The British Isles in Depth Reviews

Our tour was what we had expected. The two night stop overs were welcome, gave you a chance to relax after the one night up and go. The tour guide was a walking encyclopaedia regarding British history and his knowledge of how it related to all the places visited was very impressive. The group were all friendly and fitted in well together.

This was a wonderful trip, everyone had a great time and we were blessed with the weather. Accommodation was good and our guide was very informative. Would definitely book with Global Journeys again and travel with Cosmos.

Overall it was a fantastic holiday, beautiful experience, amazing scenery, great group of people and the tour guide gave us so much information. The tour guide Kevin Murphy was very friendly and knew the history of all the areas we visited very well. We were amazed at his memory on all the historical dates. The driver was very good and quite friendly. read more The accommodation was quite nice and comfortable in most places except in the last hotel, the Kensington Hotel, the bedroom was so small we could hardly get around the other side of the bed. As far as the highlight of this trip, I think every where we went was a highlight because it was so pretty, very historical and breathtaking. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone who is thinking of visiting the UK. I actually think this tour should be advertised as a 21 day tour because the first 2 days the people are free to do their own things and the last day nothing happens. The tour actually concludes on day 23 because day 24 people depart.

Everyone on tour including us were very disappointed with the "Kensington Close Hotel". The rooms were very small and poky-the toilet was very poky-had to back into it. Everything was very expensive and the hotel in general were very " up themselves". Would not recommend this hotel to anyone. On the other hand the "Dorsett Inn" at Shepherds Bush read more was very good-very friendly and very good food and reasonably priced.

I had a wonderful time. Our tour director Tara was a wealth of information on British History and so caring with all her charges. Coach driver George was excellent as well as both stand in drivers. Some of it a little fast paced but to see everything we saw in the time allotted it had to be this way. The coach travelled off main roads giving us the read more opportunity to see lots of country villages and scenery. The weather was wonderful for the most part. I was a little disappointed in some of the optional excursions e.g.. the so called 'Pub Experience' saw us in a room at the Irish Pub with the door closed so as to not disturb the locals! Nothing wrong with the entertainment but it was supposed to be an experience with the locals. I probably wouldn't bother with the Jaunty Horse Ride at Killarney or the Barge Ride given the benefit of hindsight. However having said that it was a great tour.

The whole tour was great. I have no complaints. The only thing was that the optional extra excursion to Guinness Brewery was a waste of time.

Enjoyable tour! Outstanding collection of destinations with an incredibly helpful and knowledgeable tour guide Finola and skillful driver Mark. The comprehensive tour immersed us in the culture, history and the beauty of the British Isles.
Lovely group of fellow travellers and the good weather topped it all for for us. A great life experience!

This was our first experience with Cosmos and I was a little unsure how it would go. I can't complain at all, our bus driver Mark was a lot of fun but our guide Finola was fantastic. She made the trip so entertaining and she was so knowledgeable. There was not one place on the tour I did not like, the countryside of the UK is spectacular. We have read more made some lifelong friends on this tour. In actual fact I came home in June and in July I booked my next Cosmos tour and 2 ladies I met on the UK tour are coming with me. I will be doing lot's more tours with Cosmos.

Cosmos really excelled in their organisation of tour details and content before, during and after the tour was faultless. We totally recommend Global Journeys to anyone planning a group trip.

This tour allows you to totally immerse yourself into the culture, history and beauty of the British Isles. The enthusiasm of the Tour Guide (Huw) was evident from Day 1 as he took us on a journey back in time across the five countries. Coupled with the stunning scenery and the optional tours that provided a variety of experiences further enhanced read more our trip. Highlights for us included the Scottish Highlands, Killarney and the tours of the Ring of Kerry and the Dingle Peninsula, the Welsh evening tour and the city of Oxford. Our bus driver (Mark) ensured that all aspects of our tour was hassle free.

Outstanding collection of destinations, and an incredibly helpful, knowledgeable and engaged tour guide and coach driver. This was a worry free holiday.

Enjoyable tour. Tour guide Julie-Anne was fantastic. Great knowledge and went out of her way to help. Accommodation was pretty good, clean and all you could need. WiFi in all hotels a big plus. The tour itself, beautiful scenery and would have loved to stop at various places along the way. As a photographer more quick photo stops would have been nice, read more as photos from a coach don't work. Some places required more time like Bath felt rushed at 1.5 hours yet other places could have passed all together. Overall comprehensive tour that gave me a sneak peek of places I will come back to. Lovely group of people to travel with and as I was travelling by myself ended up life long friends.

I enjoyed the tour very much. I travel as a single and as the others on the tour were very pleasant the trip was great. Matt (our tour director) was very informed and had a long history with Cosmos which made everything go very smoothly. Alistair (the driver) was able to get the coach into spaces most of us would never be able to do, with ease. read more He also kept a clean coach and we all felt safe in his capable hands. One optional in Ireland went a little bit late but was enjoyable just the same. Would have liked more time in Bath as there was so much to see and do. Overall I had an amazing holiday and have already booked another holiday with Cosmos.

Wow!! How good was our trip! Our tour guide Matthew and driver Alistair were the best you could possibly get, so friendly, professional, helpful, could not do enough for us. We loved everything about this Cosmos trip (this was our 5th trip with Cosmos). Cosmos are such a great value company to travel with, their attention too detail is so good. I would read more rate this trip 10 out of 10! We just loved everything about this wonderful trip! (Ed. Perhaps we should change our scales to 10 - glad you enjoyed yourselves :)

The tour took us through England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Wales. We were so lucky to get very mild and sunny weather on most days. Our tour director Matt was great fun and was able to share lots of information about every place we visited. The Giants Causeway was one of my favorite places to visit, although there was loads to see. read more Very happy with Cosmos and Georgie at Global Journeys for making this a memorable holiday.

Enjoyed it from day one. Both tour guide and driver were excellent. To top it off we even got good weather!

Great trip and very impressed with the amount of information received (on the trip) and how much I now understand life in the UK. The trip was a great mix of sightseeing - cities and history, along with detailed rural touring to some quite remote places. While the itinerary is a long coach trip (20+ days) it is well worthwhile and I would recommend read more it as a great life experience.

This being our 3rd Cosmos trip we were very happy with everything and would recommend this trip to everyone. Thank you for your good service.

Good, experienced and customer focused tour director. Similarly with driver. Tour accommodation and meals good, except for Newcastle and Wrexam. Tour pace and tours including optional excursions were good. Consider supplying headsets to assist tour director on street briefs. Enjoyed the tour.

The trip was a bit fast paced but provided a good sense of the UK and our Tour Guide was excellent.