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27th January 2025

Tours of Leeds Crowned ‘Specialist Tour Company of the Year’ for Fourth Time

Tours of Leeds founder Mike Hampshire is celebrating winning Yorkshire Specialist Tour Company of the Year 2024/25. Founded in 2018, Tours of Leeds has run guided and audio tours of the city to residents and tourists alike ever since.

“I started out as Leeds Beer Tours, focusing on Leeds’ incredible culture and heritage around pubs and breweries, before last year I branched out into other aspects of Leeds’ heritage and renamed to Tours of Leeds” said Mike.

“My Leeds Heritage Pub Tour is still the most popular tour though and I have welcomed guests from all over the place, from Adel to Australia, Seacroft to Sweden – everywhere!”.

“I’m a Leeds lad and my tour business is independently run, so being recognised in this way is really rewarding.”

“For 2025, I’m working on something special that I’m hoping to launch soon, which will take a look at the birth of Leeds as we know it today, taking guests on a journey that begins with the Anglo Saxons, to the Vikings, Normans and beyond” finished Mike.

Tours of Leeds operates guided and audio tours of Leeds throughout the year, including the Leeds Heritage Pub Tour which explores over 300 years of the city’s pub and brewing history, with drinks included as part of the tour.

Visit www.toursofleeds.co.uk for more details, or find ‘Tours of Leeds’ on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

The Yorkshire Specialist Tour Company of the Year Award is presented by Prestige Awards.

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  • Mike Hampshire (R) presented with a special Multi-Award Winner Trophy to mark Tours of Leeds being Crowned Specialist Tour Company of the Year 2024-25

Tours of Leeds was founded, and is run independently, by Mike Hampshire, a Leeds born-and-bred local with a passion for his city. Mike offers multi award-winning guided and audio tours of Leeds, including the Leeds Heritage Pub Guided Tour. Tours of Leeds have been the recipient of the Prestige Awards for Yorkshire Specialist Tour Company of the Year four times, with the latest being 2024/25. Tours of Leeds was originally founded as Leeds Beer Tours in 2018, before changing name in 2024.

Website: www.toursofleeds.co.uk

Instagram: www.instagram.com/toursofleeds

Facebook: www.facebook.com/toursofleeds

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@toursofleeds


For any enquiries, please contact Mike via hello@toursofleeds.co.uk.

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