An English Adverture Tour
England | Sep 20 - Oct 2, 2024

John
John B.
Canada | Reviewed on Oct 03, 2024

We would like to say thank you to Aleksandra and Kim Kim for fine work done to give us a great trip to England! In the
past we have planned our own trips but given our lack of knowledge of Cornwall, we asked Aleksandra to provide us
help in picking each day of our trip, with her help we sketched out a way to see a bit of London, see some historical
and architectural sites of significance, and pursue our interest in filming locations for Doc Martin and Poldark.
Aleksandra worked on our itinerary with us, counseling on what was possible to reasonably cover each day. She picked
great guides for us to see Oxford University (Jacob) and Salisbury Cathedral & area (Allison), got us booked for all of
the events we picked, even getting us good seats for Hamilton which was sold out at the performance we attended.

We were very pleased with Aleksandra's picks for places to stay. In all we stayed 12 nights spread over 9 locations. The White Hart Hotel was a very relaxing, enjoyable place to start our trip and get over our jet lag on arrival in London. Boscundle Manor was so comfortable I wished we were there more than 2 nights. The Three Tuns was another favorite as we were welcomed like family by other guests in the pub when we went down for dinner. After driving almost 6 hours
on Oct 1 we were very impressed with the Stan Hill Court Hotel. All of the places we stayed were well run, clean, and
had friendly staff and good food. Aleksandra provided a very comprehensive trip plan I could reference on my phone
with all the tickets, confirmation numbers etc

Things change given different events. In our case the weather was not totally cooperative to our plans and some of
the events needed to be rescheduled or dropped from our list. We managed to fill the gaps with trips to Gunwaloe
Beach and to Geevor Tin Mine. Aleksandra helped us with changes and even arranged some ticket refunds for the
events we could not attend. We are now back in Canada, very content with what we accomplished in the last two weeks.
We now contemplate doing this again. Aleksandra will be our first contact for another trip.
John & Sally Bell,
London, Ontario, Canada.

Hotel Reviews
The White Hart Hotel
Kingston upon Thames

very good food, very customer friendly

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Sturdys Castle
Kidlington

good clean room suitable for a night stay. good food

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The St George and Dragon by Innkeeper's Collection
Topsham
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Boscundle Manor
St Austell

very nice location, owner was quite helpful in ideas for doing things in area

Authenticity & Character
beautiful location
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provided muffins to start the day in the room..nice idea
The Three Tuns
Helston

very nice old place with friendly staff. Really fun atmosphere at dinner in pub

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No 12 Furze Croft
St Ives

This was not a hotel. It was a couple rooms in someone's house. The owner was very friendly and helpful with advice on the area. Good parking and access to building.

Authenticity & Character
Very comfortable stay but was a new house location, not a traditional old hotel
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Stanhill Court Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals
Charlwood

Really interesting old estate that was turned into a hotel. Very relaxing for last location of our trip.

Authenticity & Character
Beautiful property
Location
15 min from Gatwick Airport
Staff
Very amenable to moving us to a ground floor room at our request
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Avonlea Guest House
Banbury

small room but very clean. Good food at breakfast

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Tintagel Arms Bed and Breakfast
Tintagel
Authenticity & Character
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good access to Tintagel Castle and Port Isaac.
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Activity Reviews
Iconic Oxford  Private Walking Tour
Iconic Oxford Private Walking Tour
Oxford

Jacob was great...knew his material and made the walk fun and interesting

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Secrets of Salisbury Private Walking Expedition
Secrets of Salisbury Private Walking Expedition
England

Allison was very informative

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Local specialist: Aleksandra Shebaltseva
Aleksandra
Aleksandra Shebaltseva
Local specialist in England | Replied on Oct 04, 2024

Dear John and Sally,

Thank you so much for your wonderful message and kind words! It was a pleasure working with you both to plan your trip to England. I’m thrilled that you enjoyed the experience and so happy to know that you’re already thinking about your next adventure!

I’d be delighted to help with your future journeys whenever you're ready. Until then, thank you once again for letting me be part of this special trip!

Sincerely and with warmest regards,
Aleksandra