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Golden Tours Visitor Centre Paddington

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😠 Definitely would never recommend this bus service to anyone. The buses don't come on time. We had called to find out when the bus would be coming and they had told us that it would be coming in 6 minutes. But we ended up waiting at the Paddington stop for over 1 hour. We were also trying to get onto... People often mention tour, guide, Windsor, time, driver, Amanda, money, service, London, great,


Address

145 Praed St, Tyburnia, London W2 1RL, United Kingdom

Website

www.goldentours.com

Contact

+44 20 7233 7030

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (264 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 8 am to 7 pm
  • Thursday: 8 am to 7 pm
  • Friday: 8 am to 7 pm
  • Saturday: 8 am to 7 pm
  • Sunday: 8 am to 7 pm
  • Monday: 8 am to 7 pm
  • Tuesday: 8 am to 7 pm

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  • 1/5 Lars S. 7 years ago on Google
    Not recommendable! The touristic guide was broken and cutted off all time during ride! It was like a jumping CD, absolutely unprofessional... not worth the money
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Vanessa B. 6 years ago on Google
    Definitely would never recommend this bus service to anyone. The buses don't come on time. We had called to find out when the bus would be coming and they had told us that it would be coming in 6 minutes. But we ended up waiting at the Paddington stop for over 1 hour. We were also trying to get onto an orange bus route after taking the red route to return to Paddington and we asked the bus driver where to get off. He said "the next stop" but when we got there the buses were no longer running 😑 I would definitely recommend that anyone who wants a reliable hop-on hop-off service should use another company. This is not worth the money
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Stephen J. 1 year ago on Google
    Terrible experience. Booked hop on, hop off bus tour. Had to wait over 45 mins at first stop for the next bus. No live tour guide or stop announcements. Driver completely ignored the route line and skipped the two stops we wanted. Wasted lots of time and money because of this company.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Arvind R. 6 years ago on Google
    Not worth it
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jorma S. 6 years ago on Google
    Very f..cking long waiting minutes hours days
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lane J. 10 months ago on Google
    Great day, very busy and tired. Early morning start, I truly enjoyed the trip seeing all the best sights of Windsor Castle, Bath and Stonehenge. Amanda was extremely helpful. She hired wheelchair for me as I couldn't walk very far. Then Amanda purchased a walking stick to take home. Thoughtful lovely and helpful happy and full of information on the sightseeing with lots of hints. The driver Lucian was polite and was a very skilled driver in the narrow streets and lanes. Wonderful trip packed with great historical sites. Loved the scenery and the trip.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 D C. 5 years ago on Google
    Don't care about the type of tour the customer gets. 2 or 3 tours were not as advertised. And, they refuse you your refund.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jeff G. 5 years ago on Google
    Avoid at all costs. This place is a scam that will sell your credit card information.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Manuel Alejandro Figueroa B. 1 year ago on Google
    I do not recommend buying the River Thames cruise from Golden Tours. I bought two one-way tickets from Westminster to the Tower of London online. The tickets were never sent to my email, I only received a message with the ticket reference number. When I personally went to the attention module, the person who attended said that it was not his responsibility and that he could not do anything about it. Although he did see my inbox and checked that I had indeed paid for the service. I had to pay for two additional tickets, this time at another company. A complete scam!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Josee 2 years ago on Google
    DO NOT RECOMMEND. Overpriced, poor communication, short opening times. Audio either repeats the same information, interupts each other, or just plays waiting music. Absolutely not worth it. Scam
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jeannie D. 5 years ago on Google
    Waited over 20-40 mins. Don’t waste your time or money
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Luiz L. 2 years ago on Google
    One star for selling boat trips in Windsor and then requiring printed copies of the voucher. Where in this online world do you need printed copies when you can show a PDF with a QR code on your phone? The boat operator say that without a printed copy they don't get their money from Golden Tours. Forced my family of 4 to miss our scheduled boat and run to print a copy before the last decent daylight tour at 3:30 or lose nearly £30. At least the children were pleased in the end. One star for the experience nevertheless.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Florin S. 5 years ago on Google
    One hour waiting for a bus, worse service.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Rick 5 years ago on Google
    Bad service, information gets cut. Tickets to closed things are sold under the premise that they are open.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Y Z. 4 years ago on Google
    Their Website tricks you. By default it selects single person ticket, but when you select "family", the single person choice is not removed if you do not deselect it on purpose. This way you will be charged for family ticket PLUS a single person ticket. After that they do not refund you for the mistake. I think they did this way on purpose for many people probably will not even notice this. This is not honorable as a company doing such big business. Do not use them. Go find others.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 YL L. 10 months ago on Google
    I joined the tour on 6/8 to Windsor, Stonehenge and Roman Baths. The tour guide Amanda is interesting and nice! The driver is good too.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Neva V. 1 year ago on Google
    Two stars for the studios not for Golden tours whom we wouldn't give one. Harry Potter tickets demand you are at the bus stop at least ten minutes before the time scheduled for boarding the coach. 45 minutes later there's a small chance your bus will arrive. One hour later is more likely. The excuse: traffic. Maybe planning for the well known traffic could help. Arrogance and attitude definitely don't. We did not use their hop-on busfor that reason,we used Big bus. We will not use their Windsor tours either.

