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Historic sites

including Somme & Ypres

WW2

D-Day beaches & Normandy

Great war poets

Owen and Sassoon

Itineraries

printed & illustrated

Historic Tours

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).

Wine & War

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.

Art & Poetry

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.

Itineraries

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…

Featured Tours

D-Day Tour

A tour of the D-DAY beaches, UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, SWORD. Seeing the landscape, rather than […]

American Civil War

A tour of Civil War battlefields, mostly in Virginia. Starting at Gettysburg, then to Antietam […]

Venice: Art, Churches, Palazzi

‘I have, many and many a time, thought since of this strange dream upon the […]

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From the Blog

D-Day Beaches Tour, September 2024

When planning a battlefield tour there are known unknowns. Like whether the mini-bus – guaranteed […]

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Battle of The Scheldt Tour

One of the most disastrous Allied mistakes of WW2 was capturing Antwerp on Sept 23 […]

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ARNHEM; and the BATTLE OF THE BULGE

This tour, with the Dickinson family, also included sites in the ‘Island’ (between Nijmegen and […]

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ANTWERP AND RUBENS, DELFT AND VERMEER

BIRD BATTLEFIELD TOURS enjoy combining art and war, and ANTWERP is both a majestic centre […]

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Tour of Rome

Just back from a tour of ROME and its treasures, mostly classical and Renaissance. With […]

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American Civil War Tour, August 2022

The American Civil War (1861-65) has been shamefully ignored by British schools, because it was […]

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Tour of Dunkirk

Our tour of Dunkirk, Cassel and the V1 and V2 bases in May concentrated on […]

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D-DAY AND FALAISE GAP TOURS

In May and June we did three consecutive tours of the D-DAY BEACHES and the […]

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Remembrance Tour

Remembrance Tour, October 2021: In the Footsteps of Jim Cross and the 276th Brigade RFA […]

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CORONAVIRUS

The SPANISH FLU, which caused perhaps 50 million deaths from 1918 to 1920 – over […]

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Forthcoming Tours

Tour Name	Tour Dates
D-Day Tour	April 28-May 2, 2025	+ information
American Civil War	July 17-24, 2025	+ information
Venice: Art, Churches, Palazzi	September 22-26, 2025	+ information

Testimonials

I came away with a new appreciation…

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.

David N. Simmons, Denver, Colorado, USA

Encyclopedic knowledge…

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.

Sir Alistair Horne CBE

Always a pleasure…

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).

Ernie Franklin

Enjoyed every minute

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.

Jacqueline Buchanan

A very enjoyable tour

Arrangements were perfect, and the brothers Bird were a constant source of lucid erudition…

Joan Clatworthy

Great fun, even in the rain!

As always your tour was expertly organised and guided and great fun, even in the rain.

Tim Squires

More convivial still…

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…

Country Life, March 2014

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Historic sites

WW2

Great war poets

Itineraries

Welcome to Bird Battlefield Tours

Specialists in small group tours of historic European battlefields and sites in the company of friendly and knowledgeable guides.

Historic Tours

Wine & War

Art & Poetry

Itineraries

Featured Tours

From the Blog

Forthcoming Tours

Tour Name

Tour Dates

D-Day Tour

April 28-May 2, 2025

American Civil War

July 17-24, 2025

Venice: Art, Churches, Palazzi

September 22-26, 2025

Testimonials

I came away with a new appreciation…

Encyclopedic knowledge…

Always a pleasure…

Enjoyed every minute

A very enjoyable tour

Great fun, even in the rain!

More convivial still…

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