Mary Valentine Tours invites you to join us as we seek out "off the beaten path" locations. As we continue building our new our news, stay tuned here for details, but you are guaranteed to be both entertained and educated.
MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, & MORE
SEPTEMBER 22-OCTOBER 1, 2026
The Victoria and Albert Museum is a must for visits to London, but this is a whole new take, so even if you have been to the V&A before, be prepared to be in awe. The new Storehouse showcases over 250,000 items all of which are available to examine and some of which you will be allowed to touch.
One of the largest libraries in the world, it contains over 200 million items. The library presents special exhibits based on its holdings such as "Jane Austen at 250" or a spotlight on Agatha Christie , but also allows visitors to discover the library's treasures on a daily visit.
Housed in the deconsecrated Church of St. Mary-at-Lambreth, the Garden Museum is a unique space with exhibits of tools, ephemera, paintings, architecture, and botanical art. The exhibits are created with an emphasis on how and why people garden.
After a tour of the Victorian Courtroom and underground cells at the National Justice Museum in Nottingham, watch a live re-enactment of a Victorian trial.
In addition to the amazing architecture that features an atrium and roof terrace, the Liverpool Central Library is the home of 15,000 rare books, a vast array of prints and engravings that concentrate on fine printing and the book as an art form. While we are in Liverpool we will take in The Beatles Story to see memorabilia including handwritten lyrics from the Fab Four.
The debate about the coal mining industry in Great Britain remains strong today. We will visit a closed coal mine to learn about its history, explore working conditions, and the impact on the surrounding community after it closed.
The Bodleian is a group of 23 libraries at the University of Oxford. The library was founded in 1602 by Sir Thomas Bodley, and it is one of the oldest libraries in Europe and the second-largest library in Britain.
We will immerse ourselves in the beautiful story-telling and cutting-edge interactives about King Richard III's life, death, and the science behind his re-discovery under a car park.
While we are in the neighborhood of King Richard III, we will visit a new open-air archaeology museum and Roman Villa where we can walk through actual Roman-built remains. We will visit the Jewry Wall which is one of the largest remaining Roman masonry structures in Britain
Big Ben and Westminster Bridge.
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