France
All of our forthcoming Scheduled Tours to France are listed below.
D-Day: Operation OverlordStarts 15th October 2026 (5 days)
On the morning of Tuesday 6th June the largest amphibious invasion in history breached the defences of the Atlantic Wall, opening the way for the Second Front and contributing to the final defeat of Hitler's Third Reich.View Tour Details
The Flight of the EagleStarts 6th April 2027 (9 days)
A dramatic tour of the places pivotal to the creation of the Napoleonic legend: Toulon, Corsica, Nice, Elba, Golfe Juan, Route Napoleon, GrenobleView Tour Details
Normandy: Conquerors, Liberators and ArtistsStarts 11th April 2027 (9 days)
Discover Normandy’s rich history, from William the Conqueror to the D-Day landings, alongside its artistic legacy in Giverny and Honfleur. A journey through war, heritage, and inspiration.View Tour Details
Liberation! From Normandy to the RhineStarts 3rd May 2027 (10 days)
On this 9-night, 10-day tour we follow the advance of US armies from the beaches of Normandy through Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany, exploring the dramatic story of America’s fight against Hitler’s Fortress Europe from D-Day to the surrender at Reims.View Tour Details
Wellington Over the PyreneesStarts 8th May 2027 (9 days)
The most spectacular of Peninsular War tours, this tour will have you standing on the crest of The Pyrenees gazing into verdant France just as did Wellington’s men after 5 years of hard slogging across barren and hostile Spanish terrain. It’s real tour de force which explains the most complex of battles and operations that took place between June 1813 and the end of the War in April 1814.View Tour Details
Paris in RevoltStarts 20th May 2027 (4 days)
Explore Paris through two centuries of revolution, from the 1830 July Revolution to the uprisings of 1968. Discover iconic sites, powerful stories, and the people who shaped France’s fight for change.View Tour Details
Flames of Faith: The Cathar Crusade JourneyStarts 30th May 2027 (7 days)
A 6-night and 7-day tour through the ‘Land of the Cathars’ to trace the events of the Albigensian Crusade (1209-29) and the attempt to extinguish the heresy of Catharism in southern France. Visit spectacular Cathar castles and villages where an expert historian will illuminate the tragic events of this period and explain the origins, development, significance and ultimate demise of this medieval religious movementView Tour Details
Journey's EndStarts 10th June 2027 (12 days)
This sweeping 12-day tour provides an excellent overview of the Western Front from Verdun in the east to Ypres in the west. The unique itinerary includes such iconic battle areas as Verdun, the Meuse-Argonne, Marne, Mons, the Somme and Arras which will put the whole war into perspective geographically, chronologically, strategically, tactically and technologically.View Tour Details
Plantagenet France: Intrigue, War, CollapseStarts 26th August 2027 (8 days)
This 8-night and 9-day tour is a sweeping exploration of the remarkable Plantagenet dynasty in France. Travelling through the landscapes of medieval France this tour traces the origins of the dynasty in Anjou through to its expansion under Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine to its ultimate collapse in the early thirteenth century.View Tour Details
William the ConquerorStarts 12th October 2027 (6 days)
Straddling either side of the English Channel this tour visits a plethora of battlefields, castles, abbeys and churches to tell the fascinating story of William the Conqueror and his victory at the Battle of Hastings in the year 1066.View Tour Details
The Romans in ProvenceAugust 2028 (9 days)
During a relaxed paced holiday based in the lovely city of Nimes, “the Rome of France”, each day we will drive to a different Roman site to explore its archaeological remains on foot with frequent stops to interpret the history and enjoy our historian’s informative vignettesView Tour Details
The Roman Conquest of GaulStarts 4th September 2028 (7 days)
Julius Caesar’s invasion of Gaul in 58 BC resulted in the final subjugation of the ancient Celtic peoples of western Europe. Through a long and brutal campaign of battles, sieges and ambushes Rome decisively pacified the region. Join us for a sweeping tour of the superb museums, monuments, battle sites, temples, fortifications and entire towns which marked this conflict and the incredible Gallo-Roman culture that sprang from it.View Tour DetailsTours to France - Future Planning
We intend to run all of the following tours in the near future. Final dates and prices are yet to be confirmed. Register your interest and we will contact you as soon as these tours become available.