  • 1/5 Noelia M. 5 years ago on Google
    Horrible service. One hour waiting un the S stop for Harry Potter studio tour. I phoned and the answer was not a solution. Better get it in train.

  • 5/5 Paul S. 2 years ago on Google
    We booked a family ticket at 4pm from the London Eye, open top trip for 1.5 hours to see the Christmas lights, all great. The tour guide Anna banana? Was really good and informative, the kids loved her. It was great to see the lights and trees from a higher position. Highly recommended this trip.

  • 5/5 David B. 4 years ago on Google
    Great! Thanks for so kind dealing Mr. Timir

  • 1/5 Nikki D. 4 years ago on Google
    We purchased the 48 hours Hop on Hop Off bus tour in London. Let’s just say, we are on the second day and we have only been only the bus once!!!! You have to wait forever for the bus to come. The stops are not clear. Buses passed us as that stop. I am so unhappy. I am spending my money on Uber’s when I should be going on the bus I paid for. This was the BIGGESt waste of money. Go with other Hop on Hop off buses in London. There are many more of them in the city. DO NOT PURCHASE TICKETS FOR GOLDEN TOUR. I will be fighting for my money back. $234!!!!! Not worth it at all. Rip offffff

  • 5/5 Juan G. 11 months ago on Google
    Amanda was the best tour guide ever! She was hilarious and very informative. She kept us on schedule and made sure we saw all the best sights! Edward was a great driver, he kept us safe and on time! I highly recommend!

  • 4/5 Danielle G. 1 year ago on Google
    Drivers are good and safe. They offered free ponchos and headphones. The only thing I wish is that they had more buses on the routes. If you miss a buss your waiting about 20 min for the next one.

  • 5/5 Finance B. 1 year ago on Google
    Bus Tour was a good day out for the family. Maps give good detail as to how the route/service works so make sure you read to avoid any issues. Initially found that it was slightly more expensive but they did a price match so very happy. This helped them go from a 4 to a 5 star service. Thanks!

  • 5/5 Gavin T. 11 months ago on Google
    Amanda, our tour guide was amazing. She did a great job sharing insightful tips to make sure we can get the most out of every site we visited. Also loved the behind scene stories she shared on the bus to keep us entertained while traveling. Kiran, our driver, got really impressive driving skills, who made me sleep sounder than in the hotel bed.

  • 5/5 Sze Ching W. 9 months ago on Google
    Amanda is a wonderful , sweet and caring tour guide.she gives clear instructions ensure we can have a great day to visit 3 place Windsor castle , Stonehenge and Bath in a short day. Joe our coach driver , he drives carefully during raining day.

  • 5/5 Kami S. 11 months ago on Google
    Wonderful tour with Amanda and Amrish!! We went to Bath, Stone Henge, and Windsor Castle! Windsor Castle is not open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays so we just got to look at it from outside the gates, but Amanda made up for it by giving us more time at the other locations! She provided background and history of the sites we were visiting while we were on the bus, as well as got out at each location and took pictures for all of the groups!

  • 5/5 Anthony C. 1 year ago on Google
    Amanda our tour guide was terrific ! She went above and beyond to make sure everyone had lots of information in both English and Mandarin throughout the day visiting Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and Oxford. Steven our driver was great as well extremely safe driver on the roads. This was a great tour to see three amazing areas in a short amount of time.

  • 4/5 David C. 10 months ago on Google
    It's 10am and you're just off the plane from the other side of the world. You cannot get into your accommodation until 3pm. What do you do? Hop on a bus and get a tour of London is what you do. Great way to stay awake and get an idea of all those things you want to see properly while you're in one of the greatest cities on the planet. Worth the price of admission!

  • 5/5 Amigas Who r. 1 year ago on Google
    Amanda was an excellent guide (plus our driver Miguel). we really enjoyed exploring Windsor, Stone Henge, & Oxford. I definitely recommend this tour if you're pressed for time in London & would like to explore the surrounding areas.

