Custom, Personal Tours & Experiences For Independent Travellers in Agatha Christie’s Devon.
Custom made accompanied tours for those who share our passion for the Queen of Crime. Create your own travel story on the beautiful English Riviera, discovering Agatha Christie’s birthplace and the Devon home she called the loveliest place in the world. Visit her favourite beaches and the iconic Burgh Island which inspired her most famous novel. With Miss Lemon as your travel companion.
Mark Jenkins15 December 2025An absolutely exceptional tour. Miss Lemon was particularly communicative in the lead-up to our tour, curating our itinerary to fit in with the tide times as we were staying on Burgh Island. On the day, the weather meant that the sea tractor was not running, so our time with Miss Lemon and Graham was severely curtailed. Despite this, we had excellent tours of Torquay and Cockington and would not have any regrets in recommending them to any other travellers.RaeAnne Finch12 October 2025Miss Lemon and Poirot (Graham) were truly AMAZING guides for our visits to Torquay, Greenway House AND Burgh Island. I can honestly say they were the best tour guides I’ve had. They were friendly, knowledgable, engaging, and FUN to be with. I learned so much more about Agatha Christie and about this beautiful part of England she loved so dearly. The experience was brought to life and made so much more meaningful having knowledgable guides to tour and interact with! Thank you Miss Lemon 🍋 and Graham!Florian14 September 2025What a great experience! We booked a private tour to Burgh Island because it is very hard to get there without a car. Maria knows the hotel staff and was not only able to spontanously book us a table for cream tea, but also show us around a bit. We had private time to explore the island and enjoy our tea. Maria is very nice and well-informed about Agatha Christie. We had a fantastic trip and would totally reccomend!Chris P26 August 2025Maria aka Miss Lemon is a true angel as she took care of my wife and daughter during their trip to Torquay. She knows all the best things to visit especially if you are a fan of Agatha Christie. You can rely on her like a member of your family. Highly recommendedJohn Hogan28 July 2025Our tour from Torquay to Burgh Island and then onto The Moorland Hotel in Dartmoor with Miss Lemon was perfect. After days of getting to the trains and ferries on time, it was so relaxing to place ourselves in capable hands and have all the logistics taken care of. Miss Lemon is an area local, an Agatha Christie expert and a sparkling conversationalist. We thoroughly enjoyed her company during our drives and she was the perfect addition to our Agatha Christie pilgrimage Highly recommended!Susan Willis22 July 2025What an amazing visit I had to Burgh Island. Miss Lemon was prompt collecting me at my hotel and had organised my visit with tide times because I wanted to go over onto the island by sea-tractor. Her forethought and knowledge of the area made the visit a fabulous experience and I can wholeheartedly recommend this tour company.Päivi Toikka11 July 2025Our visit to Burgh Island with Maria was the highlight of our Devon trip! We had a lovely day with her, she was beyond helpful and if you're an Agatha Christie fan with plans to see the island, leaving everything to Miss Lemon's capable hands is absolutely the way to do it.Pam Adsley23 June 2025Wow, what a wonderful experience from beginning to end. I chose to go to Burgh Island for afternoon tea and Maria arranged the whole thing perfectly - from my initial enquiry until she dropped me off back at my hotel. It meant I could relax and thoroughly enjoy my special treat. She is so knowledgeable and thoughtful and great company. It felt like being with a good friend.joy unterlander17 June 2025We can't say enough wonderful things about our tour to beautiful Burgh Island. We had an absolutely fantastic time driving through Devon's beautiful country side to wonderful Burgh Island. We enjoyed a scrumptious afternoon tea at the hotel, visited the centuries old Pilchard Inn dating back to the 1300s, rode the sea tractor during the high tide, all thanks to the delightful and very efficient Miss Lemon, can't wait to return next year. Thank you so very much Miss Lemon 🍋 ♥️ Update June 2025: Another fantastic tour arranged once again by the wonderful and efficient Miss Lemon, this time to Dartmoor. Along the way we visited The Moorland Hotel in Haytor with its beautiful gardens where Agatha Christie completed her book "The Mysterious Affair at Styles", afterwards we enjoyed a fabulous lunch at The Old Exeter Inn where Sir Walter Raleigh was arrested while drinking here. Miss Lemon pointed out so many numerous spots of interest along the way and even after our return followed up with numerous suggestions as we continued on our trip.Thank you so much Miss Lemon once again for a fabulous memorable time. Can't wait to see you again next year! 🍋❤️stuart richards20 May 2025We were extremely pleased with our day with Miss Lemon. Apart from being, very knowledgeable re: Greenway and its history, Agatha Christie and her family, Miss Lemon was also delightful and charming company. With a broad knowledge of all things Devon. As we had just left Burgh island before joining Miss Lemon, we could chat Burgh Island too. We would highly recommend anyone visiting to book any of the Miss Lemon guided tours.
