Ypres Music Tour
About this tour
Ypres, the perfect place for your music tour.
All of our performance tours are created from scratch. The reason for this is that many schools require a combination of performances, perhaps a choir plus a band and maybe even a little Jazz. So venues are carefully chosen to mix and match your tour to suit all requirements.
We are able to offer a variety of venues from outdoor areas like the square in Ypres to small churches and bigger Cathedrals such as Brugge. Getting an audience for an unknown performance can sometimes be better done in small village churches where not much happens and therefore an event like this creates much interest.
Some venues are particular about the type of music played so we choose wisely.
Accommodation
We work closely with the owner of four hostels in Ypres, all designed to accommodate school groups. Our offer will depend on availability at the time of booking, so the sooner you book the more chance you have of having your first-choice accommodation.
Some of these options offer opportunity to rehearse.
Menin Gate Hostel
This simple hostel is well run and ideally placed across the road from the Menin Gate.
The other hostels in the group are all located around the town centre and only five minutes’ walk from the Menin Gate.
Sample Itinerary
Ypres is only one and a half hours from Calais so your first day will depend very much on your departure point and the time it takes you to get to Dover/Folkestone. Below is a suggested 3 night / 4 day itinerary.
Day 1
Travel to Ypres – overnight with dinner in a local restaurant.
Day 2
Half day tour including a visit to Tyne COT Cemetery
Afternoon performance in Ypres Square
Evening meal in Ypres restaurant
Involvement and performance as part of the Last post Ceremony in Ypres
Day 3
Excursion to Brugge with Canal cruise
Afternoon performance in church or Cathedral
Return to Ypres for Evening meal
Day 4
Depart and morning visit to la Couple
Afternoon travel home via Calais
Experience information
Each group will have its own special interests and curricular needs. That is why every visit can be completely tailored to you. You will find some suggestions below, but you can always call us to discuss more options.
Other variations on numbers and duration available, plus day trips available on request.