. The Cotswolds are worth several days - although you can probably get a bus tour with brief stop in 2 or 3 towns - but again won;t see a whole lot in each.