Miss Lemon has created private, tours for single travellers, couples and private groups to discover Agatha Christie’s Devon. Written as chapters to enable you to create your own story, accompanied by Miss Lemon, your travel companion. For guests staying at the Burgh Island Hotel, we are working alongside them to offer unique Agatha Christie excursions and we are featured on their website under Things To Do. You may like to customise our tours to combine a little of one chapter with another. Let us take care of everything for you. Whether you would like us just to book and plan, or come with you as a travel companion, Miss Lemon is at your service. If you would like to visit Burgh Island just for the day, take a look at Chapter 8 on Our Tours. So much choice, so little time!
Specialised Agatha Christie Tours & Experiences in South Devon by Miss Lemon
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Mark Jenkins15 December 2025An absolutely exceptional tour. Miss Lemon was particularly communicative in the lead-up to our tour, curating our itinerary to fit in with the tide times as we were staying on Burgh Island. On the day, the weather meant that the sea tractor was not running, so our time with Miss Lemon and Graham was severely curtailed. Despite this, we had excellent tours of Torquay and Cockington and would not have any regrets in recommending them to any other travellers.RaeAnne Finch12 October 2025Miss Lemon and Poirot (Graham) were truly AMAZING guides for our visits to Torquay, Greenway House AND Burgh Island. I can honestly say they were the best tour guides I’ve had. They were friendly, knowledgable, engaging, and FUN to be with. I learned so much more about Agatha Christie and about this beautiful part of England she loved so dearly. The experience was brought to life and made so much more meaningful having knowledgable guides to tour and interact with! Thank you Miss Lemon 🍋 and Graham!Florian14 September 2025What a great experience! We booked a private tour to Burgh Island because it is very hard to get there without a car. Maria knows the hotel staff and was not only able to spontanously book us a table for cream tea, but also show us around a bit. We had private time to explore the island and enjoy our tea. Maria is very nice and well-informed about Agatha Christie. We had a fantastic trip and would totally reccomend!Chris P26 August 2025Maria aka Miss Lemon is a true angel as she took care of my wife and daughter during their trip to Torquay. She knows all the best things to visit especially if you are a fan of Agatha Christie. You can rely on her like a member of your family. Highly recommendedJohn Hogan28 July 2025Our tour from Torquay to Burgh Island and then onto The Moorland Hotel in Dartmoor with Miss Lemon was perfect. After days of getting to the trains and ferries on time, it was so relaxing to place ourselves in capable hands and have all the logistics taken care of. Miss Lemon is an area local, an Agatha Christie expert and a sparkling conversationalist. We thoroughly enjoyed her company during our drives and she was the perfect addition to our Agatha Christie pilgrimage Highly recommended!Susan Willis22 July 2025What an amazing visit I had to Burgh Island. Miss Lemon was prompt collecting me at my hotel and had organised my visit with tide times because I wanted to go over onto the island by sea-tractor. Her forethought and knowledge of the area made the visit a fabulous experience and I can wholeheartedly recommend this tour company.Päivi Toikka11 July 2025Our visit to Burgh Island with Maria was the highlight of our Devon trip! We had a lovely day with her, she was beyond helpful and if you're an Agatha Christie fan with plans to see the island, leaving everything to Miss Lemon's capable hands is absolutely the way to do it.Pam Adsley23 June 2025Wow, what a wonderful experience from beginning to end. I chose to go to Burgh Island for afternoon tea and Maria arranged the whole thing perfectly - from my initial enquiry until she dropped me off back at my hotel. It meant I could relax and thoroughly enjoy my special treat. She is so knowledgeable and thoughtful and great company. It felt like being with a good friend.joy unterlander17 June 2025We can't say enough wonderful things about our tour to beautiful Burgh Island. We had an absolutely fantastic time driving through Devon's beautiful country side to wonderful Burgh Island. We enjoyed a scrumptious afternoon tea at the hotel, visited the centuries old Pilchard Inn dating back to the 1300s, rode the sea tractor during the high tide, all thanks to the delightful and very efficient Miss Lemon, can't wait to return next year. Thank you so very much Miss Lemon 🍋 ♥️ Update June 2025: Another fantastic tour arranged once again by the wonderful and efficient Miss Lemon, this time to Dartmoor. Along the way we visited The Moorland Hotel in Haytor with its beautiful gardens where Agatha Christie completed her book "The Mysterious Affair at Styles", afterwards we enjoyed a fabulous lunch at The Old Exeter Inn where Sir Walter Raleigh was arrested while drinking here. Miss Lemon pointed out so many numerous spots of interest along the way and even after our return followed up with numerous suggestions as we continued on our trip.Thank you so much Miss Lemon once again for a fabulous memorable time. Can't wait to see you again next year! 🍋❤️stuart richards20 May 2025We were extremely pleased with our day with Miss Lemon. Apart from being, very knowledgeable re: Greenway and its history, Agatha Christie and her family, Miss Lemon was also delightful and charming company. With a broad knowledge of all things Devon. As we had just left Burgh island before joining Miss Lemon, we could chat Burgh Island too. We would highly recommend anyone visiting to book any of the Miss Lemon guided tours.