Top England Day Trips - page 29

The tour to Cliffs of Dover and Canterbury was truly great. Declan was a very knowledgeable and fun tour guide. We felt like we had ample time at both locations and really enjoyed the variety of options for things to do within Canterbury and Declan’s willingness to answer any questions. Would absolutely recommend this day tour to anyone looking to explore outside of London during their stay.

This is a tour of 2 sites — Bath and Stonehenge. Without a doubt, both are must see sites. For your money, you basically get a ride. The rest is self guided. So I recommend that before your visit you read up about Bath and Stonehenge. This will greatly enhance your experience. The ride itself is fine. Pickup at the bus depot is organized and easy. The bus is comfortable

Great trip to experience all the highlights of Paris in one day. Our guide, Anna, was great as she was very knowledgeable and told us many interesting facts about different places that normally you would not hear about. She was flexible with the tour schedule to make sure to get to all the places promised. She was absolutely amazing. I would recommend this to anyone seeing Paris for the first time.

All 3 attractions were wonderful and well worth the time to get there but what really made the trip interesting was our guide, Pablo. He was funny and so interesting and gave us amazing insights into what we were seeing. He was knowledgeable and loved answering all our questions. He made the trip a truly enjoyable experience. My only complaint is once we got to the station, there was no signage or instructions and the instructions with the booking were unclear, in my opinion. I would have loved a bit more detail on the exact meeting spot.

Great way to get from London to see cliffs of Dover, Dover Castle, and Canterbury Cathedral. We were able to fit everything in at the Dover Castle, but we rushed and walked quickly. We did the longer World War II tunnel tour by getting in line immediately when upon arrival. We were the last ones accepted to that small group tour of 30.So some people had to wait and then that would’ve been all they would’ve been able to do. The different tunnel exit from the castle that is medieval is very interesting also. Because we did as much as we did, I was not able to read all of the signs that were in that tunnel. But it was very interesting. Cool seeing the castle in general. Lots of things to check out. And the Rapper’s on the outsider interesting also as well as the great views from up top. Though it was a bit hazy while we were there we were able to see France. Cliffs of Dover also beautiful. Again, we had a nice enough clear enough visibility that we were able to see France. Would have liked more time at the cliffs of Dover to walk further hike further. Some of the people in our group had mobility issues and there is no way they would’ve gotten to see as much. They could only go to the viewpoint and that was a struggle. We continued along some of the trail, but would have liked more time. I literally was running to get back to the bus. Our guy told us that they have left people there before who tried to hike down to the beach. So just note that. Canterbury Cathedral was nice. Beautiful church! They have free guides in the church, but I did not see them. That would’ve been something we should have asked our our Anderson tour guide, Kat about. She was not able to go into the church with us. I’m not sure if we had time to do a guided tour in the church with one of the church representatives. There’s a nice crypt in the church also, though you are not able to take any pictures there. Some cool Roman ruins outside on the grounds as well as free public toilets. I picked up a retold more modern version of Canterbury tales in the church gift shop that was outside the church., but on the ground. They had several variations of it, including a Kids picture book. Gift shop had lots to look at if you want to support the area and the church. Canterbury Cathedral is UNESCO site. Saint Augustine’s Abbey is probably 10-15 minute walk from the cathedral and is also an UNESCO site. It’s approximately 15 pounds entrance fee. And then Martin’s church is further on from that. We did not have enough time we thought to be able to tour the Augustine, Abbey or to walk on to Saint Martin’s. Something else that’s in the vicinity, but the opposite direction is the Canterbury castle ruins. They are in the vicinity of where the bus drops you off, but opposite direction of the cathedral. Cat pointed out some different restaurants and pubs of note in Canterbury to stop at if you wanted to do that while you were there. Time is definitely limited though. The tour bus makes a toilet break on the way to Dover, but they do not make stops on the way back from Canterbury at all. Just know that and make use of a public toilet before you get on the bus to go back. If this tour were to change any, my request would be to have longer time at each of the stops. We are fit and fast walkers, and we still were pushing it to get things in in the time allotted. For us, Dover was the highlight and definitely where we would have liked longer. Oh, and one more thing: where the bus drops you at the Dover Castle, and at cliffs of Dover, there are steep inclines to either get up to the viewing or the castle or to get back down, depending on how you are. Again, we had someone with mobility issues on our bus that we wondered how much they were able to see because of the time it would have taken them to walk to the site.

It was outstanding. Exceeded our expectations! My grandchildren's, ages 18, had a wonderful time and thought the experience was over the top! Thank you! Also, the staff were so professional and helpful. I had a health episode and needed to sit and rest a bit, while the rest of the party carried on. I was checked on numerous times by staff members. They were OUTSTANDING! Thank you.

Great tour if you want highlights rather than depth, so that you can see more spots in whatever time you have. Viator / Golden Tours / Gray Line has put together a good trip. Our tour guide Amanda was so upbeat and friendly all day and provided great information throughout. Bus driver Hassan was quite professional at getting through London traffic out and back. Recommend this tour if you want a good highlights of these attractions.

We had a wonderful experience on the Cotswolds Small Group Tour from London. Everything was very well organized, comfortable, and enjoyable from start to finish. The Cotswolds are absolutely beautiful, and the tour gave us a perfect chance to enjoy the villages, the scenery, and the atmosphere without feeling rushed. A special thank you to our driver and tour guide, Anjalo and James. They were both excellent — professional, friendly, helpful, and made the whole day much more enjoyable. Their knowledge, kindness, and positive attitude really added to the experience. We felt very well taken care of throughout the tour.