Great reviews on Yelp guided us to The English Bus for our tour of Stonehenge. I liked the idea of…read morea small group tour. We had a great experience! We easily booked on line a couple months in advance of our trip to Stonehenge, Bath and a Secret Place. I had a few questions, which were answered quickly through email. Instructions and itinerary were provided after we bought we tickets. Additional and helpful information was sent a few day prior to our trip. Noelh, our tour guide, was knowledgable, interesting and fun from the moment he picked us up in London. He provided information beyond the tour stops. He was engaging and had a good understanding of the geology of Stonehenge as well as the historical background. He made well time stops for breaks. We spent about two hours at Stonehenge, two hours at Bath and an hour at the Secret Place. The Secret Place was worth the extra and I highly recommend. Noelh offered a brief and interesting walking tour at each site and left us time to explore on our own. We were allowed to bring snacks on the bus but we didn't need them because we stopped plenty at places for food and drink. Noelh provided water. Bring water and rain gear. There were UBC ports for phone charging on the bus. The bus was very comfortable. Noelh was sensitive to a woman that was having mobility issues and arranged for her to skip part of the walking tour. I enjoyed Stonehenge and the Secret Place immensely, I was glad I saw Bath, but it was too crowded during our visit. Others on the tour really loved Bath. I highly recommend The English Bus tours.

Tommy was awesome! We loved Bath! Go to the places he suggests. The Cotswolds were lovely and we…read moregot to see where "War Horse" was filmed. Stonehenge is incredible. How people got those rocks in those spots aligned with the solstice- it's baffling with their simple tools.

We absolutely adored our full day tour of the Cotswolds and Oxford from London! It was a wonderful…read moreway to experience the beauty, history and charm of the English countryside! Our guide, Charlie, was fantastic, kind, friendly and incredibly knowledgeable. Our lovely driver, John, also made the journey both comfortable and enjoyable. The Cotswolds were breathtaking! Burford and Bourton on the Water were beautiful, picturesque villages that truly felt like stepping into another world. We loved driving through the rolling countryside and charming stone villages! Oxford was another highlight! We enjoyed exploring the historic university city, admiring the beautiful college buildings and seeing landmarks including the Christ Church Cathedral. Charlie and John made the entire experience so enjoyable! We highly recommend this tour. It was a wonderful and unforgettable day!

Disclaimer: The poor review is due to the bus being so uncomfortable and hot!…read more My husband and I booked Day Tours London via Viator.com for a day trip to the Stonehenge. The meeting point was easy to find and conveniently located near central London (we met across the street from the Museum of Natural History) at 7:30 AM. We departed shortly after as scheduled. Our tour guide Sinead and driver Richard were fabulous! My main complaint is the bus itself. The seats were very uncomfortable! Secondly, the bus did not have windows, and that day it was so hot in London (80 degrees F/26.6 degrees C), but the air conditioning was not working. We were basically baking inside the bus for 2 hours back from Stonehenge to London! The Stonehenge was beautiful! Definitely a must see!

When I saw this tour, I thought of how fun it sounded to march along beside the guards. And it did…read morenot disappoint. Our tour guide, Alex, helped make the tour fun and very educational. It was great to listen to his commentary and also to march along beside them as they made their way to Buckingham Palace. We were able to see them from a few different spots and then we hung out at Buckingham Palace to take photos for a while before heading down to where the guards return after they're done. We would not have known about their return trip if it weren't for the information we got from Alex. It really was a great experience!

Rosie was our guide! She was worth every penny and more. We did the changing of the guards. So…read morewe met at Piccadilly Circus and then we walked to The Palace of St James, in plenty of time to get good view. You really have to hold your own. Then we walked with the soldiers to Buckingham Palace for the rest of the ceremony. We were intrigued with facts that were both praising of the Royal family as well as those facts that weren't so flattering. Do you remember the days when you could get truth from the news? Both sides of the facts? Well, they have their guides trained on facts. Good and bad. So you can decide for yourself.

Awesome experience and one of the trip itinerary's highlights. The overall trip was a gift, so the…read moretour was already factored in. The reservation was set day's prior, so we arrived early in the day and had the freedom to ride to various attrractions and exit the bus at places that we wanted to visit specifically. The bus was never overly crowded as there were many buses on the road at any given time. It was great. The earphones were provided at the beginning of the trip. They were only for listening to tour information. This is the first time that I chose to do the touristy thing in London, but it was definitely a memorable experience. I got to see and visit all of the popular tourist attractions. I don't think we missed anything within all areas of Central London. Though it is not necessary at this point, it is something that I would consider doing again.

