Tours

Walks

28th June

9:00 AM

Departing from Smithfield Car Park

England's Sun King

Mortimers Cross and the rise of the Yorkist dynasty

One visit takes in one of the most important battles of the Wars of the Roses, where a natural phenomenon (which looked to the armies as if there were three suns in the sky) gave the young Edward the confidence to triumph over his Lancastrian opponents and take the Wars of the Roses into a further 30 years of conflict.

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Coach Tour

1st July

9:00 AM

Departing from Smithfield Car Park

Coach Tour - Revisiting Brideshead

Led by Andrew Pike, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and Cheryl Johnston

Madresfield Court, Worcestershire, has been home to the Lygon family, Earls of Beauchamp, since the mid 15th century.

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Coach Tour

5th July

9:00 AM

Departing from Smithfield Car Park

Coach Tour - In the steps of the Scudamores

Led by Andrew Pike and Cheryl Johnston

Kentchurch Court, Herefordshire, has been the home of the Scudamore family since the Norman Conquest.

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Walks

7th July

9:00 AM

Departing from Smithfield Car Park

The Elan Valley

Water, water everywhere - Led by Cheryl Johnston and Andrew Pike

The spectacular dams of the Elan Valley were built over 100 years ago to provide Birmingham and the Midlands with fresh water.