{"id":9,"date":"2010-12-21T05:24:56","date_gmt":"2010-12-21T05:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.londoncycletours.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2022-12-05T19:12:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T19:12:18","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50\" title=\"Marksman Tours - Private car driver guided personal Sightseeing Tours of London and England and The UK\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/home.gif\" alt=\"Marksman Tours - Private car driver guided personal Sightseeing Tours of London and England and The UK\" width=\"700\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/home.gif 700w, http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/home-300x54.gif 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"View of The Thames River\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/thamesview.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/thamesview.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/thamesview-300x77.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specializing in private and personal guided tours for individuals and small groups by luxury car, in London and throughout England and the UK, let me or one of my colleagues whisk you away on an interesting and entertaining voyage of discovery &#8211; \u00a0on or off the beaten tourism track &#8211; in a comfortable luxurious leather interior, twin air-conditioned 7-seater VW Caravelle mini-van.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMAG0316.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-508 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMAG0316-179x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMAG0316\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMAG0316-179x300.jpg 179w, http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMAG0316-613x1024.jpg 613w, http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMAG0316.jpg 1552w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-366 aligncenter\" title=\"I have used guide services extensively, on three continents, and Anne is the best we have found.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/testim-1.gif\" alt=\"I have used guide services extensively, on three continents, and Anne is the best we have found.\" width=\"250\" height=\"69\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Anne Mark, the founder and owner of Marksman Tours, is an entertaining and highly competent professionally trained <span style=\"color: #3399ff;\">BLUE BADGE GUIDE<\/span>, and a member of the Institute of Tourist Guiding, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blue-badge.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guild of Registered Tourist Guides<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.touristguides.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Association of Professional Tourist Guides<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.driver-guides.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Driver Guides Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><!--more--><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Yeoman-Warder-Moira-Cameron-and-ALM-crop-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-552\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Yeoman-Warder-Moira-Cameron-and-ALM-crop-1-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"Yeoman Warder Moira Cameron and ALM crop 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Yeoman-Warder-Moira-Cameron-and-ALM-crop-1-300x208.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Yeoman-Warder-Moira-Cameron-and-ALM-crop-1-1024x711.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Yeoman-Warder-Moira-Cameron-and-ALM-crop-1.jpg 1837w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some advantages of private tours over a fixed itinerary, rigidly timed bus tour:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is YOUR vacation, so YOU set the pace from relaxed to intensive<\/li>\n<li>Tours are customized to your preferences, by time, interests, budget<\/li>\n<li>Use your guide to avoid some lines or queues as we call them<\/li>\n<li>Flexible, see what YOU want, when you wish, change your mind during the tour<\/li>\n<li>Go off the beaten track to lesser-known wonderful sights<\/li>\n<li>Start your tour early or late, stop for photos, coffee, browsing, shopping etc. when YOU want<\/li>\n<li>Tailor made tours: we plan the days&#8217; itineraries and content to suit you<\/li>\n<li>Carefree for you: the guide takes care of practicalities: opening hours, travel schedules, and language barriers.<\/li>\n<li>Leave the stack of guide books, subway and road maps in your bag<\/li>\n<li>Get great tips and ideas for eating and drinking and for plays and shows to see<\/li>\n<li>Ask lots of questions and find out how the locals live and all about the English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anne Mark offers tours in <strong>ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, DUTCH AND GERMAN <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other languages available: see<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/services.aspx\">Services<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The choice of sights you can visit are infinite &#8211; please click below for some tour ideas:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/?page_id=77\">Half and Full Day Tours in London<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/?page_id=77#Walking\">Walking Tours in London<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/?page_id=89#DESTINATIONS\">Day Tours out of town<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/?page_id=89#OVERNIGHT\">Multiday\/Overnight Tours around the UK<\/a><br \/>\nContinental Europe for a day: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/?page_id=89#Belgium\">Belgium (Bruges)<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksman.co.uk\/?page_id=89#France\">N. 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