Private Day Tours and Trips from London — Your Own Car and Driver
Private day tours from London with your own car and driver: Windsor Castle from £320, the Cotswolds £500, Stonehenge and Bath £620, priced for the whole car. Your driver collects you at your hotel door, waits at every stop and brings you back. Fuel, tolls and parking are included.
Private day trips from London by car
Every price shown is per car, return — never per person. Pick the vehicle that fits your group; one price covers everyone in it. These private tours from London cover castles, cathedral cities, the Cotswolds villages and the white cliffs of the south coast, each with its own fixed price.
Trips outside London
Stonehenge tour from London
The prehistoric stone circle on its own, or with the golden Roman city of Bath in a ten-hour day.
Bicester Village from London by car
Britain’s best-known designer outlet village — a full shopping day with your car waiting and room for every bag.
Windsor Castle tour
The world’s oldest occupied castle, with Windsor town and Eton, in about six hours — add Marlow and Henley for a full day.
Cotswolds tour from London — Bibury, Burford & Bourton
Arlington Row at Bibury and the honey-stone villages — stop wherever you like, on your own timetable.
Harry Potter Studio Tour from London
From your London hotel to Warner Bros. Studio Tour north of the city — the Great Hall, Diagon Alley and Platform 9¾. Your driver waits throughout the visit and takes you back.
Woburn Safari Park day trip
See lions and tigers from your own private Mercedes, with your chauffeur at the wheel — the whole car to yourselves.
Seven Sisters & Brighton day trip
Sea air and the Brighton pier, then the chalk cliffs of the Seven Sisters on the south coast.
Oxford day trip
Radcliffe Camera, the Bodleian and Christ Church with your own driver, and Bicester Village or Blenheim on the way back.
Canterbury day trip & White Cliffs of Dover
Canterbury Cathedral, the White Cliffs and Dover Castle in one day, with Leeds Castle on request.
Hampton Court Palace & Kew half-day trip
Henry VIII’s Tudor palace on the Thames and the Kew glasshouses, with the driver waiting at both gates.
Leeds Castle & Hever Castle day trip
Two Kent castles in one day — the moat and maze at Leeds, then Anne Boleyn’s Hever.
Theme park day with a chauffeur
Legoland, Chessington, Thorpe Park or Peppa Pig World — your driver waits at the park all day.
Highclere Castle day trip — the real Downton Abbey
The state rooms and gardens of the real Downton Abbey on Highclere’s open dates, with your driver waiting at the castle.
Blenheim Palace and Oxford day trip
Churchill’s birthplace and its landscaped park, with time in Oxford on the same day.
Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick Castle day trip
Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon and the medieval towers of Warwick Castle in one day.
Three sights in one day
Two of the trips above stretch into a combination day with the same car and driver. The Windsor, Stonehenge and Bath day trip starts at Windsor Castle and runs about twelve hours, or ends in Oxford instead of Bath. The Cotswolds and Oxford day trip adds the colleges on the way home.
Each is one fixed price per car from £605, chosen by name in the booking form on its page. Windsor Castle closes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for most of the year.
London tours and longer days to Wales
Private London tours by car
The city’s headline sights in a single day by private car, with photo stops wherever you like.
Cardiff & South Wales day trip
Cardiff Castle and the Bay in one long day, with the same car and driver waiting all day.
2-day Snowdonia tour
Betws-y-Coed, the Llanberis Pass and a royal castle, with one chauffeur for both days.
Tours of England from London: multi-day programmes
5-day Cotswolds tour from Heathrow
Bibury, Bourton-on-the-Water, the Slaughters, Broadway, Chipping Campden and Blenheim Palace, back to your flight.
3 days in London with a chauffeur
Royal London and the Tower, then Windsor, Stonehenge and Bath, or a third London day. Booked in one go.
4 days in London with a chauffeur
Two London days plus the Cotswolds and Bath, or Oxford and Windsor. One booking for all four days.
5 days in London with a chauffeur
London days with Stonehenge, Bath, the Cotswolds and Windsor, or a family week with the Harry Potter Studios.
Every multi-day programme in one place: private tours of England with your own chauffeur.
Dollar figures are approximate; you are charged in GBP.
Private day tours from London: prices per car
Each price is for the whole car for the length of the trip shown, return from your London hotel, not per person. Fuel, tolls, parking and the driver’s waiting time are included, with nothing added on top. The E‑Class seats three; the V‑Class seats seven. Entry tickets and meals are booked and paid by you.
- Hampton Court Palace and Kew Gardens (half day) — 4 hours · E‑Class £230 · V‑Class £290
- Windsor Castle — 6 hours · E‑Class £320 · V‑Class £410
- Harry Potter Studio Tour — 7 hours · E‑Class £350 · V‑Class £400
- Private London tour by car — 8 hours · E‑Class £370 · V‑Class £460
- Thorpe Park or Chessington (Legoland from £470) — 8 hours · E‑Class £370
- Woburn Safari Park — 8 to 9 hours · E‑Class £420 · V‑Class £525
- Oxford — 8 hours · E‑Class £440 · V‑Class £545
- Bicester Village — 7 to 8 hours · E‑Class £470 · V‑Class £560
- Cambridge — 8 hours · E‑Class £470 · V‑Class £560
- Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey — 8 hours · E‑Class £470 · V‑Class £560
- Blenheim Palace and Oxford — 8 hours · E‑Class £470 · V‑Class £560
- The Cotswolds: Bibury, Burford and Bourton — 9 hours · E‑Class £500 · V‑Class £570
- Leeds Castle and Hever Castle — 9 hours · E‑Class £500 · V‑Class £570
- Canterbury and the White Cliffs of Dover — 10 hours · E‑Class £500 · V‑Class £570
- Stonehenge only — 6 hours · E‑Class £520 · V‑Class £610
- Seven Sisters and Brighton — 9 hours · E‑Class £550 · V‑Class £620
- Stonehenge and Bath — 10 hours · E‑Class £620 · V‑Class £720
- Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick Castle — 10 hours · E‑Class £620 · V‑Class £710
- Cardiff and South Wales — 12 hours · E‑Class £680 · V‑Class £755
An S‑Class is available on every trip; its price is on each trip page. For two or more days away, see the multi-day tours of England above.