This was a great excursion and a great deal for the price. We spend an entire day riding around on…read morethis bus and getting on and off at different locations. I highly recommend it to cover the most ground, especially if it's only a short trip like ours was.

omg, 5/5, "ate and left no crumbs". Am I cool, yet? Maybe too soon to say…read more Literally, the mystery is still unsolved. No crumbs? Okay, I'll stop right there because we're talking about gruesome murders that took place in 1888 by the clever and unknown "Jack". I booked this tour through Viator and our assigned guide was Ivan. We began the tour with a backstory of the neglected town of Whitechapel and continued the tour following in "Jack's" footsteps. Out of all of the tours we had in London, this was the most educational and compelling. Parts of the tour include photos of the women that were brutally murdered and Ivan would warn us to look away if we weren't interested in seeing them. I would highly recommend this tour, and I'm not a true crime podcast girlie.

Was a fantastic experience. A lot of fun and high energy. Jeremy was our tour guide and he's…read moreinformative, friendly and great energy. I would highly recommend taking this tour. A scary and fun tale of Old London. We loved it!!!

My first Fat Tire Tours experience was in Paris, where I found their bike tour to be the perfect…read moreantidote to acclimating to the time change. In Britain, I used them successfully again, for a way to highlight London's must-see spaces without having to step inside each royal edifice. Fat Tire Tours offers a variety of guided bike tours of London and I opted for their 4-hour Royal London Tour. It showed me exactly as much as I cared to see of Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, and the rest without the tedium of traipsing from room to room inside each structure. The guide, making frequent stops along the busy route, relayed informative and anecdotal information and kept things moving at a snappy pace. Halfway through the tour, a 30-minute lunch/bathroom break at Trafalgar Square is a welcome diversion then it's back on the bikes for a bit more of the same. Fat Tire Tours is a sane and enjoyable way to see things in London and I can pretty much guarantee that you'll have more fun biking to London's sites than walking slowly through them with an audio-guide. The fact that I'm a repeat customer with Fat Tire Tours should speak for itself. In case it doesn't, here's some other details to help convince you: * Access their web site and fail to purchase and when you next access it (or before) you'll get a discount code. That discount meant that my 4-hour tour was under $30US per person. Good value. * Tours can be canceled for full refund up to 72 hours in advance. Why not book it just in case? * Tours aren't canceled for rain but FTT does have rain ponchos you can rent for $1. * 3-speed bikes, helmets, and the tour guide are all included in the price. London is flat, the ride is easy, and the experience is fun. Fat Tire Tours is a great way to experience whatever city you're visiting.

The team was nice, helpful, and had good feedback. rented two bikes for me and the Mrs. Had a…read moregreat time riding through Hyde park. Reasonable priced .

We did the Warner Brothers Studio Harry Potter tour and had a terrible experience--zero stars! We…read morewere among the first on the bus and were told to sit upstairs, even though we were the first pickup and others who boarded later at the second stop got to stay downstairs. The upper level felt like an oven with no air, despite it not being a particularly hot day. Everyone was trying to adjust the vents, and one woman even went down to tell the tour guide it was hot. He came up and agreed, but nothing changed. They were incredibly unorganized, holding us up at the second stop while figuring out where to seat people. I think they even split up a parent and child behind us because when they were making people change seats, I heard a lady say "she's only 6 years old!". Why not just assign seats??? We left late, and the guide assured us they'd adjust our return time, but they certainly did NOT. Instead of the advertised four hours at the studio, we got off the bus at 2:50 and had to be back by 6:20, losing a full 30 minutes. They took forever letting people off the bus, letting the group that came on 2nd get off first, while we sweated upstairs. When I got off and complained about the heat and the time, the male tour guide was very rude, sarcastically telling me to "come back after four hours," implying we'd be left behind. I mentioned that the lady tour guide made an announcement saying "don't worry, your time will be adjusted so you will have the 4 full hours", and she said, "the time has passed". I have no idea what that means. The male tour guide denied it was hot, claiming some people said it was cold. I seriously doubt that. Maybe it was cooler downstairs, but we baked upstairs. Cool air didn't start coming through until we were nearly at the studios. If you read older reviews, which i should have, you will see this is an ongoing problem with them. Because of the sweltering ride, my husband got car sick (which he never does) and couldn't do the tour, staying near the entrance to rest and drink water. I took my kids, including my adult son with autism, and we rushed through everything, worried we'd get stuck and miss the bus, giving us more stress he didn't need, If you love someone with autism, you know what I mean. The studio itself was awesome, what we got to see of it. Funny, on the way back the air conditioner suddenly started working so they made everyone suffer in the heat for nothing. All of a sudden, they were also able to open the sunroofs on the top of the bus to get air, and as they did, they were hitting tree branches and pieces of the trees were falling on people's heads that were sitting there. The driver drove like a maniac and stopped short several times. And to finish the lousy day off, the bus hit something and the side mirror broke, and we were dumped at the side of the road with no explanation to use upstairs, nowhere near where we were supposed to be let off, so we had to pay even more money on a cab to get back to our hotel. I suppose I should be happy that he didn't hit something closer to the studios, because I'm sure they would have dumped us there too without a care. Go with any other company or just go on your own. I wish we did. Stay away from this company!

