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From Ypres, The Christmas Truce to Passchendaele Ypres Based WW1 private tour

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8 Hours Mobile ticket Pickup offered Offered in: English
Overview

This PRIVATE 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

Minimum x 2 guests Max x 4
** PLEASE NOTE**
( At least x2 to of the guests MUST be adults otherwise the tour is not economically viable )

This is a bespoke private tour
For groups larger than 4 please contact me in advance

What's Included
  1. Bottled water
  1. Lunch
Meeting And Pickup

Start time

09:00 AM

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Ieper based pick up only, MINIMUM X 2 GUESTS please if you want to start in Lille, Arras or Bruges please see my other listings / min 2 people

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

Here we will see poignant original WW1 trenches and a quaint ww1 museum

40 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info
  1. Service animals allowed
  2. Public transportation options are available nearby
  3. Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  1. All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  2. Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  3. 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.

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