Somme Battlefield Tours Expert Led Historical Experiences
Overview
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8 hours
Mobile ticket
Battlefield historian and guide Bart will take you on a tour of the Somme battlefields. It will be exclusively your tour, there will be no added persons, so the guide can give you his undivided attention.
Over the course of 8 hours, we will visit all the key sites of this significant and tragic battle of 1916.
We will take your specific personal wishes and preferred locations, or ancestry related sites into consideration; depending on available information and the time required to do research.
The tour starts at 09.00 at the guide's B&B and tour headquarters in Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre, right in the heart of the battlefields, where Bart will join you in your car to visit the historical sites and its histories.
Bart is eager to share his knowledge with you.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
The Sunken Lane
The site made famous by British filmmaker Geoffrey Malins We will also visit the adjacent Hawthorne mine crater. Explanations on the who, why and how of the Somme Offensive of 1916
Memorial Terre-neuvien De Beaumont-hamel
The Newfoundland Memorial Park. Run by Canadian students, we go in to the history of the disastrous Newfoundland Regiment's attack on 1 July 1916. Also the Highlanders, remotely more successful attack of November 1916 and how trenches, and their lay-out worked.
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Somme Battlefield Tours Expert Led Historical Experiences
What‘s Included
Government Fees
From our B&B HQ we offer take-along lunches for a fee of €10 p.p. Freshly baked buns, fruit, snack, water and fruit-juice.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Operated by 14-18 Somme Tours