Australian Battlefields Private Tour in Fromelles and Flanders from Lille

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12 Hours

Mobile ticket Pickup offered

Offered in: English, French, Dutch

Overview

Explore Flanders and Fromelles, and delve into Australia’s World War I history on this 9-hour small-group battlefield tour from Lille. Travel through Flanders and Fromelles with a guide, and discover key sites of interest including the Cobbers’ Memorial, the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele, and the VC Corner Cemetery — France’s only exclusively Australian WWI cemetery. Learn of the thousands of Australian soldiers who laid down their lives, and see the many ways in which the Commonwealth War Graves Commission mark their sacrifice. This tour includes round-trip travel from your Lille hotel.

What's Included

Private transportation
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
Lunch
Driver/guide
Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Meeting And Pickup

Start time

09:00 AM

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Pick up also possible at train station Lille Europe at "Le Pub" hall 2.

What To Expect

Museum of the Battle of Fromelles

The museum explains the battle and how the remains of these 250 soldiers were found and exhumed.

30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery

Stand in the cemetery where the soldiers are now resting.

30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Australian Memorial Park

Stand on the German and look towards No Man's Land.

30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

VC Corner Australian Cemetery

The only exclusive Australian cemetery in FRance

30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mademoiselle from Armentieres

Driving through the city and seeing the pub where Mlle was.

• Admission Ticket Free

Messines Ridge

Stand on the battlefield where Australian troops were launched in the Battle in June 1917.

30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hill 60

Stand on the Hill and see the memorial to the 1st Australian Tunneling Cie and the Caterpillar Mine Crater.

45 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Battle of Polygon Wood

Stand at Polygon Wood Memorial to the 5th Australian Division also the place where Dawn Service is held on ANZAC Day.

30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Passchendaele Museum

Spend some time in the very best WW1 museum

1 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Tyne Cot Cemetery

Stand in CWGC's largest cemetery

30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ypres Cloth Hall

Stand onYpres square and see the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and some of the nice buildings, you have some free time in town.

1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free

Menin Gate Memorial

Stand under the Menin Gate to attend the Last Post before heading back to your hotel

1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A minimum of two people per booking is required

Operated by Ploegsteert Sector Battlefield Experience

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Product code: 10604P19