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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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Kid-friendly London Natural History Museum Private Guided Tour

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

United Kingdom

Kid-friendly London Natural History Museum Private Guided Tour

Navigate the Natural History Museum's greatest hits with a guide who actually knows how to keep children engaged. Over two and a half hours, your private group explores dinosaur skeletons, ancient marine reptiles and a colossal blue whale whilst a knowledgeable guide weaves stories that hold young attention. You'll cover the collection's standout pieces at a pace that suits your family, with commentary pitched to spark curiosity rather than overwhelm.

Private Tour: Pilgrimage to Walsingham Tour

A seven-hour private pilgrimage to Norfolk's Walsingham, a sacred destination drawing devotees for centuries. Travel through Thetford Forest to reach this village sanctuary, where you'll encounter both Catholic and Anglican shrines alongside medieval abbey remains. Your guide leads you through the spiritual heart of England's countryside, revealing layers of faith and history far removed from London's intensity. Time allows for reflection at the sites and browsing devotional shops.

7 hoursfrom AUD $602

Scottish Borders Tour Between Scotland and England Lies hidden Beauty

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

United Kingdom

Scottish Borders Tour Between Scotland and England Lies hidden Beauty

An eight-hour private drive from Edinburgh through the Scottish Borders reveals hidden corners where history meets landscape. You'll visit Rosslyn Chapel with its carved secrets, Scott's View for sweeping ridge panoramas, Abbotsford House—Walter Scott's own estate—Melrose Abbey's red sandstone ruins, and Floors Castle commanding the valley. A driver handles navigation while you absorb the rolling border country between Scotland and England. Lunch isn't provided, but the vehicle is air-conditioned and stocked with water and snacks.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1728

Luxury Edinburgh To York One Way Road Trip Tour

★ 5.0 (2)

✈️ Transfers

United Kingdom

Luxury Edinburgh To York One Way Road Trip Tour

Travel between Edinburgh and York by private car over 8–9 hours, stopping at landmarks the train misses entirely. Your driver navigates you past Hadrian's Wall, Bamburgh Castle and the Scottish borders, turning what could be a tedious journey into a proper sightseeing experience. You'll arrive refreshed, having seen genuine history along the way rather than spent the day in transit terminals.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $2895

Invergordon Shore Excursion -Dunrobin Castle & Scottish Highlands

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

United Kingdom

Invergordon Shore Excursion -Dunrobin Castle & Scottish Highlands

This 7-hour shore excursion takes you from Invergordon into the Scottish Highlands to explore Dunrobin Castle, a 14th-century fortress perched on the northern coast. You'll wander the castle's rooms at your own pace, then stroll through its formal gardens with panoramic views across the Moray Firth. A local guide shares the estate's layered history—from medieval stronghold to Victorian residence—while pointing out viewpoints perfect for photographs. Entrance fees are covered; meals are not.

Brooding Glencoe and the Scottish Highlands single day tour.

Explore Glencoe's dramatic landscape and the turbulent history that shaped the Scottish Highlands on this 10-hour private tour. Andrew, an experienced guide with years leading both walking and driving excursions, steers you through valleys carved by ancient forces whilst unpacking tales of clan rivalries, feuds, and the ways that vanished centuries ago. You'll travel in a private vehicle with up to four fellow travellers, stopping at viewpoints and locations that bring these narratives to life. Water's provided; bring lunch or eat en route.

10 hoursfrom AUD $1391

2 Hours History Walking Tour of The Secret Streets in Chelsea

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

United Kingdom

2 Hours History Walking Tour of The Secret Streets in Chelsea

Walk Chelsea's backstreets with a historian guide who unpicks two centuries of artistic ferment, royal intrigue and social change. Over two hours, you'll slip down alleyways most visitors miss, learn how punk collided with privilege, and explore the neighbourhood's transatlantic ties—from colonial cotton to American heiresses. Pop into active artist studios if access permits, and discover which streets still harbour creative energy and which have slipped into property speculation.

2 hoursfrom AUD $579

Private Luxury Sunrise Stonecircle Fully Guided Tour

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

United Kingdom

Private Luxury Sunrise Stonecircle Fully Guided Tour

A 10-hour private guided tour through England's most celebrated prehistoric monuments, beginning with sunrise at Avebury Stone Circle before moving on to the medieval village of Lacock and concluding at Stonehenge. Departing from your hotel, you'll travel in a comfortable seven to nine-seat Mercedes or equivalent with a knowledgeable guide who navigates you through 5,000 years of history, from Neolithic megaliths to film-famous villages, with stops tailored for photography and storytelling.

