England Trip of a lifetime

England | May 30 - Jun 17, 2025

We are four older retired folks that wanted to enjoy England for 6 days before going on a wonderful cruise into Norway and the Arctic Circle. We contacted KimKim and were put in contact with Kate, the KimKim travel planner. We had some general areas we wanted to see in England and Kate took that input and built a trip plan that was fantastic. We went to Stonehenge, Bath (Roman Baths), Canterbury, the White Cliffs of Dover and several sites in/around London. We had private tour guides and drivers, arranged by Kate and we saw Windsor Castle, London Tower, Westminster Abbey, Changing of Guard (the private guide was able to have us see the practice parade for the Kings Birthday coming in Mid June). We had the best guide for the V&A museum (Mr. Robert Miller). Even though we only spent 3 and 1/2 hours in the V&A museum, we had a great time and Mr. Miller made it all worthwhile. His expertise and explanations/history gave us the perspective of the historical items we were viewing. We only saw about 10 % of the 144 areas in the museum, which means we have to return to London to enjoy the rest. We cannot thank Kate enough for her excellent trip plan and being there for mid course changes, driver time updates and points of contact. Kate was superb, we highly recommend KimKim and Kate for any England based trip.

Hotel Review

De Vere Beaumont Estate

Windsor

The De Vere Beaumont Estate is fantastic and we would stay there again if we come back to England. Quiet (with the exception of the airport (Heathrow) nearby), elegant, excellent dining and bar areas.

Authenticity & Character

Location

country type estate

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Discover London in a Private Black Cab

London

Excellent Driver, excellent advice for restaurants, especially Fish and Chips

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

The Royal London Tour: Changing of the Guard and More

London

Superb Guide. This guide was able to get us to view the practice parade for the upcoming Kings birthday. She had a lot of history stories to tell that were quite entertaining.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Victoria & Albert Museum, Private Tour

London

Our Guide - Mr. Robert Miller - was fantastic. Very well educated, knew the museum inside and out. Gave us what we wanted, which was an overview of selected areas out of the 144 museum categories.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport