European tour specialist, Reformation Tours, have launched Mayflower 400 Tours.
This a collection of Mayflower themed tours for those keen to learn more about the Mayflower journey undertaken from Plymouth UK to Plymouth Massachusetts in 1620.
Next year marks the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the ship from the UK to the 'New World' of America.
It will commemorate the legacy of the passengers and crew who undertook the epic journey 'inspired by a desire for freedom and for promised newfound liberty'.
The Mayflower 400 tours will offer the chance to learn about the Pilgrims' lives in England before they set sail from Plymouth.
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The Pilgrim Roots region was home to the Scrooby Separatists, some of whom became Mayflower Pilgrims.
The region covers Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire, where four centuries ago, a small group decided to leave England in search of religious freedom.
They sailed first to Holland, and later some of them to America on board the Mayflower.
Guide Sue Allan will take visitors to see Scrooby Manor, home of William and Susanna Brewster; the medieval Gainsborough Old Hall and St. Helena's Church in Austerfield where future governor of Plymouth Colony William Bradford was baptized, as well as other key sites.
In Boston Guildhall, visitors can sit in the jail where the Pilgrims were held after an aborted escape attempt.
The Mayflower was built in Harwich and Master Christopher Jones' home is now open for visitors.
Groups will also dine in the Mayflower Pub in London, where Master Christopher Jones and the other sailors would often gather.
The International Mayflower Compact
The International Mayflower Compact is a partnership of UK and USA member destinations along with the Native American community and the Netherlands.
During 2020, Compact destinations will stage events and cultural activities to commemorate the journey of the Mayflower Pilgrims.
There are over 35 million descendants of the passengers and crew who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620