Sheila Stone Tours
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7 reviews
Feb 12, 2022
Group size: 1 - 7
GALentine's SATURDAY AFTERNOON TEA
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Sheila Stone Tours
- Email address verified
7 reviews
Feb 12, 2022
Group size: 1 - 7
About this trip
Join us for a walk around Santa Monica and a festive GALentines Afternoon Tea at Ye Olde Kings Head.
This is a price for LA locals joining us.
What’s included
- Experienced local guideHistory, stories, fun!
- Saturday Afternoon TeaElegant afternoon tea at a British pub
- Free TimeTo explore on your own. (Saturday afternoon & evening after our tea.)
What’s not included
- ChampagneWith your Afternoon Tea
Available Packages
Itinerary
SATURDAY, 02/12
ELEGANT AFTERNOON TEA
This is a delicious put-your-pinkie-up Valentine's Afternoon Tea - with champagne included! We will be meeting in the early afternoon (exact time will be provided when we make our reservations).
Your Organizer
Sheila Stone Tours
7 reviews
I’m Sheila Stone and I love travel so much that I started a tour company when I was 60. (Have I mentioned that I’m also a late bloomer?) I create and lead small groups of women to interesting places in Europe & Japan. I have also created some Speed Date a City weekends here in the States. My tours give women an opportunity to meet other women travelers and local women too. We support local businesses by staying in small hotels and eating at family restaurants as much as possible so this is travel you can feel good about!
Reviews
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I think we all had a great time. Sheila is well-organized and communicates all we need to know about where we’re going and how we’re getting there. She’s exceptionally good at choosing restaurants. This was a garden tour, but it might very well have been called a food tour as well.
By Anne K for Glorious British Gardens, 2024 on May 27, 2024
Japan with Sheila Stone was delightful! It was full of adventure after adventure! In two weeks we saw so much and experienced Japan in the spring!! So grateful for the opportunity of a lifetime to see and experience this amazing country! I love Japan -
And the women I got to share the trip with were lovely and amazing!! Thank you Sheila
By Cynthia Marie C for Japanese Gardens in Springtime on Apr 30, 2024
I had such a great day with Sheila. She organize all of our stops. Explained the origin of the food we were eating. I felt as if I was in another country. It's always wonderful to spend time with Sheila!
By Judy m for Sawtelle Foodie Walk 1 on May 30, 2022
Thank you Sheila for a fabulous time in Santa Fe. Everything was perfectly set up for us. The Hotel was in a great location. It was very clean and included breakfast. The museums were so interesting. Sheila is a delight to travel with. So organized. I definitely will travel with her in the future. I'm still thinking about the delicious chocolate tasting!
By Judy m for SPEED DATE A CITY: SANTA FE on Apr 05, 2022
What a great weekend in Santa Fe. Sheila is a great organizer and everything ran smoothly. Action packed but with plenty of time to walk around and relax. We hit some great spots and I don't think we missed anything. Sheila did a great job and it was just a fantastic trip.
Caroline
By caroline.marshall@cshs.org for SPEED DATE A CITY: SANTA FE on Mar 28, 2022
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I recently traveled with Sheila and 11 wonderful women on the 2024 Glorious British Gardens Tour and, indeed, it was a glorious experience! Sheila worked extremely hard to plan an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime tour for us, and her hard work clearly paid off! We visited gardens in Scotland and England of every size, shape and context from the personal "back garden" of the Edinburgh caterer who treated us to a fabulous luncheon in her home, to huge RHS gardens like Harlow Carr--and everything in between! And the Chelsea Flower Show (top of my bucket list!) was absolutely astounding!! As a mad gardener, myself, these experiences were extremely special for me. But as you will clearly note from other reviews, Sheila also has an amazing talent at selecting incredibly delicious restaurants for each day. So if you are lucky enough to experience this tour, come hungry and be charmed by all the surprising and delicious meals you will eat!
Overall, I highly recommend this tour! Sheila is thoughtful about every detail in her travel planning. She makes sure each traveler has what they need, be it a special dietary accommodation or detailed information about each day. She is energetic, well-organized, and flexible, as needed. So do yourself a favor--just go!!!
By Susie M on 23 Jul, 2024
We saw so many beautiful gardens, flowers, plants on the Glorious British Gardens trip! Highlights were the Royal Botanical Garden (Rhododendrons and azaleas - oh my!), Dr. Neal's garden, Alnwick Garden, Harlowe Carr (my fave!), Chelsea Physic Garden (wonderful!) and the Chelsea Flower Show was incredible - did not disappoint and I'd have loved several days at it! Sheila has great taste in food - all the restaurants she chose were delicious. Hotel location in Edinburgh was perfect! The timing for the trip gave us a wonderful opportunity to see SO many gorgeous flowers!
By Amy G on 22 Jul, 2024
I traveled with Sheila on the Japanese Gardens tour in April 2024. The tour was jam packed with gardens -- one more beautiful than the next. Sheila knows her gardens! And she is UNFLAPPABLE. All tours are made up of people whose personalities and priorities are not always in sync, and Shelia handled this with diplomacy and aplomb. She is a very kind person, and is sensitive to everyone's needs. I highly recommend her tours.
By Margaret B on 21 Jul, 2024