Nigel took my brother and I on a private Fossil Walk at Charmouth Beach. He has written several…read morebooks on Fossiling in Dorset and he was very knowledgable, interesting and friendly. He started by giving an small speech about the fossils in the region, their origin and an overall history of the region. He then took us to a site where armed with a hammer and some butter knives he showed us which rocks to look for and how to identify patterns which may be fossils. We found dozens of fossils in a short amount of time. While we were out on the beach, locals would come up to Nigel and ask about their finds, so he is obviously well known in the area. The tour takes 2 hours and is a great way to spend the day. Nigel is good company and gave us many local tips which enhanced our holiday. This would be a great activity to do with kids of almost any age.

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.

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!

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.

My sister and I have been planning this tour with Laurence for two years due to COVID. It was well…read moreworth the wait !!! We decided on two full days, and that still wasn't enough time. Laurence took us to the following: * Avebury / Avebury Sanctuary * Amesbury Archer burial place * Marden Henge * The Devils Den * Cuckoo Stone * Source of the River Avon * Durrington Walls * Silbury Hill * Woodhenge * West Kennett Long Barrow * Wiltshire Museum * Alexander Keillor Museum * Stonehenge * Mesolithic Post Holes at Stonehenge * Stonehenge - Greater Cursus He was extremely knowledgeable about the archaeological sites and the Wiltshire landscape. Due to the Queen's passing, we were unable to attend the Stonehenge inner circle access. Laurence was quick to find a bypass road and we were able to view the stones, as well as rearranging the day's schedule, so we could attend a 96 round gun salute fired by 14 Regiment Royal Artillery at Stonehenge later that afternoon. My sister and I are already planning our next tour with Laurence :

From the owner: Oldbury Tours provides guided tours of the prehistoric sites of Wiltshire including Stonehenge and…read moreAvebury as well as the towns of Bath, Marlborough and Salisbury and the many picture perfect villages of the county. The tours are for independent travelers, couples, families and small groups of up to six. Minibus tours can also be arranged, Laurence the guide is a local with a passion for the county and all its sites. He has a BA in archaeology and classical studies and is fully licensed by Wiltshire Council.

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.

I am pleased to do the first Yelp review for this tour! We…read morewere picked up at the agreed upon time/place by Graham. The van was a Vauxhall van with plenty of room. He is a friendly guy, and we were immediately put at ease. He showed us a couple places around Oxford to get our bearings and then off we went! Blenheim Castle was our first stop. It was jam packed that day because of a car show, but it was an added bonus to see all the vintage Rolls, Ferraris, and a lot of other cars. Gorgeous vehicles! The castle itself is stunning, and the Churchill memorabilia is very interesting. Graham knew all the stories behind the estate, and pointed out the things of interest. We also took a short walk around the grounds because it was a beautiful day. Then he took us to some nearby village for lunch. Best meal of the whole vacay! Afterwards, we drove to the Cotswolds and walked amongst the thatched houses. From there, he took us to another village where we got some candy and then we headed for home. He was very amenable to our schedule, very easy going, and knows the area well. We had such an enjoyable day letting him do all the driving. I highly recommend this tour!

From the owner: At Undiscovered Cotswolds we offer small group tours and private tours of the Cotswolds and…read moresurrounding areas including Bath, Stonehenge, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon and more

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.