Here are some ideas for tours. The day trips are designed to run from the London area, but can be adapted to your needs. Click on the pictures (or the links written in red) for more information & ideas for each type of tour.

Introductory tours of London London is a large & exciting city. An introductory tour will show you all the famous sights, and if you have time you could include the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, and a short visit to Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral or the Tower of London.  In depth tours of London Explore London at a slower pace. See London's architecture; its gardens: its museums & galleries; visit the homes of writers & artists, the royal palaces of kings & queens; follow in the footsteps of the Romans, Henry VIII, William the Conqueror; explore the city's religious heritage, Wesley & the Methodists, the churches of Sir Christopher Wren. Walking tours in London Some areas of London are best seen on foot, at a slower pace, eg. artists & writers in Fitzrovia, writers in Bloomsbury, Walter Sickert's Camden Town, City gardens, London's churches, Covent Garden & theatreland, Soho & Chinatown, royal & maritime Greenwich, government in Westminster & Whitehall, the royal palaces & parks. Popular day tours from London See some of England's finest towns & historic monuments, only a short drive from London: Oxford, Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Stonehenge, Salisbury, Bath, Canterbury, Windsor Castle - but don't overfill your day. Some itineraries leave you little time to explore! Special interest day tours out of London World Heritage sites, ancient ruins, historic houses & gardens, cathedrals & churches, castles, writers, artists & architects, religious leaders & movements, maritime heritage, all within easy reach of London. Introductory tours of the UK & Ireland Beautiful landscapes, charming villages, historic towns, tea shops & pubs -  the countries of Shakespeare, Miss Marple, Robert the Bruce, JK Rowling, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Tom Jones, the Beatles, CS Lewis, WB Yeats, Guinness, bagpipes & fiddles, Morris dancing & the Highland Fling, afternoon tea. Special interest tours of the UK & Ireland See the work of the finest architects & garden designers. Visit the homes & landscapes of artists & writers.  Explore the heritage of monasticism, the church & the Bible in English. See castles & battlefields, naval dockyards, World War II airfields. Museum, Gallery, Cathedral, Castle & Historic House tours I particularly enjoy guiding tours of cathedrals, churches, castles, museums & galleries - anything from an introductory tour of the British Museum or the National Gallery, to a longer itinerary exploring ecclesiastical architecture, border warfare or art collectors. Itinerary planning & advice With many years of experience touring the UK & Ireland, I can advise on timings, visits, modes of transport, hotels & restaurants. I can also suggest entire itineraries.