10 hoursfrom AUD $1786

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

United Kingdom

Whisky Tour & Stirling Castle

Explore Scotland's whisky heritage and medieval stronghold on this six-hour loop through Stirling. Visit a working distillery to understand the craft of Scotch production, then tour the imposing castle that shaped Scottish history. Round off with a wander through a characterful village that reveals how locals live beyond the main attractions. Air-conditioned transport and refreshments included throughout.

6 hoursfrom AUD $1342

London Christmas Special Cooking Class with 5 Course Dinner

★ 5.0 (2)

🍜 Food & Cooking

United Kingdom

London Christmas Special Cooking Class with 5 Course Dinner

Learn to cook four seasonal dishes in this four-hour London class, then sit down to a five-course meal you've prepared yourself. Your chef-instructor shares the history woven into each recipe, from medieval spice routes to Victorian kitchen innovations. You'll work alongside other food-minded travellers, taste champagne as you arrive, and leave with both full bellies and new techniques.

4 hoursfrom GBP $125

St Andrews Small Group Day Tour from Edinburgh

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

United Kingdom

St Andrews Small Group Day Tour from Edinburgh

This eight-hour private tour from Edinburgh explores Scotland's east coast, taking in the Forth Bridge's Victorian engineering, the fishing village of Anstruther, and the university town of St Andrews with its castle ruins, cathedral remains, and the famous Swilcan Bridge. Your driver-guide navigates you through centuries of Scottish history, from medieval architecture to Renaissance palaces, with stops tailored to your interests. The pace suits most fitness levels, though the day involves considerable walking around historical sites.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1255

Bloody Sunday Remembered: Private Walking Tour of Derry

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

United Kingdom

Bloody Sunday Remembered: Private Walking Tour of Derry

A guided walk through Derry's pivotal moment in history, focusing on the events of Bloody Sunday and their lasting impact on the city. This 90-minute private tour keeps your group separate from larger parties while a local guide leads you through significant sites including Free Derry Corner and the Bogside murals. You'll stand before monuments and artworks that document civil rights struggles and understand how these events shaped modern Derry.

Edinburgh Old Town Walking Tour with an App

Navigate Edinburgh's medieval core at your own pace using the Trippy Tour Guide app, which delivers 35+ location commentaries across two to three hours. The self-guided route threads from Calton Hill's viewpoints through the Royal Mile, past St Giles' Cathedral, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh Castle, Grassmarket Square, and Greyfriars Kirk. An offline map means no reliance on data or Wi-Fi as you piece together the city's layered history, moving between famous stops and quieter closes that most visitors miss.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $14

The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Tour (Private Group Booking)

★ 5.0 (320)

🛕 Culture & History

United Kingdom

The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Tour (Private Group Booking)

Walk through Victorian Whitechapel to explore one of history's darkest chapters. This two-hour private tour examines the 1888 murders attributed to Jack the Ripper, visiting the actual sites where five women were killed and the locations that shaped the investigation. Your guide unravels competing theories about the killer's identity while telling the often-overlooked stories of his victims—poor women whose lives ended in violence and whose names deserve remembering.

2 hoursfrom AUD $488

Authentic London Sunday Markets with a Londoner

★ 5.0 (148)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

United Kingdom

Authentic London Sunday Markets with a Londoner

Walk London's East End on a Sunday morning with a local guide who navigates you through working-class neighbourhoods and their markets. Over three hours, you'll traverse hidden canal routes connecting Broadway Market's farmers' stalls, Hackney City Farm, Columbia Road's flower traders, and the vintage-filled sprawl of Brick Lane and Spitalfields. The route reveals how generations of Londoners have shaped these pockets of the city, with your guide filling the walks between stops with neighbourhood history and context.

2 hours Best of the Beatles Highlights Taxi Tour of Liverpool

Travel Liverpool's Beatles geography in an authentic black cab piloted by a driver-guide steeped in the band's history. This two-hour circuit covers the essential sites that launched four lads from this port city—from early haunts to family neighbourhoods—with the kind of local detail and storytelling you'll only hear from someone who knows the city's music roots inside out. Ideal for visitors juggling tight schedules or wanting to anchor a longer trip with solid context.

The Padstow History Walk - Tales, Tales and Traditions

A 90-minute guided walk through Padstow's medieval streets and working harbour, led by local guide John. You'll trace the Cornish port's evolution from a bustling shipbuilding and fishing centre to today's vibrant waterfront town. The route connects specific landmarks and brings forward lesser-known figures—smugglers, master craftsmen, merchants—whose activities shaped the place. Expect storytelling woven into tangible history: narrow lanes that still follow medieval plots, harbour walls built centuries ago, buildings that housed particular trades. A relaxed pace suits all ages and fitness levels.

