Downton Abbey London Filming Locations: Private Half-Day Tour
Yorkshire may have been the setting for the earlier episodes, but London started to hog the limelight as the show clocked its later innings. Remember Lady Edith’s risqué romance with that old smooth-talking magazine editor Michael Gregson?
Flashback to the popular scenes set at the city’s iconic landmarks. Play guessing games to jog your memory. Buckingham Palace, Lancaster House, Bridgewater House, Belgrave Square, Criterion Restaurant, Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly Circus, Hyde Park, Albert Memorial, Astor House, St. Pancras Station, and these are just for starters. How many could you count?
Be bowled over by a few secret locations, including Lord Grantham’s London stately home. Our accredited Private Driver Guide happens to be a Downton Abbey fanatic. Brace for non-stop peppy conversation, not crisp commentary.
York Full Tour in Spanish
A great, unique and memorable Tour of the city of YORK, the most spectacular Medieval city in YORKSHIRE AND the North of England.
Founded by the Romans in 71 AD, York was occupied by Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, and invaded by the Normans!
Its great Gothic Cathedral: the York Minster, the ruins of a Medieval Monastery, its Castle, its wall, and public gardens, Georgian and Victorian Architecture... something to discover and explore at every step during our walk.
One of the most photogenic and picturesque cities in the UK.
York still preserves a large group of buildings, churches and market for more than 600 years, taking us on a journey to the Middle Ages.
Let's climb the defensive wall, and walk a portion of this magnificent structure, with the best views of the city.
Discover York with me, you will learn everything about the city and its importance to England since it appeared on maps 2000 years ago.
VIP Private Transfers Stansted Airport to/from Any London Hotel
Luxury Fleet: Travel in style with our premium vehicles, including Mercedes E-Class, S-Class, V-Class & more, ensuring a comfortable and sophisticated experience.
Personalized Service: From meet-and-greet at the arrivals hall to assistance with your luggage, we prioritize attention to detail and tailor every journey to your needs.
Punctuality & Reliability: Our drivers monitor live flight information to ensure timely pickups, whether at the airport or your hotel. We also arrive early for hotel pick-ups to provide a stress-free experience.
Professional Chauffeurs: All our drivers are experienced, courteous, and highly trained to provide a seamless and safe journey.
Convenience & Privacy: Enjoy door-to-door private transfers with no shared rides, offering the utmost comfort and discretion.
Customer-Centric Features: Complimentary bottled water, free Wi-Fi (subject to vehicle availability), and flexible booking options make your journey even more enjoyable.
No extra hidden charges
Guided Walking Tour in London
This general walking tour of London offers an immersive experience that blends iconic landmarks with hidden gems, providing a comprehensive overview of the city’s rich history and vibrant culture. Led by an experienced local guide, this tour is perfect for first-time visitors who want to see the highlights of London in just a few hours. With a focus on storytelling and historical context, the tour brings London’s past to life, making it more than just a sightseeing excursion.
London to Southampton Private Transfer Service
Private transfers provide a terrific way to get to Southampton from your Hotel or Private residence, Depart from London to Southampton Cruise terminal or Hotel, the easy way with a pre-booked private transfer service, at a time that suits you. A professional driver will pick you up directly from your Hotel or Private residence, AirBnB. Relax and enjoy the ride as you make your way in a comfortable Sedan or Minivan, 8 seater Van with a lot of space for the luggage.
• Private door-to-door transfer
• Service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Enjoy smooth, friendly and hassle-free transfer service
• Rates cover private groups of 1 to 2, 3 to 4 and 5 to 8 passengers
Bath - (4 hours) Extended Walking Tour - Blue Badge guide
The tour will:
- be delivered by the UK's only qualified tourist guides - the internationally respected BLUE BADGE registered / fully insured / Institute of Tourist Guiding qualified guides.
- walked in a more relaxed way, take in a coffee stop, see other parts of Bath just off the city center, including Victoria Park or the Pulteney Estate perhaps!
- ensure the clients will take away a complete understanding of the tour location, including how it fits into the history and geography of the UK as a whole.
- be informative, interesting, appropriately entertaining!
