Tours & experiences

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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The History of London City Center Exclusive Guided Walking Tour
5.0 (19)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

The History of London City Center Exclusive Guided Walking Tour

Explore London's pivotal landmarks and stories across two and a half hours with a dedicated guide navigating the city centre from Covent Garden onwards. This walking tour unpacks the historical layers that shaped modern London, finishing at Westminster Abbey's exterior. You'll traverse the streets where centuries of events unfolded, learning how each location contributed to the capital's character. The route adapts if national celebrations disrupt normal access, ensuring you still see all key sights.

2h 30mfrom GBP $46
Women in Art Walking Tour
5.0 (18)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Women in Art Walking Tour

This two-hour walking tour through the National Gallery reframes art history by centring women painters, sculptors and innovators whose contributions were overlooked for centuries. Rather than examining women solely as subjects in paintings, you'll discover how female artists shaped movements, challenged conventions and left lasting marks on the medium. The small-group format—capped at five people—allows for detailed conversation and close looking at works that reshape how you understand art's narrative.

2 hoursfrom GBP $40
Alton to Chawton Walking Tour in the Footsteps of Jane Austen
5.0 (18)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Alton to Chawton Walking Tour in the Footsteps of Jane Austen

Walk the 2.5-kilometre trail linking Alton and Chawton, two East Hampshire villages where Jane Austen spent formative years. This 2.5-hour guided tour traces her local haunts whilst exploring authentic village life through the eyes of a long-term resident. You'll hear period anecdotes, discover where locals eat and stay, and see how the countryside shaped one of England's greatest writers. A satisfying half-day excursion from London that blends literary history with genuine Hampshire character.

2h 30mfrom GBP $40
Bloomsbury Walking Tour: Hidden London & Georgian Shadows
5.0 (18)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Bloomsbury Walking Tour: Hidden London & Georgian Shadows

Explore Bloomsbury's tree-lined squares and period townhouses on this 1 hour 45 minute guided walk through Georgian London. Move past the usual tourist trails to uncover the neighbourhood's layered past: royal medical secrets, literary residents, Victorian social reform efforts, and the unexpected lives of its inhabitants—from wealthy householders to street children. Each corner reveals another chapter, whether it's a former novelist's residence, a hospital that changed paediatric care, or a church with links to theatrical history and maritime tragedy.

1h 45mfrom GBP $15
Full-Day Private Tour of the Isle of Skye (from Inverness)
5.0 (18)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
United Kingdom

Full-Day Private Tour of the Isle of Skye (from Inverness)

Traverse the Scottish Highlands from Inverness to the Isle of Skye in a single day. Your private driver guides you past Loch Ness, through the dramatic glens of Kintail where Jacobite forces once fought, and across to Skye itself. Stop for views of Eilean Donan Castle reflected in Loch Duich, explore Skye's landscape, and return with stories of Highland history woven throughout the eight-hour journey.

8 hoursfrom GBP $779
Scottish Highlands and Glencoe Tour - Castles, Glens & Waterfalls
5.0 (18)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
United Kingdom

Scottish Highlands and Glencoe Tour - Castles, Glens & Waterfalls

This 10-hour tour threads through the Western Highlands, connecting Loch Lomond's waterside villages with the dramatic peaks of Glencoe. You'll walk past three castles—Inveraray, Stalker, and Kilchurn—each tied to clan history, then push deeper into glens and alongside waterfalls. The route suits both casual walkers and those keen on Scottish heritage, mixing easy paths with viewpoints that reveal why this landscape shaped the region's character.

10 hoursfrom GBP $750
Liverpool: Brews, Views, history & visit to Liverpool FC
5.0 (18)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Liverpool: Brews, Views, history & visit to Liverpool FC

A 4-hour guided tour blending Liverpool's architectural heritage, football culture, and brewing scene. You'll climb to the city's highest natural vantage point, explore the streets around Anfield Stadium, taste ales at a heritage pub and contemporary brewery, and discover how the city shaped itself as a maritime and sporting powerhouse. Includes refreshments, a meal, and transport throughout.

4 hoursfrom GBP $800
Nasty Norwich - The History Tour That's Fun!!
5.0 (17)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Nasty Norwich - The History Tour That's Fun!!

Walk through Norwich with a guide who specialises in the city's grittier tales and darker chapters. Over 90 minutes, you'll discover the scandals, crimes and curious characters that shaped this medieval market town. Your local guide brings these stories to life with humour and sharp detail, moving through the streets at an easy pace. No building entries—just pavement-level storytelling focused on what actually happened here.