  • 5/5 Mario Chris E. 10 months ago on Google
    An absolutely recommendable tour: Windsor - Stonehenge - Oxford . Especially with the charming *Amanda* and *Steve* a very safe driver. Thank you both so much 🤗

  • 5/5 azdiana a. 4 years ago on Google
    The best

  • 1/5 Batel N. 5 years ago on Google
    The bus is late! Bad service

  • 1/5 Sue T. 4 years ago on Google
    Trip to Windsor, Bath and Stonehenge. Bus wasn't comfortable at all! Driver was super scary, dangerous and guide gave us about 40 minutes for Windsor castle and we sat in Bath with a closed abbey for 1.5 hours, and froze outside at Stonehenge for 2 hours. VERY poorly planned!

  • 2/5 Jürgen H. 4 years ago on Google
    Long stops and cancled bus lines. Audio repeats the same sequences multiple times. We canceled the tour after 1h.

  • 5/5 Simone K. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Dreamlike (Original) Traumhaft

  • 3/5 Andreas N. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Okay. Booked a trip to Warner Bros Studio, they got us back and forth. Over half an hour delayed departure, without any messages. Alright . (Original) Ok. Bestilte en tur til Warner Bros Studio, de fikk oss fram og tilbake. Over en halvtime forsinket avreise, uten noen beskjeder. Helt grei .

  • 5/5 Micha S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice tour. German audio guide. Hop-On / Hop-Off works very well. Booking was uncomplicated. (Original) Sehr schöne Tour. Deutscher Audioguide. Hop-On/Hop-Off funktioniert sehr gut. Buchung war unkompliziert.

  • 5/5 Language Centre L. 4 years ago on Google
    Ok

  • 1/5 Eric K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) many expensive scammers (Original) veels t e duur oplichters

  • 5/5 Brad B. 4 years ago on Google
    Comprehensive, flexible and river cruise was a bonus

  • 4/5 E L. 4 years ago on Google
    Ok tour!

  • 1/5 Tim Q. N. 5 years ago on Google
    Take the Big bus instead. Limited buses. Long waits.

  • 5/5 Richard A. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent, thank you

  • 5/5 Alex N. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice

  • 1/5 Benedicte G. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I'm still looking for the bus stop ... (Original) Je suis toujours à la recherche de l'arrêt de car...

  • 1/5 Bianca W. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Absolutely not to be recommended! It is boring ! The transmission of the information is miserable you are already meters further away and information about sights is told that are long behind you or the announcement is simply interrupted! Not possible, the money can be invested differently (Original) Absolut nicht zu empfehlen ! Es ist langweilig ! Die Übertragung der Infos ist miserabel man ist schon Meterweiter und es werden Infos zu Sehenswürdigkeiten erzählt die längst hinter einem liegen oder die Durchsage wird einfach unterbrochen! Geht gar nicht , das Geld kann man anders investieren

  • 5/5 HUSSEIN M. 5 years ago on Google
    Very helpfull stuff

  • 2/5 Luna M. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) We are currently traveling in London with Golden Tours. The bus is constantly too full, you hardly get any seats. The information you get through the headphones is for the wind. People wait longer than average at the bus stops. Up to four buses from other companies have already stopped to pick up their passengers. Our tip: Avoid the ticket sellers in blue and take the red ones. (Original) Wir sind gerade mit Golden Tours in London unterwegs. Der Bus ist ständig zu voll, man bekommt kaum Sitzplätze. Die Informationen die man über den Kopfhörer bekommt sind für den Wind. An den Haltestellen wartet man überdurchschnittlich lange auf die Busse. In der Zeit sind schon bis zu vier Busse anderer Unternehmen angehalten um ihre Fahrgäste aufzunehmen. Unser Tipp: Umgehen Sie die Ticketverkäufer in blau und nehmen Sie die roten.

  • 5/5 Elodie B. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great time (Original) Super moment

  • 5/5 Daisy V. 2 years ago on Google
    Many thanks to Bruce and Elvio, what a great Tour guide! Memorable it really made the difference to have such an informative and entertaining and caring tour guide. We enjoyed our tour in Stonehenge, Windsor amd Bath and we plan to book another tour ☺️

  • 1/5 Lars P. 3 years ago on Google
    Warnung! Worst service team I have ever endured. They promised to refund every tour in march. Nö, two months Lager, nothing but false excuses and lies. If you booked there, your money is probably lost

  • 4/5 Sameer T. 3 years ago on Google
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