Founded in 1958, ACE is by far the oldest and most experienced provider of study tours and cultural travel in the United Kingdom, running tours, cruises and courses in the British Isles, Europe and across the globe.
We are currently operating tours in full compliance with the government’s Covid-19 regulations, including the ‘rule of six’ for indoor visits, lectures, meals and coach travel. For more information on our policy, click here.
Blog
16 July 2021
A Walk with ACE: Pompeii
In recent months we have featured a series of virtual ‘walks’ around landscapes in the UK. Today we turn our attention overseas, and explore the Bay of Naples and the archaeological sites that sit in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, which erupted most famously in 79 AD.
07 June 2021
Rubens: Reuniting the Great Landscapes
This summer, two important paintings by Rubens are reunited at a special exhibition at the Wallace Collection in London. ACE Tour Director Rupert Dickens, an expert in Dutch and Flemish art, and a guide lecturer at the Wallace Collection, explains what makes these pieces – and the opportunity to see them displayed together – so special.
21 May 2021
A Walk with ACE: The Lake District
This year, the Lake District celebrates its 70th anniversary as a national park. Come with us on another virtual ‘walk’ to see the wildlife that inhabits these beautiful landscapes, and to learn how the region has been a site of artistic inspiration and of scientific innovation.
