LIKE | facebook.com/TwynhamsTours VISIT | twynhamstours.co.uk 2019/2020 TOURS BROCHURE TWYNHAMS TOURS | INTRODUCTION 1 TEL | 0800 5999 077 TWEET | @twynhamstours TOUR CALENDAR 2019 April Warbird Hangar Tour June Dambusters Tour – Part One – Take Off July Aero Legends Airshow Hospitality & Flights July Flying Legends Airshow Hospitality & Spitfire Flights August Belgian Grand Prix Tour September Italian Grand Prix Tour September Goodwood Revival Vintage Tour – Planes, Trains & Automobiles September Battle of Britain Tour & Spitfire Flights September Battle of Britain Airshow Hospitality November Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Tour 2020 April Classic Sports Car Driving Tour – Portugal May Monaco Historic Grand Prix TOUR May Mille Miglia Tour May Monaco Grand prix Tour June D-Day 76th Anniversary Tour June Dambusters Tour – Part One – Take Off 2 TWYNHAMS TOURS | INTRODUCTION TWYNHAMS TOURS | INTRODUCTION TEL | 0800 5999 077 TWEET | @twynhamstours LIKE | facebook.com/TwynhamsTours VISIT | twynhamstours.co.uk LIKE | facebook.com/TwynhamsTours VISIT | twynhamstours.co.uk catered for with the Italian road racing classic, and year tours focusing on the Battle of Britain and Dambusters. will join the veterans at numerous events throughout sports cars will take away all the stress of ‘self-drive’ on year our most popular tour, the Mille Miglia. New Being part of the action is a key element and you the anniversary week including mass parachute drops and leave you with nothing but sunshine and smiles. for 2019 is our ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ Vintage can take a taxi ride in one of the last surviving Avro and remembrance parades. Tour on the Belmond British Pullman to the amazing Lancaster’s or fly in an original WWII veteran two-seat period spectacle that is the Goodwood Revival and Supermarine Spitfire. CLASSIC SPORTS CAR DRIVING TOURS includes a vintage airliner flight over London. Porsche, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Maserati – Famous MatthewTwynham Welcome to our 2019/2020 Tours brochure. of service that our guests have come to expect over MILITARY HISTORY TOURS names that stir the passion of any true classic car EMAIL | [email protected] the last 13 years. CLASSIC AVIATION TOURS 2020 sees the 76th Anniversary of D-Day and we are enthusiast. In April 2020 you can fulfil your dreams Our unwavering desire to create the perfect event for 2017 saw the launch of our successful Classic hosting a special remembrance tour to commemorate of driving these thoroughbreds, as we set off on a TEL | 0800 5999 077 the passionate enthusiast has led us to concentrate MOTORSPORT TOURS Aviation Tours business and in 2019 the portfolio of this monumental event in world history. Commencing 4-night driving experience through the sun-drenched our efforts on further improving and expanding our Highlights this year include the historically important opportunities to indulge your piston-engine passion in the UK, this inclusive eight-night tour will visit roads of Portugal’s Algarve region. Inclusive hotels, range of hosted tours. Whether it be Motorsport, Formula One Grands Prix in Monte Carlo, Spa- have once again expanded and improved. Now strategically important sites including Southwick meals, drinks and fully supported and insured classic Classic Aviation or one of the other specialist tours, the Francorchamps, Monza and the floodlit season finale including: Warbird Hangar Tours, VIP access at the House, Churchill’s War Rooms and dinner on HMS common theme is a continuation of an unrivalled level in Abu Dhabi. Classic motorsport events are well world’s leading classic airshows and two multi-night Belfast, an original D-Day warship. In Normandy we Thanks to the following photographers for the use of their imagery. Dave Rook - www.motorsportinpictures.com Raphael Belly – Facebook RaphaelBellyPhotography Simon Benson – Facebook/SimonPRBenson Octane Photos – www.octanephotos.co.uk Darren Harbar – www.darrenharbar.co.uk Aero Legends / Richard Paver Photography 3 TWYNHAMSTWYNHAMS TOURS TOURS | INTRODUCTION | INTRODUCTION TWYNHAMS TOURS | INTRODUCTION 4 TWYNHAMS TOURS | INTRODUCTION 5 TEL | 0800 5999 077 LIKE | facebook.com/TwynhamsTours VISIT | twynhamstours.co.uk Company and Historic Flying hangars. You’ll YOUR WARBIRD HANGAR TOUR get to see where the warbirds are restored EXPERIENCE INCLUDES: from the ground up, serviced, maintained WARBIRD and operated from. • Guided tours of two classic aircraft restoration hangars After a light buffet lunch, it’s time for the HANGAR TOURS highlight of the day, your photo opportunity • Photo opportunity in an original sitting in the cockpit of an original WWII Supermarine Spitfire. Once your tour is Supermarine Spitfire DUXFORD complete there’s ample opportunity to look • Tea/coffee & refreshments on arrival APRIL / JULY / SEPTEMBER 2019 around the IWM and, as this is a live airfield, you may be able