Ypres Remembered

A Three Day Tour of Ypres

The Ypres battlefield tour visits sites which cover events from 1914 to 1918. These sites include some of the most moving on the old Western Front and leave a powerful impression on all who visit them. The tour visits selected sites, but you will see a wide area of the Ypres Salient which witnessed fighting.

Nearly 250,000 British soldiers were killed in the Ypres Salient during the First World War, almost a third of all of those killed in the war. The mud of Passchendaele (the Third battle of Ypres) has probably become the most powerful image of World War 1. Ypres saw the first gas attack; gas attacks have been immortalised in the poetry of Wilfred Owen.

For the Ypres tour we stay in the centre of the historic town of Ypres with its extensive selection of restaurants and bars.

The price of this tour is £285. Click here for more info.

3 Sep 2010

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Sample Itinerary*

* The following itinerary is intended as an illustration of a typical tour. The itinerary can be varied to accommodate the particular interests of the group, the weather or any other factor beyond the organiser's control.

Day 1	The cemetery at Lijssenthoek; casualty clearing station site and second largest British military cemetery in Flanders
Day 1	Ypres and the last post ceremony at the Menin Gate
Day 2	Essex Farm: the cemetery, dressing station and inspiration of, “In Flanders Field”
Day 2	Langemark German Cemetery; containing over 44,000 German graves and site of fighting throughout the First World War
Day 2	Tyne Cot Cemetery and memorial; the unforgettable site of the largest British military cemetery in the world
Day 2	The In Flanders Field Museum; the excellent museum within the restored Medieval Cloth Hall
Day 2	Sanctuary Wood; original preserved trenches and artefacts
Day 3	The “shooting post” and military cells at Poperinge
Day 3	Talbot House; the preserved centre of rest and recreation for soldiers behind the lines

Accommodation Details

Novotel
The Novotel Ieper Centrum is a modern 3 star hotel in the very centre of Ypres, a few hundred yards distance from the Cloth Hall and Menin Gate

Prices

All WW1 three day tours are £285 per person sharing a twin or double room.

All WW1 four day tours are £355 per person sharing a twin or double room

There is a single room supplement of £55 for WW1 three day tours and £80 for WW1 four day tours.

All WW2 four day tours are £445 per person sharing a twin or a double room.

There is a single room supplement of £110 for WW2 four day tours

A donation of £1 will be made to The British Legion from each booking.

The price includes:

• all travel from the pick-up point, hotel accommodation and buffet breakfast
• all entrance fees
• the services of a full time guide and a tour manager
• a brochure
• tea and coffee en route, bottled water each day

There are no additional charges for entry to museums or any of our excursions.

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