Step into the story…
Discover the history hidden in familiar places through guided local walks and churchyard tours.
Each walk follows the people, places and stories that shaped the community—bringing the past into focus where it happened.
Two ways to Explore….
Join a Public Walk
Join a scheduled public walk and uncover the stories behind the streets, buildings, churchyards and landscapes around you. Choose a published date, reserve the number of places you need and pay securely through the website.
Choose from the forthcoming programme of scheduled walks, reserve the number of places you need and pay securely through the website. Every listing provides the date, meeting point, duration, distance and practical information you need before setting out.
Arrange a Private Walk
Looking for an engaging activity for your society, community group, family or organisation? Select one of my established walks—or discuss something more personal—and enquire about arranging it on a date that suits your group.
Bring your group together for a history walk on a date that suits you. Choose one of the established walks in the catalogue or ask about adapting an experience for your organisation, family or special interest group.
How a public booking works
1. Choose your Walk
Select an available date and read the route information.
2. Reserve Your places
Choose the number of walkers attending
Public Walks operate on published dates and may require a minimum number of participants. The individual listings will explain the Cancellation, Transfer and weather arrangements. If no public walks are available, you can still browse our walks catalogue and enquire about a private booking.
3. Pay online
Complete the participant information and checkout
4. Receive confirmation
Keep the confirmation email as proof of booking
Your group. Your date. A shared story.
A private walk offers your group the time and space to explore a place together. Established routes can be delivered for local societies, community groups, families and organisations, with the pace and emphasis discussed before the booking is confirmed.
How to book a Private Walk
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Choose a Walk
Take a look at my catalogue of walks and select one that you like.
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Suggest a Date
Use the enquiry form to tell me the date you would like to go.
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Receive a Proposal
I will respond providing further details and a pricing proposal for your chosen walk.
Clear. Credible. Personal. Engaging.
Every walk is grounded in careful historical research and shaped around the places where events unfolded. Maps, photographs, documents and individual stories help turn the surviving landscape into an accessible and memorable historical experience.
Carefully Researched
Evidence, context and sources presented clearly
History in its setting
Stories explored where they happened
People at the centre
Personal experiences connect larger events to real lives
Practical and welcoming
Clear information about distances, terrain and accessibility
Frequently Asked Questions
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Our Public walks are Guided history tours offered on specific dates and times. Our Upcoming Walks section shows the dates of upcoming walks.
You can book a place as an individual or reserve upto 4 places. Each walker is charged a per person rate which is shown in the walk description.
Each walk usually has a maximum capacity of 15 walkers. if you would like to book a larger group, please us the Private walk enquiry.
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Choose your Walk: Select a date from the list of upcoming walks and read the route description and walk details.
Reserve your place: Choose the number of walkers attending.
Pay Online: complete the participant information and Checkout.
Receive Confirmation: Keep a copy of your confirmation as proof of booking
Public walks operate on published dates and may require a minimum number of participants. The individual listing will explain the cancellation, transfer and weather arrangements.
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Your group. Your date. A shared story.
A private walk is a history tour that offers your group the time and space to explore a place together. Established routes can be delivered for local societies, community groups, families and organisations, with the pace and emphasis discussed before the booking is confirmed.
Private walks are charged on a per Walk basis irrespective of the group size. To make an enquiry please use the private walk enquiry
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Choose a Walk from our catalogue.
Suggest a date and time and tell me about your group using our Private Enquiry button
Sending an enquiry does not commit you to a booking.
You will receive a proposal confirming the availability, arrangements and price.
If you accept the proposal, I will confirm your booking and explain the payment process.
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For Public Walks, when you select the walk and date from the advertised Upcoming walks the per person price is shown and bookings made online through the website.
For Private Walks, there is a single price, irrespective of the group size (upto a maximum of 12). You select the route, the date and the time. visit our walks catalogue for further details
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For full details of our terms and conditions for guided walks see or Guided Walks Terms of Service.
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Public Walks: Group sizes are no more than 15 per walk (on some itineraries the maximum group size may be smaller due to the location / nature of the walk). We may cancel a walk with less than 4 participants.
Private Walks: On a private walk, you decide who’s in the group! There’s no minimum and up to a maximum of 12 per walk).
Larger groups can be catered for but lease contact us using the Private walk enquiry form for details and prices
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Well behaved dogs and (older) children are welcome. Guided walks are not well suited to very young children. Owners / Parents should consider whether the itinerary and location are suitable.
We provide guided history walks that will involve walking, talking and standing outdoors.
Owners / Parents remain responsible for their Pets / Children throughout and if misbehaving may be asked to leave.
If in doubt please do contact us to discuss.
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Each walk description will provide an indication of the accessibility and terrain but please do contact us to discuss the suitability of a particular walk
Ready to follow the story?
Join a forthcoming public walk or begin planning a private historical experience for your group.