Wessex Research Group Network - Megalithic Tours
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| Title | Megalithic Tours | |
| Venue | 50 Cottam Avene, Ingol, Preston, Lancashire. PR2 3XH |
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| Map | Show location | |
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| Contact | Neil McDonald | |
| Tel | +44 (0) 1772 728181 | |
| neil@megalithictours.com | ||
| Web | Megalithic Tours | |
| Schedule |
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| 27-06-09 | Yorkshire Megaliths and Ancient Sites |
| Yorkshire | Tour (2 days) |
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On this weekend exploring the moors and sacred landscapes of Yorkshire we will be visiting the rock carvings high up on the spectacular massive of Ilkley moor, including the Swastika Stone. On the ancient Ur-Swale plateau we will see the huge Devils Arrows megaliths and the Thornborough Henges aligned on Orien's Belt long before the Pyramids of the Giza Plateau. On this inclusive tour of the mystical sites of the North York Moors & the Gypsy Race areas we will discover the Rudston Monolith the tallest standing stone megalith in Britain, Duggleby Howe Round Barrow & much-much more. |
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| 03-06-09 | Cathar Country Tour |
| France | Tour (14 days) |
On our epic adventure we will be traveling to the South of France's beautiful Languedoc and Aude Valley and back to the time of the Knights Templar the Cathars. In the lands of the Cathar 'Heretics' we will explore a variety of aspects of some of Europe's most intriguing history. We will visit Cathar and Knights Templar castles perched high upon mountain peaks, including the amazing Castle de Montsegur, the site of the final tragic massacre where the Cathars marched singing the flames of their enemies. |
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| 20-05-09 | Ireland the Ancient Emerald Isle |
| Ireland | Tour (6 days) |
A tour that will explore the beautiful Dingle Peninsula and the Ring of Kerry, the Galloway Bay, the 'Book of Kells', the historic town of Kells, the famous Boyne valley, the Hill of Tara,t the famous Newgrange and Knowth Chambered Tombs As usual for a Megalithic Tour, unusual and interesting situations and events will inevitably present themselves and it is these that can make the difference for our small groups. |
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| 09-05-09 | Northern France, Brittany and Carnac |
| France | Tour (7 days) |
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The Carnac area of Northern France is an epicenter of megalithic monuments, with whole fields covered with arranged standing stones and chambered tombs with rock carvings, still surviving after thousands of years. In Brittany we will also find the Enchanted Forest of Broceliande, the home of the French Arthurian legend, with areas also associated with Morgan le Faite and the magician Merlin, whose marked grave lyes in the forest. |
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| 18-04-09 | Anglesey Mystical Isle |
| Anglesey | Tour (2 days) |
| We travel across the narrow stretch of sea known as the Menai Strait or 'Afon Menai' is Anglesey, a mystical oasis which was the last strong hold of the ancient Druids, who held the island against the Roman invasion and apparently insurmountable odds. | |
| 10-04-09 | Stonehenge, Avebury and Glastonbury |
| England | Tour (4 days) |
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The ancient sacred landscapes on the Wiltshire Plains and the Marlborough Downs, which boast the mighty Stonehenge and Avebury Stone Circle complex as their centerpieces, are amongst the gems of the British Megalithic World. We will have a full day exploring the areas Neolithic monuments, including the West Kennett Long Barrow, the Sanctuary Circle, Silbury Hill, Woodhenge and Old Sarum and more. The day will begin with a visit to Avebury, the museum and gallery and will end with 'Private Access to Stonehenge' for a full hour at sunset, (where access has been extremely limited in recent years). We will be staying in the heart of the spiritual mecca, which is the Sumerset town of Glastonbury, where we will be visiting the famous Glastonbury Tor, the Abbey, which is said to be the final resting place of King Arthur and his wife Guinevere. The Chalice Well Gardens with its red and white springs, healing pool and peace garden is also a place of pilgramage and we will visit hear after taking in Joseph of Aramathea's Holy Thorn. Also we will take a trip to the edge of town to the grave of the author and founder member of the Society of the Inner Light, Dion Fortune. We will then have free time to explore Glastonbury town and to experience the spiritual atmosphere, which seems to hang in the air. The town has many new age and esoteric shops to visit as well as some excellent bookshops. |
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| 04-04-09 | Mysterious Earth Conference |
