My husband and I took the Norfolk / Cromer tour, the coach was very comfortable with plenty of…read moreleg room, the driver was very helpful and nothing was to much trouble. The trips where outstanding and the trip on the broads was very much an in- site in to how the other half live. The hotel was very very comfortable and the meals of a very high standard, the bar prices were very fare. I would recommend this company to any one who likes to see places in comfort. Will be booking again with no question.

A bit has changed since my last experience with Mad Max Tours, including a much more limited…read moreoffering. There are three tours to choose from now: Tour 1 (I have not done [because I've seen them all before]): a tour of Stonehenge, a walk in Castle Combe Village, a photo stop at Cherhill White Horse, a visit to the Avebury Stone Circles, a photo stop at Silbury Hill, lunch at Lacock National Trust village. Tour 2 (I recently did): The Cotswold Villages Experience which includes very accessible and highly informative visits/walks through Castle Combe Village, Bibury & Arlington Row, Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-On-The-Wold, as well as Malmesbury Abbey & Market Cross. Get ready to be absolutely immersed in the Cotswolds! While our guide was incredibly knowledgeable about the area (we learned so many interesting things!) and thoughtful of bio breaks, we felt the day could have been paced better. We were rushed at Bourton-on-the-Water and Malmesbury Abbey; but, we had *far too much* time at both Stow-on-the-Wold (all fourteen of us ended up standing on the street for forty minutes or so waiting for our guide to show back up; that being said, you should absolutely take Mad Max's recommendation to get lunch at Cotswolds Baguettes and eat them near the church with the famous Yew trees!), and - maybe because our tour guide had a personal connection to it - Arlington Row, where we spent a very, very long time standing in front of people's houses. Tour 3 (I have not done): special access to Stonehenge. I do LOVE these kinds of (almost) all-inclusive tours; they take away the anxiety of needing to drive or come up with an itinerary. They also allow you to truly take in the incredible scenery from comfortable small buses that navigate lots of back roads expertly! I just found this particular tour to be a little less personal than when I first visited a few years back (and compared to our experiences with the Heart of Scotland tours out of Edinburgh) AND I'm missing the more varied selection of tours they used to offer as well.

We did the Cotswold tour 8/23/24…read more Scenery wise the tour was interesting, transiting through the lovely and history rich Cotswolds villages. Lunch however was a disaster. After being told, numerous times, told NOT to eat Lunch in Bourton and wait for Stow-On-The-Wold for a sumptuous lunch, we arrived in Stow to find every single pub closed, many for 3-4 days. We wound up having a lunch in a pasty shop that was, as a British Baking Show would call it "Not Worth the Calories. What I don't understand is that the same tour came here 2 days ago so why did they not forward this information? We could of had a lovely lunch in Bourton.

I went on two tours with Where When Wales, which is owned by Jan and her husband, and they are the…read moreones who run the tours, with Jan showing her amazing knowledge of Wales and her husband showing his incredible ability driving a minibus where even small cars would have problems maneuvering. Jan was professional and knowledgeable, and worked the tour around the people on it--what their needs and interests were. Price was very reasonable and the experiences created lasting memories.

My massive thanks to Yelper Mari K, as we found about this Walking Tour in Bristol, thanks to her…read morereview. Our tour guide was Duncan and he was FANTABULOUS!! He had this easy-breezy commentary style and I loved how he just threw in these snippets of local custom and lore about the locations we went to. Being a conceptual street artist himself, I loved the insider knowledge he bought to that aspect of our tour. This story he told about a pair of previous Swiss gals on his tour. who mis-heard the information about Blackbeard being a Pirate, and instead were convinced Duncan was talking about a ''Parrot" lead to my having a massive fit of the giggles (in fact even now, just writing about it, I have the biggest smile on my face!) Btw, Duncan also revealed that he was one of the artist behind the recent attempt to have ordinary folks line up on the British coast and signal SOS to Europe using mirrors. If interested article here (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sos-eu-video-brexit-uk-south-coast-brighton-south-coast-europe-a8849696.html) and he's done similar stuff with US-Mexico border too, so that was cool to meet the artist behind the idea! I would totally recommend this tour - it was a fantastic bite-size introduction to Bristol and totally delivered on its promise! Yelp 162/ 2019

Really enjoyed this walking tour. Our guide, Simon, was very knowledgeable and articulate, easy to…read moreunderstand even by Americans. He was patient and helpful and his tour had a good pace, covering quite a lot of. He avoided most of steps, and we did not feel how 2 hours passed. Thank you very much, Simon.

