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1.8 (82 reviews)
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I really enjoyed my tour with Bruce and Tony! Great trip!

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Review Highlights - Golden Tours

This past June we purchased a one day tour that included Windsor Castle, the Cottswalds , Bath and Stonehenge .

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Big Bus Tours - What you can expect.

Big Bus Tours

2.7(349 reviews)
1.9 miVictoria

Tip: I recommend showing up at a bus tour stop to purchase your pass (ticket). I bought a two-day…read morepass and got a third day for free. That deal currently doesn't exist on the Big Bus Tours site. I find it helpful doing a bus tour in a city that you are visiting for the first time. I've done such tours in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Shanghai, and London. Of course, it's also fun to take a tour when you've been in a city before. New York comes to mind. Anyway, I decided to get a ticket from Big Bus Tours when I was doing touristy things in Piccadilly Circus. I am normally a planner (I got a city pass to various tourist attractions), but for tours, I show up at the stop. There's a reason why I do it. You can often get a deal. I ended up getting a three-day pass, but I only paid for two days. It was nice to get an extra day for free. There were three different routes that this bus company offers. I did all three, which was great. You get a pair of headphones and you listen to the audio detailing what you are seeing. It's informative and fun. You can choose the language that you want. You hop on a double-decker bus that allows you to hop off to visit a touristy site (Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Big Ben, etc.) and hop back on when you're done. Naturally, if you want to stay for the full tour, it's cool, too. Top floor is best for taking photos, which I did. It was December when I was in London. I recommend wearing a hat, a warm coat, and gloves to keep warm. It can get a bit windy, but I was fine. It did rain on my last day, so I sat inside. Taking photos was fine, but you deal with the window in front of you and potential glare. It was comfortable and a great learning experience as a tourist. I recommend it if you have a chance while in London. (45)

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.

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Golden Tours - Harry Potter Studios Tour

Golden Tours

2.3(391 reviews)
1.8 miVictoria

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 was here during Christmas season and booked the Christmas lights tour, and I was very…read moredisappointed. When arrived, the guide just scanned everyone's ticket and let everyone on. There was no direction or distraction to go upper beck or lower. When I arrived to the top, it was already full. I know everyone there did not pay for upper deck, because they just let everyone up on a first come first serve basis. When we confronted the guides, they refused to check everyone's ticket. We did not get the experience we paid for, and there is an up charge to sit on the upper deck. Also, the driver clearly did not know the route! The guide kept telling him he's going the wrong way and we were stuck in traffic in the wrong place most of the time. The driver made an illegal u-turn, that put the everyone in danger. The driver did this twice, and there was clearly conflict between the guide and driver. Would not recommend this company. They did not try to rectify the situation, did not honor those that paid for their spot, and overall not enjoyable with the conflict with driver and guide. Update *** they offered me a 25% refund, which is a very low compensation for what I paid for. What makes this company even more of a scam, they are asking via email for my bank account and routing number for the refund. I told them I do not feel comfortable and just refund to the card I purchased the tickets with. THEY ARE A SCAM. AVOID THIS COMPANY AT ALL COST.

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Big Bus Tours - Chinatown

Big Bus Tours

2.3(16 reviews)
1.8 miBelgravia

I've used Big Bus tours before. Not in London, but other countries in Europe. It was a good time…read more Sadly, this tour in London was not a good time. There wasn't enough buses going. We waited at bus stops for what felt like 15 minutes. And saw 2-3 other buses from Toot and Top View come by during the time we were waiting. Maybe we should pick another bus company next time. The stops promised a historical landmark or palace etc. Some of the stops didn't even take you to the proposed destination. For example, I wanted to see Kensington Palace. We drove past the stop for Kensington palace, but didn't get to see it. Same with a couple other spots. You don't actually drive by it. You'd have to get off the bus and walk for days to get there. This can be troublesome in the rain. Speaking of the rain, let's talk about that. It rains a lot in London. So, you'd think that the Big Bus tours would have an overhead coverage for the entire top deck. Wouldn't that make sense? Only the first couple rows are covered. And the audio doesn't work on all of the seats at the top. Probably because the rain ruined the mechanics. The audio on the tour was terrible. It would announce a location after we already passed it. So, you wouldn't even know what to look for or when. Super annoying. You literally had to track along the route on the app, listen to the audio and try to figure out what to take photos of. Oh and then figure out which stops you need to get off and walk to. It's just too much. The bus is supposed to be relaxing and easy to see the sights. This wasn't it.