| Windermere | Covering many aspects of Earth Mysteries and with expert speakers from throughout Britain, the ‘Mysterious Earth Conference' will be held in in Windermere in the heart of the beautiful Lake District. The event will include nine different speakers and two field trips. For further information log on to www.megalithictours.com or telephone Neil McDonald - 07799 061991- 01772 728181 - neil@megalithictours.com |
| 27-03-09 | Mystical Isle of Man |
| Isle of Man | Tour (4 days) |
| This tour has been extended by an extra day so that we can take in even more of the amazing sites this mystical island has to offer. The Isle of Man has a real and individual personality and is unique in the British Isles, it is undisturbed history in microcosm, a place where the ancient and pagan beliefs naturally integrated with the new Christian teachings without the intrusion of Roman invaders, who never located the island. The island was therefore free to evolve in a natural way accepting ideas and blending them with previous belief systems. | |
| 21-03-09 | Derbyshire Ancient Monuments |
| Derbyshire | Tour (1 day) |
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On this ever popular day tour we will start with a visit to the Cat and Fiddle tea rooms on the Moors pass , before touring the ancient and mystical sites of Derbyshire. The Peak District has been an area with a distinctly mystical element for thousands of years, with many ancient sites to be found around the landscape. |
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| 07-03-09 | Lake District North |
| England | Tour (1 day) |
On this ever-popular ancient and mystical tour of the beautiful Northern Lake District, we will visit a whole range of sites including Neolithic Megaliths, Henges and Stone Circles, Ancient Crosses, The grave of an ancient and church buildings standing on landscapes, which have been considered sacred for thousands of years. All this with a mountain background of some of the most spectacurar scenery in Britain. |
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| 14-02-09 | UFO Congress Tour 2009 |
| USA | Tour (15 days) |
| Megalithic Tours have joined with Glastonbury Radio and the Now That's Weird TV and Radio program, to organize this years UK tour to the UFO Congress 2009. We hope to be joined by Paola Harris from arriving in the US un till the Conference and she will be giving us talks en route | |
| 07-02-09 | Lake District South and Coast |
| England | Tour (1 day) |
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This action packed days adventure will include Lakeland towns, majestic fells and beautiful mountain and coastal views |
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| 17-01-09 | Pendle Witch Story Day Tour |
| England | Tour (1 day) |
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On this unique full days tour of around ten hours, we will visit key locations as we follow the unfolding of the story. Our first visit will be Gisburn church and from there we will move into the Pendle area, calling at the rolling hills of Pasture Head, where we will hear of the meeting at Malkin Tower, then we will visit the Visitors Center and other places of interest. We will then following the trail taken by Demdike, Chattox and the other accused as they made their long and fateful journey from Pendle to Lancaster. On route we will call of at Clitheroe castle and then make our way over the picturesque moors of the Trough of Bowland |
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| 01-11-08 | Magical Malta |
| Malta | Tour (7 days) |
| We are heading over to the ex-British Island of Malta to explore its long and varied history and culture. Beginning with the islands ancient stone Temples which are amongst the oldest and most magnificent in the world and are a reminder of a lost civilization. |
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| 25-10-08 | Halloween Witches Pendle Day Tour |
On this unique full days tour of around ten hours, we will visit key locations as we follow the unfolding of the story. Our first visit will be Gisburn church and from there we will move into the Pendle area, calling at the rolling hills of Pasture Head, where we will hear of the meeting at Malkin Tower, then we will visit the Visitors Center and other places of interest. We will then following the trail taken by Demdike, Chattox and the other accused as they made their long and fateful journey from Pendle to Lancaster. On route we will call of at Clitheroe castle and then make our way over the picturesque moors of the Trough of Bowland. |
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| 17-10-08 | Bronte and Haworth Weekend |
| 11-10-08 | Arthurian & Ancient North Wales |
| The beautiful landscapes and panoramic coastlines of North Wales hide a treasure trove of historical sites ranging from the natural sacred waterfall at Dyserth and the Well in Holyhead to man made Stone Age monuments such as the standing stones in the Gwytherin churchyard and the burial chamber at Capel Garmon.
We will be visiting all of the these together with Maen Achwyfan, a Christianised Ancient Cross, two of the earliest Templar graves and as many more sites as we can fit in. These hills and valleys were also reputed to have been the home of King Arthur and we will be visiting sites associated with the legend.
