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From Bruges or Lille Christmas Truce to Passchendaele private WW1 Ypres tour
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8 Hours
Mobile ticket
Pickup offered
Offered in: English
Overview
This tour is for guests that want to start their battlefield tour of Ypres from towns and cities further afield, for ex Bruges, Ghent, Kortijk, Dunkirk, Lille, Arras
A unique 1 to 1 private tour, With all the stops added together we cover 53 miles / 90 KM's of battlefield sites and memorials
This tour covers the Ypres Salient from Messines to Passchendaele spanning 1914 to 1918, we follow the Australian/Canadian/New Zealand/ South African/ British soldiers as they attacked towards Passchendaele in 1917, if you have ancestors that fell in the battle I will tailor the tour where possible to include them
Last Post Ceremony at 20.00 hrs then return to Brugse hotel
Minimum x2 guests Max x5 Not a private tour but small group size max 5
What's Included
Meeting And Pickup
Start time
09:00 AM
Pickup points
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What To Expect
Messines Ridge
here we will here the story of the Battle of Messines & visit mine craters, visit the scene of the Christmas Truce, the crypt where Adolf Hitler was treated for his wounds
2 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Hooge Crater Cemetery
Here we will visit Pat Bugden VC the 20 year old recipient of the Victoria Cross also you'll be standing on the iconic Menin Road directly alongside where the Australian gun pits were for the assault on Passchendaele
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Black Watch
This site is where the Australian HQ was in September 1917, you'll also learn about earlier actions on the very same ground in Nov 1914
• Admission Ticket Free
Battle of Polygon Wood
Here will walk through the woods and visit concrete bunkers that were here when the Australian soldiers captured during the battle, we will visit the cemetery and the Australian 5th Division monument
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Hill 60
Here you will here the story of Captain Woodward and the 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy place a massive mine here that was blown at 3.10am on the 7th June 1917, we will see that crater
45 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Driving through following the line of the Australian advance
• Admission Ticket Free
Tyne Cot Cemetery
Here we will visit the worlds largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery 12,000 soldiers are buried here, only 3,000 have names, two Australian VC recipients are buried here
45 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
John McCrae Site
Here we will see the hospital site where Lt Col John McCrae composed the iconic poem 'In Flanders Fields'
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Menin Gate Memorial
Here you'll hear the story of the Menin Gate, how it came about and some of the stories behind the 55,000 names listed a missing here
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Zonnebeke
Driving through Zonnebeke in the line of the Australian advance
• Admission Ticket Free
Sanctuary Wood Museum
unique original trenches from the Great War
40 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wheelchair accessible
Operated by A Foreign Field WW1 Tours
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.
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