- OPTIONAL: Roman Baths & / or Bath Abbey entries possible (depending on availability ) on the day at an additional expense by the client (as part of the tour if preferred i.e. being personally / expertly guided in these locations by your guide - PLEASE YOUR GUIDE ON THE DAY OR BEFORE BY EMAIL TO ARRANGE IN ADVANCE.
Private Sailing Experience on Lake Windermere
Experience the exclusivity of chartering a 10 metre Oceanis Clipper sailing yacht on England's largest natural lake, Windermere.
Get involved as much or as little as you like, or relax whilst you appreciate the yacht, amazing views and fresh Cumbrian air.
We have a well stocked bar available at very reasonable prices.
We even have a private bathroom and central heating!
Having sailed on Windermere for 20 years I have plenty of stories to tell you about the Lake and thoroughly enjoy showing you how to sail on it, in my fabulous yacht.
A Monster 360ft Slip and slide in Barnstaple, North Devon
The Monster Slip and Slide is a must-visit during the Summer Holidays. Whether you're a local or a holiday-maker, the epic Monster Slide has got your name on it! How does it work, we hear you ask? Well, you'll get to pick from a range of objects to assist your plummet... Use free super-fast bodyboards and inflatable rings to launch yourself off our Monster ramp and get yourself flying down the 360ft long, Monster of a slide! You'll be giggling and squealing all the way down... Oh, and kids 4 and under can slide for free.
30 Minute Brighton and Newhaven Gyroplane Flight
Strap in for a fantastic flight experience trip from Brighton to Newhaven and Devils Dyke.
This Gyroplane flight is the perfect little taster flight to get a real feel for the Gyroplane open cockpit experience.
We’ll take off from Brighton Airport (Shoreham), flying east along the beach of Brighton and Hove so that you can wave at your friends on the sea front. Flying past British Airways i360 and Brighton Pier, then the Marina.
Passing to the north of Brighton and crossing Devils Dyke on the South Downs Ridge before gaining clearance to land back at Brighton, at which point we’ll turn South, descending to the tarmac runway.
You’ll really enjoy this flight, as you can take in all of Brighton and Hove coastline and some of the beautiful South Downs.
City of London Walking Tour
This private tour takes you through the nooks and crannies and grand streets of perhaps the greatest city in the world.
Greater London might be 671 Square Miles but comparatively few people visit the City of London which is just 1 square mile. This is the original London. The London of the Romans and those who lived before them. The Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans. Money, finance, big business and science mixed with Great Fires, Plagues. poverty, crime, executions and the Blitz.
In this walk we will see almost all of it. The modern skyscrapers, the Roman ruins and everything in between. Leave the Big Bus tours behind; many of the places we go, don't even have roads. This is the real, authentic London with medieval lanes not the busy tourist sites in Westminster.
We guarantee you won't have seen this side of London because that's what even Londoners have told us.
Warwickshire & Stratford-Upon-Avon Self-Guided Audio Tours
Take a city break from London and discover Warwick and Stratford-Upon-Avon in a new way, with these 2 self-guided audio walking tours around Warwickshire!
Our first audio tour will give you an introduction to the dynamic streets of Warwick, exploring from the Castle Bridge to St Mary's Church and Warwick Castle. These are the perfect key attractions for anyone interested in Celtic Settlements, Saxon Invasion, Medieval Warfare and the legacy of traditional towns in modern Britain.
The next tour will guide you along with Stratford-Upon-Avon, and the popular Shakespeare's Tudor-era house, Shakespeare's Birthplace & Schoolroom, the Guildhall and the Holy Trinity Church where you’ll find Shakespeare’s grave. We’ll hear the secret stories about Shakespeareʼs life, learning about the tales, mysteries and family drama that live on in this quaint market town.
Note: This is a self-guided audio walking tour and does not include entrance tickets
3-Day Lake District Explorer Small-Group Tour from Manchester
The Lake District is where you see the top ten tallest mountains in England. It’s where you discover the deepest lake in the country. And it’s where you can visit 1,779 listed buildings and 16,510 archeological sites.
For place that’s famous for its poetry and quaint cottages, it certainly boasts some of England’s biggest and most brilliant destinations.
You learn about the poetry of Wordsworth at his Dove Cottage, admire the serene views over Lake Windermere and Derwent Water, and wander through market towns collecting stories and photos as you go.
Join this tour and experience the best of the lake district.
