Essential Britain Reviews

Enjoyed the trip but in some places we felt very rushed, like Glasgow. I would like to have seen more and in the districts. It would have been nice to see Beatrix Potter's house. I thought the ferry was a waste of time and stopping 10 seconds up the road a complete waste of time. Some hotels were very dated and old especially Inverness and Portrush. ...read more The driver Dave and Annie, the tour guide, were awesome and a fantastic asset to Globus.

If you want to see a lot in a short amount of time, this is the tour. Spend a lot of time on the coach, leave at 8am and get to hotels around 5-4.30. Many meals provided. Welsh night and Ceremony of the Haggis was great. Other optional tours OK. Hotels good though we were given bathrooms better suited to those on the tour with reduced mobility who had ...read more an ordinary bathroom with shower over a bath. The only down side was insufficient time st Edinburgh castle. Need to go back independently. Booking with Global Journeys and Jemma was trouble free.

From beginning to end the tour was just a pleasure to be part of. We had excellent group of folk...all willing to make it good for everyone else. Our tour guide,Gail, was just perfect. Making everything so clear so as to not be in doubt as to the schedule and very clear in giving the history of places on the tour. We have no regrets whatsoever. This ...read more trip will always have good memories for us.

Very well organised holiday. The accommodation was excellent. Bill the tour guide was very knowledgeable and very easy to get along with. Dai our coach driver was equally good, and I hope his health is improving. I have travelled on a number of Globus tours because they are well organised and worry free, and I was not disappointed this time. I will ...read more definitely be booking another holiday with Globus in the near future.

Very well organised and informative. Tour Guide was fun and informative. Accommodation in Plymouth, Glasgow and Inverness we felt below standard (poor plumbing facilities). The tour enabled us to view major and smaller places of interest. Excellent guide that also allowed our own time to see points at our own pace at certain places along our tour. Enjoyed ...read more the Active pace of the tour.

It certainly was a pleasure to tour the United Kingdom with Globus. Our tour guide, Stewart James was exceptionally knowledgeable on the histories of the towns and counties we visited. Accommodation was great and porterage was included which was a much appreciated asset on the tail end of each day.

Everything went according to plan. We seen nearly everything we wanted to see. Well organised and we were really looked after by our tour guide she was lovely and very informative. I would book with Global Journeys again as no hassles with anything.

My only criticism of the tour was that on a few occasions we spent more time getting to the venue than the time allowed there. During this time we also had to get lunch etc and visit bathrooms. All this takes up the time and there is very little time left for actual sightseeing. This also occasionally happened at night - we arrived around 5pm or 6pm ...read more and left at 8am. I feel this particular tour would benefit from 2 more nights (same itinerary). Sights visited and tour guide (5 star) great.

This was our first bus tour and we both enjoyed it so much. Both the tour director and the bus driver were great. We saw heaps and enjoyed the company of the other travelers. The pace was quite fast so next time we may select a slower one so we could spend more time in each place.

The Essential Britain tour with Globus was simply awesome. The Tour Director Ian Walker and Tom the Driver did a magnificent job. Ian was full of knowledge and provided us with information on both major and trivial points of interest. Meals were very good and the hotels fantastic with the exception of one. Complimentary WiFi would have been good. Highlights ...read more of the tour would have been Bath, Dartmoor, Chester, the Scottish Highlands especially seeing an F15 jet fighter flying low through the highlands in Glencoe, Loch Lomond, Alnwick Castle and York.

Thoroughly enjoyed the tour however, it was rushed and there are many places we would have liked to spend more time. But realise that to see all of Great Britain in 10 days is a big ask for any tour operator. Accommodation was excellent, tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and most helpful to all tour participants. Driver was a safe and confident ...read more driver who did a remarkable job manoeuvring the bus in several difficult turns. We participated in all 'extra excursions' and felt they were all excellent value and offered a variety of social interaction for all guests. We were very happy with our tour and the way we were treated by the staff. Thanks for your assistance in organising the tour, we had a great time and will certainly recommend Global Journeys & Globus to other travellers.

Thoroughly enjoyed the tour. It was extensive and active. We saw most of the highlights of the UK in 11 days. Accommodation was very comfortable, well appointed and conveniently located. We enjoyed the featured events and took the extended tours. All in all it was a wonderful trip.