William Shakespeare’s 400th Anniversary
I have a colleague and friend in Zagreb who only ever reads factual books. He says that as a successful historian he doesn’t have time to read fiction. To be fair, he is a much more successful...
Huddersfield Grammar School showing outdoor experiences support indoor learning!
Cast your mind back to September last year and you may remember that as part of our 50th birthday celebrations we awarded Huddersfield Grammar School in West Yorkshire with our first Golden...
Dear Diary: Historical Association Agincourt 2016 Visit
Dear Diary: Historical Association Agincourt 2016 Visit Earlier this month, Rayburn Tours’ Jackie Fowell accompanied teachers and primary school children from the UK on a four-day visit to...
Women’s Roles in the First World War
Women’s Roles in the First World War Reflecting on Women’s History Month To mark the end of ‘Women’s History Month’ we asked our History Tours Development Manager, freelance historian...
Agincourt – 1415-2015 and Today
The Historical Association’s Agincourt visit This weekend, a group of 35 primary school children and teachers from across the UK have travelled to the historic French town of Azincourt (known by...
Five most memorable volcanic eruptions
We asked our Geography Tours Development Manager and all-round geography enthusiast, Cath Rule, to put together a list of memorable volcanic eruptions. She gets pretty fired up about all things...
Top 5 reasons to learn a foreign language
Check out out our top 5 reasons to learn a language! Did you know a handful of our team at Rayburn speak at least one foreign language?
Iceland 2016 – Day 3/4 – Do You Believe in Elves?
Lucy’s action-packed Icelandic venture continues… with the arrival of Beverley High School, a visit to the deep volcanic Kerid Crater and tales of Icelandic elves, she’s certainly been keeping...
Iceland 2016 – See the Northern Lights. Check.
Iceland 2016 – Day 1 – See the Northern Lights. Check. This week our new Education Manager, Lucy, has been lucky enough to swap the busy, bustling Rayburn Tours office for the more dramatic...
Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day 27 January, Holocaust Memorial Day. It marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration and Death Camp, where Auschwitz I and Auschwitz-Birkenau (II) were...
Top 10 phrases for your international trip
Top 10 phrases for your international trip You’ve booked your international trip. You’ve got your students, itinerary, tickets, passports and bags packed… but there’s something you’ve...
Sandwell Academy announced as the second Golden Ticket Winner… Could you be the third?!
This year Rayburn Tours reached the big 5-0 and we’ve been marking this fantastic milestone by rewarding some of our valued customers. As a way of saying ‘thank you’, we’re presenting three...