Chester Evening Food Tour
Discover Chester's food scene through a curated, exciting food journey of a snack, starter, main, dessert and cheese course
Your bespoke food and drink night will be full of exquisite food, some local and some global. Visit venues where the chefs take pride in their craft and hear about Chester's growing food scene. You might not have been to, or even heard of, the places we take you to, and all are selected because they offer something special. Be prepared for a few surprises!
Our Chester Evening Tour is a no hassle experience, everything is taken care of, it could not be easier to have a great night out in a beautiful city. Perfect for couples, groups of friends, families or solo foodie travellers looking to explore the best spots in our historical city
All food and 2 genorously sized alcoholic drinks are included in the ticket price.
We look forward to sharing a few surprising facts about Chester and introducing you to its wonderful independents.
Bristol private pub hopping and sightseeing with local guide
Explore the unique riverside city of Bristol while you are embracing the local’s favourite tradition, pub hopping with your friendly and professional guide. Every one of our private guided tours have all of your locally produced, delicious beer or a drink of your choice in the price to be enjoyed in Bristol's best independent pubs while enjoying the beutiful sights of the city such as the Cascade Steps and the Harbour, Denmark Street (18th Cebtury Bristol) Llandoger Trow, the famous pub where Daniel Defoe met Alexander Selkirk around 1711 and based his book Robinson Crusoe on the life of Selkirk. Your tour will continue to Theatre Royal/Old Vic, the oldest working theatre in the English speaking world (1766). You will also see the unique Saint Nicholas Market, Old Bristol, Saint John on the Wall Church and a visit to Bristol's smallest pub.
We will contact you after booking with all information. Meeting point usually the centrally located Hippodrome but could meet at your hotel too
Oxford food and sightseeing tour
Enjoy sampling 4 or 5 of Oxford's best and unique local food or drink market stalls or shops on this Oxford food tasting & sightseeing guided walking tour which takes in the top Oxford sights. We can cater to special dietary needs.
Food & drinks usually wine or gin tasting at a micro-brewery stall, a visit to the Oxford cheese company and or Italian style gelato plus a choice from a wide range of local, international food stalls at Oxford's international food market. You can also sample a micro brewery drink inside the Covered Market, if you wish to.
This tour introduces each college we pass on the route and sometimes it also includes entry to one of the university colleges.
NOTICE: this is NOT a tapas tour as one finds in Spain, where they enter bars and sit down. Instead we visit food stalls but there is no restaurant or bar service. Plus it's not a set fixed every time menu of choices. We make suggestions and the guide pays for the food and drink.
"All Creatures Great and Small" Private Tour from the Lake District
Step into the 1930s world of the hit Channel 5 / Masterpiece PBS show "All Creatures Great & Small". On this tour you will spend a remarkable day visiting film locations you will instantly recognise from the show as you pass through the astonishingly beautiful Yorkshire Dales countryside.
Follow in the footsteps of James, Siegfried, Tristan, Helen and Mrs Hall as you stroll through Darrowby village, past the Vet's Surgery and the Greengrocers to the Drover's Arms. Wave to Mrs Pomphrey and Tricki Woo as you pass by their mansion. You pass over the narrow bridge where James always encounters another vehicle, on your way to Helen's family farm set in the stunning Yorkshire Dales scenery, dotted with sheep and friendly cattle.
You will visit these and other locations in a comfy, air-conditioned minivan accompanied by an experienced driver and an expert guide. This tour is exclusive to your group and we can collect you from your hotel in the Windermere area, so it is your day!
Private Tour Beatrix Potter's Favourite Lakeland Countryside
Our Beatrix Potter's Favourite Countryside Private Tour is the perfect tour for small groups of families or friends who wish to have a more intimate experience whilst travelling the Lake District. Our 16 seater Mercedes Sprinter is a luxury, comfortable minibus which will allow you to explore the Lakes in style.
This half day tour introduces you to the incredible landscapes and cultures which shaped Beatrix Potter's incredible stories. Travel through valleys and forests and visit the beauty spots which inspired her work which is beloved the world over.
Attractions such as lake cruise and entry into Hill Top is not included, but can be arranged. Please contact us to make these bookings.
