ChichesterMGOC Spring Tour 2027

Our tour will start with a 2-night stay in Oxfordshire, before continuing to our second hotel near Shrewsbury for the rest of the week in Shropshire; a rural historic county on the Welsh border famous as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution (Ironbridge Gorge). Its outstanding scenery includes the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB) and some great driving roads!

Proposed Itinerary

Saturday 24th April

After meeting up for breakfast, the tour will start with a suggested scenic route, with recommended lunch and tea/coffee/cake stops, to The Bird in Hand Hotel, Witney in Oxfordshire, where we will stay for 2 nights. The route will allow us to arrive in plenty of time to meet for a drink in the bar before dinner. This hotel will be familiar to some of our club members as we have stayed here on previous tours.

Sunday 25th April (Drive It Day)

We will provide a suggested circular route through North Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. Places of interest on the route include Bicester Motion (automotive and aviation centre), NT Stowe Gardens (extensive Georgian landscape garden and park) and the Silverstone motor racing museum.

We will then return to the hotel for dinner.

Monday 26th April

After checking-out from the hotel, we will head north-west with a suggested route towards Worcester and then onto Shropshire for a 5-night stay at the historical Albright Hussey Manor Hotel near Shrewsbury. Set in the heart of the beautiful Shropshire countryside with four acres of beautifully landscaped gardens. Dating back to circa 1524 and listed in the Domesday book, the Manor encompasses a wealth of history. The hotel has hosted numerous car clubs over the years, including Rolls Royce, Jaguar and Aston Martin. The owner is a car enthusiast and he even has a car-washing facility set up in the grounds of the hotel!

Tuesday 27th to Friday 30th April

There will be suggested scenic routes with places of interest to visit and suggested coffee/lunch stops for three of these days, including: 

• South-west Shropshire (Shropshire Hills National Landscape) – Long Mynd scenic viewpoint, Offa’s Dyke, Ludlow (medieval market town with 11^th century castle)
• North-west Shropshire and the River Dee Valley in Wales – Oswestry (British Ironwork Centre), Llangollen (Pontcysyllte Aqueduct), Wrexham, Ellesmere (lakes)
• East Shropshire – Ironbridge Gorge (UNESCO World Heritage site), Bridgnorth (Cliff Railway and Severn Valley Railway), Much Wenlock (birthplace of the modern Olympic Games)

The other day will be a ‘free day’ to visit some of the many places of interest nearby or in the area, including:

• Shrewsbury – Medieval market town in a loop of the River Severn, with cobbled streets, black and white timber-framed buildings and ancient town walls.
• Attingham Park (NT) – 18^th century estate with 200 acres of parkland and an elegant Regency Mansion with walled garden and deer park
• RAF Cosford Museum – extensive collection of historic aircraft. Displays include RAF 1918 – 2018 and the Battle of Britain (free entry)
• Hawkstone Park Follies – 18^th century landscape park with caves, cliffs, towers and woodland trails set among dramatic sandstone hills
• The Burway – an 8-mile notoriously steep single-track road with panoramic views (for confident drivers!)

We will have a BBQ and ‘Shropshire’ themed quiz on the Wednesday evening and on the Friday evening there will be an ‘End of Tour’ dinner, photo show and presentations.

Saturday 1st May

The route home from Shropshire will be your own choice and you may wish to book an overnight stop enroute. This could include the option to visit the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley (the location of a previous ChichesterMGOC mini tour in 2022).

Tour Costs

Estimated at between £1,475 and £1,675 per couple and £1,100 for a single depending on rooms available.(Rooms will be allocated on a first come first served basis) 

This includes 7 nights accommodation, breakfast and dinners at both hotels as detailed in the tour Terms and Conditions. Click here for Tour T&C’s

This does not include breakfast on the first day, lunches, drinks etc. 

Bookings for the tour will open at 9.00am on Monday 3rd August