11 May 2024
Loved this tour! Our guide Mark was fantastic. The mini-coach sat 15ish and Mark both drove and provided commentary as we went along. He was clear, friendly and somehow not annoying! The trip itself was beautiful. You wanted to take pictures out the window constantly (which I did obviously) in addition to when we actually stopped. When I was looking for tours I was primarily focused on two things: 1) I didn't want to be rushed around and scrambling to see things and running back to the coach and 2) I was concerned for my mom's bad knee/accessibility. This tour worked out perfect. It didn't feel rushed and with the smaller number of folks made it feel a bit more intimate. The coach did have a couple stairs to get into it but otherwise the stops were in places that were flat (and gorgeous). There were a handful of older folks and everything seemed to work out fine. Highly recommend if you're curious about the Dales or are into the new James Herriot TV series. The countryside is incredible even when the weather is gross and the little towns we stop in had us re-evaluating whether we should move... :)