A Four Day Tour, The Somme With an Ypres Excursion
For the Somme and Ypres battlefield tour we base ourselves in the Somme area and take a day excursion to Ypres. The tour visits selected sites, but you will see a wide area of the Western Front from the Somme to the Ypres Salient. We also take an opportunity to visit other sites of interest en route.
 | The Somme and Ypres 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. |
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For the Somme and Ypres tour we stay in the centre of the historic town of Arras with its extensive selection of restaurants and bars.
The price of this tour is £375 per person sharing a twin or double room. Click here to express an interest or request more information
Upcoming dates for this Tour
31st March 2012 | 3rd August 2012 | 27th October 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 Eurotunnel.
Day 1 | Dud Corner: memorial and site of The Battle of Loos 1915 |
| Day 1 (Somme) | Thiepval: the magnificent memorial to the missing of the Somme and visitors’ centre |
| Day 2 (Somme) | Ulster Tower: the 36th Division memorial and tour of excavated trenches |
| Day 2 (Somme) | Serre: site of the attack of the northern pals battalions 1st July 1916 |
| Day 2 (Somme) | Newfoundland Park: preserved trenches from 1st July 1916 and memorial to The Newfoundland Regiment |
| Day 2 (Somme) | Pozieres: the tank memorial and Australian memorial |
| Day 3 (Ypres) | Hooge: original preserved trenches and artefacts |
| Day 3 (Ypres) | Langemark German Cemetery: containing over 44,000 German graves and site of bitter fighting |
| Day 3 (Ypres) | Tyne Cot Cemetery and memorial: the unforgettable site of the largest British military cemetery in the world |
| Day 3 (Ypres) | Essex Farm: the cemetery, dressing station and inspiration of the poem, “In Flanders Field” |
| Day 3 (Ypres) | The In Flanders Field Museum Ypres: the excellent museum within the restored Medieval Cloth Hall |
| Day 3 (Ypres) | Ypres: the Menin Gate and The Last Post Ceremony |
| Day 4 (Somme) | The Devonshire Cemetery: the story of The Devonshire Regiment’s attack on 1st July 1916 |
| Day 4 (Somme) | La Boisselle: The Lochnagar mine crater and site of the attack by the Tyneside Brigades 1st July 1916 |
Accommodation Details
For this tour you will stay at The Mercure Atria Arras Centre This a modern 3 star hotel in the centre of Arras and within easy walking distance of the town's historic squares.
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 of your tour includes:
- all travel from the pick-up point, hotel accommodation and buffet breakfast
- all entrance fees
- all excursions
- the services of a full time guide and a tour manager who are available throughout the day and evening
- an evening presentation (where appropriate)
- 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.
