26 years after doing Rick's 22 days in Great Britain with a friend, I'll be back with my family with 2 teenagers. This time we have only 9 days. Generally consistent with Steve's recommendation (except for the starting order), we begin with 3 days/nights in London, 2 in Bath, leaving an open day before we would stay 2 days/nights in York and finish with a evening in London before our return.
Are the Cotswolds a realistic destination filling in that one open day between Bath and York? I enjoy driving and will secure a rental car to get there from Bath, and presumably will drive to York (though I realize a train is an option from say, Oxford). We'll be more interested in touring / walking the villages / countryside than any particular attraction, save perhaps Blenheim Place.