In 1958 two recent University graduates - one from Oxford and one from Cambridge - founded a London tour operator specialising in privately guided tours of England's two ancient University cities, Oxford and Cambridge. In 1965 they bought British Tours Ltd, a company in existence since 1931., and started providing a wider range of private tours in and around London and extended touring in Britain.
Today, our central London office in London's Mayfair next to the Headquarters of English Heritage specialises in personal and flexible touring, itinerary design, and researching the best that Britain has offer. We provide tours for all size groups - private groups of up to 7 travel by car with their own driver-guide and larger groups by minibus and coach. Our tours are available in most languages including French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.
Our tours are suited to families, people with special interests or special needs, and anyone who wants the freedom to travel at their own pace with their own guide.
As well as covering the most famous sights, we pride ourselves on also showing our clients authentic, less-touristic sights with excellent local guides. Our team of over 50 tour guides are personable, knowledgeable men and women with interesting academic and professional backgrounds - they include a former Detective in the CID at New Scotland Yard, a senior Foreign Office Civil Servant in charge of Protocol for visiting Heads of State, an Archaeologist with many published works and a former Military Attache at the British Embassy in Paris.
British Tours Ltd offers private day tours leaving from London, as well as extended private tours of England, Scotland & Wales including accommodation to suit your preferences - from Deluxe Country House Hotels to Quaint Inns, transfers, and special interest tours. We can research larger special interest projects for you too (a research fee usually applies).
British Tours Ltd works with hundreds of Travel Agents worldwide as well as many of the UK's companies for flexible sightseeing for their overseas visitors, ground handling arrangements, interpreting and special events. British Tours Ltd is a member of the London Tourist Board, the British Incoming Tour Operators Association, the Society of the Golden Keys and the American Society of Travel Agents.
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