Nearabouts Trade is in free founding beta. A capped founding cohort gets full access at no cost while the product matures.
For the Travel Trade
A vetted set of independent operators,
and a way to build with it
Nearabouts Trade gives tour operators, DMCs, and trip designers a pre-vetted network of 10,766 the independent UKn places — and a plain-language builder to assemble attributed itineraries from it.
A pre-vetted network
10,766 independent operators across 10 categories and 114 regions — location-verified, contact-audited, no paid placement. Every stop in every itinerary links to a live, verified record: nothing here can be an AI's invention.
A working trade toolkit
A filterable product directory (region, state, group size, coach access, trade terms), one-page trade fact sheets with a PDF for every trade-ready venue, and tracked rates, availability and famil enquiries — the contracting groundwork, minus the phone tag.
Day-planned, co-branded proposals
Describe the tour in plain language, assemble day-structured itineraries with drive estimates, add a cover note, and share under "Prepared by you · Curated via Nearabouts" — on a private link and a PDF. Drafts auto-save.
Why it holds up
The independent layer is the reason people travel
The tasting room that opened last year, the ceramicist working from a converted dairy, the roaster a town will drive an hour for — these are what an experienced traveller remembers, and what a good itinerary is built around. They are also the hardest to find reliably, because they rarely sit on the accredited registers.
Nearabouts maps that layer systematically — verified, categorised, and placed within a real geography rather than a marketing label. For the trade, that is the value: a curated, defensible set you can assemble from quickly and stand behind to an international client, without vouching for places you have not checked yourself.
Nearabouts stays non-transactional. You book direct with each operator. Where an operator has told us they welcome the trade, the builder surfaces that — trade rates, group ceilings, a note to contact them first — so the people who want your business are easy to reach, and the rest are simply good listings.
The builder
From a sentence to a shareable itinerary
01
Find the product
Describe the tour in plain language, or filter the directory the way a product manager works.
02
Check the fact sheet
Capacity, notice, seasonality, insurance, languages, and a trade contact — one page, one PDF.
03
Assemble by day
Day-structured stops with time hints, private notes and drive estimates. Drafts auto-save.
04
Share or enquire
A co-branded link and PDF for the client; tracked rate and famil enquiries to the venues.
Founding beta
Free while we're in beta
The founding cohort is capped. Members get full access to the builder at no cost during beta, lock in a founding rate at signup, and would see their first invoice aligned to the financial year on 1 July. No card, no commitment — accepting the terms is the only step.
What founding members get
- ✓The full natural-language itinerary builder
- ✓The complete, verified independent-operator network
- ✓Attributed, shareable itinerary links
- ✓PDF export carrying Nearabouts attribution
- ✓Trade-welcome signals where operators have opted in
- ✓A founding rate locked at signup
You'll sign in, tell us who you are, and accept the terms. That's the gate.
Already a member? Open the builder
Common questions
What exactly is Nearabouts Trade?
A working tool, not a directory. You describe the kind of tour you are building in plain language, Nearabouts surfaces relevant independent operators from across its vetted network, and you assemble an ordered, attributed itinerary you can share or export. It is the same curated network behind the consumer Nearabouts — pointed at the people who build trips for a living.
Where do the operators come from?
The full Nearabouts network: small-batch wineries and distillers, makers and studios, roasters, boutique stays, natural places, farm shops. Every listing is location-verified and contact-audited. The value to you is a defensible, pre-vetted set you can stand behind to a client — the independent layer the large platforms miss.
Is every operator bookable through Nearabouts?
No, and that is deliberate. Nearabouts is non-transactional. Some operators have told us they welcome trade enquiries and offer trade rates — where that is the case, the builder surfaces it so you can contact them directly. The rest show standard listing information. You always book direct with the operator.
Can I white-label the itineraries?
No. Itineraries carry a quiet "Curated via Nearabouts" line — it is a condition of use, not removable. You are welcome to present them to clients under your own trip; the attribution simply stays on the artefact.
What does it cost?
Nothing during the founding beta. Founding-cohort members lock in a founding rate at signup, with the first invoice aligned to the new financial year on 1 July — there is no charge while we are in beta, and you can step away at any time.
Who runs Nearabouts?
Nearabouts is independently operated and British-owned. It is built and maintained by a small team focused on documenting the independent UK.
Talk to us first if you'd rather
I'm Matt, the founder of Nearabouts. If you build trips for a living and want to understand whether the network fits the way you work, I'd like to hear from you.