History of Warfare Agincourt, Somme & Atlantic Wall

• Day 1:Depart from School. Eurotunnel or P&O Ferry crossing. Afternoon visit to Agincourt Medieval Centre. Overnight in Albert (Somme).
• Day 2: Visit ‘Musee Somme’ or Wellington Quarries. Afternoon battlefield Tour which can include, Lochnagar Crater, Newfoundland Park and Thiepval Memorial.
• Day 3: Visit the Blockhouse at Eperlecques and La Coupole.  Depart for Calais
• Optional – Extra Day Visit – Waterloo (4 Day – £349.00)
• Waterloo Visitors Centre. Visits include Lion Mound, the Panorama, the Audiovisual Presentation, the Visitors’ Centre’s Film and Wax Museum. Napoleon’s Last Head Quarters in Vieux-Genappe, the Caillou farm. Wellington Museum

Optional – Extra Day Visit – Ypress (4 Day – £349.00)

Visit the ‘In Flanders Fields’ Museum.’ Afternoon guided visit which can include Essex Farm, Langemark German Cemetery, Tyne Cot, and Sanctuary Wood. Last Post Ceremony

For more information about Battlefield tours in Ypres, The Somme, Waterloo, Agincourt and Dunkirk, or any other destination, please email us.

‍What’s Included

• Return ferry / Eurotunnel crossing UK-France-UK
• 2 Night’s Accommodation in Albert (The Somme). (B&B, Half board, Full Board)
• Museums, visits, and English-speaking guides
• Executive coach transfers as per the itinerary
• Dedicated tour manager to assist throughout your tour planning
• 24-hour on call, emergency assistance

Price from £265.00 (based on 40—46 paying students) 1:10 FOC

‍Accommodation

‍We work closely with the owners of four School hotels in Ypres and a purpose-built school hotel in Albert (The Somme) which has three separate floors, all designed to accommodate youth groups.   Have a look at www.thepoppies.be and www.poppiesalbert.com to check out floorplans and availability. We can also offer 3* hotel accommodation in the centre of Ypres or in Arras to suit groups with a larger budget. The ‘Peace Village’ in Messines is not just a hostel which offers a lot of outdoor and indoor activities in a secure location, they have their own restaurant, bar area, terrace, sports facilities and conference room / disco - www.peacevillage.be

‍Battlefield and History Tours recommends the following

‍Wellington Quarry, or la Carrière Wellington in Arras, is an underground museum created in tunnels dug by the British Army during the 1914-1918 war. The museum commemorates the thousands of men from the British Army and Dominion Forces, particularly the tunnelers of the New Zealand Division, who lived under the city during the Great War.

Musee Somme 1916 in Albert is in the center of the Somme Battlefields, below the basilica of Notre Dame de Brebières. The museum highlights soldiers' lives in the trenches during the offensive of 1 July 1916. It is housed in a 250-meter-long underground passage with alcoves, display cases, sound effects, images, and lights, bringing the experience to life.

The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing is a 45-meter-high structure that stands out from the surrounding countryside on what was the old German frontline. The memorial is dedicated to the 73,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who lost their lives in the Somme and have no known grave.

Lochnagar Crater is an impressive crater approximately 90 meters in diameter and 60 meters deep. It was created by a mine detonated on 1st July 1916, laid by the British Army's 179th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers beneath a German strongpoint called "Schwaben Höhe." The crater is east of the village of La Boisselle.

Delville Wood, sometimes known as Devil's Wood, witnessed particularly ferocious fighting. The majority of the wood was eventually taken by South African soldiers on 15th July 1916. These soldiers held on grimly during numerous German counterattacks for six days until they were relieved. There is now a museum in Delville Wood, which is hexagonal in structure.

Vimy Ridge focuses on the Canadian Corps' superbly planned capture of Vimy Ridge in April 1917, a turning point for the Allies in the First World War. Guided tours of the tunnels are available between 1st May and 30th November and are free, but availability is on a first-come, first-served basis. There are also trenches above ground and a remarkably interesting Visitor Education Centre.

Historial de la Grande Guerre is located in the medieval chateau of Peronne and consists of four large rooms dealing with the multicultural aspect of the war. The museum presents the perspectives of the European nations at war (France, Germany, and Great Britain) through the memories of war experienced from the battlefront to behind the lines.

Newfoundland Park is a Canadian National Historic Site that commemorates the Newfoundland Regiment near Beaumont-Hamel. The Newfoundland Battalion suffered significant casualties during the most dramatic days of the 1916 campaign. The park retains the two opposing trench systems as they were in 1916 and has an interesting Visitor Centre.

Other variations on numbers and duration available plus day trips available on Request.