Preface: A couple of the one-star reviews on Google were very unfair to Lion Tours. One of the…read morereviewers clearly never went on the tour (writing on behalf of others) and the other reviewer was merely repeating the former reviewer's review. It seems that the only person "lacking variety" is the latter reviewer. I usually don't call out other reviewers but something had to be said before someone stepped on either of these landmines. Now, on with the review. Paul was the greatest tour guide in the history of tour guides... maybe ever. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the surrounding area and we were completely blown away by his attention to detail. Did you know that Thomas the Tank Engine was conceived on this route? Wild! Paul knew. He also accompanied us to Stonehenge itself and gave us an in-person walk-through of the site, which I hear the competition doesn't do. The other tours just drop you off and wait in the cafe for you to be done. A bit impersonal if you ask me. Paul even keeps spare rain jackets in case you didn't bring one to the Henge. What a saint. Need recommendations for what to do in Bath? Surprise, Paul's got them. If the other tours are Bieber and Swift albums, then Lion Tours would have to be Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill, an absolute classic. Would book again!

We toured Stonehenge, Avebury, Lalock and Castle Combe. Paul was knowledgeable about the area and…read moreprovided us a unique and personal experience. He provided a special tour in Castle Combe that others could not show! We had a great day and recommend this tour

The coach was modern and felt safe and maintained. Phil our driver drove safely, and was funny…read more Chris our guide was a great combination of informative and witty. They were on time, suggested a great plan for the day and easy to communicate with. I highly recommend In Bath & Beyond!

We had a private tour with Simon Whittaker to a small portion of the Cotswolds. Not only was he…read moreprompt for our pick up he was full of historical information about the whole area. We were able to see and walk through a few villages and really see what makes this area a wonder. Not to mention many of the villages we visited were used in filming a lot of television and movie productions. We were able to stop and have a coffee at an historical hotel and lunch at a lovely spot far from the beaten path. Very enlightening! Simon was very personable. I highly recommend a tour with this Company and with Simon.

So this guy who's dressed like Willy Wonka had ripped off late-period Elvis' sideburns, lets you…read morefollow him around Bath for a couple of hours. And he's a good magician and an even better comedian. And he walks you around to see all the major town center sights, without ever discussing what they are, who built them, or how they used them. And he locks up one of your group in a stockade...and drowns a stuffed animal. And you pay him for that. That would be bizarre. In fact that is bizarre bath. And it's a hilariously good time. I highly recommend you spend an evening getting bizarre with them By the way, it's completely okay for pre-teens, which was a key question we had before going. A few racier jokes, still pretty tame, went over their heads.

The best English tour I've taken! The "Comedy Tour Walk" is an excellent description because he was…read morethe most hilarious tour guide ever! I can't write a detailed review because I feel it would give spoilers for the show. What I can do is give you peace of mind if it's worth going---IT IS! Is it hilarious? YES! Is it a breath of fresh air from the oppressive stuffiness of formal tours? YES! Will you leave happier and with good memories? YES! The guide basically took us around the historic area and just made fun of everything and included a lot of extremely over-the-top magic tricks as well! Is the finale of the show so incredible your jaw will drop? YES!

