England · CITY TOURS

15 City Tours in England Worth the Day

82 tours  ·  from $18 a head

England fills its best slots early. Below: 15 city tours to sort before you fly, what each one includes, and the thing to check before you pay.

Liverpool: "Blue Route" - City & Beatles Tour - Central Liverpool sights before the Beatles stops
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Liverpool: “Blue Route” – City & Beatles Tour

1.“Blue Route” – City & Beatles Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8,562 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $27Our pick

See Liverpool and Beatles landmarks by open-top bus, with live music, local stories, and photo stops at Penny Lane and Strawberry Field.

“Definitely would recommend. Angela was great and made it really fun. Very knowledgeable about the Beatles.”

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The Manchester City Stadium Tour - The 1800s To Modern City In The Exhibition Space
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The Manchester City Stadium Tour

2.The Manchester City Stadium Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,176 reviews · from $35

Review of Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium Tour, with dressing rooms, tunnel, virtual Pep Guardiola, pricing, tips, and honest advice.

“Fantastic tour from start to finish. Our guides were Sorell and Jerry. They were very knowledgeable in explaining the history of the Club. We would 100% recommend this tour for any Manchester City fan. The highlight was actually going intRead more”

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Liverpool City Sights Hop On Hop Off City Tour - 24hr Ticket - Old Hall Street and the wartime story
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Liverpool City Sights Hop On Hop Off City Tour – 24hr Ticket

3.Liverpool City Sights Hop On Hop Off City Tour – 24hr Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,555 reviews · 50 minutes (approx.) · from $19

Review of Liverpool City Sights 24-hour bus tour, including Beatles sights, 14 stops, practical tips, value, and common service issues.

“We were so looking forward to this tour, going on all previous reviews, now maybe we got a bad tour guide I don't know, but we did not find this tour in any way informative. It felt rushed and we heard more about the long day the tour guide had done than we did about Liverpool. I would not recommend, it was a waste of money, if we had of jumped on a normal bus for £2 we would of seen as much!!”

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1.5-hour Oxford City and University Walking Tour - Oxford’s colleges, explained rather than simply displayed
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1.5-hour Oxford City and University Walking Tour

City Sightseeing London Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour & Bookable Extras - Blue Route: Harrods, museums, and Kensington
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City Sightseeing London Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour & Bookable Extras

Oxford Official University & City Tour - Starting on Broad Street near Trinity College
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Oxford Official University & City Tour

6.Oxford Official University & City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,134 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $41

Explore Oxford’s colleges, Bodleian Library, Radcliffe Camera, and medieval streets on a lively two-hour guided walking tour.

“Adam gave a fantastic tour of Oxford University along with interesting historical info and his own experiences. He was patient with picture taking and answered every question. He customized the tour using the info he gathered about us. Much recommended tour.”

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City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - Stop 1 to Stop 6: arriving, shopping, and Oxford Castle
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City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

7.City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,042 reviews · 40 minutes (approx.) · from $27

See Oxford from an open-top bus with flexible hop-on access, multilingual audio, historic stops, and an included walking tour.

“It was ok , nothing special, good driver and very punctual and quick, i think the thing most disliked was the live commentaries with local guides, I traveled with Spanish friends and hard to hear the earphones with s commentator speaking in English, the ear phones have english so not sure why live commentators needed and certainly not help others listening to headphones who have no English and hearing the live commentators”

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Roman Baths and Bath City Walking Tour - Bath Abbey, coronations, and Pulteney Bridge
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Roman Baths and Bath City Walking Tour

Guided City Walking Tour of Newcastle - Grey’s Monument and the story of Grainger Town
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Guided City Walking Tour of Newcastle

9.Guided City Walking Tour of Newcastle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 548 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $41

Explore Newcastle’s past and present on a small-group walking tour with Rob, from Grainger Market to the Castle and Tyne views.

“Our guide was Rob - hugely knowledgeable about Newcastle City and very funny. The 2.5 hours went very quickly, such an enjoyable tour”

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City Sightseeing York Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - Why the 24-hour ticket can be good value
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City Sightseeing York Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

10.City Sightseeing York Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 545 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $23

Review of York’s hop-on hop-off bus, with route details, audio commentary, ticket value, schedules, drawbacks, and booking advice.

“Very enjoyable ride. I stayed on the bus for the whole route. The chap giving the commentary was exceptionally informative. Well revommended”

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J & M York City Walking Tours - From the castle mound to medieval trade
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J & M York City Walking Tours

11.J & M York City Walking Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 480 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $18Best value

Explore York’s Minster, Shambles, walls, guilds, Vikings, Romans, and castle secrets on this affordable two-hour walking tour.

“excellent information, great guide and great value for money would recommend to other friends visiting.”

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Extended: Oxford University & City Tour With Christ Church - Magdalen College and the Oxford of C. S. Lewis
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Extended: Oxford University & City Tour With Christ Church

Birmingham City Centre Daily Walking Tour (10:30am & 2pm) - Victoria Square and Birmingham Town Hall
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Birmingham City Centre Daily Walking Tour (10:30am & 2pm)

13.Birmingham City Centre Daily Walking Tour (10:30am & 2pm)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 265 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $19

Review of Birmingham’s 90-minute city walking tour, covering landmarks, canals, local stories, guides, price, pace, and practical tips.

“My son (10) and I had a wonderful time listening to the guide in this amazing tour of the city of Birmingham! What a lovely way to learn about the city’s history! The guide was local and she was very knowledgeable! We loved her passion and we recommend it very much!”

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City Sightseeing Stratford-upon-Avon Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - Stops 2 and 3: the river, theater, church, and Shakespeare’s grave
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City Sightseeing Stratford-upon-Avon Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Eating London: The Heart of 'The City' Food Tour - Meeting Captain John Smith and starting in the old City
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Eating London: The Heart of ‘The City’ Food Tour

15.Eating London: The Heart of ‘The City’ Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 206 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $131

Taste historic London on a small-group City food tour with pubs, fish, pie, sweet treats, stories, and six memorable stops.

“Our tour guide, Jordana, was awesome! She took us to delicious spots in and around downtown London! Highly recommend this food tour if you want to experience traditional and yummy food!”

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