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Excellent journey. Got to see quite a bit of English countryside and so many great and historic monuments and places.
Reviewed by: Michael S, Canada, July 2008
If you have a limited time in London and want to see any of these places, I would absolutely recommend this tour. While we had only an hour and a half or so in each place, it was the only tour I could find that included all of them, and since we had only three total nights in London it was worth it. Our tour guide and coach driver were very friendly and helpful. The guide talked the whole tour about each place we were visiting, giving us history and facts and interesting tidbits about the areas and culture and people. It was wonderful! I know so much more about those areas than I ever would've learned on my own. She also recommended a great, affordable place to eat in Bath where we could try traditional Cornish pasties and they were excellent. And we got a surprise once in Stratford on Avon, all in all I would say this was the best tour I've been on and I would recommend it to anyone.
Reviewed by: Susan S, United States, June 2008
We have used other tour services in the past and found this one to be much more insightful and interesting.
Reviewed by: Jennifer M, United States, January 2008
This is the best value way to get out of London for a day and experience the beautiful English countryside.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, May 2007
This day trip covered a lot of ground - almost too much. A lot of time was spent on the bus. It was a 12-hour tour that allowed about an hour at each stop. Lunch cost about a lot and took about an hour. I would have rather spent that hour in Bath and had lunch on my own. This is a very good tour for travelers who have a limited amount of time to see everything.
Reviewed by: Nancy D, United States, July 2007
The trip was great and so was our guide. My only suggestion would be to skip lunch at the restaurant and allow people to have lunch on their own in Bath, which would give people more time.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, July 2007
The tour was handled very professionally. The bus was clean, the driver was courteous, and the tour guide was nice, accommodating, and highly experienced.
Reviewed by: Carlos M, Philippines, May 2007
A bit much to cover in one day but a very good tour.
Reviewed by: Carlis T, United States, April 2007
A good day out!!
Reviewed by: Michael D, Australia, January 2007
This was a great day trip, definitely worth experiencing. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and provided many interesting facts. Would have loved to spend a little more time at Stratford and Stonehenge, and skip Bath altogether.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, July 2006
Way too rushed, got to Stratford too late to go through the visitor center. You advertised strawberries would be served, we were told the fruit is only offered in the summertime. And don't say the Cotswolds, we just drove through, it looked like any other area from the bus. Disappointed that you did not drop off at each hotel as advertised. Had to walk or take underground.
Reviewed by: Robert B, United States, March 2008
Great tour guide and bus driver! The lunch stop was not needed, as it wasted an hour or more. There were also a couple of unnecessary stops along the way for photos that could have been taken from bus. The tour should give more time at Bath to get lunch if wanted, or offer bag lunch option. We rushed the Roman Baths in forty five minutes with no time for anything else. Then rushed onto Stratford before it closed at 5:00 p.m., and most of the shops were already closed when we got there! This was a good tour for a brief look, but you may want to go back for longer visits.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, October 2007
We had a great tour guide. We had a late start, which cut the time on everything. I would have liked to have more time at each place. I would recommend a tour with one or two stops including Stonehenge, not three.
Reviewed by: Beth H, United States, July 2007
We did not have enough time at each site. We were too rushed to see things. We had no free time in Bath or Stratford. The lunch stop at an out of town pub was horrible and overpriced, even by UK standards. The trip would be much better if more time were allotted to Bath and if we could find our own lunch spot.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, July 2007
The trip packs in a lot into one day, so be prepared for very little time in each of the places. We were prepared for this, and the guide was excellent and made sure that we made the most of the little time that we had. What we did not expect was that those who opted out of the lunch organized by the tour in a remote pub had to go hungry and waste an hour as there was no other place to eat. It definitely felt very manipulative, as it was almost impossible to stop and eat at other stops, as time for sightseeing was very short. Bring your own sandwiches if you do not want to shell out 10 extra pounds for your lunch. We are a family of five, and had called up the previous day to ask how seats were allocated and were given wrong information on the phone that we would get seats of our choice if we got on at one of the early pick up hotels, however it turned out that we had to transfer to another bus at the Victoria Coach Station, at which time we were the last to get on and so could not sit anywhere close together. These were the two things that nearly ruined an otherwise well-organized trip.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, India, June 2007
