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Leading cultural tours since 1988. Our page is monitored 9am–5.30pm Monday–Friday.

Our specialist itineraries are meticulously planned and rooted in knowledge of the destination and of the subject matter. All maintain a cultural focus – art, architecture, archaeology, gardens, literature, music, history, geology, gastronomy, even our walking tours. Our cultural tours are each led by expert lecturers – esteemed art historians, musicologists, archaeologists and historians.

19/06/2025

Beginning this July, our new series of online talks explores the work of Luchino Visconti (1906–1976), a world-class director of film, theatre and opera.

This series of five talks is led by Dr Pasquale Iannone, each talk exploring one of Visconti’s period dramas, including 'The Leopard' (1963) and 'Death in Venice' (1971), placing each in historical and cinematic context.

Sign up here https://bit.ly/4kQne9c to join this online talks series, which will run from the 7th of July to the 4th of August. All talks are recorded and available for viewing for eight weeks after the last episode is streamed.

17/06/2025

If you are on our mailing list, you should soon be receiving a copy of our latest printed Update. Featuring a selection of upcoming tours in November & December 2025, we also outline our intended programme for 2026.

Full of original itineraries, from ‘Birth of the Modern,’ our symposium exploring Britain in the age of Jane Austen and JMW Turner, to ‘Marrakech at New Year’, a week of palaces, madrasas, museums and gardens, we hope you find something that captures your interest.

To request a hard copy of our monthly Update, please contact us, or read it online: bit.ly/4jP1XeA

11/06/2025

Last month, we journeyed along the Rhine from Amsterdam to Basel on our ‘Music along the Rhine’ festival, passing a variety of landscapes, including the picturesque Rheingau, and enjoying a range of concerts along the way.

We were accompanied by our expert speaker Katy Hamilton, who will join us again on our Rhine festivals in 2026. If you would like to be notified as soon as these becomes available for booking, please register your interest here: bit.ly/4kzQrVF.

30/05/2025

Follow in the footsteps of St Francis of Assisi – and the brushstrokes of Piero della Francesca – on six walks through sublime landscapes on our 8-day Footpaths of Umbria tour.

En route, we will marvel at Piero’s fresco cycle, The Legend of the True Cross in Arezzo, and at the outstanding 13th and 14th century frescoes of the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi. We will also sample the region’s wines – the full-bodied Sagrantino reds of Montefalco are a particular highlight.

Departures in October 2025, May 2026 and October 2026. More information: bit.ly/3T2NUHa

Images: Stills from a video of a previous departure by Benjamin Ealovega and Richie Rich Productions.

23/05/2025

Since it was set up in the 1970s, SAVE Britain's Heritage has been a tireless champion of endangered historic buildings. Join us next week for the first of three conversations to celebrate SAVE’s 50th anniversary.

The first talk features writer and broadcaster Sir Simon Jenkins in conversation with SAVE director Henrietta Billings. Together, they’ll revisit the landmark 1974 V&A exhibition, ‘The Destruction of the County House’ which sparked the creation of SAVE.

Sir Simon Jenkins, former editor of The Times, chaired the National Trust from 2008 to 2014 and writes regular columns for The Guardian.

Sign up to watch live to watch at home and participate in the Q&A sessions, or watch the recordings at your convenience. Find out more: martinrandall.com/event-types/online-talks

Pictured: Wentworth Woodhouse, once at risk; a view of traders in the vaulted market hall at London's Covent Garden, 1940; and Sir Simon Jenkins.

21/05/2025

Discover 15 of England's most splendid cathedrals in our latest news piece. From Norman grandeur to Gothic splendour, each cathedral offers a unique glimpse into the country’s architectural heritage.

Most of these sites are visited on our nine-day tour ‘The Cathedrals of England’, including York Minster, the largest of English medieval cathedrals, and Wells Cathedral, one of the first in England to be built entirely in Gothic style.

Read our complete guide to England’s medieval cathedrals here: bit.ly/45nQOxA

Photos by Benjamin Ealovega.

19/05/2025

Read a selection of wonderful testimonials from our travellers who have recently returned from our Music along The Rhine music festival. We thank you all for your kind words and look forward to welcoming you onto more of our tours in 2025 & 2026.

01/05/2025

This watercolour by Charles H. Ashdown, published in 1911, depicts Chepstow Castle in Wales. Situated on the cliffs above the River Wye, this immensely impressive castle includes work from many periods between the 11th and 17th centuries.

We visit Chepstow Castle on our ‘Castles in Wales’ tour, running from 8–12 September 2025.

For more information please click here https://bit.ly/3Gx6d4z.

29/04/2025

Our ‘Handel in Malta’ festival, 21–27 November 2025, is the first Martin Randall Festival dedicated to the music of George Frideric Handel.

The English Concert, Solomon’s Knot and the Gabrieli Consort & Players perform a range of Handel’s best works, from the beloved 'Rinaldo' to the vibrantly descriptive 'Israel in Egypt', via the virtuosity of 'Dixit Dominus', and the grand culmination – the 'Messiah'.

We hope you can join us for what will be a thrilling and utterly unique festival.

Find out more or book now: bit.ly/4iIpe2o

27/04/2025

Next month we present a series of ‘in conversation’ illustrated talks to celebrate conservation campaign group SAVE Britain’s Heritage 50th anniversary. Since it was set up in the 1970s, SAVE has been a fearless, untiring champion of endangered historic buildings.

SAVE’s director Henrietta Billings leads each conversation, the first with writer and commentator Sir Simon Jenkins on the seminal 1974 ‘Destruction of the Country House Exhibition’ at the V&A; the second with Marcus Binney, SAVE’s founder and president on the five ‘Big SAVES’ that define the organisation’s history; and the final with Emma Bridgewater, founder of the world-renowned ceramic company on the adventures of bringing the potteries back to life in 1980s Stoke-on-Trent.

Find out more: bit.ly/3S5WWCV

Photo: The Hall of Destruction at the V&A's seminal Destruction of the Country House exhibition, 1974

24/04/2025

Join us this September on our ‘Emilia Romagna Unveiled’ tour, exploring art and architecture along the Roman road, the Via Emilia, with a particular focus on Romanesque architecture and 16th-century painting.

Based in the utterly charming ducal city of Parma and in the university city of Bologna, this tour is led by the art historian Dr R. T. Cobianchi.

For more information on ‘Emilia Romagna Unveiled’ and all our tours departing in September, please click here https://bit.ly/3GA9oZ2.

19/04/2025

Open until July 2025, Japan House London's ‘The Craft of Carpentry’ exhibition is on show, exploring the tools, craftsmanship and forests which sustain a tradition of master carpentry in Japan.

Central to the exhibition is a reconstruction of the Sa-an teahouse in the temple Daitoku-ji in Kyoto.

Our tour, ‘Traditions of Japan’ examines the continuing work of its crafts-people and its art and architecture both old and new.

For more details: https://bit.ly/4ifbiLK

Image: Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum ©

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