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Abbey Gate College Choir Tour to Belgium and The Rhineland

With stops scheduled in Ypres, Ostend, and Koblenz in Belgium, as well as Cologne in the Rhineland, Germany, Abbey Gate College Choir started their tour as they meant to go on – with serious...

5 things history teachers should be doing this summer

History Tours Development Manager at Rayburn Tours, Paula Kitching, gives her top five recommendations for enjoying the summer holidays.    It’s been an interesting 12 months – and the...

Top 5 things teachers really do in the summer holidays!

The summer holidays are upon us! For the lucky ones they will have already arrived…perhaps even a few weeks ago. As the school bells rings up and down the UK and beyond for the last time marking...

‘Liverpool Ladies U16’s stride through the mist…’ – Our first day at the 2016 Rey Cup

We are proud to be to the exclusive UK partner of the Rey Cup, a football tournament held in Reykjavik, Iceland, that takes place every year for boys’ and girls’ U14 and U16 squads. With over 90...

A Brilliant Belgium Tour for Dame Allan’s Schools

Dame Allan’s Schools recently returned from a 5-day tour to Belgium, during which time they visited some of the country’s most beautiful cities and landmarks and performed in some of its...

Witness Iceland’s wonders for yourself

Turn back the clock to February last year and 40 eager students from Bury Church of England High School were full of excitement and anticipation, about to embark on their adventure of a lifetime to...

10 Things Every Geographer Should Know About Earthquakes

We asked our Geography Tours Development Manager and lover of all things geographical, Cath Rule, to put together ’10 Things Every Geographer Should Know About Earthquakes’. She thinks the list...

The Wolseley Singers’ Weekend in Prague

With its fairytale-esque streets and historically-rich performance venues, it’s no wonder that Prague holds such a strong allure for touring choirs. Where cobbled lanes lead into hidden courtyards...

Top 10 Icelandic Natural Wonders

Located at the juncture of the North Atlantic and Arctic, Iceland is brimming with geographical wonders in their wildest forms. This unique country’s spectacular scenery and diverse natural...

My 5 Days at Loutraki Sportcamp

In late May of this year, Woodbridge High School visited Loutraki Sportcamp on their Sports Tour to Greece. Located 1 hour and 30 minutes from Athens and only 20 minutes from Corinth, Loutraki...

Fixtures, Fun and Flooding in Paris

With Euro 2016 now in full swing, there has never been a better time to visit Paris on a Sports Tour – especially if you’re a football fan. Two groups who got to experience this first hand were...

Durham University Brass Band take their Brass to Belgium

From medieval belfries and old-world castles to contemporary museums and stylish cafes, Belgium mixes the historic with the modern. Whilst its quaint, cobbled streets, winding canals and traditional...