1h 30mfrom GBP $18
Belfast black taxi tour
5.0 (17)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Belfast black taxi tour

Navigate Belfast's divided history aboard an iconic black cab piloted by someone who knows these streets intimately. This 90-minute private tour threads through the city's peace walls and political murals, stopping at landmarks that tell the story of sectarian conflict and reconciliation. Your driver provides context and personal perspective that no guidebook can match, making sense of the visual narratives painted across gable ends and peace lines.

1h 30mfrom GBP $75
Historic Edinburgh and Rosslyn Chapel Full-Day Private Tour in a Premium Minivan
5.0 (17)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Historic Edinburgh and Rosslyn Chapel Full-Day Private Tour in a Premium Minivan

A full-day private minivan tour combining Edinburgh's historic quarters with a visit to Rosslyn Chapel, one of Scotland's most significant religious buildings. Your kilted local guide navigates you through the Old and New Towns, pointing out famous sites and tucked-away gems, before heading out to the chapel—a 15th-century structure famously restored after Queen Victoria's intervention and later popularised by cinema. Eight hours of travel, stories, and Scottish history, with complimentary refreshments and onboard WiFi.

8 hoursfrom GBP $250
This is Belfast Walking Tours. Our history, our culture.
5.0 (17)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

This is Belfast Walking Tours. Our history, our culture.

A local guide leads you through Belfast's layered past, drawing on deep family roots and personal connections to the city. Over two to three hours, you'll navigate streets shaped by industrial heritage, political upheaval, and the resilience of its people. This isn't sanitised history—it's told by someone who grew up here and knows the neighbourhoods intimately, offering context that only lived experience can bring.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom GBP $20
Giant's Causeway Private Tours - Coastal Drive from Belfast
5.0 (17)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
United Kingdom

Giant's Causeway Private Tours - Coastal Drive from Belfast

A private eight-hour coastal drive from Belfast to the Giant's Causeway, led by a local guide with deep knowledge of Northern Ireland's history and character. Travel in a comfortable Mercedes with a maximum of four passengers, departing the city to explore one of the UK's most striking geological formations. Along the way, discover the transformation of Belfast itself—from its industrial past through recent cultural revival—and the stories that have shaped this corner of the island.

8 hoursfrom GBP $540
Magical Walking Tour in Edinburgh
5.0 (17)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Magical Walking Tour in Edinburgh

A two-hour walking tour through Edinburgh's darkest chapters, tracing the city's 17th-century witch trials and the real people caught in them. You'll navigate the closes and streets that shaped Scottish history and later inspired literary magic, guided by someone in period dress. The route weaves together documented persecution, gothic architecture, and the literary landmarks that transformed Edinburgh's sinister past into cultural legend.

2 hoursfrom GBP $25
'Luke Skye-Walkers' 1 Day Isle of Skye Adventure + Hike Options
5.0 (17)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
United Kingdom

'Luke Skye-Walkers' 1 Day Isle of Skye Adventure + Hike Options

Spend twelve hours exploring Isle of Skye with a knowledgeable local guide who shapes the day around your pace and interests. You'll tackle one of two signature hikes—either the stark pinnacles of the Old Man of Storr or the otherworldly terrain of the Quiraing—discovering lesser-known viewpoints along the way. The experience includes a dram of local whisky, time with Highland cattle, and a personalised drone photograph shot against Skye's raw, dramatic terrain. Throughout, your guide weaves together island folklore and history, transforming the landscape into something more than scenery.

12 hoursfrom GBP $395
London Private Walking Tour with Brazilian Portuguese Guide
5.0 (17)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
United Kingdom

London Private Walking Tour with Brazilian Portuguese Guide

A private walking tour of London led by a Brazilian Portuguese-speaking guide covering your choice of landmarks—from Westminster's royal quarters to the Tower's historic stones. Over 2–4 hours, your guide shares stories connecting England, Brazil and Portugal whilst you photograph Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral and beyond. Hotel pickup included for central London locations; the guide remains outside attractions, focusing on street-level history and vantage points.

