A Four Day Tour, Ypres With a Somme Excursion

The Somme and Ypres battlefields have shaped perceptions of the First World War for generations of British people. In the Battle of the Somme the British army suffered 57,000 casualties on the first day. More British soldiers were killed at Ypres than anywhere else in World War 1 and The Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) remains today as perhaps the most powerful impression of sacrifice in the war.

For the Ypres and Somme battlefield tour we base ourselves in Ypres and take a day excursion to the Somme. The tour visits selected sites, but you will see a wide area of the Western Front from the Somme to the Ypres Salient.

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

The price of this tour is £385 per person sharing a twin or double room.  Click here to express an interest or request more information

Upcoming dates for this Tour

4th May 2012  |  21st July 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. In Flanders Field Museum will be closed until June 2012.

Travel is by coach and Ferry

 

Day 1 (Ypres)	Essex Farm: the cemetery, dressing station and inspiration of the poem, "In Flanders Field"
Day 1 (Ypres)	The Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate
Day 2 (Ypres)	Hill 60: site of bitter fighting and mining operations and one of the most feared places on The Western Front
Day 2 (Ypres)	Langemark German Cemetery: containing over 44,000 German graves and site of bitter fighting
Day 2 (Ypres)	Tyne Cot Cemetery and memorial: the unforgettable site of the largest British military cemetery in the world
Day 2 (Ypres)	Hooge: remains of trenches, craters and concrete bunkers
Day 2 (Ypres)	The In Flanders Field Museum Ypres: the excellent museum within the restored Medieval Cloth Hall
Day 3 (Somme)	Thiepval: the magnificent memorial to the missing of the Somme and visitor's centre
Day 3 (Somme)	The Ulster Tower: the 36th Division memorial and tour of excavated trenches
Day 3 (Somme)	Newfoundland Park: preserved trenches from 1st July 1916 and memorial to The Newfoundland Regiment
Day 3 (Somme)	La Boissselle: the Lochnagar crater and site of the disastrous Tyneside attack
Day 3 (Somme)	Mametz: the moving story of the Devonshire Regiment and site of the Welsh Division’s famous attack
Day 4 (Ypres)	The “shooting post” and military cells at Popperinge
Day 4 (Ypres)	Talbot House: the preserved centre of rest and recreation for soldiers behind the lines

Accommodation Details

For this tour you will stay at The Novotel Ieper Centrum, a modern 3 star hotel in the very centre of Ypres, a few hundred yards distance from the Cloth Hall and Menin Gate.

We donate 10% of all profits from Guided Battlefield Tours to Pula Children's Trust, a charity which gives aid to children in Africa.

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
• all excursions
• an evening presentation (where appropriate)
• the services of a full time guide and a tour manager who are available throughout the day and evening
• an information pack
• tea and coffee en route, bottled water each day

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