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Award winning heritage tours based in Hereford with 20+ years experience

WWI, WWII and Normandy expertise. Private itineraries shaped to your interests. Open 09:00 to 17:00 daily.

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A simple way to start planning

Call us with your idea

Tell us your dates, interests and must see places, and we will shape the first outline.

Review your itinerary

We refine the route, pace and logistics with you until the plan feels right.

Travel with confidence

On the day, we guide the journey with context, structure and room for questions.

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Specialist history tours with real substance

If you want more than a surface level day out, we create historical travel with depth, meaning and careful research behind it. At In the Footsteps Battlefield Tours, we plan specialist journeys for people drawn to military history, family stories and literary heritage.

From our Hereford area base, we work across the UK and into European historical destinations, shaping each trip around what matters to you. With around 20 years of experience, we turn important places into clear, memorable stories.

Tours that follow the history you care about

Military History Tours

Military history trips that explain campaigns on location, with thoughtful pacing and room for questions

Jane Austen Tours

Jane Austen trips shaped around the places, themes and period context that bring her world into sharper focus

Cultural Heritage Tours

Cultural heritage trips with careful research, strong storytelling and a route shaped around the themes you value

European Battlefield Tours

European battlefield trips with private planning, meaningful pacing and clear explanation of events on the ground

Literary Heritage Tours

Literary heritage trips that connect authors, places and periods through research led private touring

UK Heritage Tours

UK heritage trips shaped around military, family or literary themes, with private planning and researched context

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Private itineraries shaped to your interests

Every trip starts with what you want to understand or experience. We can build days around World War I, World War II, D Day, ancestry research, Jane Austen or wider cultural themes, then adjust pace, route and detail to suit your group.

With In the Footsteps Battlefield Tours, you are not pushed through a set script. We refine the itinerary with you, think through mobility and timing, and keep the experience grounded in sound research. You can also explore our website, Facebook page and X feed before you call In the Footsteps Battlefield Tours.

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Our Award Winning Tours

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Armed Forces Covenant

In 2020 In The Footsteps® gained the Bronze Award from the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme and are proud to support those who serve.

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Why travellers choose deeper heritage touring

Research that shapes the route

We plan each day around evidence, context and places worth your time.

Private touring with flexibility

Your itinerary can reflect pace, mobility needs and the subjects you value most.

Interpretation that stays clear

We explain events on location in plain language that makes the story easier to follow.

Speak to us about a heritage tour

Call In the Footsteps Battlefield Tours to discuss your ideas and start planning a private historical trip from the Hereford area.

Contact us

In the Footsteps Battlefield Tours

Willowmead 5 Abbotts Close,
Greytree,
Ross-on-Wye,
HR9 7GQ

Business hours

Monday : 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday : 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday : 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday : 09:00 - 17:00
Friday : 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday : 09:00 - 17:00
Sunday : 09:00 - 17:00

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS TOURS LIMITED, registered as a limited company in England and Wales under company number: 15460642.
Registered Company Address: Floors 1-3 4-5 High Town, Hereford, Herefordshire, United Kingdom, HR1 2AA.

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