England Tours in November 2026

Blue-Roads Tour - Highlights of Britain BHBLE4 – 13 to 23-October 2024 Great tour from start to finish. Our tour commenced with welcome dinner at the Wellington Hotel by Blue Orchid in London. Our tour guide Peter welcomed us all. We then had the opportunity to introduce ourselves. We met Steve, our bus driver, the next morning. We were encouraged to move to different seats in the bus which everyone was agreeable and did so each day. Even though the route/destination had been planned, Peter and Steve were open to suggestions to detour if the locations were not too far off track. There were some surprise locations which added to the tour. However, we did need to detour due to unseasonal roadway flooding. Peter is an exceptional tour guide who has a wealth of knowledge and was able to provide insight into many historical facts on the way. At our destinations Peter provided suggestions on the best places to get your lunch/snacks, café or pub. There were regular stops. Steve is also to be highly commended on his driving skills in manoeuvring the bus in very tight country roads. Overall, the accommodation and food were as described. Some places cosier than others. Our evening entertaining game of skittles at Mickleton and trivia evening at The Mulberry Inn Llangollen were great fun nights. Our fellow passengers were great and the whole tour from Day 1 to 11 was fantastic. Highly recommend Blue-Roads Highlights of Britain small group tour.

So many sights and so much history. The tour was amazing and the size of the group was perfect. Our friendly tour guide and bus driver were absolutely brilliant. Loved it so much I've already recommended it to others.

The trip was ok, except that the guides should have more coordination and information about the cancelation of the ferry because of the storm in the entire UK. We got up so earlier, we got breakfasts box, and we have to return again to the hotel in Glasgow. We knew Dublin a little bit because we have to return to Liverpool and continue the trip.

Because the weather condition of the storm in Glasgow, we did not explore more Dublin. The guides should have more information about the cancelation of ferries, we got up so earlier for nothing.

We enjoyed the tour. It was a great time and like the fact that he had two days some places and free time to explore. The tour guide was fantastic and knowledgeable about the history of England. The bus driver was fantastic as he navigated the roads. We would indeed do another back roads tour.

Fantastic guided tour with comfortable and varied accommodation as we experienced truly breathtaking and unique scenery along our ten day tour of the UK. Ben highlighted the relevant, pertinent information as we visited each of the many historic monuments, cathedrals, museums and places of local or cultural significance to enhance our experience. There was no overloading or droning on of the accompanying information which we appreciated. Ben's experience and knowledge really came through and we could exchange information or ask questions to satisfy our curiosity. Which we often did! The diversity of the different regions The Cotswolds, Lakes District, Wales and Snowdonia with cultural highlighlights were appreciated by all of us. The camaraderie and cheerfulness of Ben and our skilful driver, Phil also enhanced the journey especially when travelling for longer stretches across UK or stuck in traffic. Ben has an interest in the environment and share important knowledge about the local flora and fauna wherever we journeyed. Ben's passion for environmental management and conservation really came through in many discussions throughout the tour. Jorma and I couldn't fault the tour and would happily recommend any friends to embark on this Highlights of UK tour. Professional however friendly and not too large a group to manage comfortably. Highlights were too many to single out but we all loved the bagpipes and blessing of the haggis on our last meal on 29th October.