Accredited Chauffeur-Driven Tourswith a Blue
Badge
Guide
Expert-Led Guided Tours
We offer a wide range of services to meet your needs.
Driver Guided Tours
Take your own private tour in one of our Executive vehicles (maximum six people).
Choose from one of our range of suggested itineraries or give us a 'wish-list'.
We are fully accredited and insured 'private hire' drivers and have undertaken extra training and tests to increase our skills.
Our Driver-Guided tours are also available in French and German
Town & City Walks
Elegant Georgian Bath, cosmopolitan Bristol, the Medieval gems of Wells and Salisbury, maritime Plymouth, Shakespeare's Stratford-Upon-Avon or the 'Dreaming Spires' of Oxford; we have a town walk to suit any taste and the in-depth local knowledge to give you the very best experience.
Countryside Experiences
From short 'eco rambles' to full day hikes with Heather's background as an ecologist and Ian's lifelong experience as a countryman and Mountain Leader you can be sure of a rural experience to remember.
We are both qualified in 'wilderness first-aid', so you can get 'off the beaten track' with confidence.
Also available in French and German
Ancestry Tours and Experience Tours
Interested in finding out more about your 'roots' and your family's area of origin we can help you with that extra depth of insight.
There's nothing better than getting up close and personal with something.
Try our Ancient Landscape
tour and get 'hands on' with some Neolithic and Bronze Age artefacts or our Ecology Safaris
and learn about eco systems and wildlife throughout the South West.
Your Guides
Ian Newman MITG
Partner
I'm a Blue Badge Guide for the South West of England and co-owner of Britain's Best Heritage Tours.
The Blue Badge is Britain's definitive tour guiding qualification and is gained after extensive study and a series of rigorous examinations - both written and practical.
I have been co-owner of long-established walking and hiking holiday company Footpath Holidays since 1992.
I grew up beside the Tamar estuary the natural boundary between Cornwall and Devon, I have family ties to Somerset, Dorset, Bristol, Bath and the Cotswolds. That connects me to the whole South West region and I adore it.
I like nothing more than sharing my love of this very special area; its people, its landscape, its history and folklore, and its traditions.
Heather Newman MITG
Partner
I am Heather (daughter of Ian) and I am a qualified Blue Badge Tour Guide for the Heart of England region and a registered driver guide.
I have a degree in Countryside and Environmental Management from one of the United Kingdom’s top land based universities and have been guiding tours for almost a decade.
I have grown up in and around the countryside and at one point worked as a ranger for the National Trust on one of its largest countryside estates.
Because of this my tours include ecology, flora, fauna, rural crafts and landscape archeology but I also love talking about history, prehistory, art history and folklore and have taken various courses and accreditations on these subjects.
Let’s Talk
If you are looking to visit England and particularly Britains Best Heritage Tours, let us know where you are coming from and when you are looking to visit and we can help you make the very best of your experience.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Ian & Heather
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Testimonials
ACCREDITED CHAUFFEUR-DRIVEN TOURS
Why Choose Britain's Best Heritage Tours?
All of our tours are designed and led by a qualified Blue Badge Guide, Britains premier tour guiding qualification. We live in the South West of England. Ian & Heather come from a long line of 'west countrymen' and possesses a detailed knowledge of all aspects of the region
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When Ian qualified as a Blue Badge Guide he won two awards for outstanding performance. The one we're most proud of is ' most entertaining and fun presentations'.
Ian and Heather are members of the Driver Guides Association, The Guild of Registered Tourist Guides, The Association of West Country Tourist Guides, The South West Tour Guides Association, The Cotswolds and Gloucestershire Tourist Guides Association, Heart of England Tour Guides Association..
Ian is a member of the Bath and Bristol Guild of Guides and is a Salisbury City Guide.
