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England
Guides, Tours |
| Short Information | Capital: London
Language: English
Currency: British pound (GBP) | |
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 PRIVATE TOURS IN England | | Overnight country breaks - London - English countryside - Take a short break from London with one of our inclusive, two day tours into the English countryside. The following three tours include a night in a leading Country House hotel, personal collection and return to London, your own qualified driver-guide, entrance fees, and historic itineraries. | | London for first timers and for repeat visitors - "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life" (Samuel Johnson). London is so varied, there is something to interest everyone, again and again. | | Tour of London - This is an essential tour of London where you will be pointed out many famous icons of London, including Big Ben and the Parliament buildings, Whitehall, Downing Street. , the London home of the Prime Minister, and Trafalgar Square where looking up you will see Nelson on his column as well as Buckingham Palace. | | Royal Palaces: Windsor Castle and Hampton Court - Visit the two Palaces from London in one day by car: Windsor Castle, the Queens' favourite royal residence. Largest and longest continously inhabited stronghold in the world. | | The Magic of Wales, Winchester, Salisbury and Stone henge - 5 Days - Medieval Welsh folklore abounds - heroes who leap on bubbles without breaking them - missionary saints who sail the seas on leaves - they are kept alive in a country of remote mountains, sparkling lakes, windswept cliffs and people who still speak Welsh, many regions of Wales have signposts in Welsh only as follows. . | | My City - London - My City- London is both ancient and modern, where everyone can find something to interest them. There are the classic London sites of Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London and Big Ben, but also more unusual places such as Highgate Cemetery, the pre-anaesthesia Old Operating Theatre or the Foundling Hospital. | | Treasures of the West Country - England - This tour takes you into a pace of life long gone elsewhere in England, quaint meandering lanes in sleepy villages, romantic associations with King Arthur and Guinevere. The vast wild spaces of Dartmoor, Exmoor and Bodmin Moor - dramatic and full of contrast with jagged granite tors, prehistoric crosses and stone circles where wild ponies and red deer roam. | | Oxford - The 'City of Dreaming Spires', whose hushed courtyards and elegant, dignified timeworn buildings have inspired generations of scholars (including Bill Clinton in the 1970s!) and writers, including Lewis Carroll who wrote 'Alice in Wonderland' here. . | | Overnight Bath Tour - 2 Days - Visit the ancient University City of Oxford, the glorious region of the Cotswolds with its antique shops and quaint villages and the breathtaking, World Heritage City of Bath. The Roman Baths, Pump Room and Abbey are among the finest antiquities in the country. | | Customised shopping tours - London - Antique and specialised tours for the discerning shopper. Spend a day with Harry visiting his secret shopping places in London or the Cotswolds. | | Touring Wales - Total time 8 days Depart London for unique prehistoric Stonehenge On to the beautiful 13th century Cathedral at Salisbury and the lovely medieval town. Finally to BATH with its famous Roman Baths and exquisite Georgian architecture. | | Gems of the South - 3 Days - Southern England Tour For centuries the wealthy and aristocratic have built their great manor houses and castles South of London in Kent & Sussex, one of England's most beautiful regions of orchards, copses & hop fields, splendid public gardens, delightful villages and towns. . | | Scotland Bound - 6 Days - The highlight of this tour is Edinburgh, widely regarded as one of Europe's most handsome cities, and the scenic peaceful part of Scotland to the South that so inspired Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott. , which for centuries was in the midst of turbulent border warfare and bears the scars in the once magnificent abbeys at Jedburgh, Melrose, Kelso & Dryburgh, still awe-inspiring in their ruined state. | | Within about 35 miles from London - Windsor and Eton Still a favourite royal residence, Largest and longest inhabited stronghold in the world. Dating back to 1110 and filled with the cream of the Royal collection, Eton the oldest boy's public school, founded 1440, where the boy's still wear tail coats. | | Windsor Castle - The home of the Royal Family for 900 years, and the largest and oldest occupied Castle in the world. Generations of Kings and Queens have conducted their business here and enjoyed its grounds. | | Full day Panoramic Tour of London - A full day tour of London and takes you to all the major points of interest. During the day we will enjoy the amazing spectacle of the Guards Change at Buckingham Palace and St James Palace. | | Shakespeare Remembered - 3 Days - Overnights in Stratford & Bath Immortalised by William Shakespeare, the highlight of this tour is Stratford-Upon-Avon, a small Tudor market town with mellowed half-timbered architecture situated along the tree fringed river Avon. Visit Windsor Castle, England's largest royal residence. | | London For the frequent visitor - Selections can be taken from these suggestions to make up a day's programme to suit individual tastes and interests, not least shopping and the London markets. Discovering London Villages. | | The Best in Britain Tour - 5 Days - "WHIP-MA-WHOP -MA-GATE", York's tiniest street, dates from Saxon times and means "neither one thing nor the other". Our "Best in Britain" tour unashamedly defies that description. | | Stratford upon Avon. - Situated in the heart of England, Here you will visit both the birthplace of William Shakespeare and the cottage where he courted Anne Hathaway in the village of Shottery. You will have time to explore this charming market town with its variety of shops, eating places and 16th century buildings. | | Stonehenge - It is the most important prehistoric site in England and is unique throughout the whole world. Now a 'World Heritage Site' and surrounded by other ancient burial sites, it encompasses some 5000 years of history. | | Up to 125 miles from London - Westwards Prehistoric stone circle at Stonehenge, Roman & Georgian Bath, 18th century classical gardens of Stourhead. Elizabethan mansion of Corsham Court. | | For the First Time Visitor - Kensington Palace, Albert Memorial, Albert Hall, South Kensington Museums. , Knightsbridge, Harrods, Hyde Park Corner, Marble Arch, Mayfair, Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Westminster, Whitehall, Strand, Covent Garden, Aldwych, Fleet Street, St. |  See all private and personal tours in England |
| PRIVATE GUIDES OF England | | Anne Mark - My name is Anne Mark and I founded and run Marksman Tours. After extensive training and examination, I was awarded the coveted BLUE BADGE by the London Tourist Board, covering the London area and places within one day's drive. | | British Tours Ltd - 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. | | Grosvenor Guide - The Grosvenor Guide Service was started in 1966, which makes it one of the oldest driver - guiding service in the United Kingdom. Originally it was set up with American visitors to Britain in mind, and a commitment to a high quality of service which has set the standard for driver-guiding. | | Harry Norman - London Tours is led by Harry Norman a true London Cockney. Harry is 58 and has been a tour guide for over 9 years. | | Peter West - Its fun and informative to enjoy private and personalised tours with Peter West or one of his colleagues. You will be transported in luxury from one point of interest to another by a highly qualified Blue Badge guide who will tell you whats really going on today and also deliver an terpretation of the history of Britain as it relates to the sights that you will be seeing. | | See all private and personal guides of England |
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