Westminster Small Group Guided Tour with Changing of the Guard

This 2 hour 45 minute guided tour covers Westminster's most recognisable landmarks whilst positioning you for an optimal view of the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Your expert guide leads a maximum group of six past Big Ben, 10 Downing Street, and Trafalgar Square before escorting you along the actual parade route—a local's advantage that beats the packed gateside crowds. You'll witness the full spectacle of this ceremonial military tradition whilst learning about the historical figures and events that shaped these iconic locations across more than two millennia of British history.

Turmoil, Templars & Oliver Twist London's Squalor and Splendour

Walk through two millennia of London history across Holborn, tracing the city's transformation from Saxon settlement to Georgian grandeur. This guided tour weaves together threads of medieval intrigue, literary London, and institutional power: the Knights Templar's fortress, the locations that inspired Dickens's criminal underworld, Freemasons' Hall, and the prisons that once dominated the neighbourhood. You'll cover roughly two miles at a steady pace, starting at Covent Garden Station and finishing near Blackfriars, with numbers kept to fifteen walkers for genuine engagement.

Food Walking Guided Tour of Perth

A three-hour guided food walk through Perth, Scotland, led by a local who shares the city's character and heritage. You'll visit up to seven independent venues sampling Scottish staples—from Cullen skink and haggis to whisky and cranachan—with each stop revealing something about Perth's food culture and history. The route covers gentle terrain across the city centre, punctuated by tastings that add up to a substantial lunch.

Walking Tour around Spitalfields in the East End of London

Traverse two millennia of East End history on foot through Spitalfields, guided by a local resident and devised by a prominent London blogger. Walk the streets where Huguenot silk weavers, Jewish immigrants, Irish families and Bengali communities built new lives, each layer reshaping the neighbourhood and the nation. The tour weaves together architecture, personal stories and social change across two hours, finishing with tea and cakes prepared using an 18th-century recipe in a Georgian townhouse.

Ancient Hidden Gems in the City of London

A guided 2-hour walk through the City of London revealing layers of history layered beneath modern skyscrapers. You'll navigate Roman foundations, medieval street patterns, buildings scarred by WWII bombing, and monuments marking pivotal national moments. St Paul's Cathedral anchors the route—900 years of survival through fire, war and reconstruction. The walk juxtaposes glass towers with ancient stone, showing how the City's past remains embedded in its present landscape.

2 hoursfrom AUD $39

The Kelpies Stirling Castle and Loch Lomond from Greenock Port

★ 5.0 (21)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

United Kingdom

The Kelpies Stirling Castle and Loch Lomond from Greenock Port

An 8.5-hour excursion from Greenock Port exploring Scotland's blend of contemporary art, medieval fortifications, and rural charm. Begin with The Kelpies, two colossal steel horse sculptures rising 30 metres above the landscape—a striking homage to local industrial roots. Continue to Stirling Castle, where centuries of royal history unfold across dramatic ramparts and courtyards. After a lunch break, encounter Highland cattle in their natural setting before concluding at Luss, a picturesque waterside village with unobstructed views across Loch Lomond.

Barmy Brighton - The History Tour that's FUN!!

A 90-minute walking tour through Brighton's landmarks that reveals the seedier, stranger chapters of the seaside town's past. Your local guide steers you through the city centre, unearthing tales of vice, scandal, and eccentricity that shaped the place. You'll see the Royal Pavilion's exterior and other key sites whilst hearing stories you won't find in guidebooks. History served with dark humour and plenty of surprises.

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 AUD $39

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

★ 4.9 (39)

🛕 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.

Classic London Tour with Westminster Abbey, Skip the Ticket Line

A five-hour guided exploration of Westminster's landmark architecture and royal history, anchored by skip-the-line entry to Westminster Abbey. Your local guide navigates you past Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and the Horse Guards, sharing period anecdotes and contemporary London context. You'll then spend time inside the Abbey at your own pace with a multilingual audio guide, tracing nine centuries of British heritage through its chapels, tombs and architecture. Best for first-time visitors seeking structured orientation to central London's most significant sites.

Private Walking Tour of Oxford: Explore History and Colleges

A private two-hour walking tour of Oxford led by a local guide, focused on the university's colleges and history. Choose your angle—literature, architecture, music—and your guide adjusts the route accordingly. You'll navigate the city's medieval lanes, hear stories of notable scholars, and get a genuine sense of how the university operates today. College visits can be arranged separately for an additional fee, giving you access to courtyards and quads usually off-limits to casual visitors.

