Our services with you in mind

At Northern Secrets we pride ourselves in offering you the highest quality services and believe that your group should experience an unforgettable trip to Northern England.

Our inspirational tours are 100% tailor-made concentrating on the areas you wish to include. Once you contact Northern Secrets, we can use our specialist knowledge and help you make the decision of how to best spend your time in this glorious region.

Below are some of the services we offer.

 

 

Personalised Tour Guiding in English and German

Northern Secrets offers you a high quality service with an experienced bilingual guide who is fluent in both English and German.

We provide an exceptional guiding experience making your visit memorable, informative and highly entertaining. Visit our day tours page for more information.

 

  

Detailed Tour Itinerary Planning 

Planning a tour itinerary can be highly time-consuming and trying to collect the vast extent of local information needed can add to the stress. We give expert advice to coach operators and tour companies who bring groups to North East England.

Let Northern Secrets provide you with all your organisational needs and help make the right decisions to create your bespoke tour itinerary. You can be as involved as you like or you can leave everything to the local experts. Northern Secrets can provide the ideal transportation for you and your travellers covering all visitor group sizes.

Northern Secrets can also advise you on the most suitable accommodation for your stay in the region regarding group size, budget and location.

Your Choice of Transport

Should you travel to the region by coach, Northern Secrets offers you that special personalised experience of a professional, informative and entertaining tour guide bringing the region’s treasures to life before your eyes.

Northern Secrets also offers you special city, town and countryside walking tours designed to your specific needs.

Is your group travelling to the region by rail, air or sea? There is a wide choice of pick-up points. Northern Secrets provides any size vehicle you require, from chauffeur-driven cars to large wheelchair-accessible coaches.

Specialist Tours

Northern Secrets can provide you with the experts to conduct your bespoke tour on specific subjects or special needs. Your guide will have expert knowledge on the topic(s) you are most interested in and your tour will be designed to specifically include the right places of interest.

First-Time Visitors

Northern Secrets specialises in guiding visitors from all parts of the world who visit Northern England (or even Britain) for the first time. Visiting a place for the first time is very different from travellers coming from the area or from other parts of the UK. Our expertise will provide first-time visitors with an individual experience not only of the region but of the UK in general.

 

Familiarisation Tours / Press and Media Visits
 
With the expert knowledge of a Blue Badge guide you are always in good hands. Providing you with interesting facts as well as entertaining commentary, Northern Secrets will give you a bespoke familiarisation / press and media package designed to your requirements.

Corporate Tours for Delegates and Partners

At Northern Secrets we can provide you and your business a complete itinerary package to fit around your working day. Business partners can enjoy a tour of the city your business is based in or experience a full-day tour in our breathtaking region.

Meet and Greet Services

North East England, specifically Newcastle upon Tyne, is becoming a major player in the corporate event and conference market. The venues in the region are highly diverse and are designed for every size of corporate occasion.

Starting at the airport, train station or ferry terminal, your Northern Secrets guide can offer a friendly welcome and meet your clients and also offer a guided tour en route to your chosen venue.

Accommodation and further tours of the region are easily planned to make the most of your corporate event.

The expertise at Northern Secrets will save you the time and stress and create a memorable conference event within North East England.

 


Tour Management

Our dedicated tour management service is aimed at tour companies travelling the length and breadth of the UK. This service is offered to operators in search for a fully qualified and professional tour manager for extended tours across Britain in English and/or German.


Illustrated talks

Northern Secrets can provide you and/or your group as well as businesses illustrated talks adding value before and during your visit to this glorious region. You can set the scene for your group’s visit or enhance your stay on a particular topic at many fitting venues of your choice.


 

What visitors say

"The icing on the cake of our holiday. What an enjoyable and informative day!"
D.H. Grange, National Trust Probus Group


 

"The most caring young man I have come across in my long life. Nothing was too much trouble. Northern Secrets not only know their job but love it totally. The knowledge of our guide is amazing and he can put it across in an entertaining fashion."
Elke Grant, Fife, Scotland


 

"Thank you very much for making this tour such a big success. We are very well aware that a tour manager can make or break a tour. Gems like you are hard to find."
Monika Rizvanaj, Albatross Travel Group Ltd, UK


 

"Thank you for a great experience and for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm with us. A wonderful few days in this glorious region."
Ralf Seidensticker, DFDS Seaways Germany


 

"What a wonderful city (Newcastle upon Tyne) brought to life by our superb guide. Informative and entertaining!"
Emma Tilby, Texas, guest on Holland America Line cruise visit


 

"Thank you for a fabulous day! The knowledge you have shared with us puts a whole new light on our visit. A fantastic place - beautiful today and a great amount of history - fantastically told by our guide!"
Frank Baebenroth, NDR television, Germany


 

"You love this city - I can tell. Well, we do now. Great enthusiasm and wonderful stories that made our day! Thank you!"
Markus Teschler, Germany, guest on Silversea cruise visit to Newcastle


 

"What an amazing tour! Very entertaining and your knowledge is fabulous! I also love the fact you are so caring and treat everyone individually!"
Mary Watkins, Nottinghamshire, England

"Thank you for the past 4 days! It is great to see a person with so much passion for this great region! I loved the entertaining staries and your caring nature! Thank you once again for a great holiday!"
Jessica Thomas, Perth, Australia

 

"One word: brilliant! Thank you. The story of Hadrian's Wall and the Romans comes to life before our eyes!"
Renee and Paul Wyner, North Carolina

"Thank you so much for bringing your region to life before our eyes! what a fantastic holiday!"
Elspeth Thomas, Devon

 

"This has been one of the greatest experiences! We loved your enthusiasm, knowledge and passion so much and I am sure we will be back for more!"
David Wells, Kent


 

"Fantastic city - such a great mix of modern and old... Thank you for all the great stories and insights into NewcastleGateshead! Next time I will have to stay longer and enjoy a tour further afield, too!"
Alva Gehrmann, Journalist based in Berlin, Germany


 

"What an enjoyable week! One of the best holidays! And what a great place... Such a variety of landscapes and beauty. Thank you for showing us your home and being so passionate. It was brilliant!"
Emma Keaton, Perth, Australia

 

"Thank you for putting all your efforts into making this conference tour a success. We all had a fantastic time. The route and theme you chose were brilliant and highly enjoyable! All the best."
Berndt de Wilde, Netherlands


 

"Thank you for looking after us so well and giving us a better picture of the region you live in. This portrait will be a gem for times to come and show off North East England for what it truely is: a wonderful and awe-inspiring place."
Manfred Schuchmann, HR television, Germany