Your Holiday Itinerary

4-Day Break

• Day 1 – To northern France or Belgium for a three-night stay.
• Day 2 – The Final Battles of the Great War (included). We look at the final battles of the Great War in Flanders, visiting Bailleul and Kemmel where the Germans broke through in April 1918, and seeing the Ploegsteert Memorial where the dead are commemorated. In the afternoon we look at the forgotten ‘Fourth Battle of Ypres’ following the advance along the Menin Road, and visiting the Newfoundland Memorial at Courtrai. We end the day at the American ‘In Flanders Fields’ cemetery, close to one of their final actions of WW1, before returning to Ypres for the Last Post.B
• Day 3 – Ypres and the Armistice Day Ceremonies (included). We attend ceremonies in Ypres for 11th November, with a special commemoration at the Menin Gate at 11.00am and another in the evening at 8.00pm – including the veteran’s parade from the main square in the morning. Our head WW1 Guide, Paul Reed, may also adapt today’s itinerary closer to the departure if any special exhibitions or events are scheduled to take place. However, the main focus of the day will be to attend the Last Post ceremonies in Ypres.B
• Day 4 – To Calais and return home.B

B=Breakfast