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BATTLEFIELD TOURS

Bringing the past to life


Our Battlefield Tours focus on what Field Marshal Wavell called the 'actualites of war’ – how ordinary men met extraordinary challenges in the face of fear, fatigue, bad weather and a determined enemy. We are more concerned with people than equipment and strategy. We will show you what it was like to be in the midst of some of the most famous battles in which British soldiers took part – where it happened. Our guides are all storytellers. We do not teach or lecture. Our object is to bring the past to life for you – on the very ground where dramatic and moving events took place.

We welcome veterans and their relatives – particularly those researching their family history. Our expert battlefield guides all have operational service experience and can help you fill in the gaps in your family history. Where time and the itinerary permit, we are happy to include some special grave or memorial visits. You will find that we can often tell you more about what happened to your relative than you may believe is possible. We welcome challenges of this sort.

Our 2010 programme includes many of our old favourites - Ypres, Gallipoli, the Somme and Normandy as well as our popular South African tour. 

A number of new locations have been added for 2010 including Halifax in Canada, Portsmouth, Vietnam and Korea.

We can also arrange special, tailormade battlefield tours for regimental or local groups and  associations, usually of 20 or more. See our Group Tours section for more information.

If you are less concerned with what happened or why and wish only to pay your respects at a special war grave or memorial, a Remembrance Tour may be more suitable for you. See our Rememberance Tours section for more details.

 

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