My Trip to Fiji and the Fiji Tourism Expo
In May this year, Andy Matthews, Rayburn Tours’ Ski & Sports Tour Co-ordinator, was lucky enough to visit Fiji and Australia on a 2 week inspection visit with the overall aim to put together...
Malcolm Arnold Academy Win Golden Ticket
As 2015 marked Rayburn Tours’ 50th year, we’ve been celebrating this milestone by rewarding some of our valued customers. As a way of saying ‘thank you’, we presented three lucky groups with...
D Day – 72 years and the events of D Day are no less impressive
The day something will happen If you say D Day to most adults over the age of 25 only one thing will come to mind – the events of 6 June 1944. On that day Britain and her Allies launched the...
A Cultural Sports Tour – New York & Boston
A Cultural Sports Tour – New York & Boston In late March of this year, Ashlawn School Academy Trust from Rugby visited New York and Boston on a 10 day cultural sports tour – which...
University College School’s Sicilian Escapade
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...
The Mount St Mary’s College and Balborough Hall Choir Tour: Rome Day 4
The Mount St Mary’s College and Balborough Hall Choir Tour: Rome Day 4 A Morning of Exploration So arrived ‘the big day’ on our adventure to Italy. After an inspiring morning visiting...
The Mount St Mary’s College and Balborough Hall Choir Tour to Rome
The Mount St Mary’s College and Balborough Hall Choir Tour to Rome After a long journey by coach, plane, and then another coach, the Mount St Mary’s and Balborough Hall Choirs along with...
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...
The Hungerhill Games: Orlando Football Tour
The Hungerhill Games: Orlando Football Tour This Easter, the Sunshine State welcomed Hungerhill School from Doncaster for a week long football tour – and it certainly didn’t disappoint....
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...