Dunkirk, St Valery, Hazebrouk, Cassel
The best way to see the Dunkirk evacuation beaches is by light aeroplane. It is […]
We visit many of the major European sites, including YPRES, SOMME, LOOS, VIMY, D-DAY BEACHES, NORMANDY, FALAISE and WATERLOO. We also go to GALLIPOLI and CAPORETTO (now in Slovenia).
The wine tour to CHAMPAGNE pays particular attention to the story of each marque in the wars, and their deserved reputation for resistance to excessive German demands on both their vintages and estate workers.
We have art tours to BRUGES, VENICE, ROME (with MONTE CASSINO) and VICENZA (for Palladian villas), and a GREAT WAR POETS TOUR which visits sites where poets like Owen and Sassoon fought.
Our printed and ILLUSTRATED ITINERARIES offer not only details of what you will see and do (and when) but also much useful anecdotal and historical information. View the gallery…
The best way to see the Dunkirk evacuation beaches is by light aeroplane. It is […]
Tour of the main sites of JUNE 6, 1944 – starting from Cherbourg and motoring […]
Tour of the main sites of JUNE 6, 1944 – starting from Cherbourg and motoring […]
Tour of the main sites of JUNE 6, 1944 – starting from Cherbourg and motoring […]
An ambitious tour of mostly Virginia battlefields but to include GETTYSBURG and ANTIETAM. The tour […]
Our tour of Dunkirk, Cassel and the V1 and V2 bases in May concentrated on […]
In May and June we did three consecutive tours of the D-DAY BEACHES and the […]
Remembrance Tour, October 2021: In the Footsteps of Jim Cross and the 276th Brigade RFA […]
The SPANISH FLU, which caused perhaps 50 million deaths from 1918 to 1920 – over […]
JUST RETURNED FROM 4 SUNNY DAYS IN NORMANDY, with an enthusiastic group who enjoyed both […]
Just back from guiding a group of seven around the medieval city of Bruges, and […]
Just returned from two enjoyable trips – the first with the Fox family to the […]
Just back from Normandy and a tour of the D-DAY beaches. Seeing the landscape, rather […]
Just back from Gallipoli, an incomparably beautiful place. The peace and beauty of the Gallipoli […]
Just returned from a tour of the ARDENNES and the BATTLE OF THE BULGE. It […]
Tour Name | Tour Dates | |
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Dunkirk, St Valery, Hazebrouk, Cassel | May 2-5 | + information |
Normandy Beaches & D-Day | May 16-19 | + information |
Normandy Beaches & D-Day | June 10-15 | + information |
Normandy Beaches & D-Day | June 16-19 | + information |
American Civil War | August 2-10 | + information |
I came away with a new appreciation for how you had planned and executed both of our tours, and how you had done exactly what I wanted – to give us the flavor of the combined bomber offensive, and a feel for the topography and geography of the Normandy invasion. All of this while enjoying your company. The evening meals and conversations were a delightful part of the overall experience on both tours.
The brothers Bird are keen historians and have an encyclopedic knowledge of the battlefields – especially the Normandy invasion sites. But they also have a good first-hand experience of commendable hostelries in the areas. They enjoy sharing their knowledge; and any ramble with them will be fun.
Having been on many of your tours over many years I can honestly say that I have never been stuck next to a bore at dinner (which is perhaps more than the lady sitting next to ME might say).
I enjoyed every minute of the tour and have returned the wiser and deeply moved by the experience. The only blip was the chap called Franklin I sat next to at dinner who banged on about train timetables.
Arrangements were perfect, and the brothers Bird were a constant source of lucid erudition…
As always your tour was expertly organised and guided and great fun, even in the rain.
More convivial still is that run by the epicurean-minded Bird Battlefield Tours, which takes small groups on a ‘wine and war tour’, blending a light serving of military history with some heavy feasting at the châteaux of some of the smarter vineyards. Bird Battlefield Tours also offers an Art and War tour, which involves spending a few days committed to culture and gastronomy in Istanbul before heading down to Gallipoli…