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Hand-picked tours across the New Forest & the UK

Our team has been pulling together the best small-group tours, day trips and multi-day adventures around the New Forest & the UK for years. Mick reads the traveller reviews before any tour earns a spot on this page — if a tour's a dud, it doesn't get listed.

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★ 4.6 (8)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

United Kingdom

Private Edinburgh driving tour

A seven-hour private tour of Edinburgh's landmarks and hidden corners, steered by someone who knows the city's rhythms. You'll travel in your own vehicle with a local guide who trades the typical tourist circuit for genuine Edinburgh—its layered history, architectural quirks, and neighbourhoods locals actually frequent. The pace is yours: linger where you want, skip what doesn't interest you, ask questions without watching your watch.

7 hoursfrom AUD $1543

★ 4.6 (8)

🛕 Culture & History

United Kingdom

Private Full-Day Wye Valley Tour

A private eight-and-a-half-hour circuit through the Wye Valley capturing Welsh heritage across multiple centuries. Your driver navigates you past Chepstow Castle (1067, Britain's earliest stone fortification), the Gothic splendour of Tintern Abbey, Raglan Castle's distinctive architecture, and Roman Caerleon—one of Europe's most complete legionary settlements. Travel through rolling countryside with expert commentary on local history and culture. Stop where and when you choose for lunch; explore each site independently at your own rhythm.

Ominous Oxford Oxford's Ghost Walking Tour

Explore Oxford's darker chapters on this 90-minute guided walk through centuries of turbulent history. Your guide uncovers the stories of those who suffered brutal ends, reveals why one street earned notoriety as England's most haunted stretch, and introduces the restless spirits said to linger in college quads and ancient passages. You'll see the physical remnants of Oxford's past whilst hearing the accounts that gave the city its eerie reputation.

1h 30mfrom AUD $41

Custom Private Full Day Tailor Made Chauffeur Tour

★ 4.4 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

United Kingdom

Custom Private Full Day Tailor Made Chauffeur Tour

Shape your own day exploring South Wales with a private driver who tailors the itinerary to your interests. After a morning chat about what matters to you, they'll design a bespoke route that could sweep along the dramatic coastline, venture into the Brecon Beacons, explore the Wye Valley's history, or combine several landscapes. Based from Cardiff, this flexible full-day tour accommodates up to six travellers and adapts in real time to what calls to you.

3 Hour Private History Tour to Blenheim Palace in a Rolls Royce

Travel from Oxford to Blenheim Palace in a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce or Bentley, accompanied by a former History master who guides you through the estate's stories and significance. This three-hour private tour combines luxury transport with scholarly insight, stopping for refreshments at the palace. A small-group experience limited to three people, offering a leisurely pace without rushing between rooms.

Durham Monks, Miners and cathedral secrets tour with mobile app

Explore Durham's thousand-year history through a self-guided audio walk, downloadable to your phone and playable offline. The tour traces how monks fleeing Viking raids carried a saint's remains to a hilltop, sparking an entire city's growth. You'll discover medieval bishops who minted coins and commanded armies, encounter tales of England's boldest Tower of London escapee, and visit the cathedral still housing those ancient bones. Move at your own rhythm—pause for a pint, backtrack, or skip sections entirely. Over 20,000 travellers have completed this tour; it comes with a full refund guarantee.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $7

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