Golden Tours

4 Fountain Square | 123-151 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SH, England

020 7233 7030

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View of bus YJ11 OHL through a residential window 2km east of Tower Bridge, parked for 15mins

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Ranked #136 of 218 tours in London

331 Reviews

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Owner description: “Tourism is the only business that actively brings cultures together. It is through experiencing other cultures that we come to understand one...... more » Owner description: “Tourism is the only business that actively brings cultures together. It is through experiencing other cultures that we come to understand one another.” With this foremost in our minds since 1984, we have continually maintained our reputation as your local sightseeing experts. We offer a wide range of sightseeing tours designed to bring you the finest tour experience possible. Additionally, we also include a range of activities that have been brought to us from other providers.

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Anonymous R

London, United Kingdom

1 review

“Golden Tours are a terrible tour firm”

Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

Golden Tours hop on and hop off London tours travel far outside areas of London that are of interest to their customers and end up parking in residential areas with nothing to see but into London residents' windows. They show no respect for their conditions of license and despite their proud claims on the side of their buses to be... More

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anigati

Notts

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17 reviews

Reviews in 10 cities

8 helpful votes

“London Panorama 3hrs bus tour”

Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

Takes you around all the sights of London. This is not a hop on hop off but it does let you get off if you wanted before the end so you dont have to sit for the whole 3hrs! but you will of course miss certain attractions. We took our niece on this as we had just one day to... More

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Aubrie D

Lehi, Utah

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7 reviews

“Oxford, Stratford, and Warwick Castle tour”

Reviewed 17 May 2012

We had an awesome experience! They picked us up at our hotel, but know that they DO NOT drop you off. But they dropped us off by an underground station so it was just fine. I think just about everything went wrong that could and it was still a great tour! Our tour guild Jess made the tour. She was... More

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Thank you for your feedback on the Oxford, Stratford and Warwick Castle tour with Golden Tours. I am very pleased to hear that your Tour Guide Jess made the tour and you did not let the unfortunate events effect your overal enjoyment on the tour. I have informed Jess of your feedback and she would like to personally thank you... More

Jill573

New York City, New York

1 review

1 helpful vote

“TERRIBLE”

Reviewed 14 May 2012

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NOT RECOMMENDED. Three words to describe my experience with Golden Tours: incompetent, unprofessional, disappointing. I wish I could get my money back. My friend and I took the day trip tour to Stratford upon avon, Cotswolds, and Oxford. The day got off to a bad start when our guide, Peter, showed up late and clearly unprepared. He was visibly frazzled,... More

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Thank you for your valued feedback. We are sorry that you were not totally satisfied with the guide and felt that he was not organised. We will discuss your concern with him and ensure, if he was unsure, that he is fully on board with some of the changes we made to the tour this year. It may be that... More

PicklesNewcastle

Newcastle

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27 reviews

Reviews in 12 cities

8 helpful votes

“Excellent day trip even if raining”

Reviewed 10 May 2012

Booked a day trip with Golden Tours on May 9 to visit Blenheim Palace (home of Sir Winston Churchill and his predessors), tour through the Cotswolds including lunch. Tour started on time, bus was excellent and comfortable and the technology given to all was basic yet very effective for listening to the guide. Our guide Mark was very informative with... More

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Andre A

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

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51 reviews

Reviews in 7 cities

11 helpful votes

“Works well”

Reviewed 9 May 2012

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I've used Golden Tours to visit the Warner Bros. studio (Harry Potter). The bus was clean, the staff friendly and everything worked well. More

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mawie49

Montreal, Canada

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33 reviews

Reviews in 16 cities

13 helpful votes

“Impeccable day out”

Reviewed 26 April 2012

I loved my experience with Golden Tours - the guide was very knowledgeable and fun to talk to, and the attractions were really interesting. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a fun day out of London! More

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on Trip Advisor. I am very pleased to hear that you enjoyed your day in London with Golden Tours and that you found your tour guide very knowledgeable. I have passed on your positive feedback to the rest of the Golden Tours team. More

Dawndavid

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21 reviews

Reviews in 7 cities

5 helpful votes

“Long long day and dull until you reach the site, Windsor,Bath and Stonehenge”

Reviewed 26 April 2012

The day started poorly the pick up bus was over an hour late picking us up. We then changed buses and headed out to the Windsor castle. The guide was very dull and couldn't keep the attention of his guests most people slept. Windsor was very nice except for the fact we were very rushed having only an hour to... More

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Thank you for your feedback and comments regarding the Windsor, Bath and Stonehenge tour you purchased with Golden Tours. I am very sorry that your pick up was delayed by 25 minutes, this was due to a mechanical fault with the coach but this did not effect the usual departure time of 8.45am from our Golden Tours Visitor Centre in... More

LucySto

1 review

1 helpful vote

“Excellent tour Salisbury, Stonehenge and Bath. Tour guide James, driver Jamie.”

Reviewed 24 April 2012

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Although it was a long day James the tour guide was full of knowledge, and the way he was with us was excellent. Going above and behind his duties with us. Explaining and answering are questions that were thrown at him, I would highly recommend him. I would just like to mention the coach driver Jamie, his driving was surperb... More

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Thank you for taking the time to share your valuable feedback regarding the Salisbury, Stonehenge and Bath Tour. I am very pleased to hear that you had an excellent experience with Golden Tours, I have passed on your kind comments to your tour guide: James and Driver: Jamie. I am glad that you were comfortable whilst travelling on our Golden... More

KRLBoston

Boston, Ma

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12 reviews

1 helpful vote

“Windsor castle, Stonehenge and Oxford”

Reviewed 24 April 2012

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My friend and I enjoyed the small group on the tour. There were 11 so the company used a small bus which was terrific. The destinations offered a lot to see. We could have have spent more time at Winsdor and Oxford. The guide was quite knowledgeable but rather cranky. The bus driver was skilled and friendly. We were dropped... More

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Thank you for your feedback regarding the Windsor, Stonehenge and Oxford tour you took with Golden Tours. I am very pleased to hear that you enjoyed the tour and found that the Minibus we offered was ideal for the small group. I will pass on your positive feedback to our tour guides and drivers. More