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See where it all began.

Experience the 19th and early 20th century British architecture, landscape, design and fine arts with personalized tours that combine luxury with learning.

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Normandy and Its Influence on the British Arts and Crafts

Immerse yourself in the Normandy and Picardy landscape where artists, architects, and craftworkers of the Arts and Crafts Movement traveled through Chartres, Rouen, and Thiepval.

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Gimson and The Barnsleys

Travel from Scotland to London on this extraordinary tour examining the works by C.R. Ashbee, Ernest Gimson and William Morris and his friends.

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Private Presses And Libraries In Scotland And Ireland

Join us as we journey through the visual and literary works of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Ireland and Scotland - from the ninth century Book of Kells to the early twentieth-century creations of Elizabeth Yeats’s Dun Emer and Cuala Presses.

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Arts & Crafts Tours

We're not your average tour company.

Unprecedented access

Enjoy opportunities to be welcomed into private homes, gardens, and collections rarely open to the public.  Find yourself dining with your hosts and beautiful objects rarely seen up close.

Knowledgeable Experts

Along with your Tour Leader, each tour has a wide range of experts - scholars, curators, historians, artists, and writers - who are your guides, lecturers, companions and dinner partners.

Personal Attention and Service

You'll be catered to from the moment you arrive in Britain to the moment to get to the airport on your return flight - luxury transportation staying at lavish, country, manors, and delightful lunches.

EXAMINE THE ROOTS OF THE MOVEMENT

Practitioners of the Arts and Crafts Movement created the most exquisite objects, extraordinary homes, and beautiful gardens of the 19th and early 20th century.

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Cardiffe Castle in Cardiff, Wales
Congregational Church in Saltaire England
Gravetye Manor in Sussex, England
Birmingham

Upcoming Tours

Join us on our latest tours in 2019

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Whether you have a starting interest in learning about the Arts and Crafts Movement or have a desire to see some of the most fascinating places, people, and artifacts of the era, join us on one or more of our upcoming tours and immerse yourself in history.

Our Latest Articles

Lest We Forget! Lest We Forget!

Lest We Forget! Lest We Forget!

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This is a year of centenaries and celebrations. Any of you lucky enough to be in London before 22nd April should head straight for Two Temple Place, that extraordinary Gothic mansion beside the Thames, just along from the Savoy Hotel.

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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING

Pure delight!

We did not think you could plan another tour as wonderful as the William Morris one last summer. But you did – our days in Scotland were pure delight. Many, many thanks.

Jane and Mary D, Minnesota

Remarkable

The tour was a remarkable combination of great houses and churches, superb gardens, hospitable owners, out-of-the-way museums and hotels, as well as scholarly guides, curators and collectors. Our group, which reflected a fascinating mixture of talents and interests, learned from every aspect of this masterfully planned week. For me it was the perfect “busman’s holiday” with more genuine substance than I had dared to expect.

Robert C, Berkeley CA

Trips that are small and specialized

One gets very spoiled being on trips that are small and specialized, thoughtfully designed and well organized and I can’t imagine traveling any other way!

Joan M, Washington, DC

Simply perfection!

What can I say that will possibly communicate how I feel about our tour? There is only one phrase which describes the ten days – “Simply perfection!” Pampered, enriched, inspired, happy. I have a life-long treasure chest of experiences from this tour.

Sue S, Nebraska

A superb trip

Once again we have to thank you for a superb trip. It surpassed our expectations. Meeting all the people involved in the restorations of different Mackintosh sites and properties was more than perfect. The final dinner party, with the various artists and architects involved in all those projects, was “icing on the cake.”

Ray and Stella L, Texas

Worth every penny

Congratulations on the excellent job you do putting on the tour. The trip was worth every penny. I was especially struck by the generosity of the people who opened their homes to us and by the fact that you got them to do it.

Laurie T, Washington

I’ll never forget our trip

I have been meaning to write you and tell you that hardly a day goes by when we do not either remember fondly or make reference to our tour of last May/June.

William L, Chicago

The perfect trip

This is a tour for people who have a non-tour group mentality, the perfect trip – intellectual stimulation and physical comfort.

Andrea B, New York City

A unique opportunity

An incomparable experience. We stayed at places of major Arts and Crafts interest and enjoyed wonderful meals. We were guided by recognized authorities throughout. The tour included privileged entrée into a number of private places and collections. A unique opportunity.

Edith and Joe A, Massachusetts

Quite impressive

Your speakers were quite impressive, the chosen venues excellent, and your constant attention to detail a thing of joy… Congratulations on a wonderful trip.

Ralph B, Arkansas

An interesting and fun group

I wanted to say how much I enjoyed the dinners and their settings. They seemed so intimate and enjoyable – especially having the hosts involved. Such good company – really it was such an interesting and fun group and you added so much – am now reading my books for it – thanks so much.

Ruth Y, Connecticut

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