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Highlights of Britain

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A landscape view of a grand valley in Snowdonia.
A view of the Rossyln Chapel in Scotland.
A picture of a barrel labelled "Fish & Chips Eat-in or Takeaway".
A picture of a barrel labelled "Fish & Chips Eat-in or Takeaway".
Old houses line the street in a town in the Cotswolds.
A landscape view of a grand valley in Snowdonia.
A view of the Rossyln Chapel in Scotland.
A picture of a barrel labelled "Fish & Chips Eat-in or Takeaway".
A picture of a barrel labelled "Fish & Chips Eat-in or Takeaway".
Old houses line the street in a town in the Cotswolds.

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Anonymous October 2025

I would highly recommend using Back Road Tours to my friends and colleagues. It saves the hassle of driving and you get to see other things you may not have thought about. Your driver and guide were...

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5

Doris D� October 2025

Outstanding experience!! Our guide Ben was extremely knowledgeable and accommodating. And our driver Philip knew the roads like the back of his hand. We saw many astonishing places and learned a lot...

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5

Douglas Ed October 2025

I have left a review, so what has happened to that??

5

Anonymous October 2025

We highly recommend this tour as a well-organised and well-paced way to experience the key regions of Britain, its history and culture. The small group and coach size allowed us to travel roads less...

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5

Anonymous October 2025

This trip was the perfect combination of sights, scenery, stops and movement. Just at the perfect pace !

5

David Ha October 2025

Wasn’t sure I would enjoy a bus tour but I’m sold now. Great crew, guide and driver, small bus able to venture down small back roads to places most people will never get to. Also avoids having to...

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5

Fran Bo October 2025

Excellent tour of Britain from London, ending in Edinburgh. Enjoyed walking through castles, Cathedrals, streets of Cities and towns, touring the back roads around the countryside. So many...

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5

Deborah Wa October 2025

The tour guide Daz and the bus driver Lee and the people on the trip made it a September to remember ! Definitely recommend this back road tours to anyone looking to see and be part of the culture &...

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3

Anonymous October 2025

I was unable to complete tour as I contracted COVID.

4

Anonymous September 2025

Tour leader Justin and bus driver Stephen were excellent. Justin knew a lot about the route we travelled, loved the interaction with the tour group. I felt safe in the bus, great driving. The places...

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5

Matthew Ba September 2025

I would highly recommend this the guide, driver
And destinations were first class our coach was able to get us places that no larger tour could get near and we definitely be travelling with this...

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5

Anonymous September 2025

Great itinerary, excellent tour guide who managed the tour group well.

5

Anonymous August 2025

Very good guide and driver. Very informative and looked after us. Stopped at many places of interest. Best place was in Snowdonia

5

Anonymous August 2025

I thoroughly enjoyed my tour. The tour content was excellent, the accommodation also was excellent. The Tour leader and driver could not have been more helpful. I would highly recommend a Back Roads...

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5

Anonymous August 2025

As Dr Suess would say "Oh, the people you meet and the places you go" We enjoyed the whole experience of our Back Roads tour of Highights of Britain. Our guide Darren was extremely knowledgeable with...

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5

Anonymous August 2025

Fantastic tour, great tour guide with knowledge, personality and a sense of humour. Lovely places visited.

5

Helen Pa August 2025

Would go on a Blue-Roads again & again & again!!! Guide full of historical & all round information. Excellent driver & saw a lot in a short time.

5

Anonymous August 2025

The tour was excellent, our tour guide Daz made the trip a special one, his knowledge and enthusiasm for the journey was amazing, he brought the whole group together as one.
Vince the driver was great...

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4

Anonymous August 2025

The tour was scenic and interesting. I would have preferred to tour with a mixed aged group which included younger adults. My group was mainly elderly folks 60+, retired, with limited mobility....

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5

Anonymous August 2025

Great driver/guide and accommodation.
Good excursions and tour information.

5

Anonymous August 2025

It was the best experience l have had, Ben was full of knowledge & was an amazing guide, Dimitri interest on our entertainment, he was a fantastic driver. I felt sorry for him at the Churchill hotel...

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5

Greg Mu August 2025

Best organised holiday ever. Well planned and excellent guide and driver. First time with Back roads but won’t be the last. Excellent choice of hotels along the way as well.

5

Anonymous August 2025

Great guide...Ben.

