London, Bletchley Park, Duxford, Cambridge, Bomber Airfields, Portsmouth, Southwick, Bovington Tank Museum and Dover, United Kingdom . . .

Tour Highlights:
• Explore (Heavy) Bomber Airfields depicted in Apple TV's "Masters of the Air"
• Enjoy visiting the most important "Battle of Britain" Bunker in England
• Step aboard the original D-Day Heavy Cruiser "HMS Belfast" on the Thames
• Guided Tour of Bletchley Park - Home of the World War II Codebreakers
• Private Tour of Eisenhower's D-Day Operations Map Room at Southwick
• We include many sites other Tours do not, like the Bovington Tank Museum
• Watch wartime vehicles operate at special event "Tiger Day" in Bovington
• Experience counts! We have operated WWII Tours in U.K. for over 25 years

Alpventures® Britain at War! Tour covers major historical sights and world-class museums between Cambridge, London and the English Channel.

In London we will begin with a City Tour focusing on the London Blitz of 1940. We will visit the famous Imperial War Museum and Churchill's Cabinet War Rooms, with leisure time to browse the museum shops. We'll spend half a day aboard the HMS Belfast, a World War II Cruiser. Our excursion north of the city will be to Bletchley Park - Home of the WWII Codebreakers - and the IWM aviation museum at Duxford. Although best known for its 180 historic aircraft, Duxford has one of the finest collections of aircraft, tanks, and military vehicles in the country and a wide range of other impressive exhibitions. We'll also spend a day touring the bomber airfields from Apple TV's hit-show about the Eighth Air Force, "Masters of the Air."

The last few days of Alpventures Britain at War! Tour take you to General Eisenhower's Supreme Headquarters for the D-Day operation at Southwick House near Portsmouth, Bovington, the White Cliffs of Dover and Kent; before returning to London to fly home. We will take in the Dover Castle and see the newly opened command bunkers underground, and we will visit the Battle of Britain Museum in Kent. Unlike other Tours, we don't leave out the Tank Museum in Bovington; we include a stop to see one of the world's largest and finest collection of tanks from unique WWI tanks to the latest British Army battle tank. The museum has a collection of over 300 vehicles from over 26 countries. Finally, we finish the Tour back in London, where you can spend more time before your return flight home, or continue your travels in the United Kingdom.

Alpventures Britain at War! Tour includes the exciting event - "Tiger Day" at The Tank Museum in Bovington, England. This is a full day event including the arena show with tanks from both WWI and World War II.

APRIL 18: IN FLIGHT - to London Heathrow Airport
Depart your home country today (at the latest) to arrive London the next day.

APRIL 19: LONDON: Churchill War Rooms
Meet your Tour Guide at our designated meeting point in London, and we start off with a City Tour of London's World War II sites, monuments and memorials. Lunch. This afternoon we continue our City Tour of London's most significant historical landmarks and highlights, with a visit to Winston Churchill's Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill Museum. Before we head to our hotel, we'll see the Battle of Britain Memorial and RAF Monuments along the Victoria Embankment. Hotel check-in and welcome dinner. Overnight London. (D)

APRIL 20: BLETCHLEY: Home of the Codebreakers
Today after breakfast and hotel check out, our quest takes us north to Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes. Lunch. Afternoon Guided Tour through Bletchley Park to discover the top-secret world of the World War II codebreaking in the preserved huts and blocks. Transfer to our hotel for check-in. Overnight Cambridge. (B, D)

APRIL 21: NORWICH: Heavy Bomber Airfields
Breakfast. Morning visit to nearby East Anglia, where the countryside was dotted with dozens of RAF and American bomber airfields for the Mighty Eighth Air Force. Our first stop will be the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum at Thorpe Abbotts. This was the home of the "Bloody Hundredth" - the notorious 100th Bomb Group that sustained so many casualties throughout the war - and who are depicted in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's new miniseries on Apple TV, "Masters of the Air". Continue with a stop at Hardwick Airfield, a former B-24 Liberator base for the 93rd Bombardment Group. Next, we will have a photo stop at the memorial to the 446th Bomb Group (Heavy) at Bungay. We will have one more stop before transferring back to our hotel for the evening. Dinner. Overnight Cambridge. (B, D)

APRIL 22: DUXFORD: Historic Airfield / Museum
Breakfast, hotel check-out, and visit the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial this morning. Our next stop is the amazing Duxford branch of the Imperial War Museum. Lunch. Afternoon visit to the historic RAF Duxford airfield museum. Transfer back to our hotel and dinner on your own. Overnight Cambridge. (B)

APRIL 23: LONDON: RAF Museum / HMS Belfast
Breakfast. Check out of our hotel and continue back down to London. Morning visit to the impressive RAF Museum in Hendon. Lunch. Continue into the city for a visit aboard the World War II Cruiser used on D-Day, HMS Belfast (self-guided tour). This afternoon we continue to our hotel for check-in. Overnight London. (B)

APRIL 24: LONDON: Imperial War Museum
Breakfast. Full day at leisure in the fantastic Imperial War Museum. Among many important military weapons and vehicles in the museum, the varied collection is considered to be one of the best military history exhibitions in the world. Return to our hotel and dinner on your own tonight. Overnight London. (B)

APRIL 25: DOVER: Battle of Britain Museum
Breakfast. Morning transfer south to Kent County to visit to Dover Castle, including a Guided Tour of the Command Bunker (underneath the historic castle), and visit the local museum. The evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo) was planned and conducted from the Command Bunker. Lunch. Visit the impressive Kent Battle of Britain Museum at (former) RAF Hawkinge. If time permits, short stop at the Battle of Britain Memorial in Capel-le-Ferne. Overnight Folkestone. (B, D)

APRIL 26: PORTSMOUTH: Ike's D-Day Headquarters
Breakfast and hotel check out this morning. Transfer today to Portsmouth, and enjoy lunch in the famous Golden Lion Pub at Southwick - the "unofficial mess" of General Eisenhower's D-Day Headquarters near the Southwick House. Private Tour of Eisenhower's former D-Day headquarters (SHAEF) at the Southwick House. Afternoon visit to the new and improved D-Day Story Museum in Portsmouth. Transfer to our hotel for check-in and dinner. Overnight Portsmouth. (B, D)

APRIL 27: BOVINGTON: "Tiger Day" at The Tank Museum
After Breakfast, we begin with a journey to Bovington on the southwest coast. Here we will visit the famous Tank Museum, with the world's largest and finest collection of tanks from unique WWI tanks to the latest British Army battle tank. Enjoy most of the day at the museum's special event: TIGER DAY. Late afternoon return to our hotel and dinner on your own tonight. Overnight Portsmouth. (B)

APRIL 28: LONDON: Historic Dockyard / Battle of Britain Bunker
Breakfast. Morning free time for optional sightseeing at the Portsmouth Historic Harbor; home to Admiral Nelson's HMS Victory and the fascinating Royal Navy Museum. Check out of our hotel and transfer back to London. Lunch. Afternoon Guided Tour of the Battle of Britain Bunker at RAF Uxbridge. Late afternoon transfer to our airport hotel for check-in and farewell dinner. Overnight London. (B, D)

APRIL 29: IN FLIGHT - from London Heathrow Airport

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