Cotswolds
27th September 2024 - 29th September 2024
From the Water to the Slaughter.
Join Nicola Perkins & the British Senate
in the gorgeous Cotswolds this September.
Bourton-on-the-Water, known as the Venice of the
Cotswolds, is famous for its honey-coloured stone
architecture and the five arched bridges which span
the River Windrush running through the village.
The nearby villages of Lower and Upper Slaughter are
known for their unspoilt limestone cottages
in the traditional Cotswold style.
The name Slaughter stems from the Old English name for a
wet land ‘slough’ or ‘slothre’ (Old English for muddy place).
Need to contact Nicola for further info:-
EMAIL moc.liamg@4290etanes
PHONE 07748 167469
Accommodation
Bourton-on-the-Water has many small and lovely hotels but unfortunately the prices are far from small or lovely!
The Slaughters have a few larger and lovely hotels, but it is difficult to take in the surroundings when your eyes
are watering from the prices.
So, we are staying a few miles away at an also lovely but less highly priced hotel.
Hotel:-Number Four at Stow, Fosseway, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, GL54 1JX
Travel
There is parking at the hotel.
The nearest train station is just over 5 miles away at Moreton-in-Marsh, we can arrange to pick you up.
Programme Cost
£25 Friday evening Buffet
£27 Saturday daytime – Coach, Motor Museum & Light Lunch
£60 Saturday evening reception, three-course dinner with wine
£26 Two-course Sunday Lunch
Friday 27th September
Arrive any time after 3pm. A buffet will be served from 7-9pm.
Please let us know if you expect to arrive later or need a lift from Moreton-in-Marsh train station.
Saturday 28th September
When the railway was built to connect Cheltenham to the Midlands, a Mr. Pulham used a horse-drawn charabanc service to bring Midlanders
over the hills from Cheltenham to Bourton-on-the-Water. On Saturday morning a Pulham’s coach will transport us to Bourton-on-the Water.
We will visit the Cotswold Motor Museum and have a light pub lunch. In the afternoon we can go to the Model village, a short stroll away.
There will be plenty of time to look around Bourton-on-the Water, be tempted by the shops and get extra refreshment in the many cafés and pubs before the coach takes us back to the hotel.
That evening we will have a prosecco and orange juice reception followed by a three-course dinner with wine in the hotel.
The dress code will be smart but not black-tie or lounge suits.
Sunday 29th September
We will drive to Bourton-on-the-Water for a Sunday Lunch at the Old New Inn. Before lunch you can walk 40 minutes to Lower Slaughter, drive to Upper/Lower Slaughter or go back into Bourton-on-the-Water and finally succumb to a purchase.
Parking is available at the Old New Inn for a small (if you live in Reading) charge.
Online booking has now closed, please contact Nicola for last minute availability.