Historical Trips

Historical Trips Historical Trips offer exciting, fact filled tours that tell the whole story of some of the crucial

Historical Trips offer intriguing and informative tours, with original themes, unique to Historical Trips, expert guide lecturers and prices that include food, fees and no surcharges. Diving into the great events that have shaped the world we live in today, our historians outline the cultural, social and political contexts, as well as the personal stories behind these events.

If you'd like to experience a day in Colonel Paul Beaver's expert company, our sister company Andante Travels has some S...
06/05/2022

If you'd like to experience a day in Colonel Paul Beaver's expert company, our sister company Andante Travels has some Study Days and one three-day tour on offer that are led by him. Find out more here:

Paul Beaver is a leading military and political historian and a member of the British Commission on Military History. He has also worked as a journalist and broadcaster — including reporting for Sky News during the Gulf War and in Bosnia, Kosovo, Sierra Leone and Macedonia

If you're looking for a memorable day out this summer, why not join Colonel Paul Beaver and Andante Travels for their Bi...
23/03/2022

If you're looking for a memorable day out this summer, why not join Colonel Paul Beaver and Andante Travels for their Biggles Day at Shuttleworth. Find out more here:

Biggles is an enduring hero for generations of school children. Yet few will have stopped to wonder his antecedence and from where Captain James Bigglesworth of the Royal Flying Corps sprang. Perhaps even wondering about the author Captain W E Johns.

Today is and we have a great interview with expert guide Dr Elizabeth Norton, who will be leading a brand new tour for...
08/03/2022

Today is and we have a great interview with expert guide Dr Elizabeth Norton, who will be leading a brand new tour for Andante this year on Anne Boleyn.

As it's International Women's Day, we thought it was a great time to share our new interview with expert Guide Lecturer Dr Elizabeth Norton.

Looking for a longer historical break? Andante Travels has just launched a new three-day tour for this year that tells t...
17/01/2022

Looking for a longer historical break? Andante Travels has just launched a new three-day tour for this year that tells the turbulent and tragic story of the early 1530s in the most fascinating way, with a particular focus on the life of Anne Boleyn. Discover the full itinerary here:

The second marriage of King Henry VIII would change the course of British history, and this delightful short break in Kent draws on the insight and expertise of your Guide Lecturer to tell the turbulent and tragic story of the early 1530s in the most fascinating way, with a particular focus on the l...

This year is your next chance to witness the once-a-decade Passion Play of Oberammergau. To view the tours our sister co...
16/01/2022

This year is your next chance to witness the once-a-decade Passion Play of Oberammergau. To view the tours our sister company has on offer, click below:

Discover our collection of Oberammergau 2022 Passion Play tours, led by expert guides and exploring a range of themes.

To view all of our sister company's historical trips, click here:
15/01/2022

To view all of our sister company's historical trips, click here:

At Andante Travels, we like to think that a love of things past does not stop us knowing how to have a good time in the present. With this in mind, we are excited to share a selection of fascinating tours led by expert Guide Lecturers that delve not only into the world of archaeology, but into histo...

Another of our sister companies, this time Brightwater Holidays, has just launched a special experience day for 2022 tha...
14/01/2022

Another of our sister companies, this time Brightwater Holidays, has just launched a special experience day for 2022 that offers a chance to discover Broomhall House in the company of Lord Bruce – heir to the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Chief of the Name of Bruce, and a lineal descendant of King Robert the Bruce.

Find out more about this unique encounter here:

Join us for an exclusive private tour of Broomhall House, in the company of Lord Bruce, heir to the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Chief of the Name of Bruce and a lineal descendant of King Robert the Bruce.

