Had such a great experience! Owen was so well versed in the history of Bristol. He answered all our…read morequestions and was lovely to chat with. Highly recommend!

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.

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.

We hired Simon to give us a private 2 day tour of Bath, Stonehenge and the surrounding area. He was…read moreexcellent; helpful, knowledgeable, organized and with the sweetest disposition. He picked us up at the Bath train station and took us straight to Stonehenge. From there we did a half day walking tour of Bath. The next day he took us to Lacock to show our kids all the Harry Potter filming locations, not to be missed if you're a HP fan! Then he drove us through a few quaint villages on our journey to Highclere Castle to live out our Downton Abbey fantasy. He even found a way to surprise us with a stop at Avebury on the way! We had the best time with Simon and learned a lot, but he also taught us there is so much more to see! We'll be back again one day and will definitely be sure to hook up with Simon again.

I did two tours with them and both were amazing. 90 min just fly by while you get insight into the…read morelife and history of the place. Both guides drawn our attention to the places we would have never found on our own, or just would pass by without being aware of their historic value. The tours are free and are run by volunteers, who clearly are passionate about Exeter and history.

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!

September 2017. We hadn't realized that the hotel our…read moretravel agent booked was nine miles from Bath until the night before our arrival, and renting a car was not an option. Did we panic? I think not! I called several car services that couldn't help us due to the last minute booking. Fortunately, I reached Craig at Roman Bath Private Hire. He picked us up at the train station in a spotless, very comfortable car, ran us out to the hotel to drop our bags and dropped us off in town for lunch at a Thai restaurant he recommended (a wonderful meal), and an afternoon walking tour of the notable sights of Bath. Then he worked with us to put together a bespoke tour of Lacock Village and Abbey, the lovely village of Castle Combe and countryside, finishing up at an overlook in a park with spectacular views of Bath, river and surrounding area. The next day, he drove us to our airport hotel by way of Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral, two sights added at his suggestion. We would not otherwise have seen them, so we jumped at the chance to do so. We arrived at the hotel relaxed and ready for dinner. Craig saved our visit to Bath, making great recommendations and suggestions that made the visit so much more special and enjoyable. We would definitely choose his service when we return to Bath and highly recommend Roman Bath Private Hire for anyone visiting the area.

From the owner: Airport transfers, seaport transfers, city to city travel and long distance journeys.read more

If you are into art, then you know that the city of Bristol has really become synonymous with…read moreBanksy, an a funny, witty, political satirist who uses graffiti art as his medium. Full confession: actually my brother is a massive fan of Banksy and it he who introduced me to his art, and our whole reason to actually come to Bristol on a weekend getaway, was to check out the various bits of Banksy's artwork scattered around the city (the fact that we both just fell in love with the vibrancy and charm of the city of Bristol is a whole another story!) Banksy 'Love Cheat' Mural was the first Banksy we saw, and one of the tour stops during the Blackbeard To Banksy - Ultimate Bristol Walking Tour. The name of this artwork is "Love Cheat" and is a perfect example of Banksy's ironic sense of humor as the work is scintillated on the side-wall of a sexual health clinic. Our guide told us that Banksy apparently created a full scaffolding, pretending to be a construction worker and when the council wanted to paint over it, local Bristolians set up a petition that prevented the artwork from being painted over. The a few years back, the council decided to sell the building and what they did was genius - they listed it as an artwork with a building attached! The new owners have offices on the main floor, but the basement is a swanky cocktail club with a secret entrance. One things that took me aback was the size of the stencil - it's absolutely the size of a window in someone's room! Also, when I came in April 2019, it had been vandalized with blue paintball pellets - our tour guide told us those apparently appeared after a local radio interview in which Banksy admitted to a being a fan of Bristol football club with red colours (their rivals wear blue, hence the blue paintball pellets!). The second bit of vandalism is because apparently there is the local graffiti ''artist" called ''KAPE'' and he thinks its funny (ha-ha not!) to go around and signing his name over all the local area famous graffiti artworks! So when you see my photos, you can see both these vandalized bits of work too. Anyway, seeing this was just so amazing and super chuffed I got to see a Banksy artwork up close and personal. Yelp 158/ 2019

Five stars despite never having seen it in person…read more Many thanks to Qype for making this available.

We did the free walking tour with Jade. It was fascinating, entertaining, and exactly two hours…read more Cannot recommend it enough!

Super helpful and knowledgeable staff! We arrived in Bath too late for any of the walking tours…read more(last one leaves at 2:30 and we were 10mins too late!) and the helpful ladies put together an alternate itinerary for us instead. It was convenient to have one place make all the bookings and as have mentioned in previous reviews, love free wifi, and this place delivers. Also, they sell special international postcard stamps that feature Bath- specific photos, in a booklet of 5, so my recommendation is to get those stamps from here.

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