Overall, this was a very good tour. The first stop, Leeds Castle, was beautiful. We went through the castle fairly quick and then spent time walking the grounds. The second stop was Canterbury and we took a quick walk through the Cathedral and then spent some time in a few of the local shops. We took the option to do lunch with the group at a small restaurant in Canterbury for I think 12 pounds each. The lunch choice was either chicken with a gravy or fish and chips. We both had the fish and it was very overcooked. We weren't thrilled with the cleanliness of the restaurant either. Since you do lunch before seeing anything else in Canterbury, we were disappointed to see how many other options there were and how easy it would have been to find something better on our own in the time given. My recommendation to others is find lunch on your own. After Canterbury, we headed to Dover for 15 minute stop for pictures by the water. We would have liked the tour to include going to Dover Castle, even if it was just a quick stop to see the outside. It felt like we came such a long way to Dover and didn't really get the benefit of spending time there. Nevertheless, we would still recommend this tour and did enjoy it overall.
Review by: Monica W, January 2018
We enjoyed this tour. Leeds Castle was beautiful and we had just enough time to look around on our own. Dover was nice, but not really worth the time to see the Cliffs and get ice cream because I didn't feel we had enough time Canterbury. For the Cathedral tour, we had to stay with our guide. She was good, but at the end we only had about 30 minutes on our own to continue to explore the Cathedral AND the town, which was quite quaint and appealing, before getting back to the bus. I had to choose so chose to do a little more of the Cathedral. This left me with about 10 minutes to explore the shops. It was a nice trip but when I return I would go back to see more of the town._br/_ When tours go to multiple places, I've learned this is just the risk you take - too much time in some places, not enough in others. They can't please everyone! But our guide was knowledgeable enough and I would still recommend. It was a fun trip and I'm glad I went!
Review by: personal, January 2018
The trip was nice, unfortunately the guide didn't know the Canterbury Cathedral wasn't open. The overall trip was ok, the guide was ok, but I had better on this trip. Leeds castle was great, but the photo stop for Cliffs of Dover and Dover Castle I could have done without. I would have visited Dover Castle.
Review by: Aida1323, December 2017
Our tour guide, James, from Evans and Evans the local company was one of the best guides I have every had. Clear, intelligent, extremely knowledgeable on everything United Kingdom. He was organised and brilliant. Great trip!
Review by: Peter K, December 2017
Great tour! We learned a lot from the guide as well as from what we saw!
Review by: carol k, October 2017
Seeing all these on one tour was FABULOUS!
Review by: Beverly H, October 2017
Great trip to Canterbury. Loved Leeds castle. We could have spent more time there . We still wanted to see the maize. A nice stop off for photos of the white cliffs of Dover. Canterbury was very special
Review by: brennmi, October 2017
Excellent day trip
Review by: Helen B, October 2017
Poorly organized, a tour guide more interested in the Japanese group that sat at the front. Before we could see what he was talking about we were passed, Everything was rushed, so having a guide that was 500 feet ahead was a waste. Bus accident on the way back, then when the guide got to us to find out where we would be going after he belched in our face, and laughed about doing it. Save your money. Never did see the Dover that's in pictures....too late
Review by: Brenda, September 2017
Leeds Castle is huge and beautiful, with a lot of real story inside._br/_ Canterbury Cathedral is also awesome._br/_ Cliffs of Dover, didn't go to the top but did visit a beach there.
Review by: ldechazal, July 2017
We enjoyed this trip very mush. Our guide, Celia, was very knowledgeable about all our stops, and also with other areas of interest along the way. It was really nice to have the option of ordering lunch ahead of time before we arrived in Canterbury I recommend it, good typically British home-style food with very friendly staff. If I would change one thing, I wouldn't do the inside tour of Leed's Castle. I felt like we were rushed through, and the tour focused on the 20th century restoration rather than the medieval history. I would've spent more time enjoying the castle from the outside, the beautiful gardens, or perhaps take a little boat tour of the moat. Our stop in Dover was also quite short, but enough time to enough the sights and take some photos.
Review by: Eric R B, June 2017
Great tour, every stop was well planned out and very informative. Loved seeing the different places. Would definitely recommend as a quick way to see alot in 1 day.
Review by: Wes P, January 2017
Knowledgeable guide, plus plenty of time spent in each location.. great tour!
Review by: Tammylee E, December 2016
This tour give you a great view of the countryside. Our guide and driver were great - no complaints. Enjoyed checking out Leeds Castle take plenty of Pixs and Canterbury Cathedral. Wasn't too impressed with the stop at the Cliffs of Dover, you only get 15 minutes and you take photos from an alternate point by the cliffs not at the cliffs.
Review by: Nicholas, October 2016
The tour was great! Our tourism guide Richard explained us very well about the history of the castle and the cathedral. The bus we used was very comfortable. There was not wi-fi in the bus as promised, but I did not miss it because the tour was very exciting. One good aspect of Richard was his sense of humour. We were provided radio communicating devices so we could all listen to Richard's explanations in spite of the distance of him and the sometimes large crowd, which was a very good thing. I strongly recommend Evan Evans tours.
Review by: Belinda D, August 2016
Nice day traveling through the towns of Canterbury and Dover - stress free! Our tour guide was unorganized and I think we possibly missed out on some learning opportunities because of that. But she was friendly and knowledgable - adequate for the task. The Leeds Castle was a slight disappointment - didn't enjoy that as much as the rest of the tour. Loved the town of Canterbury. Would like to have more time there.
Review by: Michael E, July 2016
When touring in England in the past, we were taken to the Normandy side which had much better views and the museum was wonderful. This time they hardly told us anything.
Review by: ida.williams, July 2016
Excellent, tour guide Monica very informative, best way to see a lot in a short amount of time
Review by: Samir S, June 2016
It was verygood
Review by: FLORANNE S S, May 2016
The tour guide was excellent, but the tour began late and so we had little time to eat. The opening of Parliament caused horrid traffic on the way out and in so that added to the problem.
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