Rob Little -
Since Lynott Tours has been in business for forty two years, we have created close bonds with vendors overseas, one being Rob Little of Let’s Tour England. Rob Little is a very knowledgeable chauffeur driver/guide from the Cotswolds. He is also a very talented photographer and blogger. He specializes in vacations to the UK, with tours throughout England, Wales and Scotland for small groups of family and friends. Tours can be customized and can last from a day to 2 weeks or more. Rob Little says this about his clients, “starting as customers and finishing as friends”! He has a comfortable late registration van with leather seats, privacy glass etc. Below are some excerpts of Rob Little’s email updates. Please enjoy the knowledge and stories of one of Lynott Tours’ best driver/guides.
BRISTOL, ENGLAND
Another place that does not figure high on American itineraries is Bristol - a major historic port literally attached to Bath. "Bristol".....what is "Bristol" is a comment I have heard many times! Bristol is featured in the February 2011 issue of "Discover Britain" magazine which is available in your newsagent stores right now - a good magazine to look at if you are thinking of visiting here. A few weeks ago I had some people staying in Bristol. I picked them up at 9am and we had agreed to have a tour around the city and they said:
"We'd rather miss out on Bristol and see a little more of the countryside"!
I said
"Ok.....give me half an hour to show you a bit of Bristol which I KNOW you will love and then you tell me when you are bored and we'll head out to the country"!!
Nearly four hours later.....we left the city to find a place for lunch.....they were absolutely amazed by the beauty and interest of the city particularly around the dock area. SO VISIT BRISTOL - you will not be disappointed.....HONEST!!
LONDON
A week or so ago I did a trip to London, ostensively to visit a few places I had not seen for many years or not at all.....places I like to recommend visitors to see!!! Well at least I'm honest.....I've not been literally everywhere! So I went to see the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace - no I have never seen it.....driven through it, yes, but never stood there with all the tourists. Guess what....it was cancelled - I may catch it when I have a social visit with some Customers visiting London in a week or two !! Then I walked down the Mall to Trafalgar Square and caught the bus to St Pauls Cathedral where I had a look round to see what the protesters from "Occupy....." were up to before walking across the Millennium Bridge from where I took the rather excellent attached photo (though I say it myself) !
I had never seen Borough Markets, so I went and had a mooch around at this large mainly covered market selling fresh fruit, veg, cheese and dairy, meat etc....it is totally unlike the markets I have seen in Europe and quintessentially English ! I bought some unpasteurised butter with crunchy sea salt that was mmmmmmmmm!
I like to recommend / take people to unusual places that are not necessarily known as tourist traps - places that are more individual and one of those is a bombed out church from WW2 called "St Dunstans in the East" which is just across London Bridge from Borough Markets. What was the chuch "interior", has been transformed into a beautiful garden with creepers all over the walls and glass-less windows......a simple haven of peace in an otherwise hectic city!
Take a look at the photo attached of the bridge and, if you have five minutes, the video of some of the places I visited in London on the video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0HEJspi7ZE
Finally, in London, there are very many "Harry Potter" movie locations. I had never been to Leadenhall Markets which are really interesting and quite quaint which doubled as Diagon Alley in the movie and I finished off at "Platform Nine and Three Quarters" at Kings Cross Station.....all this is in the video if you click the link above!
I hope you have learned from what Rob Little had to say and will continue to use Lynott Tours’ blog to learn information about the UK, an amazing place to visit!
Ashley Crane of Lynott Tours


Recent Comments