Historical Walking Tours
Read the landscape on foot with our historical walking tours and battlefield walking holidays. Exploring paths, ridges and villages helps reveal how terrain influenced events and how the places we see today relate to the past. Our planned programme includes Waterloo, the Somme, Austerlitz and the Peninsular War, with expert historians and specialist guides connecting the ground with contemporary accounts and the wider campaign.
Carefully researched routes and small groups create opportunities to ask questions, examine details and share the experience with fellow history enthusiasts. Our walking tours are currently in future planning: browse the itineraries below and register your interest for news of dates and prices. Check each itinerary and its activity level before booking. For scheduled alternatives, explore our military history and battlefield tours.
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 AusterlitzA 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 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 DetailsWe 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.