UK
All of our forthcoming Scheduled Tours to UK are listed below.
The Cultural Experience Winter WeekendStarts 22nd January 2027 (4 days)
A winter weekend of expert-led talks, historic site visits, and convivial evenings.View Tour Details
The SuffragettesStarts 11th March 2027 (5 days)
This 4-night and 5-day tour explores the militant Suffragette movement in Britain from its origins in a Manchester parlour room through to dramatic acts of civil disobedience in the nation’s capital and beyond.View Tour Details
Churchill!Starts 4th April 2027 (5 days)
Celebrated as the greatest Briton in history Winston Churchill has fascinated the nation for over half a century. This tour is a chance to get to know the great man and follow in his footsteps, from his early life at Blenheim Palace, his finest hour at the Cabinet War Rooms and his private life at his home in Chartwell.View Tour Details
The Pale HorsemanStarts 24th June 2027 (5 days)
Travelling and walking through some of the finest English landscapes, we will try to understand how Anglo-Saxon kingship worked during this crucial period in English history as the most famous son of Wessex, Alfred the Great, fought for survival against his Viking enemies.View Tour Details
MacbethStarts 29th June 2027 (5 days)
This absorbing 4-night and 5-day tour takes us from Edinburgh to Scone, to Dunsinane and Birnam Wood, mighty Dunnottar Castle, on to the fatal field of Lumphanan, and from Cawdor and Inverness, the highland capital.View Tour Details
King ArthurStarts 11th July 2027 (5 days)
This 4-night and-5 day tour uncovers the history behind Arthurian legend, from Mount Badon’s near Bath to late Roman sites in Wales. Visit Glastonbury’s supposed grave of Arthur, explore Tintagel’s cliff top fortress, and stand atop Cadbury’s impressive hillfort, long linked to Arthur’s legendary stronghold.View Tour Details
The English Civil WarsStarts 17th August 2027 (8 days)
This eight-day tour of England takes us to the scenes of all the major battles: Edgehill, Marston Moor and Naseby; the King’s capital of Oxford; the wonderful cities of York and Worcester; key fortresses and houses; and the sites of many other the key battles and sieges.View Tour Details
The Battle Of BritainStarts 10th September 2027 (6 days)
In the early summer of 1940, RAF Fighter Command was faced with desperate task of defending the United Kingdom against the might of the Luftwaffe. Vastly outnumbered during those frenzied months, nearly 3000 young men flew multiple daily sorties against the enemy but despite horrendous casualties they ultimately prevailed through inspirational leadership, professionalism, technological innovation and the dedication of a myriad of supporting ground crew.View Tour Details
Rebellion! London in RevoltStarts 20th September 2027 (5 days)
On this tour we journey into the turbulent past of Britain’s capital —where alleyways, royal palaces, prisons, squares, and parliamentary chambers have witnessed some of the most dramatic acts of defiance in British history. London has always been more than a seat of power: it has also been a crucible of challenge, conflict, and change. Across the centuries, rebels, radicals, citizens, and outsiders have risen up here to confront authority, demand rights, or reshape society—sometimes peacefully, often violently, and always with lasting consequences.
From the focal points of revolt at the Tower of London and Parliament Square, to the flash points of Cable Street and Brixton, and the secret hideouts of Cato Street, this tour explores the places where revolt and protest developed and where society struggles, and continues to struggle, to bring about change.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 Pillars of HerculesStarts 13th October 2027 (7 days)
This unique 6-night and 7-day tour explores the remarkable history of the lands on both sides of the Straights of Gibraltar, site of the mythical Pillars of Hercules. Using a Gibraltar hotel as our base we explore the history of Gibraltar, Ceuta, Cadiz and Tarifa and a lot more in between! A tour through many layers of history – Carthaginian, Roman, Moorish, Spanish and British.View Tour Details
Echoes of BattleJune 2028 (5 days)
With an expert historian we tour Britain’s finest military museums, from London to Portsmouth, encountering iconic ships, tanks, aircraft and artefacts. The highlight is Tankfest at Bovington, with grandstand seating for dramatic re-enactments and displays.View Tour Details
The Mighty Masters of the AirJuly 2028 (5 days)
From their arrival in the UK in 1942 the Mighty Eighth Airforce launched hundreds of bombing raids against continental Europe becoming the largest air armada in history. Their capability was fearsome – able to send 2,000 heavy bombers and over 1,000 fighter planes on a single mission.View Tour Details
The Industrial Revolution in Britain's NorthAugust 2028 (6 days)
A journey through the Industrial Revolution of Britain’s North visiting buildings, canals, museums, landscapes, communities and workplaces to gain a superb insight into the crucial role the north played in the prosperity of the country and the shaping of its distinctive social identity.View Tour Details
Jacobites & BraveheartsStarts 19th September 2028 (8 days)
Scotland’s relationship with England has been turbulent since Roman times but never more so than at the turn of the 12th Century and during the mid-18th century when English and British hegemony were seriously challenged. Visit the sites where this fickle relationship has been so dramatically tested.View Tour DetailsTours to UK - 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.
Boudica's Rebellion:The Iceni revolt against the Romans has inspired generations of admirers who marvel at the courageousness and sheer dogged determination of Queen Boudica. This tour traces the background and development of her revolt and the tragic final battle which extinguished the hopes of the old Celtic Britain in the face of Roman military superiorityView Tour Details
Guardians of EmpireRecognising that the Roman Empire could not expand indefinitely, Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius determined to consolidate their frontiers and the resultant walls reflects that change of policy.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 Cathedrals of Northern EnglandThis 5-night and 6-day tour is a superb journey through England’s history as expressed in its magnificent cathedrals. Marvel at breathtaking stonework, graceful carvings, elegant tracery, exquisite stained glass and soaring spires viewed through the eyes of those who devoted their lives to these treasures in stone. And all in the company of our expert historian.View Tour Details
The English Civil WarsThis eight-day tour of England takes us to the scenes of all the major battles: Edgehill, Marston Moor and Naseby; the King’s capital of Oxford; the wonderful cities of York and Worcester; key fortresses and houses; and the sites of many other the key battles and sieges.View Tour Details
The Last Welsh RebellionA fabulous tour through the dramatic scenery of Wales that explores the magnificent castles of Edward I and follows the exploits of Owain Glyndŵr, the last true-born Prince of Wales, as he fights for an independent country.View Tour Details
The Lords of the NorthOn this 4-night and 5-day tour we explore the sites connected with the Viking, Saxon and Early Christian history of England’s north-east. Travelling by coach through the ancient Kingdom of Northumbria we learn about the origins of the kingdom and the bitter fight against Viking incursions. This is set against the development of Christianity in the area and the lives of Cuthbert, Aidan and Bede.View Tour Details
The Monmouth RebellionOn this tour we follow the desperate gamble of the illegitimate son of Charles II from his landing at Lyme Regis to the last pitched battle on English soil at Sedgemoor including the skirmishes at Bridport, Axminster, Keynsham and Philips Norton.View Tour Details