We used David's Day Tours for two separate day trips. The planning process was easy and quick. We made arrangements via email, paid our 20% deposit via PayPal to reserve his time and then paid the balance in cash upon completion of the tour. David picked us up promptly as arranged and had us home within a couple of minutes of the planned 10 hours - amazing given traffic. He was a very safe driver and accommodated our individual needs during the trip. David provided a flip-phone to use to call him for pickup while exploring on the tour.
The first day trip was to Oxford and the Cotswold villages. David provided lots of background information and history along the way to Oxford. He then let us off in Oxford and we spent about an hour walking through town and taking pictures. When we finished, we called using his provided phone and within about 2 minutes he was there to pick us up. We continued to the villages of Asthall, Swinbrook, Burford and EastLeigh where we stopped for lunch at The Victoria Inn. After lunch, we continued on through Bibury, Winson, Bourbon on the Water, Lower Slaughter, Upper Slaughter, Stow on the Wold, Chipping Norton and Woodstock. We stopped as desired to shop, take pictures and stroll through the villages. Very scenic and quaint area.
The second day trip we went to The Wallops villages - Over Wallop, Nether Wallop and Middle Wallop. We saw Miss Markle's cottage and visited St Andrews Church built about 1020 AD and saw the frescoes from that time period. From there we went to Salisbury and spent about 1.5 hours at the gorgeous Salisbury Cathedral. Once again, we called David with his phone and within a couple of minutes he was there to pick us up when we finished. We then drove to Old Sarum, site of the original Salisbury Cathedral. We drove through the Woodford villages and past the home of rock musician Sting. Then we began the Neolithic part of the tour visiting Stonehenge, Avebury Stone Circle, Lockeridge Dene, West Kennet Long Barrow, Woodhenge, Silbury Hill and Durrington Walls. I really felt that seeing all of these sights on the same day helped give us some context and understanding of the time period. Highly recommend! read more
