Barry is an excellent tourist guide and a superb human being, we had a a fantastic day with him, he learn a lot English History and luagh a lot with his stories. He really cares about his job, great experience!!!
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Hi I'm Barry. Let me take you around my fantastic home town of London and/or a relaxing day out in the Beautiful English Countryside in my new Hybrid Black Taxi. I have over 7 years experience of being a licensed tour guide and 30 years of driving a London Taxi . . on the left hand side! I started life in Central London above my Grandparents Pub and then worked on London's Newsstands and the famous Fleet Street newspaper printing houses where my fascination and love for London and English history began. I attained excellent grades in school for History and Geography and learnt so much extra social history from both sets of GrandParents who remained in Central London during World War II and all lived into their 80s (what a lucky 🍀 chap I am) My bright , enthusiastic , affable and kind personality makes for fun informative tours. Whether it's Roman history or Royal gossip I will show you all I can and am very adept at bespoking a tour in line with your interests. I love seeing everything again through travellers eyes and try to ensure the best time, whilst really looking after you. I'm London based and know it like the back of my hand including hidden gems and alleyways! I also tour out of town to unbelievable Royal Palaces including Windsor, Hampton Court and Sandringham . Also touring Stonehenge Monument and education centre. Visit Great cathedrals ..Salisbury, Winchester, Canterbury and Wells. Or relax in the incomparable tranquility of The Cotswolds including Downton Abbey and Father Brown village locations and of course the beautiful city of Bath famous for Roman, Georgian and period drama film locations of Jane Austen, Agatha Christie , Bridgerton and Les Miserable. I have a special interest in visiting English pubs finding great food and ales during my research weekends with my lovely wife and grown up Children … which I obviously then share on my tours! I am also able to meet you at Southampton cruise terminal, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. So let’s go and tour!! 🚀🇬🇧 • Full Knowledge of London Taxi Drivers Licence (study of 3.5 years) • Fully Qualified Worshipful Company of Taxi Drivers Tourguide • English Heritage Membership • National Trust Membership • Royal Palaces Membership • London Historical Society I am not permitted to guide INSIDE The Tower of London, St Paul’s Cathedral Buckingham Palace or Westminster Abbey. I can however give you a good historical overview and help smooth your visiting experience and accompany you if you wish.
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Tour the English Countryside from your London base on an all day excursion with private guide. We drive to the West of our magnificent city and tour the beautiful areas and attractions in the country. You are free to customise the many places you can visit with me in a 11 hour day and I can help maximise your valuable time. We also stop for either a pub lunch or an English Tea experience too. Then relax in the taxi whilst I take you back home!
Barry is an excellent tourist guide and a superb human being, we had a a fantastic day with him, he learn a lot English History and luagh a lot with his stories. He really cares about his job, great experience!!!
Barry is like our cousin across the pond. We've now used him three times over the past few years. I can't tell you what a joy it is to spend the day with barry.He truly makes you feel like you are a local.We had a great trip to the cotswalds . They don't make them like ba rry anymore
What a memorable day! We visited many charming small towns and villages. Barry, our awesome tour guide/driver, provided a lot of history for each locale. Barry arrived on schedule Ina spotlessly clean taxi. His narration was interesting and informative. We would certainly recommend Barry on any tours fit your wishes the best! You will in no way be disappointed in your experience!!
Another long but worthwhile day trip from London. and its visit through English countryside west of London. [We took three out of London tours withTbL guides using their own cars: one to the east, one to the north, and (this one) to the west.] Visited Stonehenge (which we had seen a couple of times before many years ago) but this time the site itself had been upgraded to include replicas of what houses and living and tools were possibly like "back in the day" .. which made the visit more interesting. Then on to Salisbury Cathedral and a stop at Wincester to see the (purported replica) of King Arthur's Round Table. Barry had been willing to include other sites we thought we might want to visit and was amenable to our changes. A thoroughly enjoyable day with Barry. We highly recommend this tour.
Barry was a fantastic guide! We had a magnificent day in the Cotswolds! He took us to several charming towns where we walked the old streets, admired the old world architecture, took in Mother Nature and had coffee and pastries in cute shops. He knew the perfect serene spot for a wine lunch in the park as well. He was knowledgeable and a pleasure to speak with and even provided classic English rock music for the ride back to the city. Thank you Barry for a wonderful adventure. I highly recommend!
The Full Day English Countryside Tour is a great way to relax from the busy city. We tour from the list below before driving back to your London Hotel or residency in time for dinner or the theatre! • Windsor Castle • Stonehenge • Bath • Hampton Court Palace • Cotswold villages • Downton Abbey filming locations • Salisbury Cathedral • Winchester Cathedral • Cheddar Gorge • Wells Cathedral • Bridgerton film locations • Blenheim Palace • Sandringham Palace • Imperial War Museum RAF Duxford Some parts of the tour we will slowly drive by , others we stop and admire and some we purchase tickets and visit. All my Countryside tours can be fully customised to suit individual tastes and planned to maximise your precious time here in England.
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I will drive you in my new Hybrid top of the range air conditioned , pano roofed Iconic Black London Taxi. Seats up to 6 WIFI USB ports Air Conditioning
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Heathrow Airport Gatwick Airport Southampton Docks ALL OF CENTRAL LONDON HOTELS, AIR BNBs ETC
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