St Michael's Mount, engraving 1813 after J. Farington RA.

England Tours

Our England programme moves through diverse and fascinating periods: Roman villas, Anglo-Saxon monasteries, Norman keeps, Plantagenet cathedrals, the country houses and gardens that came after. Every tour is led by someone who has spent a career on exactly that subject, with access arranged to match: a room usually closed, a private recital, a curator who brings a collection to life.

Exploring England on a cultural tour

Dr Marc Morris, biographer of William the Conqueror, takes you through the castles that made Kent and Sussex a battleground for three centuries on Norman Conquest and Plantagenet Power. We are led through the country houses of the north by a curator who once catalogued the Royal Collection's silver. Roman Britain's south coast comes courtesy of a professor who can date a mosaic at a glance and name the legion that laid it.

England, dug up, opened up and explained by people who've spent their careers on exactly this.

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Ely Cathedral

The mighty Norman nave and transepts (c. 1110–30), with their thick walls, tiers of arches and clusters of shafts, leads to the crossing and its unique 14th-century octagonal lantern, a work of genius.

Visited on: 'The Cathedrals of England'

Settle–Carlisle Railway

‘The most spectacular piece of railway engineering in Britain’, the Settle–Carlisle Railway (built 1869–75) traverses the moorland hills of the Yorkshire Dales. Twice last century it faced closure, but it survives as England’s most scenically exciting rail journey.

Traversed on: 'Early Railways: The North'

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A selection of our bases in England

Other bases:

The Lygon Arms, Broadway

The Bay Tree Hotel, Burford

The Lamb, Burford

The University Arms, Cambridge

Hotel Indigo, Durham

The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne

The Greenbank Hotel, Falmouth

The Hilton, London Paddington

The Compleat Angler, Marlow

Hotel Indigo, Newcastle

The Feathers Hotel, Oxford

The Barnsdale, Rutland

Sidmouth Harbour Hotel, Sidmouth

Lainston House Hotel, Winchester

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Birth of the Modern Britain in the Age of Jane Austen & JMW Turner

Great Gardens of Southern England Horticulture historical and contemporary

The Divine Office: Choral Music in Oxford A unique event of exceptional musical intensity and spiritual potency

Birth of the Modern Britain in the Age of Jane Austen & JMW Turner

Early Railways: The North History, technology, architecture, landscapes

Early Music in Yorkshire Period performances in historic venues – great halls, castles and churches

Renaissance Choral Day Gems from the golden age of polyphony in three London churches

The Divine Office: Choral Music in Oxford A unique event of exceptional musical intensity and spiritual potency

" Excellent lecturers with a well thought out programme to suit all levels of knowledge and interest. Martin Randall team extremely pleasant and helpful. The hotel was very comfortable and again very helpful staff to deal with any queries. " Birth of the Modern - Britain in the Age of Jane Austen & JMW Turner

" The trips are always of a high quality; it is so nice to have all the organisation taken care of, and to have access to events that would not be available to an independent traveller. " Great Gardens of Southern England - Horticulture historical and contemporary

" The combination of an interesting and inspired musicians all brought together in such beautiful settings makes for a very special experience The festival really provided so many special moments that I will carry with me for years to come. " The Divine Office: Choral Music in Oxford - A unique event of exceptional musical intensity and spiritual potency

" The excellence in the smallest detail, from hotel selection to minute by minute organisation of each day and evening, the highest possible quality of the lectures, despite initial terror of finding one knew nothing, but realising one was there to learn after all, as were most attendees. " Birth of the Modern - Britain in the Age of Jane Austen & JMW Turner

" Anthony Lambert is almost perfect: learned, well-prepared, witty, articulate, thoughtful, respectful, friendly with everyone and quietly helpful, as needed. " Early Railways: The North - History, technology, architecture, landscapes

" The programme was varied, the musicians outstanding and it was a privilege to have been able to experience it. " Early Music in Yorkshire - Period performances in historic venues – great halls, castles and churches

" All three concerts were superb. I felt very privileged to be able to hear such highly skilled young professionals demonstrating their musicianship. " Renaissance Choral Day - Gems from the golden age of polyphony in three London churches

" It was an honour to be part of an audience in such auspicious surroundings. We were essentially provided with a divine and memorable week and a sense of individual achievement. Thank you so much. " The Divine Office: Choral Music in Oxford - A unique event of exceptional musical intensity and spiritual potency

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England Tours

Exploring England on a cultural tour