October Departures
Autumn brings a stillness to the sites where history was made
Remember, reflect and learn this October
Before the year ends, stand where history was made. For many, autumn is when the battlefields feel at their most powerful, as the season turns towards Remembrance commemorations and wreaths and poppies begin to gather. Alongside a Specialist Battlefield Guide whose knowledge brings every moment into focus, you'll gain a profound insight into the events that shaped our world – and the people who lived them. With a range of October departures to choose from, there's every opportunity to experience these places at one of the most poignant times of year.
D-Day Landings in Normandy
4 - 5 days from £549pp
On this World War 2 introductory tour, we take an in-depth look at the events that took place on June 6th 1944. Seen as a major turning point in...
View TourAll Quiet on the Western Front
4 - 5 days from £469pp
Focusing on the key sites of WW1 on the Western Front in Belgium and France, on our immensely popular All Quiet on the Western Front tour, you ca...
View TourBattle of the Bulge
4 - 5 days from £469pp
Choose a four or five day tour option, as we explore what is now the largest battlefield area in Europe. The Battle of the Bulge was the last maj...
View TourAir War Europe: Colditz, Dambusters & the Great Escape
9 days from £1,399pp
Follow the story of WW2 Airmen from the Dambusters to Colditz Castle in Germany and Holland as we look at the battlefields of the war in the air...
View TourThe Ultimate D-Day Tour
7 days from £1,049pp
Join us on the ultimate D-Day tour covering all five invasion beaches, Airborne sectors and special locations like Pointe du Hoc and Merville Bat...
View TourDunkirk & Fortress Europe
4 - 5 days from £489pp
More than 330,000 British and French troops were evacuated from Dunkirk in May 1940, during Operation Dynamo. It followed the Battle of France an...
View TourYpres: Battles in Flanders Fields
4 - 5 days from £639pp
Travel with us to Ypres, the main British battlefield of the First World War, and stay right in the heart of the city, close to the Menin Gate. T...
View TourPeenemünde, the Baltic Coast & Wartime Berlin
9 days from £1,649pp
On this tour we delve into the past and explore the history of Nazi Germany. We begin in Peenemunde, a small island located off the coast of Germ...
View TourForgotten Battlefields of WW1
5 days from £689pp
The battles of 1915 and the fighting at Arras and Cambrai in 1917 are important but often forgotten battles of WW1, this tour helps explain their...
View TourThe Maginot Line
7 days from £1,259pp
The Maginot Line ran for nearly 300 miles along the French border, built to protect France from future invasion. Travel with us on the ultimate M...
View TourThe Rise & Fall of the Third Reich
12 days from £2,059pp
Join this 12-day tour as we delve into the ‘dark charisma’ of Adolf Hitler. From the rise of National Socialism in the 1920s to Hitler’s move to...
View TourCommando Operations of WW2 featuring Dieppe, St. Nazaire & Normandy
7 days from £1,099pp
Follow the Commando actions of World War 2 through France as we take a look at some of the huge battles from Operation Jubilee at Dieppe to the g...
View TourWartime Paris: Spies, Resistance and the Holocaust
4 days from £519pp
With the Fall of France in 1940, the city of Paris sat at the heart of occupied France. Resistance began almost at once across the country, later...
View TourThe Somme Offensive
5 days from £799pp
This fascinating tour based in the heart of the Somme battlefields, staying at Albert, takes an in-depth look at both familiar and lesser-known b...
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