Napoleonic Wars Expert Led History Tours
A speciality of ours, our Napoleonic tours cover the length of this battle-torn era, from Wellington cutting his teeth in India to the battle that ended it all at Waterloo. Walk the battlefields, see the sites and travel across the world, from Spain to Italy to Russia to chase the stories behind the legend.
We traditionally run at least three Peninsular War tours each year, ranging from our classic Wellington in Portugal tour through to Wellington Over the Pyrenees, as well as our ever popular Waterloo battlefield and walking tours - whether or not coinciding with the anniversary of the battle on 18 June each year.
All of our forthcoming Scheduled Napoleonic Tours are listed below.
Wellington in SpainStarts 17th September 2026 (8 days)
Often referred to as the 'classic' Peninsular War tour, this eight-day battlefield tour visits some of Wellington's most notable battles and sieges during the period 1809 – 1812.View Tour Details
Walking AusterlitzStarts 26th September 2026 (6 days)
A curated expert led walking tour tracing Napoleon’s 1805 campaign of pursuit, manoeuvre culminating with two whole days exploring the battlefield of Austerlitz.View Tour Details
Walking WaterlooStarts 2nd October 2026 (4 days)
Waterloo is a fascinating but complex battlefield and the key to understanding it is ‘reading’ the ground from a soldier’s perspective.View Tour Details
Sharpe's RiflesStarts 12th October 2026 (6 days)
This tour, inspired by Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe novels, and based on contemporary diaries, takes us to some lesser known but beautiful parts of the Iberian Peninsula as we follow the legendary 95th Rifles in their flight against Napoleon.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
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
Wellington in PortugalStarts 10th June 2027 (8 days)
During the years 1808 – 1811, the forces commanded by Sir Arthur Wellesley successfully repulsed three French invasions of Portugal.View Tour Details
A Near Run ThingStarts 18th June 2027 (4 days)
This year our ever-popular Classic Waterloo Anniversary tour is scheduled to allow attendance at the largest re-enactment since the bicentenary weekend ensuring a plethora of re-enactors in period uniform on the battlefields. The tour covers the battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras and especially Waterloo itself. We stay in the historic Waterloo town, home to Wellington’s headquarters.View Tour DetailsNapoleonic Tours - 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.
A Voice from St HelenaThe remote island of St Helena lies in the South Atlantic, some 1200 miles off the coast of Africa: the perfect place to imprison the once escaped and troublesome deposed Emperor of the French.View Tour Details
Austerlitz: Napoleon's MasterpieceWe spend a fascinating six days exploring the 1805 campaign from the Allied rear-guard actions in the Danube valley to battlefield of Austerlitz itself, which has changed little over the years, and where we will intermingle with the numerous participants preparing for the spectacular anniversary re-enactment that will be taking place near the actual battlefieldView Tour Details
Escape From ElbaAfter fighting the brilliant yet unrealistic campaign of France during the winter of 1814 with his motley force of boys, pensioners and exhausted veterans with much reluctance Napoleon was coerced into abdication and thence banished to the small Mediterranean island of Elba.View Tour Details
Kaliningrad: Russia’s forgotten exclaveKönigsberg, the former capital of Prussia, home to the Teutonic Knights and the great philosopher Immanuel Kant, is today known by its Russian name, Kaliningrad.View Tour Details
Napoleon 1812A most comprehensive tour of the 1812 campaign which incorporates the dramatic re-enactment of the legendary battle of Borodino and journeys deep into rural Russia to discover the battles, skirmishes and legends of the armies of Napoleon and Kutusov during their epic struggle of that year.View Tour Details
Napoleon 1812 & Hitler 1941-44Belarus has seen its fair share of invading forces during Napoleon's invasion of 1812 and again some 130 years later the country suffered the ravages of both German and Russian invaders...View Tour Details
Napoleon in GermanyAfter his disastrous campaign in Russia, Napoleon abandoned his army before Vilna on 5 December 1812 and returned to Paris to raise a new army. In less than 5 months he was back in Germany at the head of a new, but inexperienced army of some 200,000 men.View Tour Details
Napoleon in ItalyIn 1796, Napoleon transformed a broken army into a victorious force, defeating Austrians across northern Italy and forging the legend that would define his rise.View Tour Details
Napoleon on the DanubeA comprehensive tour of Napoleon’s 1809 Danube campaign from Bavaria to Vienna culminating in the battle of Wagram and the final battle at Znaim.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
Natasha's DanceThis tour takes us on a wondrous journey through Russia’s rich cultural history, visiting the homes, palaces, estates and museums of the country’s greatest writers, poets and artists. The title of the tour comes from the eponymous book written by your expert historian, Orlando Figes.View Tour Details
Retreat to CorunnaThis tour encompasses all the major actions fought by Sir John Moore’s army: Sahagún, Benavente; Astorga, Cacabelos, Lugo and the last battle: that at Corunna.View Tour Details
Sepoys and GeneralsBy combining our Indian Mutiny and Wellington in India tours into one trip, you will be spending over three weeks visiting some of the most iconic sites and scenery the country has to offer.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 MarathasWe look at the 19th century rise and fall of the Maratha Empire as it challenged that of Mughals only to be thwarted by the British. We explore a wealth of stunningly located fortresses, palaces, temples and battlefields in the modern-day states of Maharashtra, Uttar and Madhya Pradesh.View Tour Details
The Peninsular War In Southern SpainThis tour takes us to some of the most elegant and historic locations in all Spain including Seville, Cordoba and especially Cadiz - Spain’s most cosmopolitan city in the Napoleonic period, her main naval base, and the destination of treasure ships inbound from the Americas.View Tour Details
Walking The PeninsulaOn this unique walking tour through Portugal and central Spain, we aim to show you a representative cross-section of the most attractive countryside and best-preserved battlefields fought over by Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese Army in the Peninsular War – and from a perspective that few tourists see.View Tour Details
Waterloo: AnniversaryVisit all the major battlefields and actions of the campaign: Sambre crossings, Quatre Bras, Ligny, Wavre and WaterlooView Tour Details
Wellington in IndiaThe 28-year-old Colonel Arthur Wellesley left England in command of the 33rd Foot and arrived in India in 1797. He swiftly established his innate ability and campaigned in the Mysore and Mahratta Wars, returning to England as a major general eight years later. This is a very special tour which traces the sites associated with the Master's time in India.View Tour Details
Wellington's Eastern FrontBased on Nick Lipscombe’s book ‘Wellington’s Eastern Front’, this six day tour looks at the ebb and flow of Suchet’s campaign on the east coast of Spain and Wellington’s strategic response to that threat. The tour visits some of the most picturesque and vibrant parts of Spain.View Tour DetailsAll of our tours are led by the primary experts and academics on Napoleonic history, who bring to life the struggles and triumphs of both sides in a fresh and effusive way. You will be accompanied by a dedicated tour manager who will handle all of the organisational aspects of the tour, leaving you free to listen, learn, and engage with the history, culture and cuisine of this fascinating time.