Sandra Hindmarch, Cape Town,South Africa

I had the most enjoyable trip with Mad Max Tours, Bath on the 7 August 2007. We left Bath at about 8.30 for the Cotswolds and spent the day visiting the most beautiful villages. Our driver, Nick was entertaining and very knowledgeable. I really recommend this company for day tours and would definitely go with them again,,,,,and again. Thanks to Mad Max Tours !!

My wife and I took two full-day tours with Mad Max: the Stonehenge/Avebury/Lacock/Castle Combe tour and the Cotswold discovery tour. We would highly recommend both.
We are neither "big tour bus" nor driving sorts of people, so the intimate mini-coach (about 15 people) was perfect for us to see some important and enjoyable sights inaccessible by public transportation. Our tour guide, Keith, was really knowledgeable and interesting, as well as funny and a pleasure to get to know over the course of two days (since we had him for both tours).
The first tour (Stonehenge et al.) was very well planned. We arrived at Stonehenge ahead of the big tour buses, and it was especially nice to experience the setting in relative serenity. Avebury---more "interactive" than Stonehenge, as visitors can go right up to the stones---was a lot of fun, as well. Keith's discussion (and Madeline's recorded commentary) in regard to the stone circles was especially interesting. Along the way, we saw a variety of sights on the side that were really neat, such as idyllic thatched cottages and ancient chalk hillside horse carvings. We had a pleasant lunch at a very historic pub in Lacock village and had a good deal of time to explore picturesque Castle Combe before returning to Bath.
Our second tour was excellent as well. We were actually using the tour as our transportation to the Cotswolds, and Keith went out of his way to make sure that we saw everything on the tour before dropping us off. And he insisted on dropping us off right at the doorstep of our B&B. Anyway, getting back to the tour, the villages we saw that day will be etched into our memory for a long time---Bibury, with its little streams (with swans and cygnets swimming throughout) and bridges and beautiful stone houses and gardens, and Upper Slaughter, with its lovely old church overlooking the town, were just some of the highlights. Again, it was no whirlwind tour; we stopped at each town for a good length of time to explore and get a feel for each (we were welcome to go off on our own and explore), and Keith was a wealth of information everywhere. We stopped at a tea room in Stow-on-the-Wold, where one could order lunch or tea (we had an excellent high tea---they accommodated us even though it was a bit earlier than teatime).
In short, it would be tough to go wrong with Mad Max tours.

We went on the tour in July, 2007.

The tour was good. They pick you up at the Bath Aqua Glass House
near the Abbey. Its a white van without markings on it. My wife and I
sat near the back of the van in the raised section. I would recommend against
that seating location in that you can see out your own window, but you are too high to see out
the other side of the van.

The driver did a good job of telling us about the area we drove through.
He made a good decision to go to Lacock first so that we'd avoid traffic
and Stonehenge might have fewer people at it.

Lacock was nothing special to me. They filmed some scenes for Harry Potter
at the Abbey there but we didn't get to go in. I think it might have been
good to wander up the road to take pictures of the Abbey. Otherwise, for me
it was just a stop to stretch my legs, use the toilet, and browse a
couple shops.

We got to Stonehenge and the driver was able to take us straight in. As they
say on their website, the entry to Stonehenge is separate and optional so
be aware of that. Cash only and you cannot pay ahead. Reserve ahead of time though as we saw people turned away.

You can see it from the road, but it is much cooler closer up. Yeah, you
don't get super close, but you see it from all angles and there are plenty
of picture opportunities. The audio tour is easy to use and informative.
It was enjoyable and we are glad we took the tour.

The driver also showed us a white horse on the side of a hill and a
talked about this canal that they built up the side of a hill.

Overall, it was a solid tour but I am not sure if the town of Lacock
really added to anything for us.

Lovely! Brilliant! My 65-year-old mother and I did the full day tour of Stonehenge, Avebury, Lacock and Castle Combe. It was a great way to see all of these places without having to drive ourselves on the "wrong" side of the road.

Our guide was funny, informative, knowledgeable, and offered to walk around with our group at the different sites to provide more info if we wanted it. We had plenty of time in all 4 major places we stopped. Both mom and I loved the tour and felt that it was our best day in Bath.