1918: The Hundred Days1918 was a busy year on the Western Front. The first half of the year saw both British and French Armies on the back foot, close to collapse and reeling from what were to be the last German offensives before the entry of the USA into the war.View Tour Details
Battling through the Norman BocageThis tour focuses on some of the most bitter and costly fighting of the entire north-west European campaign. It follows the routes taken by American forces as they smashed through the German coastal defences at Omaha Beach and thrust inland towards the key communications centre of St-Lô.View Tour Details
Discovering the Western FrontVisits to battlefields such as Mons, Ypres, the Somme and Arras will put the whole war into perspective geographically, chronologically, strategically, tactically and technologically.View Tour Details
First & Last ShotsBy a poignant quirk of fate, British forces fired their first and last shots of the Great War in the Belgian city of Mons. Today, the first and last British casualties from 1914 and 1918 lie buried, together with their former German foes, in the remarkable St. Symphorien Cemetery.View Tour Details
Medics and PadresBecause of its industrial nature, the number of casualties in the First World War was on a scale never seen before. However, if you were wounded in the Great War your chances of survival were high, that is if you could be evacuated into the casualty system quickly.View Tour Details
Napoleon's ParisParis is a city inextricably linked with the glories of the Napoleonic era and provides the centrepiece of this most appealing of tours. Exploring places that would have been so familiar with L'empereur this tour provides an excellent insight into the life of the man himself and his era. Visits include the museums of the Legion of Honour and Les Invalides; the tombs of Napoleon and his brother Joseph in the Eglise du Dôme; and the remarkable chateaux of Fontainebleau and Malmaison.View Tour Details
The Battle of VerdunAn immersive exploration of Verdun and its environs, the scene of the bloodiest battlefield on the Western Front. Straddling the River Meuse, the dominant terrain provides numerous dramatic vistas from which to gain a comprehensive appreciation of the pivotal events of this fight of attrition.View Tour Details
The Battles for DunkirkWhen Hitler’s panzers reached the French Atlantic coast at Noyelles-sur-Mer on 20th May 1940, just ten days after the launch of the Blitzkrieg in the West, it appeared that the fate of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was sealed. But was it?View Tour Details
The Battles of the Marne and AisneOn this tour we visit farms and villages where Sir John French defeated the German advance in 1914, the battle ground of the Chemin des Dames and Champagne sectors boasting bunkers, caves and ghost villages from 1915-18, and the well-preserved Belleau Wood commemorating the epic fight by US Marines in 1918.View Tour Details
The Doughboys Turn the TideA tour of the major battlefields fought over by the American Expeditionary Force from 1917 to 1918 featuring the St Mihiel Salient, Meuse-Argonne, Fismes, Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood.View Tour Details
The Franco-Prussian War 1870The Franco-Prussian War was the largest and most important war in Europe since Waterloo, changing the face of the continent for the next fifty years.View Tour Details
The French RevolutionThis wonderful Revolutionary tour of Paris and Versailles is mostly enjoyed on foot and by metro. And whilst many of the locations will be familiar to you, many of the events and stories associated with them may not be.View Tour Details
The Hundred DaysShortly after his first abdication, in an emotional farewell to his Old Guard at Fontainebleau on 20 April 1814, Napoleon departed for exile on Elba. But less than a year later, in what became known as ‘The Hundred Days’ he was back in Paris.View Tour Details
The Hundred Years WarA fantastic opportunity to explore this major conflict of the medieval era visiting battle sites, engaging museums, castles, cathedrals and ancient buildings. This tour will give you a flavour of the period when England and her neighbour fought a nationalistic struggle spanning decades and leaving some of the most celebrated and evocative battle sites in English history.View Tour Details
The War PoetsThe War Poets created some of the most powerful expressions of the human realities of the Great War which were instrumental in leading to a fundamental re-appraisal of the utility of war after the armistice and have moved generations of readers ever since.View Tour Details
Tunnellers on the Western FrontSimon Jones, acclaimed author of ‘Underground Warfare 1914-18’, has conducted painstaking research into this little-known aspect of the Great War to create this tour especially for TCE.View Tour Details
Vestibule of HellIn early August 1944 both sides were approaching the endgame in the battle of Normandy. The Allies’ effort finally broke the stalemate around Caen and gave the opportunity to encircle the Germans, but not without cost.View Tour Details
Waterloo: AnniversaryVisit all the major battlefields and actions of the campaign: Sambre crossings, Quatre Bras, Ligny, Wavre and WaterlooView Tour Details