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In Tolkien’s Footsteps Lord of the Rings Inspired Cotswolds Tour
Follow in the Footsteps of JRR Tolkien and see the source of his inspiration while exploring the beautiful Cotswolds in this literary exploration of the quintessential English countryside.
Step into Tolkien’s world on this magical Cotswolds adventure. Explore the countryside that inspired the Shire and uncover the places that shaped Middle-earth.
Discover the “Hobbit Door” in a traditional market town, said to echo the hidden Doors of Durin. Walk through shadowy woodland to Broadway Tower, a folly that recalls Amon Hen, the Seat of Seeing. In Moreton-in-Marsh, the historic Bell Inn is thought to be the model for Bree’s Prancing Pony, while the town’s stone houses mirror Tolkien's description of Bree itself. Nearby, beside a country lane, stands the Four Shire Stone, once marking four counties, and believed to have inspired the Three-Farthings Stone in the Shire, where Sam scattered Galadriel’s gift. The journey ends at the haunting Rollright Stones, a collection of prehistoric monuments long linked to Barrow-downs. Tolkien wrote “stone rings grinned out of the ground like broken teeth in the moonlight.” Here, history and fantasy meet in the heart of the Cotswolds.
Discover the “Hobbit Door” in a traditional market town, said to echo the hidden Doors of Durin. Walk through shadowy woodland to Broadway Tower, a folly that recalls Amon Hen, the Seat of Seeing. In Moreton-in-Marsh, the historic Bell Inn is thought to be the model for Bree’s Prancing Pony, while the town’s stone houses mirror Tolkien's description of Bree itself. Nearby, beside a country lane, stands the Four Shire Stone, once marking four counties, and believed to have inspired the Three-Farthings Stone in the Shire, where Sam scattered Galadriel’s gift. The journey ends at the haunting Rollright Stones, a collection of prehistoric monuments long linked to Barrow-downs. Tolkien wrote “stone rings grinned out of the ground like broken teeth in the moonlight.” Here, history and fantasy meet in the heart of the Cotswolds.