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.


All Quiet on the Western Front

All 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...

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Dunkirk & Fortress Europe

Dunkirk & 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...

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Battle of the Bulge

Battle 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...

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The Ultimate D-Day Tour

The 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...

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Ypres: Battles in Flanders Fields

Ypres: 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...

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The Maginot Line

The 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...

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The Somme Offensive

The Somme Offensive

5 days from £829pp

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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Peenemünde, the Baltic Coast & Wartime Berlin

Peenemünde, 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...

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The Rise & Fall of the Third Reich

The 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...

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Forgotten Battlefields of WW1

Forgotten 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...

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