Lord of the Rings Cotswolds Tour: In Tolkien’s Footsteps

Lord of the Rings Cotswolds Tour: In Tolkien’s Footsteps

By Tour Britannia

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10h
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Overview

There are places in England that feel ancient, alive, and quietly magical, where history feels older than memory. The Cotswolds is such a place. Rolling hills, golden stone villages, crooked lanes, and ancient doors straight from another age another age.
Tolkien knew this countryside well. He walked its lanes, drank in its inns, and wandered its hills. Many believe he drew on these landscapes when shaping the Shire, Bree, and the more mysterious edges of his world. Now you can follow in his footsteps!

Discover the “Hobbit Door” said to echo the hidden Doors of Durin.
A folly that recalls Amon Hen, the Seat of Seeing.
The historic Bell Inn, thought to be the model for Bree’s Prancing Pony.
The Four Shire Stone believed to have inspired the Three-Farthings Stone in the Shire.
The haunting Rollright Stones, long linked to Barrow-downs, where Tolkien tell us, “stone rings grinned out of the ground like broken teeth in the moonlight.”
Here that haunting image comes vividly to life!

Activity location

Stow-on-the-Wold
- Stow-on-the-Wold, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

Stow-on-the-Wold
- Stow-on-the-Wold, United Kingdom

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Lord of the Rings Cotswolds Tour: In Tolkien’s Footsteps

10h
English

Pickup included

Travelers

Language options: English

Starting time: 8:00

Price details

P 76,696.07 x 1 TravelerP 76,696.07

Total

Until Tue, Nov 25

What's included, what's not

Private transportation
Bottled water
WiFi on board
Air-conditioned vehicle
Coffee and/or Tea
Meals

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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Swinbrook (Pass by)

A beautiful Cotswolds village surrounded by rolling hills that conjure up images of the Shire.

Stow-on-the-Wold

45m

A quintessential Cotswolds market town, steeped in old-world charm. Here we’ll discover the curious ‘Hobbit Door’ — a hidden gem said to have inspired Tolkien’s vision of the Doors of Durin, the secret western entrance to Moria.

Snowshill (Pass by)

A scenic drive through the Cotswold Hills, said to be the inspiration for 'The Wold' - the windy upland plain in the 'Kingdom of Rohan'.

Broadway Tower

1h 30m

Walk through a shadowy, mysterious woodland to Broadway Tower, an 18th-century folly rising dramatically above the Cotswold hills. Did this striking landmark inspire Tolkien’s vision of Amon Hen, the ‘Seat of Seeing’? Standing here, with sweeping views in every direction, it’s easy to imagine how such a place could have stirred his imagination.

Moreton-in-Marsh

40m

In the heart of Moreton-in-Marsh, a traditional Cotswold market town with a history stretching back to the Saxons, stands the historic Bell Inn. Once a bustling coaching inn on the old London–Worcester road, it was here that Tolkien often met with his brother. Many believe this welcoming hostelry inspired the Prancing Pony, the famous inn at Bree in Middle-earth. Step inside for a drink at Tolkien’s old haunt and you’ll find a vast map of Middle-earth celebrating its literary connection. Beyond the inn itself, Moreton bears more than a passing resemblance to Bree: Tolkien described the village as having ‘some hundred stone houses of the Big Folk’ — a picture that perfectly matches Moreton’s stone-built cottages clustered around its broad market square.

Great Wolford

10m

Alongside a leafy country lane stands the Four Shire Stone, an 18th-century marker that once signified the meeting point of four counties — Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire. For centuries, it served as a waymarker for travellers moving through the Cotswolds. Many Lord of the Rings enthusiasts believe it inspired the Three-Farthings Stone in the Shire — the symbolic centre of hobbit country. In Tolkien’s tale, it is here that Samwise Gamgee scatters the dust of Lothlórien, Galadriel’s gift, to restore a Shire left scarred by Sharkey and his men. Standing beside this weathered stone, it’s easy to imagine Tolkien blending real English landmarks with the deep history and myth that shaped Middle-earth.

Rollright Stones

1h

This mysterious collection of prehistoric monuments is believed to have inspired Tolkien’s eerie Barrow-downs, the haunted resting place of the Dúnedain. As you wander among the ancient, weather-worn stones, it’s easy to imagine Barrow-wights stirring in the shadows. In Tolkien’s words, “stone rings grinned out of the ground like broken teeth in the moonlight.” This haunting image perfectly fits the Rollright Stones.

Location

Activity location

Stow-on-the-Wold
- Stow-on-the-Wold, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

Stow-on-the-Wold
- Stow-on-the-Wold, United Kingdom

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