The cotswolds,
guided by locals
Friendly, authentic, responsible tours, led by people who live here
Go Cotswolds
We Love Where We Live – and You Will Too!
In small, personal groups of a maximum of just 16 people, discover this beautiful area of England we call home. Our shared, small-group day tours depart from Stratford-upon-Avon, from Moreton-in-Marsh in the Cotswolds – and now, selected tours run from Oxford, too! Enjoy as part of a short break, or take an easy day trip by train from London, Reading, Oxford or Birmingham. Private tours ideal for larger groups of up to 16 people are also available.
We’re a small business with a big love for the Cotswolds – our fun, friendly guides are all local to the Cotswolds and are experts at what they do. Join us for a tour, and discover why we’re so head-over-heels in love with this special place.
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About Go Cotswolds
With a love for independent travel and a spirit of adventure, Tom & Lisa Benjamin founded Go Cotswolds back in 2014. From the first tour with just one guest, we’ve now shown thousands of visitors our Cotswolds, this beautiful region of England we call home.
We create the kinds of fun, friendly experiences we enjoy on our own travels – never stuffy, or boring; always authentic. Each one of our wonderful local guides has a deep personal connection with the Cotswolds, and it’s our aim that you will leave with one too.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Go Cotswolds Launches Two New Day Tours from Oxford, Expanding Visitor Access to the Cotswolds and Stratford-upon-Avon
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Experience the Magic of Christmas in the Cotswolds with Go Cotswolds’ Cirencester Christmas Market Tour! Our Christmas in the Cotswolds
Award-winning tours
As a small, family-run business, we are incredibly proud of our excellent reputation for delivering fun, friendly day tours.
In July 2025, our signature ‘Cotswolds in a Day tour received Tripadvisor’s highest accolade: the ‘Best of the the Best’ award. This is awarded to only the top 1% of all Tripadvisor listings around the WORLD – plus we’re #17 in Tripadvisor’s list of Cultural and Historic tours in the whole of the UK! Added to the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award (given to the top 10%), which we have received in 8 of the previous 10 years, and over 1900 5-star reviews, we know we must be doing something right!
In March 2026 we honoured to win the ‘Experience of the Year’ category of the West Midlands Tourism Awards, and we will now go forward to the national VisitBritain Awards for Excellence. We were also finalists in the ‘Customer Service Excellence’ category of our local Stratford Herald Business & Tourism Awards in 2025. In November 2025, we also won The Cotswolds Award for ‘Best Tour Company in the Cotswolds’ for the 9th time in a row!
Go Cotswolds has featured in national and international press, and is recommended in guide books including Rick Steves’ Great Britain, and Japan’s Chikyu-No-Arukikata Plat series.
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