2 hours – 4 hoursfrom GBP $66
Loch Ness , Outlander , Inverness Castle , Clava and Culloden
5.0 (17)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Loch Ness , Outlander , Inverness Castle , Clava and Culloden

This 8–9 hour guided tour threads together the Highlands' most storied sites, departing from Invergordon to explore Loch Ness, two significant battlefields, and ancient burial grounds. You'll travel with a local guide through the Cromarty Firth, pause at Beauly Priory (a 13th-century monastery with Outlander connections), stand above the famous loch at Urquhart Castle's ruins, wander Inverness town centre, then venture to the Bronze Age cairns at Clava and the 1746 Culloden Battlefield. The route weaves Highland history—monastic ruins, clan graves, Jacobite conflict—into a single arc across Scotland's most resonant landscape.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom GBP $155
Cawdor Castle & Culloden Battlefield, Clava Cairns Inverness
5.0 (17)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
United Kingdom

Cawdor Castle & Culloden Battlefield, Clava Cairns Inverness

A half-day guided tour from Inverness exploring three significant Highland locations connected to Scottish history and the Outlander novels. Visit the atmospheric Clava Cairns, stand on the moorland where the 1746 Jacobite uprising was crushed, and see Cawdor Castle—one of the few aristocratic residences to survive the post-battle reprisals. Your local guide provides context as you travel in a comfortable air-conditioned coach, leaving the driving to someone who knows these landscapes.

6 hoursfrom GBP $119
Hike Arthur's Seat and Calton Hill
5.0 (17)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
United Kingdom

Hike Arthur's Seat and Calton Hill

This three-hour walking tour tackles Edinburgh's two most recognisable summits: Calton Hill and Arthur's Seat. Starting amongst the National Monument, you'll traverse Holyrood Park's 650 acres, passing Holyrood Palace en route to the 251-metre peak. A local guide shares the area's history and folklore whilst steering you away from the main tourist drag. The descent loops through quieter ground rich with wildlife and lesser-known heritage sites. The pace is measured with regular stops, making it accessible to mixed-ability groups.

3 hoursfrom GBP $26
Glasgow: Lochs and Castles of the West Highlands
5.0 (17)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
United Kingdom

Glasgow: Lochs and Castles of the West Highlands

This 12-hour loop through Scotland's western Highlands connects dramatic peaks, lochs and castside towns in one sweep. You'll cross the Rest and Be Thankful pass, explore Inveraray's waterfront character, stop in Oban for lunch with harbour views, traverse the brooding ridgelines of Glencoe, then loop back through Callander. An English-speaking driver guides you through terrain that shifts from alpine moorland to sheltered glens, layering geology and clan history across a single day.

12 hoursfrom GBP $30
4-Hour Private Tour: Discover The Best of Belfast in Luxury SUV
5.0 (17)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
United Kingdom

4-Hour Private Tour: Discover The Best of Belfast in Luxury SUV

Travel through Belfast's layered narrative in a private luxury SUV, navigating from Neolithic monuments spanning five millennia to the city's recent peace-building achievements. Your knowledgeable guide contextualises architectural heritage alongside the complexities of modern history, offering perspective on how Belfast has transformed. This four-hour journey balances the ancient with the contemporary, revealing how the city's identity has been shaped across generations.

4 hoursfrom GBP $400
Greenock Shore Excursion Castles, Lochs, Glens, & Hairy Coo's
5.0 (17)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
United Kingdom

Greenock Shore Excursion Castles, Lochs, Glens, & Hairy Coo's

A nine-hour drive through central Scotland departing from Greenock, threading together landmarks and landscapes that tell the country's story. You'll stand beneath the Kelpies—colossal horse sculptures that dominate the skyline—explore Glasgow's urban character, pass Stirling Castle's ramparts, encounter Highland cattle in their native terrain, and finish in Luss, a village that's doubled as a filming location for major television dramas. The tour suits those wanting both history and scenery without heavy physical demands.

9 hoursfrom GBP $700
The Dirty Day Tour
5.0 (16)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
United Kingdom

The Dirty Day Tour

A no-holds-barred day tour around Loch Lomond and central Scotland, led by guides who ditch the standard heritage script for blunt, unfiltered storytelling. This small-group experience (maximum 8 people) spans 8–10 hours and covers local history, regional character, and landscape. Best suited for adults with a taste for candid commentary and unconventional perspectives. Tailor-made routes available for Stirling, the Borders, St Andrews, or beyond.

8 hours – 10 hoursfrom GBP $950
Private Day Tour from Bath to Glastonbury and Wells with Pickup
5.0 (16)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
United Kingdom

Private Day Tour from Bath to Glastonbury and Wells with Pickup

A private eight-hour loop from Bath combining two Somerset destinations: Wells, England's tiniest city, home to a Gothic cathedral and moated bishop's residence; and Glastonbury, steeped in Arthurian legend and medieval history. Your local guide handles all logistics, including hotel pickup and parking, whilst you explore architectural landmarks and atmospheric ruins at your own pace across this historically layered corner of the West Country.

