Williamsomme Tours
WW1 & WW2 Battlefield Tours

About Us


Mike Williamson

Following my early retirement as headteacher (principal) of a large Kent school I have been able to devote more time to my great passion; the First World War.

Over the years I have been able to develop my interest in the First World War and Giles, my colleague and I, have conducted around 200 tours, giving around 800 customers an amazing insight into this terrible period of the World’s history.

Visitors who have joined our tours have hailed from the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, the USA, Germany, New Zealand, the Netherlands and South Africa.


Giles Guthrie

I have been working in partnership with Mike Williamson as a tour guide for the past 8 years. I have combined this role operating a property maintenance business and becoming a useful Grandad!

As a history graduate with a BA in history and MA in museum studies, I have been lucky enough to have had a career in human history with twenty years? experience as a museum curator and collections manager, including for the Royal West Kent Regimental Museum.

This has given me the opportunity to develop a specialist understanding of how to research the many different regiments and battles of the First World War and has helped me acquire in-depth knowledge.

My personal interest is in the bringing to life the detailed experiences of individual soldiers and sharing these within the context of the Western Front Battlefields.

Working closely with guests, I specialise in personal research prior to the tour, thus creating bespoke visits to specific significant battle sites and monuments. In this way our tours reflect the needs and interests of individuals and enable everyone to commemorate and remember within a warm and informal environment.


Booking your battlefield tour

All our WW1Somme and WW2 Normandy beach battlefield tours are different and designed to suit your needs. For booking or further information please contact us below.

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Mike and Giles,Thank you for such an informative and well planned journey. Delicious food and great company made a wonderful experience for us. Thank you, again.

Gord and Iris. BC Canada