A Four Day Tour of Battle Sites from the Last Two Years of the War

In 1917, the nature of The First World War changed fundamentally. The major burden of the fighting against Germany fell to Britain and the year saw major changes in tactics. 1917 also saw the entry of the United States to the war. 1918 was the year of victory for the allies and saw some of the most dramatic events of the war, including the German spring offensives and the campaigns of the late summer and autumn which finally resulted in Germany’s defeat.

This tour visits sites from four major British battles of 1917: The Battles of Arras, The Battle of Messines, The Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) and The Battle of Cambrai, which saw the first ever mass tank attack. We also visit sites from the German Spring offensives of 1918 and The Hundred Days, the final campaigns of the war. We also visit the American site at Bony.

The price of this tour is £380 per person sharing a twin or double room. Click here to express an interest or request more information.

Upcoming dates for this Tour

22nd June 2012

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.

Travel is by coach and Eurotunnel

 

Day 1	The Wellington Tunnels: part of the massive network of tunnels prepared for The Battle of Arras
Day 2	Monchy le Preux: site of the only cavalry charge of The Battle of Arras
Day 2	Bullecourt: the striking Australian Memorial and the fascinating museum of artefacts from the local battlefield
Day 2	Louverval: the striking monument to the missing of The Battle of Cambrai
Day 2	Flesquières: the site of major fighting during The Battle of Cambrai
Day 2	American Cemetery at Bony: American troops fought in this area with British forces to break The Hindenburg Line in 1918
Day 2	Riqueval: the St Quentin Canal and bridge and site of one of the most iconic photographs of the war
Day 3	Kemmel: film on The Battle of Messines. Mount Kemmel was a major Gereman objective during the April 1918 offensive
Day 3	Bayernwald: preserved German trenches and bunkers
Day 3	Hill 60: site of continuous fighting throughout the war and the site of two of the Messines mines
Day 3	Varlet Farm: collection of battlefield artefacts at a farm strongpoint captured by The Royal Naval Division in 1917
Day 3	The Passchendaele Museum: the museum's exhibits include a very atmospheric reconstructed dugout system
Day 3	Tyne Cot cemetery: the largest British military cemetery in the world
Day 3	The Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate
Day 4	The Vis en Artois memorial: the memorial bears the names of nearly 10,000 men who fell in the final months of the war and have no known grave
Day 4	Vimy: preserved trenches and the Canadian memorial