8 hoursfrom GBP $1100
Stonehenge Half-Day luxury guided tour from Bath for 2-8
5.0 (16)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Stonehenge Half-Day luxury guided tour from Bath for 2-8

Skip the crowds and explore Stonehenge with a knowledgeable local guide on this intimate 4–5 hour tour departing from Bath. Your guide unpacks the monument's history and archaeological significance at a measured pace, letting you absorb the landscape rather than rush through. Small groups (2–8 people) mean genuine conversation and space to ask questions. You'll gain the kind of understanding that turns a famous site into something genuinely moving.

4 hours – 5 hoursfrom GBP $150
Bridgerton Film Locations - Bath - Private Walking Tour
5.0 (16)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Bridgerton Film Locations - Bath - Private Walking Tour

Walk Bath's Georgian streets with a native guide who points out Bridgerton filming locations and connects them to genuine 18th-century scandals. Over 90 minutes, you'll encounter the city's celebrated landmarks—equally rewarding whether you've watched the series or not. Your guide weaves on-set anecdotes with local history, punctuated by a Bridgerton-themed trivia game that tests your knowledge of both the show and Bath's real social intrigue.

1h 30m – 2 hoursfrom GBP $90
Westminster: Royal London 3-Hour Private Guided Walking Tour
5.0 (16)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Westminster: Royal London 3-Hour Private Guided Walking Tour

A three-hour private walking tour through Westminster's landmark district, led by a Blue Badge guide who knows London inside out. You'll navigate the capital's most recognisable sights at your own pace alongside family or friends rather than in a crowded group. The guide tailors conversation to your interests—royal history, political intrigue, or simply how Londoners live today. A pre-tour video call lets you discuss the route and any concerns beforehand, ensuring the experience fits what you're after.

3 hoursfrom GBP $400
Discover your Manx Ancestors on the Isle of Man
5.0 (15)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Discover your Manx Ancestors on the Isle of Man

Trace your Manx family history with Nikki, a local genealogist whose ancestors settled on the island in the 1600s. This six-hour guided tour combines pre-arrival research with on-the-ground detective work across burial grounds and record offices. You'll decipher old handwriting, locate family graves, and uncover the stories behind your Manx roots with someone who knows the island's archives inside out.

6 hoursfrom GBP $575
London Bespoke Black Cab Christmas Lights & Sights Private Tour
5.0 (15)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
United Kingdom

London Bespoke Black Cab Christmas Lights & Sights Private Tour

A four-hour private tour through London's festive heart, travelling in a modern black cab with panoramic glass roof. You'll see the glittering displays on Oxford Street and Regent Street alongside quieter decorated corners in Mayfair, Covent Garden, Marylebone and Kensington. Your driver shares the stories behind each neighbourhood and street name, weaving together Christmas spectacle with local history. Multiple stops let you step out for photographs and stretch your legs amid the seasonal buzz.

4 hoursfrom GBP $475
Westminster Abbey Private Tour Oxford PhD Historian Skip the Line
5.0 (15)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Westminster Abbey Private Tour Oxford PhD Historian Skip the Line

Explore Westminster Abbey with Dr Geoff, a Medieval History doctorate holder specialising in church architecture. This two-and-a-half-hour private tour unpicks how the Abbey evolved from the 11th century into a Gothic landmark, examining its construction methods and design principles. You'll trace unexpected American connections—from the slave trade through the Civil Rights Movement—and discover why monarchs, statesmen and cultural figures chose this space for their final resting place. Skip-the-line access and expert commentary make sense of a thousand years compressed into stone.

2h 30mfrom GBP $189
Tangential Cambridge: Private Walking Tour of Cambridge
5.0 (15)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Tangential Cambridge: Private Walking Tour of Cambridge

A two-hour private walking tour through Cambridge's layered history, tracing medieval upheavals, centuries of academic life, and intellectual breakthroughs across colleges and courtyards. Your guide reveals how the city and university have evolved together, examining the buildings, streets and stories that shaped thought and society. You'll finish with insider recommendations for where to eat and what else to explore on your own.

2 hoursfrom GBP $150
Private The Beatles Taxi Tour in London
5.0 (15)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Private The Beatles Taxi Tour in London

Explore the London neighbourhoods where The Beatles built their legacy during the 1960s on this three-hour private taxi tour. Your knowledgeable driver guides you through over 20 significant sites across Chelsea, Mayfair, Marylebone, St Johns Wood, and Soho—the epicentres of the band's creative output after their move from Liverpool. Stop frequently to photograph iconic locations and absorb the history of where four musicians transformed popular music. Pick-up and drop-off available anywhere in central London.

