England · FOOD & DRINK
English food has spent thirty years getting good and the tours have caught up. These 15 cover Borough Market mornings, historic pub circuits, cheese and gin tastings and the tea rooms, priced and clear about how hungry to turn up.
London Bridge and Borough Market food tour with 7 British dishes, drinks, tea, and a day-of secret bite in a small group.
“Great tour group, good guide, yummy food. Had a chance to explore the borough market and my God...yes please!”
Eat your way through London’s East End on a small-group walk with 6 tastings, local history, and a proper tea finish.
“Max was outstanding!! Knowledgeable but funny at the same time… my teens loved the experience. Truly a must do experience for first time visitors! The food was great! Great taste and variety!”
Soho and Covent Garden in 3.5 hours: 10+ tastings at five stops, music landmarks, and a pub dessert finish for $105.
“Amazing tour with an incredible variety of multicultural foods. A real taste of London. An excellent adventure for anyone visiting this great city. Kevin is an amazing tour guide, blending history and food culture with everything that you’re tasting. The food chosen is of excellent quality and you can tell that it’s been really well thought out by Sherpa the company that put it together!”
Taste Soho’s global food and cocktails on a small twilight walk with stories, music stops, and reserved-table dining.
“It was a brilliant way to get to know SoHo and its history and diverse cuisines. Great tour, food and a fun group of people. Highly recommend.”
East London Indian food tour with 8+ tastings across Brick Lane and Banglatown, small group, 3 hours, great value.
“Our guide Ricky was excellent. We were 2 couples. He personally interacted with all of us. Made the tour relatable and educational. The food was plentiful and very tasty. It was a great evening!”
Cotswolds Distillery tour with still-house access, whisky and gin tastings, and your own gin blend, plus a cafe stop.
“Fantastic experience yesterday. All the staff were very welcoming from start to finish. Very informative. The Whiskey and Gin tasting at the end was great! Worth every penny for a great experience.”
A 3-hour London Bridge food tour through Borough Market and Bankside, with beer, cider, cheese, fish and sweets plus history.
“Raisin was the most knowledgeable, animated,and downright amazing guide I have ever experienced. Highly recommend this tour!! Besides the food samples being very tasty there was so much history in area surrounding the market.”
A 2-hour guided cheese crawl from Green Park through Mayfair, Soho, and Covent Garden, with tastings, a quiz, and drinks included.
“So much great cheese and nice walk. Jack, our guide, was funny and with great knowledge. I recommend it for a different experience of London.”
Walk Ancoats and the Northern Quarter with a local, taste six independent stops, enjoy lunch plus wine, and learn Manchester stories.
“We took the tour with Julia and had lovely time learning about Manchester, I studied here for 4 years and still learned lots of new things. We ate in places that we wouldn't have found ourselves, and really enjoyed the food. We picked up some ideas of what to try in future trips. We left full and very satisfied, would recommend.”
A 3.5-hour London Soho walk with 7+ tastings, 3 historic gins, vermouth, and international bites, capped by Chinatown stops.
“Highly recommend the tour. Short but sweet tour around Chinatown/SoHo, love Bar Kroketa. Anna is very knowledgeable, and is so helpful with recommendations on where to eat ans visit.”
Manchester food tour with lunch: cathedral lanes, Chinatown bakery tastings, Northern Quarter bites, small group.
“Really nice Tour leader. Great food and great information about Manchester. Make sure you get as much out of this tour as you can you will not be disappointed 😁”
A 3-hour Harrogate walking food tour with local bites, history stops, and flexible sampling for small groups, ends near the Olde Sweet Shop.
“Fantastic from start to finish. Plenty of fabulous varied food at great artisan vendors. Loved the town’s history and information that was also included. Highly recommended for friends, couples and ideal gift voucher idea.”
Private 3-hour London food tour linking Borough Market, Soho, and the East End, with cocktail, street eats, and dessert tastings.
“This tour was amazing. We had a river cruise along the Thames prior to this and unfortunately returned much later than anticipated. David (our guide) waited 45 minutes for us and gave us an amazing tour of SoHo. it felt very personalized and it truly felt like David was showing us his home. He gave us insights into each dish that we had and some of my most memorable food memories from this trip occurred during this tour.”
Private East End food tour in Shoreditch with 7 tastings, bagels, fish and chips, sweets, and drinks, plus street art and market stops.
“Ryan did a fantastic job! He mixed history with some delicious food we would never have tried on our own”
Private London Bridge food tour with guided tastings of British classics, plus River Thames history and a pub pour, ending near Tower Bridge.
“Paul was amazing, very knowledgeable and good for a laugh. Nice to try different foods and learn about the history of the area.”
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