Private Transfers and Transfer Tours
North Wales Guided Tours can assist if you’re searching for a luxury transfer between North Wales and one of the UK’s international airports at the start or finish of your holiday.
Airport Transfers
Mid holiday, our Transfer Tours are an ideal way of getting between different parts of the UK and they can turn a dull transfer day into a day to remember.
Maybe you are flying into London Heathrow or Manchester International airport and require transport to North Wales to start your holiday. Or you need dropping at Holyhead seaport to catch the ferry to Dublin to continue your Celtic experience in Ireland. How about a transfer to Manchester Piccadilly station to catch the express train to Edinburgh ready to complete your Celtic touring vacation in Scotland?
An alternative to traveling between the different touring areas of Britain by plane or train is to sit back and relax in one of our luxury touring vehicles and let us turn that mediocre transfer day into a day to remember with one of our private guided Transfer Tours.
Our ‘Route 66 Wales‘ transfer tour between the southwest of England and North Wales is a fabulous journey through some of the best countryside Wales has to offer and is a highly popular alternative to the drudge up the UK’s major motorway system.
Customers landing at London Heathrow airport or those who have spent time visiting London often prefer their transfer to North Wales to be a relaxed tour through the Cotswolds and Welsh Marches rather than rushing through the grey industrial heartlands of central England.
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And customers heading north after their stay in North Wales can take advantage of our transfer tours taking in the beautiful English Lake District and Scottish Borders on route to Edinburgh and beyond.
London Calling – The Cotswolds, London and the South East
Our ‘London calling’ transfer tour is a great way to link Wales and the southeast of England.
Our knowledgeable driver/guide will pick you up from your hotel in one of our luxurious Mercedes vehicles and transfer you in comfort and style directly to your accommodation in London or the southeast. On the way, we break the journey up with stop-offs at some of the most interesting locations on the Welsh borders and central England, turning what could have been a dull day driving through the industrial heartlands of England into a day to remember.
Originally built by Welsh Princes in c1250, Powis castle was the prominent fortified residence in the Kingdom of Powys. After the English conquest of Wales, the castle fell into neglect until it came into the hands of the Grey family who, in 1530, began a program of rebuilding and renovation that made the castle the most impressive fortified residence in the north and central Wales. 50 years later, the castle and estate were purchased by the Herbert family and it stayed in their hands until it was bequeathed to the nation by the 4th Earl of Powys in 1952. In 1784, Henrietta Herbert married Edward Clive, son of the famous Robert Clive, the man responsible for bringing India into the British Empire. Edward succeeded his father in becoming Governor of Madras and between them, they built a huge collection of Indian artifacts including ivories, textiles, ceremonial armour and gold and silver ornaments. These are now housed in the castle’s Clive Museum. Outside the castle rolling down the hill to the southeast, are one of the finest examples of terraced gardens in Europe.
If you picture the idyllic English countryside with a quintessentially English cottage made from honey-coloured stone and covered in roses in full bloom – chances are you are thinking of the Cotswolds. The Cotswolds is an unspoiled area in the heart of England typified by rolling hills and quaint market towns made rich by the wool trade. We travel through sleepy villages where time appears to have stood still for 300 years and past grand country houses and award-winning gardens. One of the pretty Cotswold villages is the perfect place to stop for lunch or a mid-afternoon English cream tea.
Time allowing, a visit to Oxford, the City of Dreaming Spires, is a must. Oxford is a city full of history and character and home to Britain’s oldest university. Crammed with visual delights whichever way you turn, from the architecture of ancient buildings that form the University campus to the rivers and parks that surround the city centre. A walking tour is THE best way to see the sights and sounds of Oxford.
Use this transfer day to get you to or from the Cotswolds, Oxford, London and South East.
Due North – The North West, Lake District and Scotland
You can get to Edinburgh or Glasgow by bus or train in about half a day, but you would be missing out on some wonderful locations along the way.
Why not make a day of it and travel comfortably, and at your own pace, on one of our relaxing door-to-door transfer tours?
