Private Tour of the WW1 Somme Battlefields from ARRAS
Overview
we will cover the sites of the major 1916 battle: the impressive "Lochnagar" mine crater, Pozieres, the Thiepval memorial to the missing and the preserved battlefields of Beaumont-Hamel. After a lunch stop at Albert and a visit to the Somme 1916 underground museum we will head to the 1918 battlefields: Villers-Bretonneux Australian memorial and the new John Monash centre (if open on that day) and the sites of the famous August 1918 allied counter-offensive. After this moving day we will drive back to ARRAS.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Private Guide WW1 expert
- Access to all the sites and museum fees
- Entry/Admission - Musee Somme 1916
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, Rue de l'Eglise, 80300 Beaumont-Hamel France
The preserved battlefield with its original trenches from the 1916 battle of the Somme
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Memorial de Thiepval, Rue de L'Ancre, 80300 Thiepval France
The Thiepval memorial to the missing of the Somme
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Lochnagar Crater, Route de la Grande Mine, 80300 Ovillers-la-Boisselle France
The "Lochnagar" mine crater, a huge underground mine was blown up there on July 1st 1916
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: 1st austalian devision memorial, 268 Route d Albert, 80300 Pozieres France
The site of the "Gibraltar" bunker
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Musee Somme 1916, Rue Anicet Godin, 80300 Albert France
The Somme 1916 museum is located in a original tunnel under the town of Albert. A great and unique display of various scenes of the battle of the Somme.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Proyart, Proyart, Somme, Hauts-de-France
The German cemetery at Proyart where 4.600 german soldiers rest in peace.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sir John Monash Centre, Route de Villers Bretonneux Memorial National Australien, 80800 Fouilloy France
Discover the new Sir John Monash centre and its immersive room
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Australian National Memorial, Rte de Villers Bretonneux, 80800 Fouilloy, France
The Australian War Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux to commemorate the 11.000 australians missing in France in World War One.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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This was an excellent day. Sylvester picked us up from Paris at 8.30am and took my sister and I to The Somme. We visited the WW1 battlefields, museums, thiepval memorial and ancre cemetery, stopping for a break and lunch in between. Sylvester’s knowledge was excellent. The day was well paced and ...
This was an excellent day. Sylvester picked us up from Paris at 8.30am and took my sister and I to The Somme. We visited the WW1 battlefields, museums, thiepval memorial and ancre cemetery, stopping for a break and lunch in between. Sylvester’s knowledge was excellent. The day was well paced and spaced and we really got to know Sylvester who gave us plenty of time to look around, take photos, he even helped carry our shopping..! We had space at ancre cemetery to spend time at the grave of our great great grandfather William Samuel Cully. It was a powerfully emotive day and all the more memorable due to the wonderful guide..! Highly recommended.Sylvester went out of his way to take us to a grave site outside of his normal tour to visit our family member who is buried at Armentieres. He took us to many sites which would be impossible to visit unless you had a guide with transport. Sylvester,s knowledge is outstanding and he does a lot of...
Sylvester went out of his way to take us to a grave site outside of his normal tour to visit our family member who is buried at Armentieres. He took us to many sites which would be impossible to visit unless you had a guide with transport. Sylvester,s knowledge is outstanding and he does a lot of research on each individual tour in terms of the grave sites and family members of the fallen. We had Sylvester pick us up from our hotel in Paris and take us back which made a huge difference to the entire experience. We would highly recommend Sylvester as a tour guide and his ability to be flexible and make each tour unique for each individual tour and family. We were interested in all the Australian site but we also visited the Canadian and Ulster sites as well along with a nice lunch at Arras, which has a unique Flemish influence architecturally. I can not recommend this tour more highly and if you think you can do The Somme on your own, my comments are you are missing out on all the knowledge and the sites themselves are very far apart so you really need to know where you are going.Excellent tour with great knowledge by the guide. As it was during the pandemic we had a private tour as it was just myself and my son
Excellent tour with great knowledge by the guide. As it was during the pandemic we had a private tour as it was just myself and my sonLea was our guide for the Somme battlefield Tours. My Brother and I were super impressed with her knowledge of history. Her presentation was superb and the tour, was not only tailored to our historical interests but also based on the questions we asked..we would highly recommend Lea and this Tou...
Lea was our guide for the Somme battlefield Tours. My Brother and I were super impressed with her knowledge of history. Her presentation was superb and the tour, was not only tailored to our historical interests but also based on the questions we asked..we would highly recommend Lea and this Tour Company, if you are looking for an excellent and educational experience..Brendan and Alan..Just back from thoughtful, well-researched, well-presented tour by Sylvestre. Two of our group of four had relatives to locate; Sylvestre took great care to ensure that we did visit the memorials with their names on, and he also provided them with new information. He knew exactly when to give us ...
Just back from thoughtful, well-researched, well-presented tour by Sylvestre. Two of our group of four had relatives to locate; Sylvestre took great care to ensure that we did visit the memorials with their names on, and he also provided them with new information. He knew exactly when to give us time to think, and time to listen. And he listened to us, adding information and visits that would be relevant. It was truly a bespoke tour, in every way. Administration from the point of enquiry was also faultless. Transport was excellent. We could not recommend it strongly enoughWe were extremely pleased with this tour of the Somme. It had special meaning for both my sister and I. Our guide, Sylvester taught us so much about the area and the WW1 battles . We saw the large impressive memorials as well the less visited cemeteries. Sylvester included the small cemetery in...
We were extremely pleased with this tour of the Somme. It had special meaning for both my sister and I. Our guide, Sylvester taught us so much about the area and the WW1 battles . We saw the large impressive memorials as well the less visited cemeteries. Sylvester included the small cemetery in Hangard where our uncle is buried. It was very emotional and so important.