Self guided & locally guided history tours

If you enjoy tailor making your own self-guided history trip then WST can support you with all your tour planning needs. We can also arrange for some aspects of your tour to be supported by local history guides and city guides.

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Popular history trips with WST

School history trip to Ypres & Somme

Visit the WW1 Battlefields to inspire your students with fascinating personal stories and help them to understand international relations at the beginning of the 20th century that went on to define world history.

WW1 History trip
School history trip to Berlin

You can study a range of topics including the Rise of Nazism, Life in Nazi Germany, the Holocaust or the Cold War. Tailor make your tour to meet your needs.

Berlin history trip
School history trip to Krakow

Take a thought provoking trip to Krakow so that your students can empathise more closely with the story of the Holocaust.

Krakow history trip
School history trip to London

Tailor make your itinerary to cover a range of study topics from crime & punishment to the elizabethans, medicine & health to the blitz and much more.

London history trip
School history trip to Munich

A great destination to discover how the Nazi party came to power. You can also include Nuremburg to visit the site of the infamous rallies.

Munich history trip
School history trip to New York

Cover fascinating aspects of US history including the civil war, the roaring twenties, wall street crash and pop culture.

New York history trip
School history trip to New York & Washington

This popular trip will take you on a cultural and political journey of the history of the USA.

New York & Washington history trip
School history trip to Normandy

Focus on the second world war and the infamous D-Day Landings

Normandy history trip
School history trip to Washington

The perfect place to learn more about the political history of the USA visiting key sites where history was made.

Washington history trip
School history trip to Paris

Learn more about the Ancien Regime, the French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon.

Paris history trip
School history trip to Liverpool

Discover the story of this industrial port with strong themes of maritime history, migration and pop culture running through it.

Liverpool history trip
School history trip to Amsterdam

Follow the Dutch story of Nazi occupation and the Holocaust. A visit to the Anne Frank Museum is a must.

Amsterdam history trip

Why choose WST for your history school trips?

At WST we'll provide you with choice and flexibility to build the itinerary to suit your study needs. We're destination and subject experts with an award-winning service. You can count on us for the perfect balance of educational and personal development. We take great pride in ensuring our customers’ satisfaction by going above and beyond to meet their travel needs. But don’t just take our word for it…

The service as exceptional. Helen and the team were very patient with changes being made and went out of their way to ensure that we got what we needed.
Elizabeth Woodville School WW1 Battlefields, November 2024
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Contact our history trip planning experts

If you're looking for a self-guided trip or are interested in a partly guided trip using local expert guides then contact us today to discuss your needs.