Which day tour suits your group and season?
Pick a first choice and a second in case the forecast turns. Our guide to the 20 best day trips from London compares every trip with drive times by the hour you leave.
- First visit to England: Stonehenge and Bath puts the stone circle and a Georgian city into one long day.
- Families with children: the Warner Bros. studio at Leavesden is indoors and heated, and at Woburn your own car is the safari vehicle. Child seats are fitted at no charge.
- Shopping: at Bicester Village the bags go straight into the boot, and Oxford or Blenheim Palace, twenty minutes beyond, fit on the way back.
- A quiet day: the Cotswolds villages sit on narrow lanes best seen by car, so the day is built on stopping wherever you like.
- Couples: Leeds Castle and Hever pair a moated castle with the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. Our guide to castles near London compares eleven more.
- Guests who walk less: Hampton Court and Kew is a four-hour half day with a short drive. A folding wheelchair or walker travels in the boot.
By season: summer evenings suit the longest days, such as Stonehenge with Bath or the Seven Sisters cliffs. Spring and autumn are the best months for the Cotswolds and the Oxford colleges. From November to January the sun sets between about 4pm and 5pm, so choose an 8am start or a trip closer to London. After dark, our London Christmas lights tour fills a four-hour evening from your hotel. On a wet day, the Leavesden studio and the Hampton Court palace rooms keep you indoors. If the forecast turns, ask us to move the date before the cancellation deadline.
By distance: Hampton Court, Windsor, Leavesden and the theme parks are under an hour away. Bicester, Woburn, Oxford, Leeds Castle and Highclere take 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. Cambridge, Canterbury, Blenheim, Brighton, the Cotswolds and Stratford are about two hours. Bath is about 2 hours 30 minutes, and Cardiff three hours west. For a trip of two hours or more, an 8am pickup gives you the longest stay.
Why book a private car for your day tour
Your day, your schedule
Leave at the time you choose between 8am and noon, and head back when you are done — no meeting point and nobody else’s schedule to follow.
Door-to-door
Your driver comes to your hotel entrance. No getting across town to a departure point before the trip has even started.
Priced per car, not per seat
One price covers everyone in the car, up to three in the E‑Class or seven in the V‑Class, so the larger your group, the less each person pays.
Family privacy
The car is yours alone — child seats on request, and you can stop whenever you need to without apologising to anyone.
Want a programme of your own?
If the place you want is not in the list above, build your own day or tour: choose the destinations, the number of days and the vehicle, and we come back to you with the route and the price for the car.
How private day tours from London work
You book one car, pick a start time, and the driver handles the road while you enjoy the stops.
- Book the trip, the vehicle class, the date and your London pickup address.
- On the day, the driver meets you at your hotel or apartment entrance at the agreed time.
- On the road there is nothing to pay along the way.
- At each stop you explore at your own pace, and the driver is waiting when you come out.
- Need a coffee or comfort break, or longer in one place? Just tell the driver.
- When you are ready, the drive back ends at the address where the day began.
Can we change the plan or add a stop during the trip?
Yes, within reason. The car and driver are yours for the day, so the order of the stops can follow your mood. A photo stop, a village you spot from the road or lunch off the main route all fit easily.
A whole new destination is a bigger change than a short detour. If you want a second town or a longer drive, tell us when you book. We confirm the route and the price for the car before you pay.
Once you are on the road, ask the driver before you change anything. The driver checks the time and the road back to London, then tells you whether the new plan works.
Can a day tour start at Heathrow or a cruise port?
The trips on this page start and end at a London address. A day trip can also start at Heathrow at no extra cost, at London City for £80, or at Gatwick, Stansted or Luton for £120, charged once and shown in the booking form. Two arrival days work differently, and both keep the same private car and driver from the first pickup to the last drop-off.
- Landing at Heathrow with a ship to catch: the Heathrow to Southampton transfer via Stonehenge collects you in arrivals, parks at the stones for two hours and drops you at your ship’s terminal. Your cases stay locked in the boot the whole way.
- Docking in Southampton for the day: private shore excursions from Southampton start at the terminal exit and reach Stonehenge, Windsor Castle or central London, with the driver planning the return well before all-aboard.
Each one is booked on its own page, with the whole car priced before you pay. Give the flight number or the ship’s name when you book, so the pickup follows the real arrival time rather than the timetable.
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Ready to book your day out of London?
Choose your trip from the list above, or get in touch if you have a question first.
Going further north?
Longer journeys with the same car and chauffeur: Manchester, Birmingham, the Lake District, a multi-day England tour through the Cotswolds and Bath, a 2-day Snowdonia tour from London, and multi-day Scotland tours.