We visited London back in July 2023 and used Big Bus to tour the city. It was a good experience and…read moreused them in Washington DC with excellent results as well. Today we decided to spend a leisurely day touring with Big Bus blue line. £90 for what was billed as a 3 and one half hour tour around London. We got on a Gloucester station stop and headed out. Along the way we stepped off to grab a couple of coffees at Starbucks as It was a chilly morning. That where the troubles started. After getting our coffees and going back to the pickup spot the bus agent at the stop advised that we just missed 3 buses but they had called up another bus for pickup. This was an "unscheduled bus" and would not be trackable. We got on and continued mostly on course but made a couple non blue line route changes and stops. This all added to time to the trip. Plus there was a driver change as well. All this made the 3.5 hour ride nearly 5 hours and the final insult the bus broke down 4 stops away from our final stop! We ended having to hail an Uber ride to get us to our destination in order to make dinner reservations. No More Big Bus for us. BIG FAIL!

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London City Tour - We  waited 1 hr .50+ people waiting to get in  caused a mad rush. Other companies had 3 or 4 of there buses pass by us while we waited

London City Tour

1.1(7 reviews)
2.1 miVictoria

Yup we got sucked in too…read more This tour bus company is probably the worst of the bunch. Ear jacks for the guided tour didn't work. If they did, all the sights were on the opposite side of the street (we were going the wrong direction) Do yourself a favor and book with one of the others.

We nearly ruined our trip by choosing this company for our tour. We were "sold" an experience that…read moredoes not exist. --The buses do not arrive in a timely manner, in fact if you 'hop off' the next bus might not even let you 'hop on' because it's out of service --The boat trip we were scheduled to take never happened and no one came to the pier to tell us the boat was out of service or answer our phone calls (we were with 12 other people who had also been told to meet there) --The London eye was going to be a 3-hour wait, so we bought our own tickets (our choice, I know, but really - why do we have to buy a card, take a bus to wait in line for a pass, then another bus to wait in another line to exchange the pass for another ticket, and then wait in a fourth line to actually board the eye?) --After waiting for the bus, we were told it was out of service. The apologetic representative from your company ushered us a cab and directed the driver to take us to the Shard promising we would get in - but no, it was closed (so we paid for the Taxi to get there and then the Taxi home.) --We were then told to use our passes for lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe, so we went to get passes for that and were told that was a lie and the Cafe is not available any longer After waiting and waiting we called and were told we would get a full refund, and given instructions to scan our excursion cards into the computer and email customer service for the refund. I did so and they have refused to honor their promise. Why would you sell me something and lie to me and misinform us and make us walk miles in the rain for a service you promised would be "AMAZING!"? This company is full of LIES and only wants your money. This is a scam and the city should not license them. I have sent three emails to City Tours regarding the refund they promised me and there has been no response. I definitely would not recommend this company.

International Friends - Inside the tour bus

International Friends

5.0(6 reviews)
2.7 miFitzrovia

Our pre-cruise package from London to Southampton was superb!! The communication throughout the…read moreprocess was great. The London tour was outstanding and very informative. The private transfers were punctual and the drivers very helpful and courteous. I highly recommend International Friends to anyone planning a trip/cruise to the UK.

Out of the four tours I did during my stay in London this one was by far the best. David was our…read moretour guide and he was excellent. Very professional, provided wonderful information as we drove to each destination and gave helpful information beyond the tour (such as what to do in the city after the tour). I wish I did this tour on my first day. David has been a tour guide for awhile and it shows. If you do the Stonehenge, Bath, Windsor tour I recommend requesting him if possible. Our first stop was great. Although time was tight because of the amount of driving we had to do, we were given a helpful time frame of how much time to spend at the stones themselves and the visitor center. I'd split my time 50/50 between the two because the visitor center has quite a bit to look at. I loved that my group was a fortunate mix of all very considerate people and we got to the landmark early and was able to avoid the crowds. My group was also small, just 15 people so it didn't seem too hectic to corral everyone. Next stop Bath was very nice and enough time to explore and eat a quick lunch. Windsor was a bit of a whirlwind as it's a huge castle ground but grab the audio tour and listen to the intro portions and that will be sufficient to get an idea of the history. We got back ahead of schedule and with plenty of time to look for a dinner spot. Overall a great way to explore the city. I will definitely revisit this tour company if possible.

Golden Tours - bustours - Updated June 2026

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