Private Tours of London for Small Groups 

Small Groups, up to 6 People

Ideal for individuals, couples, families or small groups who want a personal and conversational tour based around their passions and interests.  Each unique tour is tailored to your precise requirements. As a small group it is possible to visit many places that don’t permit larger groups and lots of places that don’t feature in the guidebooks.

Often booked by:

• First-time and experienced visitors to London wanting something different alongside the well-known sights
• Local couples and families celebrating a special anniversary or birthday
• Individuals wanting to make something good out of a long layover at one of London’s airports
• Groups of friends wanting to discover new places and stories
• People staying for a short period who want to make the most of their time in London
• People who are bewildered by the enormous choice London offers and who want someone to give them a hand planning their trip

Key Advantages

• Explore the places you really want to see and skip the things you don’t.
• I’ll make sure we don’t duplicate any places you have seen already or are planning to see.
• We travel at your own pace, pausing for a break whenever you like, this is your tour after all!
• Save time and energy finding your way from place to place.
• Explore hidden places that you probably wouldn’t find for yourself.
• Find out about real London life from a local.
• Have the exclusive services of an award winning, insured and fully qualified professional guide.
• Enjoy total flexibility.
• Receive follow up after the tour: for example a map of the route we took, links to websites, recommendations, suggestions, tips and hints about anything we happen to have been talking about during the day.
• An absolute guarantee that you will never pay unnecessary additional or hidden fees.

Unique Features

• I never take more than one private booking per day so you will have my undivided attention and I can be totally flexible about where and when we start and finish.
• I don’t use scripts or set routes. I speak to you, not at you and take you to the places I think you will most enjoy most.
• I will never offer to guide you in places where  I really don’t think you will need a guide, for example in places where you will already have paid for a guide in your admission fee!
• My focus will always be to save you money and time so that you really get the most out of your tour.

What I Can’t Offer

• Any tours outside London. I am exclusively a London specialist.
• Any driving tours. All my tours are by foot or by London’s excellent public transport with an occasional cab where that offers a benefit.

Rates

My rates include

• My expenses during the tour (refreshments, public transport).
• Pre-visit consultation/advice.

They don’t include

• Your transport costs, entry fees, refreshments.

Payment

• You can pay me on the day in cash, or beforehand by credit card/bank transfer or Paypal.
• Depending on the tour we plan I may ask for a small deposit.

Cancellation

• If you need to cancel your tour for any reason I’d appreciate as much notice as possible. Given notice I will refund any deposit or pre-payment, less transaction fees, in full. For bookings cancelled within 24 hours I can’t offer a refund.
• If I need to cancel (this has only happened once in my entire career) I’ll refund any payments including fees in full immediately and will do my very best to find a trusted colleague who is available and fully briefed to run the same tour we have planned.

How to Book

For a genuinely tailored tour it’s obviously helpful for me to know a little about you and what you are planning.

• The date(s) you are looking at.
• How many people in your group and their approximate ages?
• Any special requirements?
• Are you visiting London and have you been before? Or are you locals?
• Is the tour part of a special event e.g. a birthday celebration?
• Any must-see places on your itinerary, whether or not as part of a tour?
• Any particular enthusiasms, passions, hobbies, professional interests you have. Or any things you really don’t want to see and aren’t interested in.

For a free, no obligation, consultation simply email a few of these details to walks@peterberthoud.co.uk and I’ll get straight back to you with some ideas and suggestions.

If you like my ideas for a tour we can come up with a more detailed plan, by email or phone, before you decide whether or not to book.