I did the Stonehenge, Windsor castle and Oxford tour. James my was my tour guide and he was…read moreabsolutely amazing. It was an affordable option with great care. I highly recommend trying them!

We always like to spend a day driving around a major city to see the different sites and…read moreattractions. We purchased a 24 hr pass at our hotel. This company offers a few different routes with stops along the way so you can get on and off. Buses run about every 20 minutes depending on traffic but only run till about 630pm. They also include walking tours and a boat cruise with your paid ticket. You can either sit inside downstairs or outside upstairs. Upstairs is usually full. They provide a set of earplugs so you can hear the narrative as you go along. A good way to see a big city..weather permitting.

Bought tickets online for me and my wife. First pickup,…read moregreen line at Kings cross. Waited almost an hour. Then when the driver did arrive he stopped briefly well before the spot and immediately took off. A group of us all had to run after him. In fact the sales guy told us to run. Wtf?!? When I complained to the driver, he yelled at me like it's my fault. 2nd stop, we waited again almost an hour for the red line. When I complained to him he also yelled at me. Horrible drivers. Horrible experience. By the way, we saw multiple buses coma and go from the other companies as we waited. Don't use Big Bus!!!! Ted, the 3rd driver was nice. Ted, I'd suggest switch companies.

This was not exactly as expected…read more I booked an afternoon tea experience with my friend on our first day in London. We got on the bus and the server was delightful. We got a few savory as well as sweet options. We chose a fruit tea and got a cup as a souvenir. The experience was advertised as 1 hr 30 min, the entire length ended up being 2 hr 20 minutes. Was I mad? No. I was a little bit annoyed that I had to adjust our time slot at the national gallery. Food was okay, a little cold.

We booked despite the bad reviews because it was the only way to get Harry Potter tickets during…read moreour quickly planned trip. We read the reviews and understood we were going to need some patience. The problem with many reviews were the meeting instructions (via TripAdvisor) so we went to the Baker Street location a day early to scout it out. We could not find signage for Golden Tours. We did see a Harry Potter bus dropping off a group and assumed (wrongly) that the spot was also the meeting spot. Actually they do have a location (store front) near the Baker street stop. It is not on Baler Street. If you come out of the tube and turn away from the wax museum, you will find their store from down the next block. That is the meeting spot point for tours! Very important thing to know and find -- because you have to meet there to get your tickets beforehand. We missed our bus time despite arriving 45 minutes early. The staff was less than kind about this part of the trip and made no apologies for the lack of directions. They gave us headphones but there was no movie on our bus. We had set our expectations low for our son, due to the reviews so we didn't mind -- but there were some disappointed families near us. The bus was clean enough but no WiFi and the phone charges didn't work on most seats. The driver for this portion of our trip was great and very helpful given that he had to help us find someone on site to get our Entry tickets. Despite the set backs, we finally had tickets in hand and enjoyed the studio tour from here on out on our own. The trip back was easy enough but this bus driver was less friendly and at one point was screaming at another driver along a busy street in London. We actually found it comical and thought it added to the busy city feel, but I could see how many guests would find this very unsettling. All in all, it is OK if this is the way you can get entry tickets to something on your must see list, but if you have options - I'd try another company.

I really enjoyed my walking tour with Geebs. She turned it into a game, got everyone involved, It…read morewas so much more fun than I expected. I got to learn stuff I didn't know about Harry Potter, and some history of London. The length of the tour was perfect. We had a great sized group to make it a fun game. Geebs was also very helpful in telling people where they could grab dinner or get a taxi when the tour was finished. She also took great photos of everyone in front of a cathedral. Geebs is a very talented person in many aspects. I wish I could go on another tour with her

Alex was great. The Harry Potter facts along with historical facts and nuance were greatread more