Tour break specialist Bill Morran is on a mission to bring more visitors to Lincolnshire.

Next year, the owner of Lindum Heritage - based at The Terrace in the heart of Lincoln - is tripling its tour programme. In the process, Mr Morran aims to introduce more people to the county and increase the business' success, which could also create job opportunities. 

Lindum Heritage typically offers high-quality tours for 20-25 people at a time. These are offered in various parts of the country, but the Lincolnshire "Runways to War", Bomber County, which features visits to former county airbases and a wartime museum, along with the chance to climb aboard a Lancaster  Bomber (one of only three working Lancaster's left in the world) has proved particularly popular.

2011 will offer four specific opportunities to bring people into the county on this hugely successful tour.

"I remain extremely keen to bring people into the wonderful county of Lincolnshire and almost one third of our programme of 35 tours for 2011 are based here," said Mr Morran. 

"We always provide a very personal, friendly and customer-focused experience, which includes the use of expert and personable guides, minimum three-star, full-board accommodation and excellent transportation between locations. 

"Uniquely, we also offer the services of a 24-hour tour manager. Our attendees make new friends on short breaks with us and our repeat attendance rates exceed  60 per cent."

The exciting 2011 programme features two new aviation heritage breaks, including the Lincolnshire-based "Wings of War" which offers people a fantastic opportunity to sit inside the cockpit of at least seven aircraft and experience a taxi-run in a Douglas Dakota. 

The other Aviation short break, called "The American Connection", will take participants to Cambridgeshire to explore the USAAF's involvement in World War Two. It will feature a special day at IWM Duxford and the chance to fly in a De Havilland Dragon Rapide. 

England's Heritage and Faith, Art & Architecture tours will include a number of opportunities to drive inward tourism into Lincolnshire - The Pilgrim Fathers will cover the county's historical sites, which gave birth to the founders of a great nation. 

Tennyson's Lincolnshire explores the locations that inspired and were loved by the literary genius.

"Wind, water & steam" will explore the power and transportation sources from a bygone era whilst detailing the beauty of the County at the same time and  The Churches of Lincoln and the Town and Country Churches of Lincolnshire will further enhance external awareness of the county and the city of Lincoln.

Finally, a short break tour dedicated to the "2000 Years of History" in Lincoln City itself completes the County programme. Many of the county tours will have a Lincoln city hotel base. People attending often extend their stays, further enhancing inward tourism investment to Lincolnshire.  

The remainder of our varied and exciting 2011 programme covers, "Hands on History", Military Heritage events, which includes Wars of the Roses (York), 1066 & The Norman Invasion, as well as Braveheart and Bonnie Prince Charlie Tours in Scotland.

These unique short breaks will provide the very special opportunity for participants to try on the clothing and armour of the period, handle the weapons and even take part in mini re-enactments if they wish to!

Special City Breaks in Canterbury and Windsor as well as two tours of Stonehenge (including private access to the stones), Hadrian's Wall, Exploring Elizabethan England, Golden Age of Northumbria and a number of "Hands on History" one night tours complete the picture of significant expansion for Lindum Heritage in 2011.