Experience the World of Vikings and Saxons
Explore Anglo-Saxon History
Discover the people, battles and events that shaped early English history through fascinating historical locations.
Follow the Viking Invasions
Learn about the Viking raids, invasions and conflicts that transformed Britain during the early medieval period.
Explore the evidence of Viking and Saxon warfare
At Sutton Hoo, we examine burial evidence and the material culture associated with early English rulers. In The Footsteps Tours, we connect these finds with the weapons, ships and landscapes that help explain warfare in this period. We also consider how archaeology changes historical understanding, giving context to familiar depictions in television and film without treating screen drama as a substitute for evidence or the surviving record. Evidence remains central.
Follow the campaigns across northern England
Our route links Torksey, York, Fulford, Stamford Bridge and Repton to show how the balance of power shifted across generations. In The Footsteps Tours, we place military events alongside settlement, leadership and burial traditions, from the Great Viking Army’s winter camp to the battles of 1066. With a battlefield historian guiding each visit, we connect individual locations to the wider contest for control of England. We relate warfare to settlement.
Day One
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The Sutton Hoo gallery at the British Museum and, time permitting, the Maldon battlefield
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Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge, burial ground of Saxon kings and setting of the 2021 film The Dig
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The Saxon way of war and the leadership of the Bretwalda, King Raedwald Overnight in or near Woodbridge.
Day Two
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Torksey, site of the Great Viking Army's camp in 873 before it invaded Saxon Mercia, and how recent excavations have changed our view of its strength
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York and the Jorvik Viking Centre, to understand Viking life after the conquest of Northumbria Overnight in York.
Day Three
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Fulford and Stamford Bridge, the two battles of 1066 that decided the fate of Saxon England
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Repton, with the Saxon royal crypt at St Wystan's Church, the burial associated with the Viking leader Ivar the Boneless, and the cremation mounds of his warriors at Heath Wood
Return to London and drop-off at your agreed location.
Itineraries are subject to change for operational reasons. Any changes will be advised before departure.
Price: From £750.00 GBP per person
Based on: departure from London; six people touring; a dedicated tour vehicle driven by an expert battlefield historian; two people sharing a twin room.
Notes: Costs may vary with hotel availability and selection. Single occupancy supplement £110.00. A supplement may apply for anniversary dates. Deposit is 30% or £200.00 per person, whichever is greater. Booking indicates acceptance of the Standard Terms and Conditions.