Mountain Goat Tours Reviews 

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Evaluating 135 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for their exceptional knowledge, friendly demeanor, and engaging humor, making tours both informative and enjoyable. People appreciate the professional and safe driving skills of the guides, especially on challenging routes, ensuring a comfortable and secure journey while exploring beautiful locations like the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, and North Wales. However, some customers also noted that they would have preferred more time at certain attractions like Muncaster Castle or other specific sites. A few people also mentioned a desire for additional stops at scenic viewpoints for photographs or alternative choices for lunch locations.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Ten Lakes Spectacular tour lives up to its title. If you come to the Lake District but don’t have the time to explore the area or you don’t have a car, this is a perfect way to do it. There were s... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This was our second tour with Mountain Goat. Our driver was Tim who really made our 4 hour Six Lakes Tour entertaining and informative. It was obvious he had put a lot of effort into studying the ba... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyed the half day Beatrix Potter Tour that went on a lake cruise, to Wray castle, Hill Top Farm and Tarn Hows Tim our driver and guide was very knowledgeable and friendly and felt very safe him d... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our driver Mark was very knowledge with a great passion for The Yorkshire Dales. Far more stops than we anticipated to enjoy the beautiful landscape & listen to our guides detailed narrative. He allow... See more

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Company details

  1. Sightseeing Tour Agency
  2. Minibus Taxi Service
  3. Tour Agency
  4. Tour Operator
  5. Travel Agency

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Established in 1972, Mountain Goat is a multi-award-winning tour company with over 50 years' experience showing visitors the best of the UK. Our friendly, knowledgeable driver-guides lead small group tours in luxury vehicles, offering scenic routes, authentic experiences, and genuine insight into local culture and history, while sharing stories along the way. We connect travellers with the beauty and heritage of some of the UK's most breath-taking and unforgettable places. With our small group tours, we encourage visitors to go beyond the picture-postcard places and connect travellers with the real destination - the hidden spots, local knowledge and the lesser-known stories.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

North Wales amazing journey

We've had an amazing journey to Norh Wales! Thank you! Scott is a wonderful guide, inexhaustible about Wales and the area with a liverpuldian sense of humor!
Unforgettable !
Looking forward to another trip with you!

3 June 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Virgin Experience Tour

We were gifted a Virgin Experience so I’m not sure what the title of this tour is.
We were picked up promptly in Liverpool for a tour of the Lake District. We visited Lake Windermere where we enjoyed the trip on a boat, followed by a steam train ride. We were then picked up again, at the station by our driver/guide, Dave.
Dave was friendly and knowledgeable and gave us plenty of stops for photos and comfort breaks. The trip is suitable for all abilities, as the minibus was parked close to amenities but those who wished to, could walk a little further.
A very enjoyable experience, (and even though it rained heavily at home, the weather in The Lakes was great for us, being warm and dry.)
Thanks Dave and the Mountain Goat team.

5 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mike & Maggie Shrive

From the moment we met up with our driver/guide Paul,we were highly impressed by his knowledge, professionalism, friendly banter and explanation of the day's schedule. This lead to making the whole 10 hour day even more enjoyable. We highly recommend mountain goat tours to any potential customers and expect to use their services in the future.

5 June 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lake district tour with Marc

Lake district tour with Marc . Such a lovely day out totally enhanced by Marc's professional and warm manner. Absolutely no hitches, plenty of time at all our stops, boat trip was lovely as was steam train ride. Very comfortable coach. Do not miss out on this when you visit Liverpool.
Nora and Vincent

5 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great day with Mountain Goat Tours

Visiting the Lake District our small group had the ten lake tour which was a full day in May. We really got to see alot & our driver, Tim, was such a bonus as he was so knowledgeable & humorous, our day was brilliant. Thankfully the day had great weather too but Tim went out of his way to give us a good experience & clearly he was passionate about this beautiful area. Thanks Mountain Goat Tours & Tim our driver.

3 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mountain goat ten lake tour

We booked with mountain goat for the ten lake tour, it was a great day out and Tim our driver, explained everything before we started, and traveling to different destinations told us what we needed to know, this was our second trip with mountain goat and thoroughly recommend it.

28 April 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

George Walls

My name is George Walls and on Sunday, 27th April, 2025, my Wife, Elizabeth and I, treated our son, Andrew, to a Full Day: Ten Lakes Spectacular trip which formed part of his 40th Birthday surprise.
We would like to thank your Company for a wonderful day.
Would you please forward our thanks to our Driver for the day, Peter Fox.
Peter was an excellent Tour Guide and helped to make the experience even more enjoyable.
He was very courteous, thoughtful and knowledgeable.
Rest assured, that we are intending to replicate the trip sometime in the future, or one similar.
Please feel free to use this endorsement in part or in full, for any Review you wish to use it for.
Once again, thank you from the Walls Family.