The reason we were even in Salisbury, and on of my main must-dos when coming to England! And for…read moreme, it did not disappoint! I do wish I had been there with a different travel partner or by myself, as I would have liked to take my time and walk from the visitor's center to the main attraction. There is a path one can follow to do just that. But if that isn't your thing, there is a bus that goes back and forth between the visitor's center and the 'foot' of the actual Stonehenge site. There is an official tour bus company that runs from the train station in the middle of town to Stonehenge just outside of town, along with stops at the cathedral (entry included with your Stonehenge ticket), as well as 2 other historical sites and a couple other bus stops around town. Highly affordable and reasonable if you are DIY-ing your visit. We took the train in from London and stayed overnight in town to explore and be able to take our time. Not sure how big bus tours from London doing day trips do it, but that is also a option for getting here. It is about 3 hours (by train) away from central London. Some have said they find this to be a disappointing tourist attraction. But I don't know, maybe it depends on your expectations. I was over the moon pleased and my expectations were exceeded. The weather happened to be beautiful and while it was busy, it wasn't like crunched shoulder-to-shoulder busy. There are markers set up around the structure with links to a self-guided audio tour. We ended up going in the opposite direction that most people opted to go (it is a loop around the stones) but that isn't, like, not allowed. So make your own choices. What not to do? DON'T be like an entitled man who just walks right on over the barricades and chains keeping you on the prescribed path and try and go pet the stones. Also maybe DON'T you and your wife throw a fit when security approaches you and takes you away for ignoring the clearly posted and straightforward rules that are printed in your native language and say you "deserve" to do whatever you want because it is your birthday (?). Like seriously...this happened while I was there and it was a scene. And they were lucky the Brits are so chill and calm about it...doing that kind of thing in a different country....yikes. ANYWAY. I loved every second of my visit here and only wish I could have spent more time exploring and taking my time around the site.

The Stonehenge Tour is operated by Salisbury Reds. After I reached at Salisbury station from…read moreLondon Waterloo, I was looking to the tour bus which I had already checked it by internet. The bus stop was near from the station. I found the bus and rode on it, at the time I bought the ticket from one bus driver sitting on drinking seat. I can't remember the price but maybe wondered if it was very cheap. After buying the ticket, the driver asked me of my language. Because of sudden, I quickly answered English languages, and the driver gave me an earphone that I can listen to explaining of Stonehenge's guide. I sat on a seat in the back of bus and plugged the earphone into a jack of the seat. If you want to get this tour ticket, you can use online on the website. All of their online tickets are valid for 6 months from the day of purchase.

Cardiff History and Hauntings offer a really unique way to get to know Cardiff. Its offers…read moreDetective Tours of the city centre were you try and map its medieval past, Llandaff Ghost Walks around the spooky village dominated by the spectacular cathedral and a Castell Coch Walking Tour. Tailored for small groups they are really good fun and informative too. I am local and still there is so much to learn. It would be ideal for the kids too as its not your normal dry history tours.

It seems to be a requirement of every British city to have someone running a local history walk,…read moreand often a ghost walk as well, and my first experience of these was on a trip to York, which is jam packed with history and legends. This Cardiff equivalent, run by trained tour guide Jim Cowan, offers a variety of themed walks: one in the city centre, playing detective and spotting clues to Cardiff's past; another discovering the legends of the fairytale Castell Coch, featuring a dramatic kidnapping of a Norman Lord by a rebellious Welsh Prince; and one in Llandaff village, dominated by its impressive cathedral, where visitors take a ghost tour (rated "excellent" by 8 travellers on TripAdvisor). Friends of mine booked some of their visiting family onto the city centre walk, and they came back full of facts about the city that us residents didn't know. The walk lasted about 90 minutes and only cost about £4 per person because it was booked in advance (you can do this online) - it costs a pound more if you pay on the day. You can also arrange a private guided walk at other times for £20 if you don't want to go as part of a group (the price increases if there is more than one of you).

This is a really different and novel way to see Cardiff. I did it for Halloween one year and it was…read morea real good laugh. Basically its a the tour takes you around the Cathay's park area and all the historic buildings. They tell you stories of ghosts, murder and the macabre. Its also really funny and entertaining and informative too. The tour guide was just brilliant. If you want to go any time of the year you can book a session for groups from for about £5 each.

The Creepy Cardiff Ghost Tour takes place around the leafy area of Cathays Park and the gleaming…read moreCivic Centre, starting at the National Museum of Wales, and lasting for about an hour. This area doesn't immediately strike one as particularly creepy at all, with grand white buildings, wide open boulevards and manicured parkland. But once you're on the ghost tour, you hear lots of spooky stories that cover both fact and fiction, and it's left up to you to decide which is which. Some is obvious to distinguish, but at other times it's a bit frustrating not to be sure which snippets are true and which are made up. That said, the obvious facts are very informative, and it's interesting even as a Cardiff resident to find out more about the area - plus the actor and tour guide David Thompson who runs it is very entertaining. The walk is offered throughout the year for group bookings only (10 or more people) costing £5 per adult (£4 for others), or if less there's a minimum charge of £40.