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In the press
“The best day of our holiday.”
Margaret & Bill · Charleston, SCExpert local driver-guides
Spend the day with a local expert who knows Yorkshire properly — its history, its landscapes and its stories — driving you door to door in comfort.
Book direct with Expedition Yorkshire for fast replies, easy customisation and personal support.
Expedition Yorkshire's private guides are local driver-guides — including founder Andrew Ward and Richard — who lead private, full-day tours for up to 7 guests. They drive, guide and tailor the day to your group, so you get a real local's knowledge rather than a script.
The guides are the product
Our guides don't read from a script. They know the history, the landscapes and the corners most visitors miss — and they adjust the day as they read your group.
Founder
Andrew is one of the UK's most experienced driver-guides, having previously led more than a thousand tours to Stonehenge, Bath, the Cotswolds, Oxford and Kent. He and his family moved to Yorkshire in summer 2021 and founded Expedition Yorkshire to show guests the best of Yorkshire and the north of England, at your pace and in your way.
Driver-guide
Born, raised and schooled around Hebden Bridge, Richard has lived his whole life in the North of England and is proud of his Yorkshire roots. A family dentist in Malton for over 30 years, he's now our Senior Guide, and also guides at Scampston Hall and on walking tours of York.
Why a private guide
Genuine local expertise — the stories behind the places, not a memorised commentary.
Travelling with children, or want a slow lunch and a long view? The day bends to you.
Guests tell us, again and again, that the guide made the day. It's the thing they remember.
Browse the tours
Best for: First-time visitorsMoor-top roads, the steam railway at Goathland and the abbey above the harbour — a full day east.
Best for: History & villagesRolling Dales countryside, historic castles and beautiful stone villages along the way.
Best for: TV & film fansThe Dales villages and farmsteads behind the much-loved stories and screen adaptations.
Best for: Literary loversThe moors, Haworth and the literary world of the Brontës — including the Wuthering Heights landscapes.
“Richard felt like a friend by the end of the day. He read what our group wanted and just made it happen.”
“We heard their founder Andrew on a podcast and knew we wanted to try Expedition Yorkshire. It was a first-class experience every step of the way.”
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The easy next step
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