Houses & Gardens Tours

Travel through Kyushu, Japan's main southern island, and the ancient cedar forests of Yakushima island. Visit mountain shrines, onsen towns, samurai villages, castles and poignant monuments to peace.

Combining world-class art collections, Gothic and Art Nouveau architecture, with visits to private gardens by leading Flemish landscape designers including Jacques Wirtz, Chris Ghyselen & Erik Dhont.

Journey from the sparkling Côte d’Azur through Provence to the mountainous UNESCO-listed Cévennes NP. View Roman monuments, private gardens & the work of artists such as Cézanne, Matisse & Bonnard.

Explore Madeira and the volcanic archipelago of the Azores which are a geological hotspot supporting a wealth of flora and fauna including over 25 species of whales and dolphins.

A literary journey through the dramatic and inspiring landscapes of East Anglia, visiting medieval towns, grand country houses, libraries and great cathedrals.

The tour begins in Chaucer's Canterbury, moves through the gentle Hampshire countryside of Jane Austen to the Dorset of Thomas Hardy.