The city of Bath offers free guided Mayor's Walks daily

Microtours in the U.K.—Guided walks, bus tours, museum tours, private guides, escorted sidetrips, and more

The best guided tours, thematic walks, and escorted excursions in the U.K.

A two-hour walking tour of historic Bath

Guided walks and docent-led tours of London

Walking tours and other specialty tours of London

Riding the famous double-decker buses of London

Ride a hot air balloon above Bath at sunrise or sunset with Champagne after

Take a hop-on/hop-off double-decker sightseeing bus tour of London

From the London of the Beatles to that of Harry Potter—with Bond and Holmes, Doctor Who and Downton Abbey all in between

Get in touch with your inner Dowager Countess and everybody's favorite PBS series of manners and manor houses on a day trip to tour Highclere Castle ("Downton Abbey") and other Downton sights in Oxfordshire

Tours offering insight to the history and culture of London

Visiting Stonehenge, the Cotswolds, South Wales, and more from Bath on an escorted day trip

Visiting Stonehenge, the Cotswolds, Bath, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick Castle, and more from Oxford on an escorted day trip

Escorted walks and guided walking tours of Oxford

Famous Harry Potter sights, filming locations, and moments from the Harry Potter books and movies

From the Sherlock Holmes Museum (a mock-up of Holmes's and Watson's rooms at 221b Baker Street in an actual Victorian-era boarding house on Baker Street) to Holmesian tours of the London streets

Guided bicycle tours of London

Take a half-hour helicopter ride over the ancient site of Stonehenge

Take a tandem skydive over the Salisbury Plain—Salisbury, Old Sarum, Stonehenge, and more

Tour the traditional Victorian-era Wadworth brewery in Devizes

Oxford's ancient colleges inspired the look of Hogwarts—and the filmmakers even used locations around Oxford to recreate the wizarding school in the Harry Potter movies

Tour London in search of the TARDIS (and filming locations) with fellow Whovians and an expert guide

Take a magical mystery tour of London in the footsteps of the Beatles

Bond, James Bond, does occasionally report back to MI6 in London, and while there sometimes even engages in a high speed chase or two though the city streets or on the River Thames

Guided, escorted, specialty, and packaged tours to the U.K.

Guided tours let you sit back and enjoy yourself while someone else does the driving and an expert guides you around the top sights

Not a tour, but a bundle of airfare, lodging, maybe a car all at wholesale rates

How to get expert guides and speciality tours while still having a D.I.Y. vacation

Hiking, biking, kayaking, ballooning, horseback and other active tours of the United Kingdom

Guided walks, hikes, and treks in England, Scotland, and Wales

Biking the U.K. and cycling tours of England, Scotland, and Wales

Tours for women, gays, the disabled, seniors, pilgrims, families, and students

LGBT tours of Great Britain

Tours and advice for women traveling in Great Britain

Accessible tours for the handicapped in England

Spiritual journeys to the British Isles

Student and youth tours of England, Scotland, and Wales

Tours aimed at families

England tours for mature travelers

Tour England, Scotland, or Wales in a saddle

Singles tours and other options and tips for solo travelers in the U.K.

Guided walks are a fabulous way to bring a city to life and learn its secrets and its history

How to find short city sightseeing tours by bus in London and other major British cities

Guided visits to Britain's sights—museums, cathedrals, castles, palaces, ruins—can help make them come alive, deepen your understanding, and enrich your experience

Weird, random, oddball, and just plain fun tours and activities you can sign up for in the U.K.

Get out of the big city to see nearby sights and add breadth to your trip without adding too many days to your schedule

How to hire a private tour guide in the U.K.

Free greeter programs around the world encourage locals to welcome you to their hometown