View allThis was one of the best tours I've been on. The small group was great (only 10) as was the mini-bus.
Marlene, traveled in September
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- Silver Operator
- Back-Roads Touring
- Explorer
- Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 1 - 18
- Ages 18+
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Oxford's medieval university city
- Tour Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford
- Visit Worcester Cathedral's historic site
- Discover Snowdonia National Park's beauty
- Experience The Beatles Story in Liverpool
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 London (England)
- Day 2 London – Oxford – Cotswolds
- Day 3 Cotswolds – Stratford-Upon-Avon – Cotswolds
- Day 4 Cotswolds – Worcester – Denbighshire (Wales)
- Day 5 Denbighshire – Snowdonia National Park – Denbighshire
- Day 6 Denbighshire – Liverpool (England) – York
- Day 7 York
- Day 8 York – Castle Howard – Lake District
- Day 9 Lake District
- Day 10 Lake District – Scottish Borders (Scotland)
- Day 11 Scottish Borders – Abbotsford House and Rosslyn Chapel – Edinburgh
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Adventure Type
- Group AdventuresJoin a group and forge lifelong friendships.What to expect
- Group of 18 travelers max.
- Fast booking confirmation
- Carefully planned itineraries
- Travel with like-minded people
- Personalized AdventuresCustomize an existing itinerary or create your own.What to expect
- Choose your preferred dates and duration
- Upgrade your accommodation
- Customize the itineraries
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Back-Roads Touring
Number of tours
79
Age Range
18 to 80 years old
Response time
within 3 days
Response rate
77%
Here at Back-Roads, our passion is delivering small group holidays that delve...
Read moreCustomer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- LBlaszlo· October 4th, 2024Started well ended bad Our driver Rob a young but grossly overweight man kept the temperature in the bus cold all the time as he was sweating, while he only wore short sleeve shirt all passenger had 3 layers and coat on On the 8th day 12 out of the 18 were coughing and sneezing I took all precautions as I got weak immune system from cancer but fall ill as well so missed out on events plus on a world trip and now have to continue being sick it's simply unacceptable behaviour from a driver. We asked to put the temperature up but it never happened. This simply ruined my while experienceShow moreTrip date: September 2024
- Cindi· September 23rd, 2022Fab 10 day tour. Tour guide was organized, knowledgeable, and fun. Driver was very pleasant and a safe and cautious driver. Scenery amazing. Definitely took some back roads. Small group was so much fun!Show moreTrip date: September 2022
- Marlene· September 14th, 2019This was one of the best tours I've been on. I am a solo traveller and it is easy to feel left out with groups of couples but Emilie made sure I was part of the group when I wanted to be sociable, but was also happy for me to go off alone when I needed 'me time'. The small group was great (only 10) as was the mini-bus that allowed us to go into areas where a big bus could never go. Emilie was also flexible so there were unplanned stops for photos, and new places to see that weren't on the itinerary. All in all, this was a fabulous tour and I will be booking another Backroads tour again in the future.Show more
Trip date: September 2019 - GBGAVIN· September 12th, 2019Guide was informative and had done a lot of research - driver was safe - sometimes we had too much time for us to explore.Show moreTrip date: September 2019
- Ssusanviola· August 30th, 2018Loved every minute of tour, Phil our original tour guide who had to go home and then young Johnny (his first tour of that kind) was wonderful and Sergio our driver. loved the back roads. couldnt have travelled with a better group of people, wonderful company.Show moreTrip date: September 2017
- DBDeborah· October 10th, 2017It was a wonderful experience, going on the back roads you see so much more especially Hill Top FarmShow moreTrip date: October 2017
- SSharon· October 3rd, 2016We had a terrific trip. Pip, our driver and guide, was fabulous. He did a great job showing us his country and gave us lots of information and history so we understood what we were seeing. The back roads were so scenic - so much better than taking the main roads, He really tried to make sure that everyone had a great trip. Most of the restaurants were excellent and the accommodations were great except for the castle.Show moreTrip date: September 2016
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Stacey
Asked on May 31st, 2025are you able to send pricing and availability for this tour, start date that would work is 16 September 25, 2 ladies mother and daughter - ages 60 and 86. Particularly interested in the Lakes District. Advise size of group and general age mix. Will there be lots of walking? Four star category or 3.5 star guide thanks.
Back-Roads TouringOperator•Written June 2025The walking on the tour isn't strenuous, as or demogrphic is late 50s to 80s with usually an even split of male/females. There will be a few walking tours that will be there villages, these are taken at a slow pace and may go for 30-40 mins with plenty of stops for sightseeing and the guide to share some knowledge. Our accomodation is usually between a very good 3 star property to a lower priced 5 star with the majority being 4 star.
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