The 4 Best Luxury Day Trips in the UK

1.Guided Luxury Paris Day Trip with Optional Lunch at the Eiffel Tower

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,702 reviews · 15 hours (approx.) · from $429Our pick

Travel from London to Paris by Eurostar, tour the city by air-conditioned coach, cruise the Seine, and choose a three-course lunch at the Eiffel Tower. Guides such as Anna, David, and Susan keep the long day organized. You return to St Pancras around 8:30pm, with free time for shopping or a quick Louvre photo stop.

“Anne did a great job as guide for our trip. She was with our group at the beginning and had our tickets ready for Euro star train. She gave good commentary while on the bus.”

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2.Windsor Castle Half Day Trip from London by Luxury Coach

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 744 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $122Best value

Travel from Earl’s Court to Windsor by air-conditioned coach, with live commentary from guides such as James, Sam, Nick, or Anna on the way. Your pre-booked Windsor Castle ticket gets you through security, then you explore independently with an audio guide. You have about two hours and 40 minutes in Windsor.

“We paid for a tour and basically got just transportation to Windsor Castle. Paid 245 for two people when entry was 30 per person into the Castle. Once we got through security checkpoint we were in our own. The map given to us was for a Windsor Town with no legend for the numbered points of interest. The tour guide was nice and the driver did a great job. But better off taking the train and buying your own entrance.”

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3.Historical City of London Private Sightseeing Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) Top rated

You’ll tour London in a private, air-conditioned van with a professional guide and driver, visiting Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Trafalgar Square, Harrods, Westminster, Hyde Park, Kensington Palace, and more. Guides have included Lynton and David Garcia. This is a sightseeing tour, not an admission tour, so entry tickets and lunch cost extra.

“David is extremely talented, knowable, great driver, and knew when to get us to the right places, before the crowds. Well worthy of praise. Bespoke England Tours.1”

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4.Privately Guided St Andrews & Fife Day Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 8 hours (approx.)

Travel from Edinburgh in a private Mercedes minivan with an English-speaking local guide. See the Forth Bridge, East Neuk villages, St Andrews golf course, cathedral, and castle. The day can flex around your interests, with guides such as Andrew Swain, Fraser, Ben, and Michael praised for warm service and strong local knowledge.

“This was a great tour. Michael was the best tour guide and driver that we could even hope for. Way beyond our expectations. Michael even made lunch reservations for us at the restaurant on the golf course just in case we would want lunch there and yes we did and it was very good. We (my wife and I) had a wonderful day with Michael He learned what we were interested in and took us there. He could and did take us places the big tour buses could not go. We even got a picture of us on the st andrews bridge. Something that would be impossible in a tour…”

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