History Alive! & Jersey Military Tours
History Alive! & Jersey Military Tours
History Alive! & Jersey Military Tours
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Historical & Heritage Tours • Sightseeing Tours • Private Tours • Bus Tours • Archaeology Tours
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Marc loves telling the history of his native Jersey. Military and Battlefield History is one speciality as an and Accredited Guide of the International Guild of Battlefield Guides and the other is prehistoric history as a keen amateur archaeologist and geologist. Explore Jersey with Marc and let him bring history alive, whilst enjoying the fabulous Jersey scenery at the same time. Marc will vividly explain that in fact almost everything is connected! Tours are suitable for all ages, and you only need an enquiring mind and a desire to learn a little more about where you are. Away from Jersey, Marc also leads WW1, WW2 and Napoleonic era tours in Europe. Private tours are the best way to explore at your own pace and tailored to your interests. You travel in our own luxury, fully insured and licensed vehicles (7 and 16-seaters). Scheduled tours and larger groups also catered for. Educational school tours, and Battlefield Conceptual Studies for military units, also a speciality.
Jersey, Channel Islands
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2022
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Kimberley
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Mar 2023 • Couples
Very enjoyable half day tour, knowledgeable and interesting guide. Tour adapted to us to include areas where we hadn't previously been too.
Written March 23, 2023
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Richard T
1 contribution
Nov 2022 • Couples
I liked the military themed info and my wife liked the human interest related stories about life during the German occupation. Marc is very knowledgeable and makes the tour an interesting experience. Thoroughly recommended.
Written November 11, 2022
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lucyshut
Jersey, UK16 contributions
Sep 2022
Our tour of Jersey with Mark from History Alive was excellent. He was very knowledgable about the history of the Channel Islands, specifically Jersey, starting from millions of years ago. We had all ages on our tour, from 15 to 80 years, which he managed to keep engaged throughout! It was personalised according to our needs and he went over and above to meet all of our excpectations.
Written September 6, 2022
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Onsenzen x
Corvallis, OR7 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
Private tour in 7 passenger van was excellent introduction to the Isle of Jersey from our pick up at the ferry to our drop off at our hotel, over 10 hours to circle the whole island with stops at historic & archeology sites along with breakfast & lunch stops. Marc was an engaging tour guide with a depth of knowlege from a Jersey native who has studied many subjects. An excellent driver on narrow, winding roads. Customized tour to suit your interests; we had a stop at a wildlife blind built from a bunker at a marsh & a small chapel of geneology interest. Would highly recommend!
Written August 27, 2022
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Anthony R
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Aug 2022
This was the family's first visit to Jersey and I booked the bespoke tour for the first full day of our week on the Island.
Marc drove us in his comfortable minibus to carefully selected stops over a fascinating day giving the four of us (aged 17-65) an absolutely superb overview island focused, as requested, on the military history and archaeology of the island, covering everything from prehistoric fortifications to the WW2 bunkers (including one bunker to which he was able to give us special access). He gave us first rate advice as to which places to visit and explore more slowly on our own later.
An outstanding historical guide, Marc was also able to answer all of our more general questions about the island and its natural history, as well as finding an excellent lunch stop we would never have found on our own.
A wonderful and fascinating tour & an excellent springboard for our own trips later in the week. Exciting, & unusual? Definitely! Risky? Certainly not; we vwere in very safe & sure hands.
I recommend a tour with Marc to anyone interested in Jersey, its military and other history & its archaeology
Marc drove us in his comfortable minibus to carefully selected stops over a fascinating day giving the four of us (aged 17-65) an absolutely superb overview island focused, as requested, on the military history and archaeology of the island, covering everything from prehistoric fortifications to the WW2 bunkers (including one bunker to which he was able to give us special access). He gave us first rate advice as to which places to visit and explore more slowly on our own later.
An outstanding historical guide, Marc was also able to answer all of our more general questions about the island and its natural history, as well as finding an excellent lunch stop we would never have found on our own.
A wonderful and fascinating tour & an excellent springboard for our own trips later in the week. Exciting, & unusual? Definitely! Risky? Certainly not; we vwere in very safe & sure hands.
I recommend a tour with Marc to anyone interested in Jersey, its military and other history & its archaeology
Written August 15, 2022
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David H
1 contribution
Jun 2022
Best experience of our whole European trip! We did a private van tour and Marc did an incredible job showing off the whole island and hitting so many Jersey sites while focusing on our interest in the WW2 experience. He told us so many things we would not have even thought to ask about, and had access to places we would never have been able to go even if we'd known about them. Would sign up for another day with him - on any offered tour - in an instant if we were travelling back to Jersey.
