The English Bus

The English Bus is great! We were looking for a small tour, and this was perfect. The tour was «full», which meant ~20 people. Our tour guide, Colin, was superb. With a witty, personable manner, he shared lots of history and current information about London, the English countryside and our two destinations: Bath and Stonehenge. His engaging demeanor helped all of us engage, participate and have a really great time. I highly recommend the English Bus tours and would definitely go with them again.

My wife and I took the Bath/​Stonehenge tour with Andrew and had a great time! Andrew was well versed in everything British and gave us a good overview of British history, culture, etc throughout the course of our trip. The bus was very comfortable and the group size not too large. We never had a difficult time hearing Andrew (can be a problem with larger groups, busses, etc.) and his #1 priority was making sure we had a good experience. Andrew, my wife, and I got dive bombed by some seagulls while in Bath (I’ll leave it to your imagination the remnants of this attack), but Andrew and the English Bus made it right and made sure we got clean clothing to complete our trip in. This speaks VOLUMES to their customer service. They could have easily told us the incident was outside of their control and left us on our own to get new clothing. Cheers to Andrew and The English Bus for stepping up. I highly recommend this informative and enjoyable tour!

Words can’t even begin to express how impressed I was with The English Bus and our tour guide Colin on 3÷17÷16. My mom and I chose this company because it was a small group guided tour. It was my first time in London and we wanted to do a day trip outside the city. We were super lucky to go on Albert II’s maiden voyage (their new luxury mini coach), which was comfortable and had a huge sunroof to soak in the gorgeous sunny day. We started off the day by going to the secret spot, which turned out to be a beautiful place. Colin asked a couple of questions to our group to get a feel for what would best interest us. From there we continued on to Bath. We had plenty of time to explore the city. We were given a map with recommendations so we wouldn’t waste time trying to figure out what to see or do. After about 3 hours in Bath we journeyed on to Stonehenge to arrive at a perfect time. We got there about an hour before sunset. I was able to get a breathtaking images of the monument. It is important to notice that the entry to Stonehenge is not included in the tour price but I still think it was worth doing this tour. Colin was super friendly and knowledgeable. He truly made sure each one of us was having a good time and answered any questions we had. Be mindful this tour can last up to 12 hours with London traffic. At the end of the day Colin figured out how to drop us off as close to our hotels or tube stations that would allow us to quickly travel back to our respective locations. I can’t recommend this company enough. I am returning to London in May and I’ve already booked the Oxford tour with them. I can’t wait!!!

Coming from the states I was absolutely TERRIFIED of renting a car and trying to drive anywhere in/​out/​around London so I researched other options to get us out to Stonehenge. I came accross The English Bus on the interwebs and I am SO glad I decided on this — it really «made» our trip to England amazing.
It’s a little pricey and the entrance fee to Stonehenge is NOT included But, it was totally worth it. Also, what we didnt know is the timeline… the day ended up being about 9 hours on the tour haha — I thought we were going on a «3 hour tour» so when we got on the bus in the morning I was quite glad we didnt have evening plans!
It’s a small bus tour and carries about 14 people — our guide was Johnny and he was FABULOUS! Super knowledgeable and friendly… just a great guy!
The meeting point for the bus was a little confusing as we were looking for a building — the bus waits for you on the street just across from the London Eye (Exit Waterloo Underground Station and walk to Chicheley and Belvedere)
There is free bottled water available on the bus and they make a pit-​stop on the way to Stonehenge. You get about an hour and a half at Stonehenge and then its off to Bath where you get a couple of hours to wander around. After that you depart to a «secret location» and then your dropped off back in London.
*** Great for ALL ages and there are speakers so you can hear the tourguide from every seat
I am so pleased that we decided on this tour company — all the others were big bus style and less intimate. I liked that we got to know our guide and could ask questions or chime in with sarcastic replies. All of us on the bus had a GREAT time.
Thank You English Bus — Keep up the great work!
(And congrats Johnny on your upcoming wedding!!!)

Used this company for the sole purpose of getting out to Stonehenge without the hassle of doing all the driving by ourselves (opposite road and seat driving is not easy for us) and ended up going to a secret location and Bath along the way.
Our driver and guide was Colin and we had a lovely time with him as we traveled 250 miles around England. Got to see a bunch of cool things from the van and he even bought us tea cakes as a snack.
It was also nice that the group was small. There were only about 15 of us on the bus, so we didn’t have to worry about small roads or not being able to see or hear.
Only thing that wasn’t good was beyond their control: London traffic! We suggested a stop over for dinner so that everyone could remain happy. Colin handled it well, though. Kept a good attitude the whole time. If we are in London again looking for a tour, we will definitely book with The English Bus.

Normally I don’t like tours but my parents booked it and I wasn’t about to turn down a trip to Stonehenge. Johnny was a very entertaining guide and Colin was a good driver. The trip through the beautiful English countryside was mostly scenic and informative. The secret location was nice; wish we had time for a pint but I understand that it’s a great distance we needed to travel that day. Bath was absolutely lovely and I could have spent the whole evening there. Obviously Stonehenge was fascinating and the visitor’s center was very good.
The only reason that I didn’t give a fifth star is because we were asked to pay an entrance fee after leaving Stonehenge. This was made clear when we got on the bus back in London, but it was obvious that we were all going to see the stones and the entrance fee should be included in the ticket price of the tour. Otherwise it was a great day and I can highly recommend it.