I booked Ye Ole England Tours for a day trip from London for myself and my 2 teenage daughters. Stephen was very helpful in planning our itinerary before the trip, and gave us suggestions for the day. His correspondence before the trip was great, and he was very professional. The day of the trip, he met us promptly and drove us to Avebury, where we toured the standing stones, and Lacock town and Abbey. Both of these destinations were very interesting, and Stephen was well versed on both of the locations. Since he is a historian, he told us interesting facts about the country we were traveling through, and kept us entertained during the trip. He had refreshments for us, and allowed us to have full control over the day- how long we stayed in each place, where we stopped for photo ops, and we even adjusted our tour during the day to eliminate Salisbury (we were getting tired) and driving by Stonehenge.
Stephen was an absolute joy, and I without reservation recommend Ye Olde England Tours. Thanks for a great day in the country!!!
Oh Nikki, I am thrilled that you had such a great day out. It was pretty much the perfect day out in the country wasn't it. I'm lucky that I get to see many nice places but I particularly enjoy meeting nice people and I will always remember the three of you. Your daughters are so polite but very fun too. I hope one day you manage to come back and stay a little longer. Thank-you for your kind review.
After our first choice of an estate tour was closed on our available date, Stephen Liddell suggested Hughenden Manor as a comparable choice. He picked us up at our London hotel, so the tour started early as he explained points of interest on the drive through the city. He had visited the manor many times before and was familiar with the exhibits. Beyond that, he was able to explain the significance of what we were seeing, and to draw the connections between other places and events. It was much more than just an estate tour, because Stephen was able to place it in a historical context. I highly recommend Stephen for educational tours of historic sites!
Thank-you for your kind review. I am so glad that Hughenden was a good alternative to Woburn that day. I'm glad that you both had a great day out. It was lovely meeting you both and I often find myself thinking of that day and of Tennessee too!
Terrific and professional! Steven Liddell is a wonderful guide who picked us up promptly in London and expertly drove us to Stonehenge and guiding us around and then Salisbury.
He also met us in London for a morning walk around Westminster, again very knowledgeable.
We enjoyed his excellent knowledge and learned so much. He was kind enough to email us further information about another trip we we taking by train out of London. We enjoyed every minute of the tour. Thank you for the homemade apple chutney Stephen!
I'm so glad that you both had such a good time with me during your U.K. vacation. I'll particularly remember our day out at Stonehenge and Salisbury for a long time. You were both wonderful guests and it was a pleasure to show you some of the sights.
Thank-you for your kind review and I hope when you have your chutney it reminds you of your holiday.
Stephen Liddell runs a very top-notch operation, from the moment of booking all the way thru the tour itself.
We heard personally from Stephen as soon as we completed our booking, and he stayed in touch with us as our tour date approached. At all times, I felt we were in the hands of a professional.
On the day of the tour, Stephen proved himself an outstanding guide. He's an excellent conversationalist with a very wide base of knowledge.
He's kind, considerate, courteous and above all, he knows his business. I highly recommend.
I am so glad that you all enjoyed our day at the historic Portsmouth Dockyard. It was a real pleasure to show you the sights and that the weather was so kind for us. I hope you enjoyed the rest of your stay in London. Thank-you for your custom and kind words.
Single women traveling with two teens girls, was something that needed some amount of planning regarding security in a new country. I wanted a guide to show us around, so we could do the trip in leisure. It was an absolute blessing from the moment we contacted our guide Stephen Liddell before we left. He had planned our trip for us in detail, with plenty of flexibility and options, as I was not sure how much or little the girls would want to do each day.
Stephen, waited us at the airport and took great interest and care, including helping us carry our suitcase. Which was not something I would have expected from a guide. We took the underground for most of our trip. As well planned as the underground rail is, people do tend to get confused or lost. Stephen took time to help others as we went along. From the past experiences of people visiting London and not having the locals stop to help others, he proved my notions wrong.
We had a ten day stay in London. First five days at Canary Wharf and the next half on the Plaza on the river, Embankment drive. Stephen would arrive by the time we got ready and with great enthusiasm, take us around, wherever the girls wanted to go for the day. The rail was convenient to go to most places but there was endless walking each day. On days that we wanted to visit the country side and Cambridge University, he drove us in his car. With plenty of knowledge and experiences to share about all the places we visited, everyday was new and entertaining. He has a double major in history and has authored the number one best seller on travel, on amazon. He had plenty of information on each of the sights we visited. Walking encyclopedia, with fun facts for all ages! You could clearly see his passion towards people.
Importantly he was the most reasonable we found in London. Soon after I got back, I contacted my family and friends letting them know, he is the only way to travel. Wish we be so lucky, to find others like him, on our travels. Thank you Steven Liddell for the best time you showed us in and around. Wishing you great success on your future books. And hope you share your wealth of knowledge with other travelers. You are a Five Star experience! Thank you so very much.
Dear Pramana, family and friends,
It was a real pleasure to show you around London and Cambridge for those 10 days. I am sure that I had as good a time as you all did and I don't think I have ever seen anyone happier than when we did the Sherlock day for Annie.
One of the nicest parts of my job is meeting wonderful people and showing them the great sights in and around London but I can't imagine anyone being nicer guests than you three.
I am so thrilled that you had such a memorable holiday and the fact I made 3 new friends at the same time was a nice bonus for me.
Thank-you for your kind words, I am sure one of the best reviews on the whole of Trip Advisor. I hope to see you all again one day but until then I shall remember the good times and those wonderful cherry candies.
