All Maritime & Military articles
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NewsStanding with Giants returns to Waddesdon Manor with D-Day memorial
D-Day 1476 – For Your Tomorrow will be on display at Waddesdon Manor this autumn, with new figures to represent a wider spread of military personnel.
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NewsEden Camp announces immersive events for groups
The modern military museum in North Yorkshire has unveiled an action-packed line up of events for the year, bringing wartime history to life for visitors.
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NewsNew owners for Eden Camp Modern History Museum
After more than 40 years as a family-run business, York-based Continuum Attractions has taken the reins of the prisoner of war camp turned modern history museum.
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NewsHull launches maritime heritage tours ahead of major reopenings
The guided tours offer groups the chance to learn about Hull’s rich maritime heritage and see treasures and vessels from the city’s more than 800 years of ocean-going history.
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NewsExperience the life of a fighter pilot at IWM Duxford
Three rooms at the preserved wartime airfield have been transformed with historic objects and interactive elements to present the life of pilots during World War Two.
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FeaturesDiscover Britain’s secret World War Two intelligence sites
Discover the hidden stories of espionage, codebreaking and courage that helped win World War Two at these fascinating UK attractions.
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InterviewAntiques Roadshow’s Mark Smith on 40 years of battlefield tours
Antique Roadshow’s medals and militaria expert Mark Smith talks about why everyone should do a battlefields tour and what he loves about the BBC show.
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NewsAntiques Roadshow expert amazed by Enigma machine at GLT Show
Antiques Roadshow regular Mark Smith was captivated by Bletchley Park’s Enigma machine replica at the GLT Show, calling it “the machine that probably helped us win the Second World War”.
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NewsFalconry display among Newhaven Fort reopening highlights
Newhaven Fort in East Sussex has unveiled events and a new exhibition for its re-opening following a major restoration.
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NewsGLT Show helps deliver a day of history for Old Blokes Club
GTO Mike Herring said he wouldn’t have visited the Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent if it wasn’t for the Group Leisure & Travel Show.
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FeaturesA poignant trip to The D-Day Story ahead of 80th anniversary
Gwen Wright, group travel organiser for The Arts Society Cranleigh, tell us about her moving visit to the museum in Southsea, Portsmouth.
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FeaturesD-Day 80: where to go to commemorate the anniversary with your group
A round-up of special exhibitions, events, coach trips and holidays to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Normandy landings in 2024.
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GLT AwardsFaye Brant-Key: the National Memorial Arboretum’s appeal to groups
Faye Brant-Key at Staffordshire’s National Memorial Arboretum on working with a variety of groups, the different seasons and 2024 events.
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SponsoredExperience more at the National Memorial Arboretum
Here’s exactly what groups can look forward to at Staffordshire’s National Memorial Arboretum, the nation’s year-round place to remember.
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NewsHandle tank rounds and see hidden vehicles on exclusive tours at the Tank Museum
The Tank Museum at Bovington in Dorset is offering groups the opportunity to dig deeper into history with a selection of guided tours.
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FeaturesHistoric Dockyard Chatham on why groups are important and what they can offer
Olivia Horner, head of visitor enterprise at The Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent, tells us about what groups can get out of a visit and what’s coming up this year.
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FeaturesBletchley Park’s Intelligence Factory showcases war life like never before
The Intelligence Factory is the largest exhibition space to open at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire. We headed down to the home of the codebreakers to dig out some of the highlights for groups.
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Sponsored6 reasons to visit the National Memorial Arboretum
The National Memorial Arboretum is the nation’s year-round place to remember, helping people reflect and be inspired and providing a space to celebrate lives lived and commemorate lives lost.
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NewsBletchley Park unveils major permanent exhibition showcasing personal stories
Bletchley Park’s largest ever exhibition, The Intelligence Factory, will open in a newly restored wartime building at the heart of the World War Two codebreaking site in Buckinghamshire, alongside a new gallery for temporary displays.
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NewsBattlefield sketches displayed to mark 40th anniversary of the Falklands War
The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire has opened a free exhibition featuring frontline sketches of the Falklands War by Linda Kitson, who was appointed as the official war artist to document from the battlefield.
