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Beer & Battlefields in the Ardennes

This unique beer and battlefields tour looks at the WW2 fighting in the Ardennes, before visiting local breweries and enjoying the Leffe Experience, where we will discover more about one of Belgium's most famous Trappist beers.

Tour Includes

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points
  • Travel by Silver Service coach

5 days from £789pp

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Itinerary

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Local departure by coach, then to Belgium for a four-night stay.

We start by looking at the fighting in the Ardennes area in 1940, seeing the sector held by the British Expeditionary Force along the River Dyle in May 1940, and then visiting the Museum of Remembrance May 1940 where we see a superb private collection relating to the fighting here. In the afternoon, we visit the Leffe Experience at the ‘Maison Leffe’, to discover more about one of Belgium’s most famous Trappist beers. Afterwards, we visit a local Brewery, the Brasserie Caracole. Here we have a tour, see how they brew their beer, and have a sample.

Includes Breakfast

Key Visits

Leffe Experience Dyle River 1940 Memorial

This morning we will visit the RAF graves in the Florennes area, and the Sherman Tank Memorial to the American Liberation of this part of Belgium in 1944, before continuing to the ‘Hitler Bunker’ in the Ardennes Forest, used by Adolf Hitler as a Headquarters during the Battle of France in 1940. It is now a museum site. In the afternoon we visit the Chimay Experience, where we discover how the Belgian monks brew this beer and have a taste ourselves! Later we travel to the Brasserie des Eaux Vives, a local Ardennes brewery and have a tour and tasting session.

Includes Breakfast

Key Visits

Hitler Bunker Chimay Experience Sherman Tank Memorial, River Maas

Today we visit the area where the Battle of the Bulge took place in December 1944 close to the town of Bastogne, seeing the woods at Foy where the ‘Band of Brothers’ fought and some of the Tank Turrets that mark the perimeter around the town. We also have time for the superb 101st Airborne Museum. In the afternoon we visit the La Chouffe Brewery. This is one of the most famous of the Ardennes beers and here we have a guided tour with tasting included.

Includes Breakfast

Key Visits

Bastogne Sherman Tank Bois Jacques 101st Airborne Museum La Chouffe Brewery

Return home.

Includes Breakfast

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Accommodation

You will stay for four nights at the 3-star Ibis Styles Namur.

Ibis Styles Namur

The Ibis Styles Namur is a 3-star hotel on the outskirts of Namur. The hotel has a large reception with comfy seating, bar, fitness room, sun terrace and an excellent on-site restaurant. The comfortable bedrooms have air-conditioning and there is free wi-fi throughout the hotel.

Hotel Facilities

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General
  • 3 Star
  • English Speaking Staff
  • Guest Lounge
  • Bar
  • Lift
Room
  • TV
  • Hairdryer
  • Extra Pillows and Blankets
  • Safe Box
  • Air Conditioning
  • Non-Smoking Rooms Available
  • Shower
  • Free Wifi
Accessibility
  • Fridge Available for Medical Requirements
  • Wheelchair Access
Service
  • 24 Hour Front Desk
  • Iron at Reception
  • Gym
  • Dog Friendly (selected rooms)
Food & Drink
  • Gluten Free Meals on Request
Hotel
  • English Speaking Staff
  • Guest Lounge
  • Bar
  • Lift
  • WiFi Available

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Reviews

4.6 Out of 5 ( 34 Reviews )

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Average
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Quality

4.5 / 5

Value for Money

4.6 / 5

Happy with Landsend, 10 months ago

An excellent trip, well thought out and very organised throughout. Our guide Gary was very knowledgeable and the drivers Mark and Marek were also very good. Their standard of driving on some very difficult roads in the Ardennes was second to none! Overall a most enjoyable and informative tour which I would totally recommend.

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Paul Rodgers, 10 months ago

The tour, the drivers and the guide Gary were all very good and met my expectations. I enjoyed each day and the blend of historical site visits on the morning and the brewery visits on the afternoon worked very well and I would recommend to anyone who enjoys the historical tours and has an interest in trying different beers. The hotel was good and located centrally, but not easy for the coach to access due to controlled access bollards, Charleroi not the nicest place to be based. One dissapointment which is why I have posted only 4 stars was the journey home. My transit bus number was changed and I only noticed this when looking at the screens at the transit service station. No notification or announcements were made. The drivers of the transit bus on the return were also poor at communicating stops and onward taxi movements. Their general behaviour when people asked for information was also poor.

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Evesham Customer, 10 months ago

Very enjoyable.Very engaging battlefield guide. Both drivers helpful and did a great job.

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Trevor Lawrence, 1 year ago

One of the best I have been on.

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Customer, 1 year ago

The best company to use if you are interested in visiting Battlefields in Europe and beyond.

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Brian Foulkes, 1 year ago

The tour is a perfect mix of battlefield visits and interesting tours of breweries and tasting of their wide range of excellent beers. The great information given in the morning can then be absorbed over lunch and the afternoon whichnI found to be an excellent combination. The whole Leger operation is smooth and slick to get you on your way. The coaches are very comfortable with a wide range of refreshments available from an excellent crew who are friendly and very helpful. The tour guides knowledge of history is vast and very well put across and was the flow of information regarding the tour and how it worked. Excellent comfortable and clean hotel with great staff The included breakfast was very good and had plenty of choice and evening meals were also good. A free meal voucher for use on the ferries was a nice additional touch Thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing 5 star

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