Exploring Hadrian's Wall Traveller Reviews

Thanks to excellent accommodations, smooth logistics, and two utterly fantastic and well-educated guides, this tour is paced nicely to fit a variety of abilities and curiosities. Alex kept things moving while Paul told us stories and histories. Paul's seemingly bottomless collection of stories, historical details, and fascinating connections made every rock sing. The daily touring was invigorating and blessed with incredibly nice weather. We returned to our hotel each day to an upbeat dinner and restful night's sleep, ready to go again the next day. The settings of the hotel and our tour destinations were as restful as they were interesting, but our enjoyment was the result of lots of planning behind the scenes. Everything that seemed to appear by magic was the result of a lot of careful effort. It was a remarkable tour. I would repeat it, even knowing that the weather would be unlikely to be as nice.

We had no trouble setting up our tour plans. Communications were good; Sommer was responsive and accurate. Research into hotels and restaurants, and the protocol for ordering meals ahead, worked perfectly. No one was complaining! Our guides were talented, patient, and effective … they could not have been better, actually.

Over a seven day period we explored a major portion of Hadrians Wall, several Roman archeological sites and multiple English castles. We stayed at one location which was fabulous. The room was very comfortable and the meals were fantastic with plenty of variety.

Travelling with Peter Sommer means never having to worry about anything. In addition to providing an exceptional vacation with top rate historians who not only know the area but communicate it in a very interesting manner that hold one's attention. The organization of the tour and daily events was flawless, in addition, if a traveller has any special request or need, the guides will bend over backwards to see those fulfilled.

Peter Sommer Travels delivers another excellent experience with the Hadrian's Wall experience. Overall experience: Seamlessly wonderful. Accommodation: quietly luxurious, delightful, and elegant. Food: Well thought out and delicious. Service: Outstanding. Paul Beston, as always, is a bottomless well of information, insights, and humor. His enthusiasm for and love of the area only enhance the experience. Alex Stephens delightfully ensured that we kept on schedule, didn't wander, and generally ensured we didn't have to worry about anything other than soaking up the knowledge shared and having a good time. Both gentlemen are a delight and an asset to Peter Sommer travels.

This is our second experience with Peter Sommer Travels. They were the first company we ever booked a package tour with and we will continue to do so in the future. They are detailed oriented, responsive, personable, and always deliver a top experience. We've enjoyed their product enough to recommend them to multiple friends, some of whom have booked and had the same excellent experience.

One week small group tour of the wall and Roman sites in beautiful Northumberland, with an excellent guide and fine accommodations.

The tour as well organized with tour company representative Alex always present to make sure things went smoothly. We had an excellent guide to the Roman sites visited with Paul Besson, who was clear, knowledgeable, and fun to listen to.

Our tour guide Paul and our tour facilitator Alex went above and beyond to make our tour a smooth and unforgettable experience. Our accommodations in a 14th century abbey were first class. I felt well cared for and quite pampered, and the knowledge gained about the Roman era in the northern frontier really enhanced my understanding of that time and place.

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The Hadrian's Wall tour was excellent! Having read about it over the years, it was wonderful to finally be able to experience it in person in all of its glory. The tour guide, Paul Beston, was very knowledgeable and spoke in a very clear and understandable way about its history, how it developed and was built, and the establishments and towns that grew up around it. The accommodations were wonderful! A beautiful small village on a river. The meals provided could not have been better! All in all a most memorable trip!

Ales was very friendly and knowledgeable and kept everything moving well to keep to the schedule. He was very helpful when asked a question about out tour and always kept an eye on us to make sure we had everything we needed. He also was great at following up with questions that he needed to check up on first and always had a smile!

This was our first trip with Peter Sommer Travel, and we are hooked. Everything topnotch. The itinerary was just right for the eight days of the tour...well planned and paced. Well organised -we began our days on time, knew what to expect in terms of walking and sites we were to visit. Paul, our guide, was super knowledgeable, very experienced and entirely engaging. He made the evolving world of Hadrian and successors come alive in all its diversity. I learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Alex, his assistant, was just as able and good natured in keeping us on time. Accommodation great -fine linen and good food. Now to look forward to our next adventure with Peter Sommer Travel.

Our experience with Peter Sommer Travel was first class start to finish. The people with whom we spoke and exchanged messages one booking the trip and then confirming details were professional, attentive, knowledgeable, a delight to deal with. The information we needed was clear, thorough and came on time. The team on the tour I have mentioned above...just great.

We had an exceptional trip exploring the history, the archeiology, the cultural dimension upon which the Romans built and maintained Hadrian’s Wall. Our guide, Paul, presented a lively, knowledge based narrative of the many sites we visited over the eight days of our trip. Our trip was exceptional.

Every detail of the trip was carefully planned and executed with precision. Our lodging, our site visitations and our transport from the beginning to the end consistently met all expectations. Each segment of the trip was carefully planned and executed. Our guide and his associate helped make each day exciting, interesting, and memorable.

Exploring Hadrian's Wall and in the process the beautiful countryside of Northumberland

The Peter Sommers Travel team were professional, welcoming and knowledgeable from the moment we booked to when they waved us farewell. The Guide,Paul's love and indepth knowledge of his subject shone through and brought the whole tour alive.

We were housed in lovely accommodation in beautiful countryside just south of Hadrian's Wall. Our guide, Paul, was a wonderfully knowledgeable and attentive companion who took us to all the key sites and arranged everything to run smoothly, despite temporary restrictions on access at some places. Food was delicious and varied. The fellow-travellers in our small group were congenial and interesting people. The combination of visits to the actual field sites and selected museums provided an overall understanding of the life of Roman legionaries at this wind-swept edge of empire. There was just enough walking, a passing brush with later periods of history and a tasting visit to a gin distillery to complete a memorable tour.

This was our fifth tour with Peter Sommer and the first we had undertaken within UK. As always, everything was thoughtfully arranged with all the information one needed available. As a small company, Peter Sommer Travels maintains a personal touch and the guides are of the highest quality with many years of professional knowledge and tour-leading experience. Coming out of the covid pandemic, there were doubts about the viability of this tour as some people had dropped out, but we were kept informed as decisions were made and we were delighted when Peter Sommer agreed to go ahead with the tour despite reduced numbers. We are very much looking forward to our next tour with Peter Sommer in 2023, which will also be led by Paul.