Private tour in Holyhead Neil M

Edwardian Castles in the heart of Snowdonia with a heritage Steam train ride

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Private tour for 1-6 people
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Neil M.

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I am an award winning published author, qualified Blue Badge Tourist Guide with beautiful licensed vehicles. I am also considered as Liverpool's leading Beatles guide. I am one of a handful of people who can confidentially deliver multi-day tours of the entire UK in a lovely licensed Vivaro Elite, with leather captains seats, WI-FI, rear climate controls and a beautiful panoramic roof. I usually encourage my guests to research any UK family history and then love to include any relevant locations to make a tour even more special. I was born in Liverpool & have a second home in North Wales. I have worked in tourism for more than 20 years, as a Ski host in Meribel in the French Alps, a tour guide in Normandy & Ypres in Belgium & I've lived and worked in Barcelona & been a Tour Manager on most major river cruises in Europe. Most of my work comes from repeat business, clients who often become friends come back and explore a new area of the UK with me, or send their friends and family. I am also Ukinbound's Member of the Year and I was "Guide of the Month" for UK Group Travel World in April 2020. I am a full member of the British Guild of Tourist Guides & the Institute of Tourist Guides & a member of the Driver Guides Association. I absolutely love designing a day out exploring all my favourite UK locations and the quieter more unusual hidden gems especially in the parks and gardens, country houses, stately homes. I love themed literature tours and genealogy or fun Beatles tours looking outside all the childhood homes of the Beatles in Liverpool and tours out to the Lake District, North Wales and the other UK National Parks in my own beautiful licensed transport for up to 6 guests. So you can travel with me with confidence, I can arrange private one to ones with actors, authors, private tours of some stadiums all of my tours are tailor made and all of them will have your and my own safety at front of mind. For multi day tours of the UK, I suggest 3 nights in each location and for multi-day tours I pick up from London Heathrow, Manchester or Edinburgh Airports. I also specialise in private guided shore excursions for small & larger groups from the Port of Liverpool days out from Holyhead in North Wales. I very much look forward to meeting you and showing you around the UK, so please book your tour or ask me to start to plan your trip of the UK . Important note : Please do not take tours in England in vehicles if they are not licensed (they will have plaque attached or in the car to prove that) & make sure that you check that any vehicle that you board is insured for "Hire & reward" or you more than likely will not be insured. The Blue Badge is the highest tour guiding qualification & I have been examined to level 5 by the Institute of Tourist Guiding & I am also a full member of the British Guild of Tourist Guides. Always use a qualified insured & licensed Guide. I have no guiding restrictions. I am a qualified Blue Badge Tourist Guide & licensed Driver/Guide. I operate luxury top end tours of the North of England & Wales. I have public liability insurance, I'm a First Aider & DBS cleared for working with children.

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Overview of your Holyhead tour

The little trains of North Wales are a magnificent way to explore the mainland and this coupled with your guided tour in luxury transport through the heart of the Snowdonia National Park creates an excursion which will be the envy of your fellow travellers! We start with a visit to the railway station with the extremely long name and learn a little welsh and take selfies. There is a souvenir shop here too. We then stop for a photo of the Thomas Telford Menai Bridge before boarding our Heritage Steam train for a journey through the heart of Snowdonia The tour includes a guided visit to Caernarfon castle one of the Edward !st (Longshanks) castles built in the 1200's. We have lots of photoshops and we can have a gentle walk up to Dolbodarn Castle with stunning views. Every tour is different with impromptu stops perhaps if we spot sheep shearing, or shepherds with working dogs and we take lots of photos at secret spots that the coaches can not reach! If time we will stop at South Stack on the way home

Your Holyhead tour itinerary

Meet and Greet Llanfair PG railway station with the silly name! Stunning scenic drive with many photo stops Heritage Steam Train ride on the little trains of Wales Visit Caernarfon Castle South Stack Lighthouse Return to ship which sometimes tenders and sometimes moors alongside at least 1-hour before "all aboard"

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Transport details
Type: Private Transportation / Category: Minivan

For up to 3 guests I use a Licensed Merecedes E-class for more than 3 people we use a licensed luxury Vivaro Elite with captains seats. Both cars have a panoramic glass roof, bottled water and voice amplification.

What's included
Private Guide
Tickets: steam train and castle
Private Transportation
What's not included
Food Drinks Snacks
Meeting location

Holyhead, Wales, United Kingdom

Please check if your ship will tender or moor alongside as it varies at Holyhead. If its tendering we suggest you book priority disembarkation

  • You can request a specific meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout.
Other details
Tour categories
History
Day Trip
Nature Wildlife And Safaris
Photography
Tour reference number
1451105
Languages
English
Activity level
Light

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Hours icon 7 hours 30 minutes
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