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Walking the Somme - 5 days from £389

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5-Day Break

  • Day 1 – Local departure by coach then onwards to Amiens for a four-night stay.
  • Day 2 – Beaumont - Hamel & Pozieres and Flers – Courcelette
    Walk 1: Our walk starts in the famous Sunken Lane at Beaumont-Hamel, as we look at the tragedy here on 1st July 1916. We then walk up to the Redan Ridge and beyond to the high ground near to Beaumont-Hamel village. Here we examine the fighting in November 1916.

    Walk 2: We follow an ‘ANZAC’ walk, looking at Australian and New Zealand troops who fought on the Somme in 1916. We start at Pozières, and walk to the ‘Elbow’, looking at the story of Albert Jacka VC and the men of ‘Jacka’s Mob’, visiting the battlefield which cost Australia more than 23,000 casualties in 1916. We then follow the course of the fighting in the battle of Flers-Courcelette, and examine the first use of tanks in the attack on the village of Martinpuich, before moving across to the ground where the New Zealand Division was fighting. B
  • Day 3 – Eastern Somme and the Battle of the St. Quentin Canal

    Walk 3: The focus of our walks then moves to 1918 and we travel to the Eastern Somme area. We start in the village of Épehy, and look at the British defence of this ground in March 1918. We then examine the attack on the Hindenburg Line in September 1918. 

    Walk 4: Our focus is the Battle of the St. Quentin Canal in September 1918. We start at the ‘Tumulus’, and follow the route of the attacking Australian and British troops, seeing the Australian Divisional memorial. We then walk to the famous Ricqueval Bridge, captured by the 46th (North Midland) Division, and walk the line of their attack on the St. Quentin canal.B
  • Day 4 – Villers-Bretonneux & Hangard Wood; Péronne (optional).

    Walk 5: Our final included walk starts close to the town of Villers- Bretonneux where we visit Crucifix Corner Cemetery and then walk the fields where Australian and British troops stopped the German advance in April 1918. We look at the battle for Hangard Wood, seeing the battlefield graves. In the afternoon join us for an optional visit to Peronne where we visit the newly preserved Mont St. Quentin Battlefield. We follow this with a special visit to the Historial Museum in Peronne. B 
  • Day 5 – To Calais, and return home. B

Included Meals: B=Breakfast

Please Note: Entrance fees to museums and places of interest are at extra cost.

Notes

Prices are per person, based on two sharing

Extras:

  • Optional excursions
  • Single room supplement £120
  • Travel insurance from £31.95

Passengers :

Tour Includes

  • Free local joining points
  • Travel by executive coach
  • 4 nights’ accommodation with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefields Guide
  • 5 Battlefield walks – each walk is approximately 3-4 hours5 Battlefield walks, each approximately 3 - 4 miles

Silver Service

Upgrade to Silver Service and enjoy these extras

  • Travel by Silver Service luxury coach which includes:
    • Extra legroom for your added comfort
    • Comfortable rear lounge to relax and chat
    • FREE personal headphones with a choice of music & DVDs
  • Porterage in all hotels
  • Smaller, more personal group

Tour Dates

Walking The Somme (5 Days) - Silver Service
Tour Ref: 5FWAV/1

30 July 2012 - £445.00

Walking The Somme (5 Days)
Tour Ref: 5FWA/1

27 August 2012 - £389.00