The amazing hill top fort of Dinas Bran, overlooking the town of Llangollen, (where we will stay for the night), is said to have been built to hold the holy grail and the Valle Crusis Abbey, Eliseg's Pillar and Arthurs Stone in Ruthlin all have their Arthurian connections. |
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| 21-08-08 | Scottish West Coast Islands and Highlands |
| Scotland | Tour (6 days) |
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On this ever popular island hoping extravaganza, we will tour of the magnificent landscapes of the Highlands and the remote tranquility of the Islands of Western Scotland. After calling off at the largest stone circle in Scotland |
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| 15-08-08 | Stonehenge, Avebury and Glastonbury |
| England | Tour (4 days) |
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On the journey down we will be visiting the spectacular three stone-circle site at Stanton Drew, which includes the second largest stone-circle in Britain and to complete this action packed long weekends break, we will be visiting King Arthur's South Cadbury Castle Henge & the Peat Moors Center. |
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| 06-08-08 | Normandy Beaches, Bayeux and more |
| France | Tour (4 days) |
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We will visit the beaches which witnessed such heroic and tragic scenes of WW2. The picturesque harbour town of Honfleur was the scene of a much earlier battle when Henry V fought the French and from the time of William the Conqueror the world famous Bayeux Tapestry depicts battles even earlier. All this and much more. |
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| 24-07-08 | Orkney and Shetland |
| Scotland | Tour (6 days) |
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On this exploration of the far reaches of Megalithic Britain we will be taking epic sea cruises far north of the mainland to explore the many wonders of Orkney and Shetland (in addition to the Scottish mainland).. |
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| 13-07-08 | Cornwall Sacred Sites Tour |
| Cornwall | Tour (7 days) |
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The beautiful Atlantic peninsula of Cornwall is the home of a whole verity of ancient, mystical and historical sites and we have a full week to explore the wonderful countryside, with its spectacular sea and cliff views on this English Riviera. |
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| 04-07-08 | Crop Circle Quest Weekend |
| England | Tour (4 days) |
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We will be traveling to the heart of Crop Circle Country right in the middle of the Crop Circle season. From our base in the center of the picturesque old market town of Devizes we will be be Quseting out the Crop Circles. |
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| 20-06-08 | Ancient Ireland |
| Ireland | Tour (6 days) |
| 14-06-08 | Yorkshire Megaliths - Ancient Lands |
| Yorkshire | Tour (2 days) |
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On this weekend exploring the moors and sacred landscapes of Yorkshire we will be visiting the rock carvings high up on the spectacular massive of Ilkley moor, including the Swastika Stone. On the ancient Ur-Swale plateau we will see the huge Devils Arrows megaliths and the Thornborough Henges aligned on Orien's Belt long before the Pyramids of the Giza Plateau. On this inclusive tour of the mystical sites of the North York Moors & the Gypsy Race areas we will discover the Rudston Monolith the tallest standing stone megalith in Britain, Duggleby Howe Round Barrow & much-much more. |
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| 01-06-08 | Northern France, Brittany and Carnac |
| France | Tour (7 days) |
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The Carnac area of Northern France is an epicenter of megalithic monuments, with whole fields covered with arranged standing stones and chambered tombs with rock carvings, still surviving after thousands of years. In Brittany we will also find the Enchanted Forest of Broceliande, the home of the French Arthurian legend, with areas also associated with Morgan le Faite and the magician Merlin, whose marked grave lyes in the forest. |
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| 17-05-08 | Hadrians Wall |
| England | Tour (1 day) |
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A trip, which combines an exploration of the furthest outpost of the Roman Empire, of nearly 2,000 years ago, with some of the much earlier sites of the area stretching back up to 3,000 years earlier. |
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| 10-05-08 | Lake District South and Coast |
| England | Tour (1 day) |
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This action packed days adventure will include Lakeland towns, majestic fells and beautiful mountain and coastal views |
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| 03-05-08 | Arthurian and Historical North Wales |
| Wales | Tour (2 days) |
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The beautiful landscapes and panoramic coastlines of North Wales hide a treasure trove of historical sites ranging from the natural sacred waterfall at Dyserth and the Well in Holyhead to man made Stone Age monuments such as the standing stones in the Gwytherin churchyard and the burial chamber at Capel Garmon. |
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| 25-04-08 | Mystical Isle of Man |
| Isle of Man | Tour (4 days) |
| This tour has been extended by an extra day so that we can take in even more of the amazing sites this mystical island has to offer. | |
| 19-04-08 | Derbyshire Ancient Monuments |
| Derbyshire | Tour (1 day) |
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On this ever popular day tour we will start with a visit to the Cat and Fiddle tea rooms on the Moors pass , before touring the ancient and mystical sites of Derbyshire. The Peak District has been an area with a distinctly mystical element for thousands of years, with many ancient sites to be found around the landscape. |
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| 12-04-08 | Anglesey Mystical Isle |
| Anglesey | Tour (2 days) |
| We travel across the narrow stretch of sea known as the Menai Strait or 'Afon Menai' is Anglesey, a mystical oasis which was the last strong hold of the ancient Druids, who held the island against the Roman invasion and apparently insurmountable odds. | |
| 05-04-08 | Lake District North |
| England | Tour (1 day) |
On this ever-popular ancient and mystical tour of the beautiful Northern Lake District, we will visit a whole range of sites including Neolithic Megaliths, Henges and Stone Circles, Ancient Crosses, The grave of an ancient and church buildings standing on landscapes, which have been considered sacred for thousands of years. All this with a mountain background of some of the most spectacurar scenery in Britain. |
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