Battles on the Hindenburg Line
Join us on a battlefield tour looking at the key battles on the German Hindenburg Line defences during the final years of the Great War, and uncover the true story of the film '1917'. Alongside a knowledgeable Specialist Guide, visit Quéant Road Cemetery, Bourlon Wood, Flesquières Tank Museum, Lock House No 1 and more.
Tour Includes
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 1 dinner at Le Tommy
- 2 evening meals
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
- Convenient local joining points
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Local departure by coach, then to our hotel at Albert in northern France for a four-night stay.
This morning, we start on the northern area of the Somme battlefields near Gommecourt, looking at how the Germans began their withdrawal from these battlefields in February to March 1917, and at the ground near Rossignol Wood or Copse 125 as the Germans called it.
We then follow the German withdrawal via Bapaume to the area around Lagnicourt where the battles in the Advance to the Hindenburg Line took place in March 1917. We examine the Australian attacks here and the action involving Captain Percy Cherry, which resulted in the award of a Victoria Cross, also seeing his grave at Quéant Road Cemetery.
We then look at the real story behind the film ‘1917’ which covered the early battles on the Hindenburg Line in 1917 around Ecoust and Croisilles, seeing the battlefields there. After our lunch period in central Arras, we visit the battlefield at Bullecourt. Looking at the Australian and British actions here in April to May 1917, we have an included visit to the Bullecourt Museum, as well as the Digger Memorial.
We continue to the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, which commemorates many of those who fell in the battles for the Hindenburg Line and have no known grave. See the site of the Drocourt-Quéant Switch Line positions taken by Canadian troops in September 1918, and then look at the crossing of the Canal du Nord and the Canadian attack on Bourlon Wood, seeing the Canadian Memorial.
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Key Visits
Today we examine the British advance at Cambrai in November 1917, when hundreds of tanks helped break the Hindenburg Line defences. We start at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road Cemetery, the site of an important Casualty Clearing Station in 1917, and then visit key sites across the Cambrai battlefield at Gouzeaucourt, Trescault and the Flesquières Ridge, seeing the tank memorial.
After our lunch period in central Cambrai, we see the Cambrai Memorial to the Missing, and later have an included visit to the Tank Museum at Flesquières, where the recovered wreck of a MkIV Tank ‘Deborah’, recovered in 1998, is now on display. We then examine the fighting around Masnières, seeing the Newfoundland Memorial, and the crossing of the St. Quentin canal at Marcoing.
After our return this evening, we visit the nearby Le Tommy Café, a WW1-themed establishment with its own private museum and trench system, where we have an included dinner in the café.
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Key Visits
We begin at the Somme American Cemetery, looking at the fighting here in September 1918 when Australian and American soldiers fought side by side breaking the German defences. We visit the American Memorial at Bellicourt, look at the Ricqueval area and the St. Quentin Canal Tunnel entrance, and, at Ricqueval Bridge, see the amazing exploits of British troops who captured it intact.
After lunchtime in central St. Quentin, we look at the final battles on the Hindenburg Line in October 1918 in the battlefields around Beaurevoir and Joncourt, seeing where the war poet Wilfred Owen was awarded a Military Cross for his bravery.
We then follow the route of the British advance to the Sambre Canal, seeing the Lock House No 1 where two Victoria Crosses were awarded for bravery in November 1918. And, at Ors, we see where British soldiers crossed the canal and visit the grave of Wilfred Owen, buried alongside others who fell in the final great British battle on the Western Front.
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Accommodation
You will stay for four nights at the Ibis Albert.
Ibis Albert
The Ibis Albert hotel in France offers a relaxed stay, conveniently located just 2km from both the Albert train station and the Le Musée des Abris-Somme 1916. Guests can enjoy their comfortable rooms, featuring free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, and en-suite bathrooms.
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General
- 3 Star
- English Speaking Staff
- Guest Lounge
- Restaurant
- Lift
Room
- TV
- Hairdryer
- Extra Pillows and Blankets
- Air Conditioning
- Non-Smoking Rooms Available
- Shower
- Free Wifi
Service
- Safe Box in Reception
- 24 Hour Front Desk
- Iron at Reception
- Dog Friendly (selected rooms)
Accessibility
- Fridge Available for Medical Requirements
- Disabled Rooms Available
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Rooms on Request
Food & Drink
- Gluten Free Meals on Request
Hotel
- English Speaking Staff
- Guest Lounge
- Restaurant
- Lift
- WiFi Available
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Reviews
4.6 Out of 5 ( 7 Reviews )
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Quality
4.7 / 5
Value for Money
4.7 / 5
Susan Warnock-winrow, 1 year ago
A well arranged tour. Mark the guide was very knowledgeable and provided useful maps and notes to compliment the tour.
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.CB Rotherham, 1 year ago
Our trip from Doncaster to the services for change of coach was good and it's a very slick operation.The main drivers were Chris and Rob and they were excellent. It was our first time on Irish ferries and it wasn't too bad (avoid the fish and chips!) The hotel in Albert was comfortable and clean as were the rooms and all the staff there were so friendly and helpful.The bonus was having 3 meals included 2 at the hotel and 1 at Le Tommy all were well cooked and delicious. Our tour guide was Mark Allen who certainly knew his facts for the trip but most of us felt that sometimes on the coach the talks were a bit too long so it was too much information all at once-perhaps break it up a little? I know this was only the second time for this particular trip but feel it could do with tweeking a bit as in comfort breaks and length of time between stops especially on the last afternoon. All in all we enjoyed this tour and we met some great people.
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JANET MOUNCH, 1 year ago
An excellent guide ,Mark Allen whose knowledge of this particular theatre of war made this tour very interesting. A special mention of our two drivers,Chris & Rob who had a difficult task in navigating down the narrowest of roads but always managed to get us where we should be on time. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who has an interest in this particular subject.
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jude8750, 1 year ago
An excellent tour. My only thoughts against were the long days and the hotel could have been closer to most of the battlefields
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John Amos, 1 year ago
Our tour guide, Andrew (Thornton) was excellent, knowledgeable, conscientious and courteous, while our drivers, Lorraine and Michael, were efficient, friendly and painstaking, particularly in keeping their coach clean, inside and out in what were, at times, difficult conditions. The staff at our hotel were polite and seemed to take a pride in their work, but the meals were somewhat disappointing, particularly the breakfasts, where the only hot food available was boiled eggs. (If you boiled them yourself!) Bar prices were also high.
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Alexander Brown, 1 year ago
This was a new tour and a very interesting one. The guide Andrew Thornton was excellent both for his knowledge and pleasant company. This was a full-on tour with some long days, but they were well split up by the various visits. (However maybe the aim should be to get back to the hotel by 6pm to allow a little more 'down time'). The museum visits were very good and the battlefield sites well explained. A highlight was our evening at Le Tommy, with its WW1 atmosphere, good food and fascinating recreations of trenches and dugouts. Lunchtimes in three of the interesting towns of Picardy were also good and well timed. A tour I would thoroughly recommend! The closing stages of WW1 are quite complex, but I feel I understand what happened a lot better now.
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