Walking Tours

A stroll into the past...

Miles Mason - aka Tom Hudson

Tudor & Stuart Walking Tour of Chester

Explore early modern Chester through the eyes of those who built some its most beautiful historic buildings and hear tales of dissolution, pestilence and civil war.

Tom Hudson,Lancaster Georgian and Regency tour guide

Georgian & Regency Walking Tour of Lancaster

Explore Lancaster through the eyes of those working its roads, admiring beautiful historic buildings as you hear tales of its everyday industries, entertainments and conflicts.

Miles-Stanley-Palace

School Tours

Take pupils on a walking tour around the stunning streets of Chester. Then enjoy hands-on activities with Key Stages 1 & 2 workshop sessions, set within a real Tudor building complete with original artefacts.

Chester Tours

Lancaster Tours

"Really enjoyable and interesting tour, the guide clearly knew his stuff and shared lots of stories about Chester and the Stuart/Tudor period (and a few ghost stories thrown in...). Fantastic to see inside Stanley Palace, and lots of tips on other buildings to visit."

Charlotte

"Back in London now but thank you so much for your tour of Lancaster yesterday. Christine and I really enjoyed it. You spoke well and clearly even tho in character and linked up for me many of the buildings I had noticed as I walked to and fro. It's a really good enterprise and I wish you luck."

Elizabeth

"The tour lasted 90 minutes and Miles was able to tell us many interesting facts about the Tudor/Stuart history in Chester. He was excellent with my daughter who is a budding historian, taking time to answer questions and gave her encouragement to learn more." 

Lynn H

"Having some one to lead you and explain things that occurred or may not have occurred, around the period of history involved in the tour, is both entertaining and enlightening."

"The guide Miles Mason took us on a walking tour of some of Chester's tudor buildings, including the beautiful Stanley Palace, which the group was show around by the guide. Thoroughly recommend."

Sophie C

"Excellent tour , interesting and informative. Lovely architecture in Chester. Fascinating stories of the people who lived and worked in Chester during this period. The tour was done at a relaxed pace so everyone was able to keep up and enjoy the guide’s humour and knowledge of the subject." 

Christine G

"Absolutely fantastic tour! There was so much interesting information and our tour guide was so entertaining and had an unbelievable amount of knowledge. I try to do a history tour in any new city we go to and this has by far been the best. This is an absolute must do tour for a fascinating insight into the history of Chester." 

Becky

"This was a fantastic tour of Georgian Lancaster. Really brought the character of the town and its people to life during this era. Great fun, excellent tour guide, full of character with lots of stories to tell." Helen B

"Brilliant tour by a well informed guide. Highly recommended. Lived in the area for over forty years but learnt so much." 

Lindsey W

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