2026 - Stratford Christmas Market & A Festive House
- Duration: 4 days
- Board Basis: Half Board
- Tour Ref: D2TCRU9489
Holiday Summary
- Travel Type: Coach
4 days
A magical Weekend away!
Enjoy a festive weekend away in Shakespeare's county and a visit to the award-winning event Stratford-upon-Avon Victorian Christmas Market. It has become one of the UK’s biggest and most well-loved Christmas markets, with over 300 fabulous stalls and all traders in full Victorian dress. You can expect street food, mulled wine & cider, Baileys hot chocolate, a fun fair with original Victorian carousel and traditional market stalls covering all the historical town centre streets of Stratford-upon-Avon. After the excitement and buzz of a day out at the Christmas Market, kick back and relax at your hideaway hotel in the peaceful hamlet of Charlecote, just five miles from historic Stratford-upon-Avon. Lovely Charlecote House and Park is just a stone's throw from the hotel and will be decorated in all its festive glory, so it is only proper to call in for a Yuletide visit before heading into nearby festive Warwick.
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£449
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PLEASE NOTE: Price is per person and based on two people sharing a twin/double room. Single room supplements and upgrades are not included.
Itinerary
Stratford Christmas Markets
Day 1 - After joining your holiday coach, head to Warwickshire with a scenic meander through some of the charming villages of the Northern Cotswolds - Chipping Norton, renowned for its antique shops and Moreton-in-Marsh with its chocolate box houses, built mainly of the honey-coloured stone. Check in to the 3* Charlecote Pheasant with porterage on arrival. DBBDay 2 - 3 At leisure in Warwickshire with two included excursions
INCLUDED EXCURSIONS
Stratford-upon-Avon Christmas Market
For just 4 days a year, Shakespeare's birth town comes alive with the sights, aromas and hustle & bustle of the award winning Christmas Market with over 300 fabulous stalls and all traders in full Victorian dress. Street food, mulled wine & cider, Baileys hot chocolate, a fun fair with original Victorian carousel and traditional market stalls covering all the historical town centre, live music, choirs, dance groups, a stage with compere, stilt walkers, chimney sweeps & strollers - it's all here and you have a full day to enjoy it all! The Christmas market takes place on Waterside, Sheep Street, Bridge Street, Henley Street, High Street and Meer Street, with food & drink stalls on Wood Street. There will be entertainment throughout the town and the stage in Henley Street will host a programme of performances.
Christmas at Charlecote Park & Festive Warwick
Charlecote House is a grand property and was a family home for more than 900 years, before its transformation in the 1800s into one of the finest examples of Elizabethan Revival style by its owners Mary Elizabeth and George Hammond Lucy. Wonder at the extravagantly decorated house (theme varies each year) as you wander around the bedecked rooms and outbuildings and immerse yourself in the Christmas spirit. There are plenty of delicious festive favourites to be found in the cafe, or pop to the shop to find Christmas cards, gifts and baubles or follow the Christmas trail around Charlecote Park. NB The house rooms are on the ground floor, the decorated gardens accessible via gravel paths and the outbuildings are also on the ground floor
Later return to the hotel to relax for the afternoon or head into compact Warwick, which comes alive every Christmastime with twinkling lights adorning its historic streets and a magical atmosphere that warms the heart.
Day 4 - After a relaxed breakfast, depart with a stop at Bicester Avenue, the popular and award-winning home, garden and leisure shopping centre. Drive onto interchange and then onwards to your hometowns
Highlights
- Hotel for 3 nights with breakfast & dinner
- Porterage
- Full day at Stratford-upon-Avon Christmas Market
- Time in Warwick
- Entrance to Charlecote Park & House
- En-route Cotswolds drive via Chipping Norton & Moreton-in-Marsh
- En-route stop at Bicester Avenue
Accommodation
Lovely country hotel a few miles from Stratford
Clarion Charlecote Pheasant Hotel, near Stratford-upon-AvonOnce a working farmhouse and hayloft, this charming 3* hotel still exudes the character and warmth of its past.
With landscaped gardens, historic features, and plenty of quiet corners to enjoy, it has the feeling of a country retreat but is just a few miles from Stratford-upon-Avon.
There is a restaurant and bar, and homely guestrooms include free WiFi and tea / coffee making facilities.
There is no lift but plenty of ground floor rooms Back to top