Thomas Martlet Ltd is a small independent cultural tour operator owned and run by Simon and Christopher Monckton.
We plan, research and lead art, architecture, history and music tours throughout most of Europe and beyond. The groups are small - usually around 20 people; we wear our learning lightly: the atmosphere is friendly and humorous. We take great care in the choice of hotels, transport and all other arrangements to ensure you feel comfortable and at ease at all times. You can read more about our approach to tour planning by going to The Company in the menu above and clicking on the Our Approach option.
For your financial protection we hold an Air Travel Organiser's Licence (ATOL 6873) granted by the Civil Aviation Authority. This means that,in the unlikely event of our insolvency your money is protected. Full details are available by going to The Company in the menu above and clicking on the Financial Security option. You can access our current list(s) of our tours by going to Tours in the main menu above and selecting one of the options from the drop down list. This will take you to a list of tours for the area you have selected. From there you can access full details, itineraries, departure dates and prices. At the end of each tour are details of how to download each itinerary to your computer so you can peruse them at you leisure and instructions on how how to print them out. We don't publish a brochure, though if you have difficulty printing we can send you a printed version.
We can modify or adapt our existing tours for clubs, societies and private groups of friends or family, as well as design a new tour to your specifications. Whether you already have a specific itinerary in mind or just a general idea of where you want to go or what you want to see, let us know and we will do all the work! Our contact details are on the Contacts page in the main menu above. We have lived for a quarter of a century on the shores of the Mediterranean, the cradle of European culture: we have spent 25 summers and winters studying the evolution of that culture in libraries, in art galleries, and on archaeological sites all over Europe, the Middle East, and beyond; 25 springs and 25 autumns leading tours - our own or other peoples - in Europe and elsewhere. The fruit of that research and our reflection is contained in our tours and lectures.
In addition we are also both classical musicians performing locally and further afield. To read more about us go to The Company biographies in the menu above and click on the Our Biographies option.