3 hoursfrom GBP $395
Isle of Skye Private Day Tour from Portree
5.0 (15)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
United Kingdom

Isle of Skye Private Day Tour from Portree

Explore the Isle of Skye at your own pace with a local driver and guide piloting your private minivan for eight to nine hours. Depart from Portree or arrange collection from transport hubs like Armadale Ferry or Kyle of Lochalsh train station. Shape the itinerary around your interests—whether that's the Fairy Pools, Neist Point Lighthouse, Quiraing, or the Old Man of Storr—or let your guide reveal quieter corners most visitors miss. The tour covers Skye's landscape, history and culture with flexibility built in: hike the peaks or admire them from viewpoints, entirely your choice.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom GBP $348
Private Driver Guided Day Tour of Belfast
5.0 (15)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
United Kingdom

Private Driver Guided Day Tour of Belfast

An eight-hour private tour of Belfast with a knowledgeable driver who steers you through the city's industrial heritage, maritime history, and the arc of its political transformation. You'll visit landmark sites tied to the Titanic's construction, the shipyards that built Belfast's reputation, and locations central to the peace process. The guide brings local perspective and humour to each stop, making the narrative feel lived-in rather than recited from a textbook.

8 hoursfrom GBP $500
Private Walking Tour in Warwick
5.0 (14)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Private Walking Tour in Warwick

A private walking tour of Warwick led by a knowledgeable local guide who tailors the experience to your interests. Over one hour, you'll discover the town's layered history—not just the famous landmarks, but the quieter corners and lesser-known stories that reveal how Warwick actually developed. Your guide adapts the narrative based on what captures your curiosity, ensuring you leave with a genuine sense of the place rather than a tick-box itinerary.

1 hourfrom GBP $11
Chester Edwardian Lady Walking Tour
5.0 (14)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Chester Edwardian Lady Walking Tour

A 90-minute guided walk through Chester's walled centre, exploring the city's Edwardian era through the eyes of a period-dressed guide. You'll discover the streets, buildings and lives of early 20th-century residents, uncovering layers of history often missed by casual visitors. Ideal for anyone wanting to understand Chester beyond its Roman walls and medieval facade.

1h 30mfrom GBP $12
Revolutionary History Walking Tour of Glasgow
5.0 (14)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Revolutionary History Walking Tour of Glasgow

Walk through Glasgow's working-class neighbourhoods and discover the city's long tradition of political organising, labour movements, and social activism. Over two hours and fifteen minutes, your guide unpicks the stories of ordinary people who shaped the city's radical character—from industrial workers to LGBTQ+ campaigners. You'll see familiar streets in a new light and learn whose struggles built modern Glasgow.

2h 15mfrom GBP $15
Reformation Oxford Christian History Tour private groups
5.0 (14)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Reformation Oxford Christian History Tour private groups

Explore Oxford's role in the English Reformation through the lives of key figures and theological movements spanning centuries before, during and after. This private tour threads together university history, college traditions and student life whilst visiting working churches and either a historic college or the Divinity School—a recognised Harry Potter filming location. Two hours of walking through Oxford's theological landscape.

1h 45m – 2h 15mfrom GBP $250
Belfast Black Cab Taxi Private Tour 2hr with Original Guides
5.0 (14)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Belfast Black Cab Taxi Private Tour 2hr with Original Guides

Travel through Belfast's streets in an iconic black cab with drivers who built this transport network to serve their communities. This two-hour guided tour departs from the city centre and winds through neighbourhoods shaped by local history, offering insider perspective from people who know every corner. Multiple morning start times accommodate different schedules, making it easy to fit into your itinerary.

2 hoursfrom GBP $93
Royal London And Changing of Guard - Very Small Group Tour
5.0 (14)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Royal London And Changing of Guard - Very Small Group Tour

Explore the palaces, residences and favoured shops that define Britain's Royal Family on this intimate three to four-hour walking tour through central London. Your guide leads a maximum of six people through Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace and other landmarks steeped in royal history, revealing both the public grandeur and the private preferences of the monarchy. The morning departure at 9:30am on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays positions you to witness the Changing of the Guard ceremony firsthand, marching alongside the soldiers as they progress towards the Palace.

3 hours – 4 hoursfrom GBP $75
Aberdeen Historical Walking Tour
5.0 (13)
🛕 Culture & History
United Kingdom

Aberdeen Historical Walking Tour

This two-hour walking tour threads through Old Aberdeen's medieval quarters, visiting 15th-century university grounds, a 12th-century cathedral renowned for its heraldic plasterwork and hidden history, and a largely forgotten cemetery tucked away from modern streets. Your guide uncovers the layers beneath Aberdeen's granite facades, revealing how the city's oldest precincts evolved. Tours can be adjusted to your interests.

2 hoursfrom GBP $70
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