22 April 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing day trip

My husband and I had a great time during the Day trip. Tim is very friendly and extremely knowledgable. He explained the history of each place in detail. He also went extra mile such as suggesting best places to take pictures and take photo for us. We had a fantastic time and would absolutely recommend the trip with Tim as a guide and a safe driver.Thank you Tim you make our day is an unmemorable day is our life.

18 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10 lakes tour

My wife me and two friends did the 10 lakes tour last Friday with Tony as our driver/tour guide it was one of the best tours we have taken in a long time I have been coming to the lakes for 50 years and was shown thinks I had not seen before

6 December 2024
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Reply from Mountain Goat Tours

Hello Robert,
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear that you had such a memorable experience on the 10 Lakes tour with Tony. We truly appreciate your feedback and look forward to welcoming you on another tour soon!

Best Wishes,
Mountain Goat

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

North Yorkshire moors and Whitby day tour from York

A great day out full of beautiful scenery on top of the North Yorkshire Moors and charming villages. Whitby is a lovely place full of character and fresh fish and chips. Plenty to see and Jet jewellery shops in the old town. Steep steps down from the old Abbey ruins but spectacular views from the top of the coastline. John P ? gave us a commentary all the way with fascinating facts on history and geography and humorous stories. No steam train as too late in the year unfortunately. Definitely recommend this trip and company as have been on tours with them in the Lake District

14 November 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Today has been the very best day for…

Today has been the very best day for many years. I have seen the most amazing views, and met the most wonderful people. Tony (Steve Harvey lookalike!) was an absolute gem as our driver. Thank you so much for making the whole day entertaining and interesting. I can't wait to do it all again in summer!

4 November 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

TOP NOTCH TOUR - Mountain Goat


Mountain Goat - All Creatures Great & Small tour this October, 2024 was absolutely the best day ever! Our guide John was so informative. He reviewed Yorkshire history and tied it into the place names we drove through, explained the topography, the reasons there are hawthorn hedgerows in some areas and stone walls in others. We saw sites where All Creatures was filmed. John navigated the most narrow of roads carefully and stopped for photos at many breathtakingly beautiful spots. I cannot wait to go on another Mt Goat tour! I would never have seen or learned as much just driving myself.
My only recommendation is that they add Harrogate as a starting point of tours. The town is always full of visitors who would appreciate the convenience of boarding the bus in Harrogate as well as the top notch service Mountain Goat provides!

29 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mountain Goat Tours, York

We took the tour, North Yorkshire Moors and Whitby Day Tour from York, on Tuesday 1st Oct., and it was brilliant - in spite of the weather! Our driver John S was very knowledgable and entertaining. It was a vile day (weatherwise) but John kept us all entertained, His knowledge was amazing. I would not hesitate to book with this company again.

1 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Roman Britain and Hadrian's Wall

My two friends and I recently did the Roman Britain and Hadrian's Wall tour with Mountain Goat. What a lovely tour it was, our driver was so caring, knowledgeable and friendly. The minibus was brand new and super clean and comfortable. I highly recommend this tour, so interesting and Vindolanda Fort was wonderful to see too.

8 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best way to see the most of Lake District in 1 day

The minivan that took us for the 10 lake tours was on time, clean, and very spacious. Tim was our guide and he made the experience wonderful. He was cheerful, very energetic and even gave us samples of the best gingerbread I have ever tasted. We stopped by at most of the lake although not all, some we see a glimpse through the van. Tim is the real GOAT (Greatest of all Time). Thank you so much from Rossa and Ikram. P.S. I remembered so many of the facts Tim shared 😊 He was a great storyteller.

5 January 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We recently completed the 8 Lakes…

We recently completed the 8 Lakes Spectacular Tour with Dereck. Glad we booked this tour as Dereck’s witty and knowledge about the area made the event the highlight of our holiday. We came back having learned so much about the Lake District. Dereck, you are star Sir.
Knowledge Nyamaradzo

30 August 2023
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Reply from Mountain Goat Tours

Thank you for the feedback. We are extremely glad that Derek made this experience memorable and we hope we can do this again for you in the future. Derek will be very pleased to hear your thoughts. Best wishes, Mountain Goat

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