10 Film Locations You Can Visit
From Harry Potter’s beloved magical home to the site of Spielberg’s pre-historic action film, a visit to these 10 film-set locations will bring your most-loved movies to life (even beyond 4D High...
The History event of the year – HA Annual Conference
Mini break in Harrogate Last Thursday myself (Megan), Jo and Catherine packed our bags, popped on our out of offices, loaded up the car and set off from the Rayburn Tours’ head office in Derby for...
We’re off to the Historical Association Annual Conference – Harrogate here we come!
We love the HA Conference! This weekend the Historical Association (HA) Annual Conference takes place in the beautiful Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate. The Rayburn Tours’ team have been attending...
Turn your Linguists into Language Lovers
We are continually reminded by teachers that there really is no better way to motivate and inspire students to learn a language than to immerse them in the ‘mode de vie’ by taking them out of the...
University College School’s Sicilian Escapade
Last month University College School jetted off to spectacular Sicily for a 5 day geographical adventure. The group were accompanied by trip courier Amelia Maresca (daughter of our very own...
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...
Geographical Association’s Annual Conference – A Geographer’s Dream
This weekend Manchester University Place became the epicentre for geography lovers, with over 700 primary, secondary and FE teachers, lecturers, advisors, inspectors, head teachers and heads of...
St Thomas More Catholic Academy’s once-in-a-lifetime experience in Iceland
St Thomas More Catholic Academy hit Iceland running in their whirlwind trip to experience as much of this amazing country as possible in 2.5 days! Luxuriating in the Blue Lagoon Relaxing In the Blue...
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 Agincourt in Northern France. Take a look at Jackie’s journal...
Women’s Roles in the First World War
To mark the end of ‘Women’s History Month’ we asked our History Tours Development Manager, freelance historian and all-round history enthusiast, Paula Kitching, to pull together the key details...
Five places from the past that have shaped our present
We asked our History Tours Development Manager and freelance historian, Paula Kitching, to put together a list of the top ‘five places from the past that have shaped our present’. With so many...