The City of Chester sits on the River Dee on the border of Wales and England. Its rich history and heritage, and bustling city centre, make it one of the most exciting cities to visit in Britain. Founded as a Roman garrison town in the 1st century, it later became immensely wealthy as one of the main trading ports in Britain. The Roman walls surrounding the city offer a fine walk with panoramic views of the bustling streets. The walls link many places of interest such as the Roman Amphitheatre, the 1000-year-old cathedral and the ‘Rows’. The 700-year old half-timbered ‘Rows’ are the focal point of shopping in Chester. The two-tiered galleries, built-in Tudor style, are packed with modern shops, galleries, and restaurants.
Heading north, a visit to Levens Hall is a must. This stunning Elizabethan mansion, originally built around a 13th-century Pele Tower, houses an important collection of Jacobean furniture, fine paintings and early English quilting and patchwork. Behind the high stone walls, and virtually unchanged since the 17th century, lies the world’s oldest topiary gardens – a spectacular display of Box and Yew trees in abstract and geometric shapes, some resembling giant chess pieces.
Heading into England’s northwestern corner, we enter the ancient county of Cumbria and The Lake District. The shimmering lakes, silent forests, and craggy mountains (the Fells) of this area have inspired poets, writers and artists such as Wordsworth, Wainwright and Potter through the centuries. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Lake District is dotted with quaint villages and small bustling towns where its history, heritage and culture sit side by side with everyday life. A great place to stroll a while or take an English cream tea before heading to your Lakeland hotel or taking the last leg of your journey through the Scottish Lowlands to Edinburgh or Glasgow.
Use this transfer day to get you to or from the North West, the Lake District, the Scottish Lowlands, Glasgow or Edinburgh.
Route 66 Wales – South Wales, the South West and the Cotswolds
Our ‘’Route 66 Wales’’ transfer tour is a great way to link a few days in the southwest of England or the Cotswolds with your stay in North Wales.
Instead of taking the direct route via the motorways of the industrial heartland of England, we take a tour of Wales from south to north, passing through some of the best scenery that Wales has to offer.
The gateway to South Wales is via The Prince of Wales bridge. At just over 3 miles long, the bridge crosses the treacherous Bristol Channel which has the second-highest tidal range in the world.
After skirting Cardiff, we head north passing towns made famous by the coal and iron. At the height of the Industrial Revolution, in the late 1700s, 4 of the largest ironworks in the world operated in this valley.
Continuing north we cross the Brecon Beacon mountain range before dropping down into the Wye Valley and following the river to Builth Wells, home of the annual Royal Welsh Agricultural Show.
Next, we head into sparsely populated uplands, through dense forests, over mountain roads and alongside valleys flooded to create the great reservoirs of Mid Wales. Soon we arrive at the little town of Machynlleth, site of the first independent Welsh Parliament during the last great Welsh uprising led by Owain Glyndwr.
We continue to head north past disused slate mines towards the giant bulk of Cadair Idris, watch out for fighter jets overhead – this area is one of the main low-level training grounds in Europe.
We now head west to take in a beautiful section of Cardigan Bay with beaches of golden sand stretching as far as the eye can see and the mountains of Snowdonia looming in the distance. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Harlech Castle appears perched on a clifftop overlooking the Irish sea. We then turn back inland to drive through the high mountains of Snowdonia towards the north coast and the completion our Celtic odyssey.
Use this transfer day to get you to or from Cardiff, Bath, the South West or the Cotswolds.
Visiting our Celtic Cousins – Between Ireland and Wales
Many don’t realise that Wales and Ireland are Celtic cousins separated by just 50 miles of the Irish sea.
Did you know Dublin is a short 45-minute flight from Liverpool or Manchester Airports, which themselves are barely 90 minutes from Snowdonia.
Or, Wales has 2 major ferry ports linking to Ireland. You can take the fast ferry from Holyhead in Anglesey to Dublin, or cruise from Fishguard in South Wales to Rosslare, further south in beautiful Wexford. Both crossings take about 3 and a half hours. We can drop or pick you up from the Welsh side whilst your Irish tour team can collect you from the port on their side.
It really is so easy to get between Ireland and Wales!
We can provide transfers to or from any of these airports and ports to help you link your tour of North Wales into your time in Ireland.
For info on how you can link your journey and time between Wales and Ireland, and details of our recommended touring partners in Ireland, just get in touch and we will help create your perfect itinerary.