And finally, this fascinating day out takes place in the ancient Roman town of Caerleon in Wales and is led by Dr Andy F...
13/01/2022

And finally, this fascinating day out takes place in the ancient Roman town of Caerleon in Wales and is led by Dr Andy Fear, a lecturer in Classics at the University of Manchester. In addition to an introduction to Roman inscriptions, this day includes a practical session where guests will make a 'squeeze' of a historic inscription as well as a tour of the National Roman Legion Museum's gallery and a guided walk, which takes in the amphitheatre, Roman barracks, Caerleon's Roman fortress, and its baths.

Among the most important tools of the archaeologist working in the classical world is the huge wealth of inscriptions that are one of the keys to unlocking the past. The Romans in particular were fond of the public display of their decrees and virtues on tombstones, building inscriptions, milestones...

Revel in the opportunity to examine this landscape in detail – and in the expert company of archaeological guide Peter B...
12/01/2022

Revel in the opportunity to examine this landscape in detail – and in the expert company of archaeological guide Peter Berridge – starting with the chance to walk inside the great stone circle of Stonehenge itself. Guests will also explore the round barrows on King Barrow Ridge, Woodhenge and the Durrington Walls, where recent excavations have provided new evidence about the builders of Stonehenge. There will also be a visit to The Salisbury Museum, where a behind-the-scenes tour awaits.

We walk the Stonehenge cursus, the magnificent round barrows on King Barrow Ridge and trace the Avenue - the original approach to Stonehenge. Further ‘henge’ complexes at Woodhenge and Durrington Walls are close by, where recent excavations have provided exciting new evidence about the builders

This new Andante Travels day offers a chance to experience a fragment of Iron Age life and the opportunity to learn new ...
11/01/2022

This new Andante Travels day offers a chance to experience a fragment of Iron Age life and the opportunity to learn new skills as guests will make both a pewter pendant and cordage necklace to take home. On arrival, there will be a guided tour with Maureen Page, one of the two Site Directors at Butser Ancient Farm. Later, there will be an authentic Saxon lunch and the aforementioned hands-on workshops. This day has a small group limit of 12 participants.

Butser Ancient Farm is a globally recognised experimental archaeology site, where visitors of all ages can travel through a timeline of homes from the Stone Age to the Saxon era.

Academic, author and broadcaster 𝔇𝔯 𝔈𝔪𝔪𝔞 𝔍. 𝔚𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔰 will lead this new day for Andante Travels, which explores the story o...
10/01/2022

Academic, author and broadcaster 𝔇𝔯 𝔈𝔪𝔪𝔞 𝔍. 𝔚𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔰 will lead this new day for Andante Travels, which explores the story of Christianity in the north of England through architecture, art, saints and pilgrims. Guests will enjoy a guided tour by Emma that includes the 14th century monks' dormitories, medieval great kitchen and chapter house, a 'central tower tour' and a guided tour of Durham Cathedral Museum. There will also be a very special private organ recital in the 17th century carved wooden choir stalls.

Bill Bryson described Durham as 'the best Cathedral on planet earth', and here we find out why. Located in the heart of the former Kingdom of Northumbria, from its origins as a Norman powerhouse and seat of the unique Prince Bishops, to its current status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Durham Cath...

Another new offering for 2022 is Andante Travels' Skills & Secrets of Ancient Glass-Making. Roman glass specialist and e...
07/01/2022

Another new offering for 2022 is Andante Travels' Skills & Secrets of Ancient Glass-Making.

Roman glass specialist and expert Dr Denise Allen will lead this unique Study Day in Quarley, Hampshire. Guests will join Denise along with glass-makers Mark Taylor and David Hill at Project Workshops. Mark and David previously supplied glass to Ridley Scott for his blockbuster 'Gladiator' and they have also made glass for 'Outlander' and feature film 'The Favourite'. After an introductory talk from Denise Allen about ancient glass-making, there will be demonstrations and more.

Glass is a mysterious, beautiful and versatile material, not a true solid but a ‘super-cooled liquid’, and scientists still don’t completely understand its exact nature. It comes from cheap and plentiful ingredients – sand, natron and plant ash – which are transformed into exquisite transp...

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