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Fromelles and Ypres Day Tour from Arras and Lille
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13 Hours
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Offered in: English
Overview
Visit Fromelles and Ypres, and delve into Europe’s World War I history on this fully guided day tour from Arras. Explore famous WWI battle sites including Fromelles and the Pheasant Wood cemetery and Cobbers’ Memorial. We follow the path of the War through 1917, Messines Ridge and Hill 60, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele and the Tyne Cot Cemetery. Explore Ypres at your leisure, then take part in the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate before your onward travel to Lille or return to Arras. This is a long and emotional day and can be taken alone or added with another of our day tours. There is an opportunity to follow in a relatives footsteps or lay a wreath at the Menin Gate Ceremony in the evening.
What's Included
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
Please wait for your guide at the glass entrance doors at the front of the station.
Start time
09:00 AM
End Point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Musee de la Bataille de Fromelles
Hear about the battle and the story of the mass graves at Pheasant Wood in this excellent museum and visitors centre
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery
We will pay our respects to the soldiers recovered from the mass graves at Pheasant Wood and re buried in this new cemetery
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Australian Memorial Park
See the famous Cobbers Memorial on the German front line
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
VC Corner Australian Cemetery
Visit the only all Australian Cemetery in France
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Ploegsteert Memorial
See where the 3rd Division will prepare for the Battle of Messines and hear about the 1st Australian Tunneling company who dug the Catacombs here.
5 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Christmas Truce Memorial
Learn about the Christmas Truce of 1914.
• Admission Ticket Free
Messines Ridge
Learn of the successes of this offensive as we drive along the ridge
• Admission Ticket Free
Hill 60
See the preserved battlefield, the Bunkers and the two mine craters that the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company blew on the 7th June 1917
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Battle of Polygon Wood
Visit the Wood captured by the 5th Division on the 26th September 1917
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5th Australian Division Memorial
See the 5th Division Memorial in the New Buttes Cemetery
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Tyne Cot Cemetery
Visit the largest Commonwealth Cemetery in the World and hear of the terrible Battle of Passchendaele, the final phase of the third battle of Ypres, here you will see the two Australian VC.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Menin Gate Memorial
At 1800hrs we arrive in Ypres, time to eat before the Last Post Ceremony at 2000hrs. You may lay a wreath here if you wish- please let the guide know.
2 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Operated by The Battlefields 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.
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