Testimonials

Dear Janet, we truly appreciate the effort you and your staff exerted to plan our garden tour. Everything worked out beautifully!
Barbara Lycett, Seattle, USA

Dear Eric, John and I want to express our deep gratitude for patiently driving us to so many gardens. The next time we travel in England, Wales or Scotland, we would love to tour with you again.
Barbara Lycett

Jan, it has been such a pleasure being with you to see the sights of the UK. Your fun stories and knowledge helped me to learn of my heritage. I may have been born in the wrong country!
Sandra Hamby, USA

Thank you so much for being amazing with the Cowan family. They were so impressed and loved every moment of their travels.
Sara, Bernbach Travel LLC, USA

Janet, we appreciate your organization and the trouble-shooting you have done to make the trip a success for us. Hope we are able to travel with your company again.
Elizabeth & Kathleen Bakanlee, USA

During the 10 day Northcott Quilting tour, I was extremely fortunate to be taken care of by such wonderful, talented people as Neil, our guide, and Peter, our driver. Both of them went out of their way to make the trip enjoyable and memorable for us.
Kathy Keenan, USA

Our tour guide, Neil was fantastic. He was very personable and knowledgeable and took very good care of us. Neil was always on top of things usually anticipating questions before we asked them.
LeAnn Gogel, USA

I want to let you know how much I enjoyed my trip to England. It was wonderful!
Kathleen Wagoner, USA

Dear friends, what a privilege to learn to know each of you on the wonderful Northcott Stonehenge Tour. The once-in-a-lifetime experience was magical.
Jan and Dean Mast, Pennsylvania, USA

We just wanted to take the time and write about our fabulous England trip and how impressed and amazed we were with our journey and all the hard work you put into it.
Mr & Mrs Roberts, Illinois, USA

Everyone seemed very happy with their stay and I must say Richard and the bus driver were lovely and very helpful. We are looking forward to welcoming the next group in August.
Norwood Hall Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland

Wow, Jan is hitting it out of the park with accommodations. We spent two lovely evenings at the Acorn Inn in Evershot, Dorset, known for its historic setting AND award-winning chef!
Mr & Mrs King, California, USA

We were not disappointed by our British travel planner, Jan Redler, we were greeted at passport check in, accompanied through baggage and delivered to our driver for a comfy ride to the countryside.
Mr & Mrs King, California, USA

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Location Tours

Follow in the footsteps of your favourite movie and TV characters with a tailor made location tour of the UK & Ireland.

If you have enjoyed watching The Crown, the TV series about the life of Queen Elizabeth II, we have put together the perfect tour for you to discover Royal Britain. As well as including royal residences and key landmarks associated with the British Royal Family, our tailor-made tour also encompasses filming locations used in the drama.

The popularity of the latest TV adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small, based on the experiences of a Yorkshire veterinary surgeon in the 1940s, has brought to life the beauty of the Yorkshire countryside for a whole new generation of viewers. Why not follow in the footsteps of James Herriot on one of our location tours?

The World of James Herriot © World of James Herriot

The first series of Victoria, which followed the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign after she acceded to the throne at the age of 18, proved to be a huge ratings hit – drawing over 16 million viewers in the US, putting it second only to Downton Abbey as the highest rated drama on PBS in the last 20 years. So, what better time to take a tour to the UK to follow in the Queen's footsteps?

Victoria was filmed at Castle Howard © VisitEngland/English Heritage

Poldark, the TV remake of one of the most popular romantic sagas in British literature, has brought the wild and rugged landscape of Cornwall to the attention of a whole new generation of visitors to Britain. Come with us to see many of the Cornish landmarks that feature in the series, and where filming took place, from picturesque fishing villages to ancient smugglers' coves. Enjoy dramatic coastal vistas and the hospitality of traditional Cornish Inns; explore the wide and windswept moors and experience the workings of the fascinating Poldark Mine.

Poldark's Cornwall © VisitEngland/Visit Cornwall/Adam Gibbard

Go behind the scenes of the Star Wars film series, with a tour of the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland. Both episodes VII and VIII of Star Wars include landmarks from along the west coast of Ireland, such as Skellig Michael in County Kerry, Malin Head in Donegal - Ireland's most northerly point - and many other coastal locations, which were chosen to represent the planet Ahch-to.

Star Wars was filmed on Skellig Michael © Tourism Ireland

The Historic Dockyard Chatham, in Kent, is a popular location for TV and filming and has featured in a number of recent productions, most notably in the TV series Call the Midwife, but also in movies such as The Mercy and Victoria and Abdul. Fans of Call the Midwife shouldn't miss the official Call the Midwife Tour - a 90-minute tour which takes visitors through various historic locations around the 400-year old dockyard and includes a permanent exhibition featuring props, costumes and sets from the successful TV drama.

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Why not visit Highclere Castle, the filming location for Downton Abbey, and the picturesque Cotswold village of Bampton, where many of the outside scenes were set? Step back in time and explore the lives of the English aristocracy and their servants in an Edwardian country house with a tailor made ‘behind the scenes’ tour. Our personal tours also take in many other recognisable locations from the series.

Highclere Castle, the filming location for Downton Abbey

2017 saw the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first Harry Potter book. Follow in the footsteps of the boy wizard by visiting the British landmarks associated with the films; enjoy the theme parks, shops and hotels inspired by Harry Potter or take a tour of Edinburgh and see firsthand the places that gave JK Rowling her ideas.

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The spectacular scenery of Northern Ireland is popular as a TV and movie location and the well known series Game of Thrones® is filmed at locations around the country. Read more here.

Disney's The BFG, directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the book by Cardiff born author Roald Dahl, was filmed at locations across Britain including Blenheim Palace, London, the Isle of Skye and Bamburgh beach in Northumberland. Read more here.

Please contact us today to find out how we can create the perfect tailor made 'behind the scenes' location tour for you and your group.