2 hoursfrom AUD $116

★ 4.9 (10)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

United Kingdom

Island of Hoy Day Trip

Explore Orkney's second largest island on this eight-and-a-half-hour guided excursion. Small-group transport takes you across moorland and coastal terrain to encounter Neolithic monuments, wartime sites, and wildlife hotspots. Local guides navigate the landscape with personal insight rather than rehearsed commentary, uncovering stories embedded in Hoy's geology and human history. Ferry passage and a hot midday drink are included; bring your own packed lunch as island amenities are sparse.

The Original Glasgow Food Tour: Locally run & hidden gems

A three-hour walking tour through Glasgow's West End led by local guides who know the city's food scene intimately. You'll taste signature Scottish dishes—Cullen Skink, haggis, tablet, artisan cheese—alongside whisky and local lager, all sourced from family-run restaurants, independent shops and bakeries. The tour weaves food tastings with genuine stories about Glasgow's character and history, revealing how locals actually eat rather than what tourists expect.

The Play That Goes Wrong in London Theatre

Catch Mischief Theatre's record-breaking West End comedy, now the longest-running farcical production in London's theatre history. This 2.5-hour show follows an amateur dramatic society attempting to stage a murder mystery—only everything goes spectacularly awry. Actors forget lines, scenery collapses, props vanish, and the set threatens to ignite. It's controlled chaos that has audiences roaring for years running.

Private Glasgow Necropolis Tour: The City of the Dead

Walk through Glasgow's Necropolis with a knowledgeable local guide who unpacks the lives of those buried here—from Victorian merchants to actors and rebels. This 2-hour private tour moves chronologically through the cemetery's 200-year history, revealing the city's social fabric through its monuments and graves. You'll hear genuine stories about real people, not just dates and names, gaining insight into how Glasgow changed across generations.

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.

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 AUD $180

Private Full-Day Tour to the Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness

★ 4.9 (7)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

United Kingdom

Private Full-Day Tour to the Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness

A 12-hour private tour through the Scottish Highlands and around Loch Ness, departing from your accommodation in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle with a knowledgeable local driver-guide. You'll explore dramatic glens, ancient landscapes, and the legendary shores of Scotland's most famous loch, hearing the stories and history woven into each location. This is an unhurried way to see Highland scenery without the constraints of group schedules.

12 hoursfrom AUD $833

★ 4.8 (27)

🛕 Culture & History

United Kingdom

Oxford Twilight Ghost Tour

Explore Oxford's shadowed medieval quarters after dark, tracing centuries of violent history through the streets where bishops met their end and soldiers' spirits linger. This 75-minute walking tour weaves together documented executions, architectural horror, and the literary imagination that drew Tolkien, Lewis and Wilde to the city's brooding stonework. A guide leads you through moonlit passages, sharing both historical accounts and reported supernatural encounters across Oxford's most unsettling locations.

The London Old City Iconic Walking Tour

Walk through a single square mile of London's oldest quarter on this 2.5-hour guided tour, tracing threads from the medieval Templar order through the Second World War's destruction and rebuilding. Your guide unpicks the neighbourhood's layered history—its secret passageways, timber-framed survivors, and stones scarred by bombs—stopping at landmarks most visitors miss. Designed for those curious about how cities actually change over centuries, not just their headline attractions.

Great Brixton History and Culture Experience

This 2-2.5 hour walking tour traces Brixton's transformation from Victorian suburb to the thriving cultural epicentre it remains today. A local guide leads you through the neighbourhood's pivotal role in London's Afro-Caribbean heritage since the 1950s, the social upheaval of the 1980s, and its current identity as a hub of music, street art and culinary dynamism. You'll encounter landmark venues, vibrant markets and the visual storytelling of murals that define this energetic south London district.

2 hours – 2h 30mfrom AUD $95

Guided Shore Excursion of White Cliffs and Canterbury from Dover

★ 4.7 (17)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

United Kingdom

Guided Shore Excursion of White Cliffs and Canterbury from Dover

This seven-hour circular tour from Dover port delivers a focused sweep of Kent's highlights: the iconic White Cliffs, the medieval Cinque Port of Sandwich, and Canterbury. A Blue Badge guide collects you from your ship and navigates you through executive minibus comfort, stopping for a guided walk around Sandwich's half-timbered streets, a full Canterbury exploration, and The Scramble Experience at the Battle of Britain Memorial. You'll have breathing room to eat locally and absorb the region's layered history without rushing.

Ruta Outlander en Español

This 9–10 hour guided tour traces the real landscapes and events that inspired the Outlander novels, set against Scotland's turbulent 17th-century history. Your Spanish-speaking guide unpacks the Jacobite conflicts and their aftermath across authentic locations, connecting the fiction to the actual past. Travel in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle, exploring how Scotland's glens and castles became the backdrop for one of popular culture's biggest phenomena.

9 hours – 10 hoursfrom AUD $106

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