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Ten secrets for your best vacation ever
•Your very own driver guided tours, just for your party of 2 to 6 guests - we guarantee
you have own vehicle and driver.
•A tremendous selection of fascinating places for you to visit - including Bath,
Salisbury Cathedral & Private Tours of Stonehenge.
•Enjoy touring without packing and moving on every day.
•You choose your own start and finish dates - any length of stay from 4 to 14 days.
•Discover and tour at your own pace. You decide how much time you want to spend at
each location.
•Indulge your special interests - gardens, historic houses, castles & forts, military
& naval history, countryside and much more...
•You get to stay in a lovely 300 year old thatched house in an English village.
•Enjoy delicious 3 course gourmet dinners prepared personally by us each evening
from home-grown and locally-produced ingredients.
•You are based in the county of Dorset, one of the best kept secrets in England,
surrounded by wonderful scenery. Only 2 hours from London and 1 hour from Southampton
cruise terminal.
•We are experts in creating your perfect Discover England Tour - relax and let us
make life easy for you.


Paul, Susy & Lucy Wilson
(& Amy Bear)
Discover England Tours
Church House, Church Road
Shillingstone, Blandford Forum
Dorset, DT11 0SL
United Kingdom
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A beautiful swan on the lake at
Sherborne Castle




Guest reviews
2010
“Thanks for making this the best vacation we have ever had!
Fabulous food, awesome tours and wonderful hosts - including the entertaining Miss
Lucy. We will miss all of you, including Molly and Meg. We hope to be able to return
some day.”
Shane, Debbie, Paige & Brianna Le Mon
NM, USA
“I’ve enjoyed every minute of our stay. Your warmth and enthusiasm enhanced my enjoyment!
Maxine Dehn
IL, USA
“We have had a wonderful time driving with Paul, enjoying Susy’s delicious meals
and chatting with Lucy. Many thanks for a delightful four days.”
Caroline and Ken Roberts
MA, USA
“A delightful interlude in our lives, we hope to come again.”
Lester & Wendy Stewart
Sydney, Australia
2009
Thank you for a perfect vacation! The countryside is beautiful and the food was delicious.
Paul’s wealth of knowledge added greatly to our enjoyment of the places we visited.
Thank you for being such gracious hosts.Lucy is a delight! Best wishes from all of
us.
John & Sue Adams, Barry & Jean Harris
Phyllis Veillon
NC, PA, MD U.S.A
July 2009
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What makes Discover England Tours unique?
Planning a trip to England? Prefer not to be rushed around in a large tour group?
Then book a stay with us in our beautiful 18th century thatched home and enjoy your
personalized tour of the Southern counties of England.
We will show you an England many visitors never see: stately homes, gardens, ancient
monuments and castles, picturesque villages, cathedrals and coastline. All this while
you travel through picturesque English countryside with your own personal tour guide
and vehicle.
Whatever your interests and with a huge choice of locations in our lovely part of
England, we will create a personalized England tour to suit you. Each group has their
own guide and vehicle and as we only cater for up 6 guests at a time we offer an
individual and personal service.
At the end of the day return to our comfortable family home with twin bedrooms and
private en-suite bathrooms. In the evening enjoy delicious traditional English gourmet
cooking using produce and herbs fresh from our kitchen garden.
We are a husband and wife team offering you a uniquely enjoyable vacation in the
South West of England.
Private personalized England tours for small groups. Accommodation in a historic
family home with bed & breakfast and evening meal with wine. England tours the easy
way - take a short break or longer stay and enjoy private personalised England tours
based in a beautiful thatched family home. See the real England when you take a
customised tour with us - we will take you to see many beautiful locations in our
beautiful corner of England. See stately homes, gardens, picturesque villages, ancient
monuments, castles or cathedrals. We offer an affordable alternative to big bus tours.
Your personal driver/guide will help you decide where to visit each day as you design
your own personalized private England tour. You can customize your England tours
as you go along if you wish. The perfect England vacation.
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“This has been a wonderful experience in every way - Thanks!”
Marilou Fox
VA
“Thanks for a wonderful time...touring gardens with Paul & gracious hospitality with
Susy and Paul.”
Linda VanLeer
FL
“What a treat! Thank you Paul, Susy & Lucy.”
Bettina Powell
VA