5

Anonymous August 2025

TED and Vince were amazing. There was a passenger who complained and who whinged the whole trip. Everything was done to help her, but it got to the point, we were thinking of leaving the tour. She...

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4

Anonymous August 2025

I enjoyed the trip and meeting some great people.
I did find it a bit rushed.

4

Gwendoline No August 2025

Great tour. Wonderful safe driver. Tour guide not so great
Accommodation average but staff always friendly and helpful

5

Anonymous August 2025

Great tour,well organised and executed with excellent accommodation for the remote locations and the back roads we travelled and the wonderful scenery we passed through

5

Frank Sh August 2025

Perfection from beginning to end. Charlie was a wonderful tour guide! He was extremely well organized, provided detailed information about each location, and even kept us entertained on the bus. Oh...

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Judith Tu August 2025

Did so weeks ago!Read my feedback submitted 26/7:25

5

Anonymous August 2025

Our tour guide and bus driver worked as a team to make sure we had a cheerful and inclusive tour group.
The small bus enabled us to fit down narrow country lanes and see towns and features we would...

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5

Jim St August 2025

The tour was amazing. The accommodations and food were all excellent. The tour guide, Justin Walley, was the best as was his driver Dimytri.

There were some problems initially with Tour Radar in...

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5

Lesley Ho August 2025

Our tour leader Charlie was outstanding- at all times he was entertaining, informative and professional. Dan the driver was also very friendly and at all times he was a careful driver in all...

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5

Stephen Co August 2025

Great small group experience with excellent host and driver

5

Anonymous August 2025

Excellent tour. Tour guide and driver were impeccable.

5

Anonymous August 2025

The tour was all we hoped for and more. Ed was the perfect host and an encyclopaedia on legs being able to link all the experiences within a historical framework. Made Google redundant. Simon our...

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5

Therese Bo August 2025

Had a great time Ben was very knowledgeable and Paul’s driving was great

5

Tania Ni July 2025

What a wonderful experience. Tony was an amazing tour guide with a wealth of knowledge. Accommodation was great and places visited were off the beaten track. Always felt safe with driver Ash. Will be...

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5

Anonymous July 2025

Interesting ,covered most areas we wanted to see.no stress good size group and learned heaps from our knowledgeable guide.

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Anonymous July 2025

Our tour with Back Roads was literally on back roads which meant we saw Britain countryside in detail. The guide and driver interacted professionally and with humour. Don’t expect five star...

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5

Pamela Ro July 2025

Very organised, friendly, the tour guide Ben extremely knowledgeable. The coach driver, Paul, professional & competent. Our accommodation, meals were good. All our tours were on time and informative....

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5

Wendell Ro July 2025

certainly back roads authentic experience

5

Jane Ca July 2025

Amazing tour, with the best tour guide Tony! Jimmy our driver was excellent.
Tony was a wealth of knowledge. His commitment to our tour was first class. Exceptional history knowledge, but also his...

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5

Anonymous July 2025

With the Highlights of Britain tour we were taken to many well known places and lesser known places on the back roads. I thoroughly recommend this tour.
The tour was made all the more memorable by our...

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5

Wendy Cu July 2025

Highly recommend... This is our firsr tour with Blue-Roads and it was Amazing..
Ben Sims out tour guide was the ultimate. Bens friendliness, his knowledge of history, fauna infact there wasn't a...

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5

Andrew July 2025

Excellent Back Roads Highlights Of Britain
Tour including friendly and informative tour guide Ben Sims and Ashley Lawrence's driving was classy.
We felt safe and well looked after as we travelled...

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5

Anonymous July 2025

Fantastic trip!

5

Gregory La July 2025

Travelled on the highlights of Britain tour, our guide was Peter and driver Angela. Both were extremely competent and worked well together meeting the needs of the travelling party. Nothing was a...

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5

Robynne La July 2025

Our tour guide Peter and Driver Angela were excellent They made the trip more exciting and informative .Peters sense of humour kept us entertained .They bus was comfortable and all the Guests got...

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5

Anonymous July 2025

Relaxed tour with a small group of people, great tour guide and driver.
Tour was adjusted slightly to suit the groups interests. Had a few day which was good and meals were great.

5

Heather Ca July 2025

What an amazing experience we had on the Highlights of Britain Tour. From dinner on the first night together we knew we were in for a good time with Ben our tour leader. He chatted in a friendly...

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