'Dungeons and Dragons' Overnight Tour in the Cotswolds and Wales

Visit locations such as: The Cotswolds, Gloucester Cathedral, Tintern Abbey, Chepstow Castle, Wales.

Oxford, 'the city of dreaming spires', is a must-see for any visitor to England. It boasts one of the world's greatest - and oldest - universities, as well as some of the finest architecture in Europe.

The colleges themselves, which make up the university, are amongst the architectural highlights, their ivy-clad stone walls protecting beautiful chapels, halls and libraries. The grandest of all the colleges is Christ Church, so atmospheric is the college's dining hall that it was chosen as a key location in the Harry Potter film. Your guide will tell you about the college's famous students, which include Albert Einstein and Lewis Carroll, who wrote his enchanting tales of Alice in Wonderland here.

We continue our Harry Potter trail to the City of Gloucester, where centuries ago, the Romans marched over the Cotswold Hills, saw beneath them the lush Severn Valley and decided to build a garrison. From that point on visitors have made Gloucester the focal point of their travels. Gloucester Cathedral is one of Europe's enduring architectural glories and has been a place of worship for over 1,300 years. The cathedral provided the backdrop for several scenes in the Harry Potter movies and pupils from nearby King's School provided the extras.

We then cross the border into Wales and visit the ruins of Tintern Abbey which lies between the River Wye and the southern end of Tintern Abbey. The hills around the Abbey are covered with woods, changing colour with the season. The actual ruins are now carefully looked after carefully and receive a good number of visitors.

The tour then visits Chepstow Castle which was built in 1067 as a base for the Norman conquest of South East Wales. The importance of the site is demonstrated by the fact that it is the first stone castle built in Wales, if not the whole country.