to catch all sorts of classic • Light lunch & afternoon tea aircraft practising displays, departing or Our Warbird Hangar Tour Experience flight through the ages and is the perfect arriving back at base. • VIP parking gives you behind-the-scenes access to location to immerse yourself in everything one of the world’s leading experts, the related to vintage aircraft. Before heading home from a truly Aircraft Restoration Company at Duxford unforgettable aviation experience, finish Aerodrome. The ex-WWII Battle of Britain Your day starts with a briefing by one of off the perfect day with afternoon tea and airfield, now home to the Imperial War ARC’s leading engineers and then moves on cakes and one last chance to catch any Museum, has numerous exhibits celebrating to a guided tour of the Aircraft Restoration warbirds in action. 6 TWYNHAMS TOURS | WARBIRD HANGAR TOUR TWYNHAMS TOURS | WARBIRD HANGAR TOUR 7 TEL | 0800 5999 077 LIKE | facebook.com/TwynhamsTours VISIT | twynhamstours.co.uk DAMBUSTER TOURS PART ONE - TAKE OFF June 2019 THE DAMBUSTERS TOUR, PART ONE ‘TAKE-OFF’ The Dambusters raid was one of the most remarkable military actions of World War II on land, sea or air. We are offering you the once in a lifetime chance to take a taxi ride in one of the few remaining Lancaster’s in the world. You will stay in the same hotel that 617 Squadron used as a base and drink in the same bar. As well as the taxi ride, your tour culminates in a flight over the actual dam where the Lancaster crews trained in early 1943. DAY ONE aircraft and feel the four Rolls Royce Merlin Sunday. Your tour commences on Sunday engines throb as they build up to take-off morning as we get together in London ready power. Once she’s moving down the runway for our luxury coach ride to Lincolnshire. After you will experiencing the same sensation as a brief stop for afternoon tea at one of the those crews back on 16th May 1943. A day to Dambusters practice dam locations, we arrive at remember, followed in the evening by a dinner the Petwood, our hotel for the next three nights. in a location that will never be forgotten. From January 1944, the Petwood became the officers’ quarters for 617 Squadron when they DAY FOUR were posted to the nearby Bomber Command Wednesday. After checking out of the Petwood station at Woodhall Spa. In the early evening Hotel we travel West to Derwent Water in we will get together for our welcome drink’s Derbyshire. This is where 617 Squadron mastered reception, followed by dinner and a special low-level flying and perfected their ‘dambusting’ guest speaker who will entertain you into the technique. You will now retrace the steps of evening. your heroes with a 30-minute helicopter flight over the stunning scenery of the Peak District, DAY TWO culminating in a pass over Derwent Dam, exactly Monday. Today we take the opportunity to as the Dambusters did in training – admittedly tour the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF a little higher than the 60 feet they practised Coningsby. You will get to see the BBMF aircraft, at! After all this excitement, enjoy a relaxing including the Avro Lancaster, at close quarters journey back South to Leicestershire and our and observe the skilled technicians keeping farewell drinks and last group dinner. Thursday these historic warbirds in airworthy condition. morning, we check out and make the short trip We then make our way to RAF Scampton the back to North London. operational base for the Dambusters crews of 617 Squadron, where we have arranged a visit to Immerse yourself in the history of the Dambusters Guy Gibson’s office. Before dinner we will have raid and commemorate the gallant heroes of an exclusive showing of the 1955 Dambusters 617 Squadron with like-minded enthusiasts. The film in a unique location. Dambusters Tour – Part One, takes you from the raid planning, through the weeks of intensive DAY THREE low-level training to the point of take-off on Tuesday. It’s time for a major highlight of the 16th May 1943 with our truly interactive and tour, a taxi ride in an original WWII Lancaster. We exclusive tour. have exclusively booked ‘Just Jane’ for the day and there will be plenty of photo opportunities The Dambusters Tour - Part Two ‘Enemy Coast before you take your seat. After a briefing in Ahead’ - Coming June 2020. the operations hut you climb aboard this iconic 8 TWYNHAMS TOURS | DAMBUSTERS TOUR TWYNHAMS TOURS | DAMBUSTERS TOUR 9 TEL | 0800 5999 077 LIKE | facebook.com/TwynhamsTours VISIT | twynhamstours.co.uk Reserve your seats on the panoramic sun deck Our exclusive ‘Air-Bus’ has incredible views across of our open-top sixties London Routemaster the airfield from its rooftop viewing platform. bus for a weekend of classic aviation and great With a good old-fashioned wholesome menu, hospitality at the Aero Legends Battle of Britain Air complimentary bar and proximity to the flying AERO LEGENDS Display on 6th & 7th July 2019.