private guided tours from london

Start your day with a pickup from your hotel, airport, or cruise terminal in London. 

Head to the historic Kentish town of Tenterden, known as the "Jewel of the Weald." Enjoy a walking tour of the high street, historic buildings, and church. Learn about the town's origins as a Saxon woodland clearing and its growth into a prosperous medieval wool trading center.  

Next, depart for Sissinghurst Castle Gardens. Take a guided tour of the gardens, which were created by the writer and diplomat Harold Nicholson and Vita Sackville-West, the famous poet, novelist, and gardener. Discover how the couple transformed a neglected old property with fragments of an Elizabethan house into one of the loveliest gardens in the region.  

After your tour, enjoy free time for lunch at Sissinghurst or a local pub. 

Then, depart for Rye, an English town on the English Channel in East Sussex. Take a guided walking tour of the town, which is known for its cobbled lanes, medieval half-timbered houses, and strong history of smugglers.  See the redbrick Lamb House, once owned by writer Henry James, and the tower of the Norman St. Mary’s Church, which overlooks the town. 

Visit the 14th-century Ypres Tower, which formed part of Rye’s defenses and is now Rye Castle Museum, with paintings and displays on local history.  

Finally, depart for London, where your tour ends.

TYPICAL ITINERARY

8.00 - Collect from London hotel, any London airport, Dover Cruise Terminal or other locations

9.30 - Arrive at Tenterden

10.30 - Depart for Sissinghurst Castle

12.30 - Lunch at a local pub

2.00 - Depart for Rye Harbour

2.45 - Walking tour of Rye

4.00 - Return to London

1 -3 people = £700

4-5 people = £800

6-7 people = £900

Entry to Sissinghurst Castle Gardens is £22 per adult.

Lunch not included.