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 £309 per person sharing a twin or double room.  Click here to express an interest or request more information

Upcoming dates for this Tour

26th May 2012 |  17th Aug 2012 |  6th 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 Ferry.

Day 1	Essex Farm: the site of a dressing station and inspiration of the poem, "In Flanders Field"
Day 1	The Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate
Day 2	Hill 60: site of bitter fighting and mining operations and one of the most feared places on The Western Front
Day 2	Vancouver Corner: site of the first poison gas attack
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	Hooge: remains of trenches, mine craters and concrete bunkers
Day 2	The "In Flanders Field" Museum: the excellent museum within the restored Medieval Cloth Hall
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

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 of your tour 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.