Flanders & The Somme Battlefields

Flanders & The Somme Battlefields  

Gain an insight into the World War I Battlefields of Flanders and the Somme which shaped the history of modern Europe and commemorate the brave soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for peace. Accompanied by local battlefields guide we see the key sites, cemeteries and monuments as well as attending the moving Last Post ceremony.

Novotel Ieper Centrum Ypres, Flanders

This 3 star hotel provides an ideal base from which to explore the rich military heritage of the area, and is just a moment’s stroll from the Menin Gate and Grote Markt. All 122 bedrooms are comfortably furnished with TV, hairdryer, tea/coffee making facilities, air conditioning and minibar. The hotel has a brasserie bar, restaurant, terrace and fitness centre.

• Lift • Bar • Restaurant • Tea/coffee in room

PRICE INCLUDES

Door to door pick up service

Elite coach travel

(7 Days) Overnight return sailing on DFDS Seaways from Newcastle with cabins, evening meals and breakfast

(5 days) Short Sea Channel Crossing

4 nights bed and breakfast in Ypres

Visit the In Flanders Field Museum

Flanders Battlefields accompanied by an expert battlefields guide

Dinner in Ypres on one night

Attend the Last Past Ceremony in Ypres

The Somme Battlefields accompanied by an expert battlefields guide

Visit the Historial de la Grande Guerre Museum & Thiepval Monument

7 or 5 days/ 6 or 4  nights

Novotel Ieper Centrum Ypres, Flanders

This 3 star hotel provides an ideal base from which to explore the rich military heritage of the area, and is just a moment’s stroll from the Menin Gate and Grote Markt. All 122 bedrooms are comfortably furnished with TV, hairdryer, tea/coffee making facilities, air conditioning and minibar. The hotel has a brasserie bar, restaurant, terrace and fitness centre.

• Lift • Bar • Restaurant • Tea/coffee in room