380 Anniversary Event
A morning that changed the world. A day to inspire hundreds of young people.
The Naseby Battlefield Project has exciting plans to create immersive and engaging experiences for those who wish to visit us in person as well as for those who want to experience it from their home or school or academic institution.
The best way to truly understand a battle is to walk in the footsteps of those who took part. Our tours follow those footsteps and give you unique access. The Naseby Battlefield Project offers public tours of Naseby Battlefield eight times a year. These tours are often enriched by friends and supporting reenactor groups bringing key-aspects of the story to life on the actual battlefield. You will be surprised who you might meet.
The prices for public tours start at £25.00 per person, children under 16 are free, and if numbers permit, we will run more than one tour on the same day. For this price we include our specially commissioned, and highly rated informative Battlefield Maps & Interpretation Booklet. To make sure that these are available we ask for you to pre-book the Battlefield Tours. We are sorry but we cannot accept visitors on the day.
We limit our group sizes to around 20 people [hopefully sharing as few as 5 cars to minimise local disruption].
Please note: the full tour lasts about 4 hours, and will take you across the entire battlefield, and extends to several miles. Public Tours offer some seats in a shared mini-bus, but some of you might prefer to use your own cars. Either way we will need vehicles to get across the whole battlefield.
Dates for the tours vary each year, but they are usually on the closest weekend to the anniversary of the battle [14th June], and also the half-yearly anniversary [14th December]. To keep up to date with Naseby Battlefield Project news and battlefield tour dates, Facebook or email us at enquiries@naseby.com
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Your opportunity to define what you would like in a tour. We will then seek out the right guide for you and your group and arrange privileged access to all the right places.
A battlefield tour with a Royalist perspective on the battle.
The Naseby Battlefield Project offers bespoke tours of the battlefield for individuals, groups and organisations of all types; including businesses, schools, universities, veteran groups, and the armed forces. Our tours are drawn from our experiences as members of the Armed Forces or from our academic or business careers, and our knowledge of the battlefield itself.
Tours typically take four hours and we recommend mornings for the experience to reflect the actual timings of the battle itself. We know that people will need to travel to get here and therefore afternoons are also possible for a bespoke tour.
The ideal number for groups is between 20-30 people. We do arrange tours for individuals or small groups just let us know below and we will help. The minimum price of a Bespoke Tour is £500.00 for a group up to twenty, with each additional person above twenty costing £25.00 up to a group limit of thirty. Our specially commissioned, and highly rated Battlefield Maps and Interpretation Booklets are included in the tour price. To make sure that these are available for you on the day, numbers should be confirmed when booking the tour.
Please note: As the battlefield extends for several miles, this is a self- drive tour and you will require transport to complete the full tour. You should also wear stout footwear as we will be walking to specific points of interest across fields and open countryside.
For further details on walks and talks please email your interest to enquiries@naseby.com
A morning that changed the world. A day to inspire hundreds of young people.
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Check back regularly as we update, add new content and develop our visitor offerings. If you have any thoughts on features you would like to see then get in touch via our social media channels.
Below are some additional details on: Key Players in the Battle that have been referenced throughout the site and some links that we think you will find useful and interesting:
Commanded the Royalist’s forces despite his inexperience. His most notable success had been the defeat of the Earl of Essex’s army at Lostwithiel in the autumn of 1644.
A cavalry commander of flair and courage, who had served in the Thirty Years’ War. Despite initial success, Rupert was defeated at Marston Moor. With his brother Prince Maurice he was regarded as a great but impetuous cavalry commander.
Commanded the infantry at Naseby. After the battle he continued to fight on, surrendering the last Royalist field army at Stow-on-the-Wold in 1646.
Fought for the Parliamentarian Northern Army up to Marston Moor. On the creation of the New Model Army in 1645, Sir Thomas was appointed Captain General. The first major engagement of this highly disciplined force was the Battle of Naseby.
A brilliant cavalry commander with the Eastern Association, notably at Marston Moor in 1644. Appointed Lieutenant-General in the New Model Army at Fairfax’s request, although he should have been debarred as an MP. He commanded the cavalry at Naseby
Served under Cromwell earlier in the war and was appointed his second in command at Naseby, commanding the left wing. He later married Cromwell’s daughter.
Commanded the London Trained Bands and defied the King and the Royalist Army at Turnham Green in November 1642. He commanded the infantry at Naseby.
There are numerous ways that you can help us continue the valuable work of educating and inspiring as many as possible about the enduring importance of what happened over 2 hours at Naseby. you can also continue to expand your understanding of the battle and its ongoing consequences by sharing our latest findings and news.