Secret Cotswolds Private Tour from Oxford
I have personally been touring this enchanting area for over 10 years now. The beauty of a Cotswolds private driving tour is the freedom and flexibility that it gives you on the day. This tour has a set itinerary where I have a recommended route. Here I have combined idyllic hidden villages with the more famous Cotswold towns. This gives you a wonderful overview and experience of what the Cotswolds is all about. You get to see the postcode locations as well as escape the tourist trail and discover hidden gems that only us locals know about.
As it is a private tour I am totally flexible as to how long you would like in each place, and are more than happy to adapt the itinerary on the day if you would like.
If you want more hidden villages, more market towns or natural beauty then your wish is my command!
With that in mind if you have any specific requests in advance or pickup locations then feel free to message me. I will be happy to help.
A Ball of Chalk - Guided Private East End Walk
For a London that feels more like home to a Londoner than the pomp and grandeur of Westminster, head to Spitalfields for a small-group experience like no other.
Historically much poorer than its cousin to the west, it has in more recent times found its fortune in skyscrapers and creatives- a true rags to riches tale.
The stories heard here are not of kings and politicians but of the real people who made this area- cockneys and costermongers, brave Blitz-era civilians and Eastern European Jewish settlers, Bengali Muslims and fleeing French Protestants, artists, fashionistas, trendsetters, foodies, radicals, 1950s gangs, Victorian murderers, workhouse paupers and everybody in between.
You’ll duck into the backstreets to discover hipster markets and Beigel shops, old breweries, a religious building that tells of centuries of immigration, 18th century weaver houses, old taverns, unbelievable street art from Banksy to Stik, global cuisine and a very different side to our fair city.
Historic London Monastery Tour
Step back in time to London in 1526, where monasteries and nunneries shaped the city’s landscape and culture. This intriguing tour explores the remnants and stories of over 40 religious institutions that once thrived before their dissolution in 1540. Wander through the streets that echo with history and uncover the significance of these monumental sites that played a crucial role in London’s past. Ideal for history enthusiasts and those curious about the city’s medieval heritage, this tour offers a unique glimpse into life during a transformative period.
- Explore the historical sites of London’s monasteries and nunneries
- Discover the rich stories behind these religious institutions
- Perfect for history buffs and curious travelers
- Uncover the impact of the dissolution of monasteries on London life
Shuttle Service London and Heathrow Hotels to Southampton Cruise Terminals
The Shared Shuttle Service from London and Heathrow Hotels is the perfect service for customers that want to save some money sharing a minivan (maximum 8 passengers) from London and Heathrow Hotels directly to Southampton Cruise Terminals. The Small group ensures a personal service.
Glider Plane Tour of the Jurassic Coast
Flying above the Jurassic Coastline in a motorglider is a truly unique experience. Our aircraft it is both very quiet and comfortable and offers unrivalled visibility making it perfect for taking aerial photographs of all the attractions along the beautiful South Coast
Motorgliders by there nature are extremely safe aircraft to fly in as with their long wings they can glide very efficiently without the engine running.
Your 1 hour trip will give you ample opportunity to see the cliffs and beaches along the coast as well as the chance to handle the controls and fly the motorglider if you wish.
As your pilot is a fully qualified flying Instructor you will be able to receive some tuition on handling the controls of the aircraft and possibly flying us back to the airfield yourself.
Private Half-Day Windsor Castle, Park and Old Town Tour from London
Enjoy a private, customised 4-hour tour of Windsor Castle. You will explore the large courtyards inside the castle walls, the beautiful St. George's Chapel (where Prince Harry and Meghan wed) the famous Red Coats will be on guard too. The into the most sumptuous and oldest continually inhabited castle in the world, full of art, treasures and weaponry. Take a walk around Windsor Old Town with time for a drink in an old Windsor pub if you like.. Transportation by a private vehicle is included. The portion of the tour inside the castle interior rooms itself is through an audio guide though your guide will be with you throughout.
Jack the RIPPERS Walk: How MANY RIPPERS Were There?
There are many tours about Jack the Ripper. This tour uniquely demonstrates evidence and data strongly indicating that there was more than one killer. I have conducted a day time tour for the Jack the Ripper museum for the last 6 years. Numerous reviews describe me as very knowledgeable and passionate. Come and experience these qualities on my own private tour!