Historical Walking Tours

We offer the opportunity to combine a historical themed holiday with exploring beautiful countryside and bloody battlefields by foot, learning about the events of your chosen snippet of history ‘on the ground’ where it actually happened. From our classic Walking Waterloo to our more specific, enlightening Battle of Tannenberg and the Eastern Front, undertake a journey of discovery in the company of liked minded people and the foremost academic and history experts.

All of our forthcoming Scheduled Walking Tours Tours are listed below.

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

Walking 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.

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

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 Walking The SommeWith expert historian Simon Jones we walk the countryside of The Somme, combining eyewitness accounts with scholarly insights to gain a deeper understanding of this five-month battle and its impacts.View Tour Details

We will stay at 3, 4 and 5 star hotels, sampling the local cuisine in comfort after a day of discovery and exercise. You will be accompanied by our expert guides, who are not only knowledgeable but skilled in bringing the story to life in an approachable and innovative way that will stay with you long after the tour is over. You will also be joined by a dedicated tour manager who will handle any issues that may arise, leaving you free to enjoy and experience.