Tour Dates:
March 28 to 31, 2025
May 30 to June 2, 2025
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing-grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender!".
Trace the footsteps of Winston Churchill; British statesman, prime minister, military officer and writer. This tour includes his birthplace, burial place, where he attended school and locations which were used for key decision making during World War II. Stay in the 5 star London hotel, The Old War Office - where Churchill, as well as Lord Haldane and Ian Fleming had offices. Tour the building and stand on the balcony where Churchill would speak to the staff and enjoy an Afternoon Tea as you enjoy the sights of Whitehall and Horse Guards Parade.
Meet your guide in central London to begin your Winston Churchill Tour. This morning you will enjoy a panoramic tour of the City with a focus to locations associated with this famous leader including Parliament Square, Whitehall and St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Hall, House of Commons and 10 Downing Street. Continue with a visit to St Pauls Cathedral where his funeral was held. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon transfer to your 5 star hotel - The OWO – a 5 star Raffles hotel The Old War Office was once home to Sir Winston Churchill and Lord Haldane; suites in the hotel were previously their offices used for key decision making during WWII. This building is also where Ian Fleming, whilst working for Britain’s Naval Intelligence service, was inspire to write James Bond and the building featured in Skyfall. Enjoy a history tour of the hotel, followed by afternoon tea. Evening at leisure. Overnight.
Morning visit to Churchill War Rooms, the underground bunker where Churchill and his cabinet ran operations during the Blitz, and a visit to the Imperial War Museums. Lunch. Afternoon visit Kent, affectionately known as ‘the garden of England’. Visit Chartwell, Churchill’s beloved home in the Kent countryside. The rooms remain much as they were in his time and showcase many of his personal mementoes, furniture and writings. Return to London for evening at leisure and overnight.
Tour of Harrow school, where Winston Churchill attended school. View some of the most spectacular and historic rooms and buildings including the Fourth Form Room, Speech Room and Chapel and War Memorial Building. Lunch. Continue to Bletchley Park, home of the codebreakers in WW2. Find out about the different types of machines and codes that were used and the impact Bletchley Park had on WW2. Return to London.
Transfer to Oxfordshire to visit the impressive Blenheim Palace, Churchill’s birthplace and family ancestral home. See the room where he was born, the gardens where he proposed to Clementine. Lunch, followed by a visit to his burial place in Bladon churchyard. Return to London for overnight.