Written July 21, 2022
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quinn
1 contribution
Jun 2022
Having lived in Jersey for 26 years this return visit with family and friends,
was a rare time to spend time together in a convivial atmosphere whilst visiting and learnig about things that none of us had an inkling.
The 16 seater mini bus was airconditioned and comfortable, just the right size to be able to interact with Marc our guide, who had a calm simple way of relating his wealth of knowledge.
Well worth booking a tour
was a rare time to spend time together in a convivial atmosphere whilst visiting and learnig about things that none of us had an inkling.
The 16 seater mini bus was airconditioned and comfortable, just the right size to be able to interact with Marc our guide, who had a calm simple way of relating his wealth of knowledge.
Well worth booking a tour
Written July 1, 2022
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Tracy Q
1 contribution
Jun 2022
What a fascinating experience!
Marc was a really excellent tour guide and host. His knowledge of the history of the island was impressive, thorough and entertaining. This was not a tour from a dry, dusty, history book, but lively, interesting accounts of what was happening in Jersey from the dawn of time right through to the present age.
Having previously lived on the island for over 15 years, I was amazed to be shown places and be given information about things I had never known about before.
The tour bus was extremely comfortable and took an ideal number of guests - small enough that there was time for anyone to ask any questions and for everyone to be able to visit the different sites easily and to listen to Marc's fascinating stories.
I would highly recommend this tour both to visitors to the island and to Islanders alike.
Marc was a really excellent tour guide and host. His knowledge of the history of the island was impressive, thorough and entertaining. This was not a tour from a dry, dusty, history book, but lively, interesting accounts of what was happening in Jersey from the dawn of time right through to the present age.
Having previously lived on the island for over 15 years, I was amazed to be shown places and be given information about things I had never known about before.
The tour bus was extremely comfortable and took an ideal number of guests - small enough that there was time for anyone to ask any questions and for everyone to be able to visit the different sites easily and to listen to Marc's fascinating stories.
I would highly recommend this tour both to visitors to the island and to Islanders alike.
Written June 26, 2022
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Bluedevil68
Annandale, VA83 contributions
Jun 2022 • Friends
Marc provided a superb tour of Jersey and its place in military history with a focus on WW II. We received precisely what we wanted and even more. As a native with deep roots in Jersey, Marc provided a history of the political, social, and military context of Jersey. His affection for his heritage is obvious and positive. There was an election for the Jersey parliament Wednesday and in response to our questions he provided an explanation of what happened and it’s context in Jersey political history. In response to other questions we learned a bit about Jersey land law. (We are both American lawyers with some experience with American land law.)
Our focus was WW II. We visited several German bunkers which were representative of the different types that were built. During the course of the day we covered the entire island and saw how the Germans had fortified Jersey in a misguided (thank goodness) attempt to defeat an attempt to liberate Europe. My conclusion at the end of the day was that the fortification of Jersey (and the other Channel Islands) was an important factor in the success of DDay because it consumed substantial resources that could have been used to make our invasion much more difficult.
If you are interested in the military place of Jersey, you cannot do better than having Marc as your guide and teacher. (Plus he is a nice person.)
Our focus was WW II. We visited several German bunkers which were representative of the different types that were built. During the course of the day we covered the entire island and saw how the Germans had fortified Jersey in a misguided (thank goodness) attempt to defeat an attempt to liberate Europe. My conclusion at the end of the day was that the fortification of Jersey (and the other Channel Islands) was an important factor in the success of DDay because it consumed substantial resources that could have been used to make our invasion much more difficult.
If you are interested in the military place of Jersey, you cannot do better than having Marc as your guide and teacher. (Plus he is a nice person.)
Written June 24, 2022
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Nicky M
1 contribution
Jun 2022
An excellent tour.
On a return visit with friends and family to an island that I lived in for 12 years, Marc was still able to take us all to places that we had previously not known about. He was very attentive to all our needs and his knowledge of the island’s history, impressive. I thoroughly recommend booking with him. He is a credit to the island.
On a return visit with friends and family to an island that I lived in for 12 years, Marc was still able to take us all to places that we had previously not known about. He was very attentive to all our needs and his knowledge of the island’s history, impressive. I thoroughly recommend booking with him. He is a credit to the island.
Written June 20, 2022
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How long is the tour and cost
Edouardp51
Strasbourg, France32 contributions
The bunker tour is from 10 am to about 5.30 pm at 50 pounds