Your tour
will take in a combination of battlefields, memorials and
war cemetaries. You'll learn why battles were fought at particular
locations, your guide will help you to interpret the landscape
and look for signs of the battle evident today. You'll hear
the countless stories of personal bravery and sacrifice, not
just on the battlefield but also the acts of ordinary people
in extraorinary times.
Specialist Battlefield Guides: Consistently highly rated by
Leger's guests for their knowledge, personal perspective and
going the extra mile; your guide on tour will be one of Leger's
hand picked specialists. The team of over 20 guides is headed
by Paul Reed, Tony Lea and Bill McQuade, who between the three
of them have a combined total of over 50 years' guiding experience!
Walking the Somme Coach Holidays 5 Days - 7.5%
Discount
New Walks for 2008
Walking
the Somme Tour Itinerary All of
our walks have been planned by our expert battlefield guides.
Walks take a leisurely two to four hours with plenty of
stops to view the battlefields, discuss the history and
visit cemeteries and memorials on the way. Sturdy footwear
is essential, as is waterproof clothing.
Please note: In the
event of unsuitable walking weather, we will visit the battlefields
by coach.
DAY 1: To Amiens
for a four-night stay.
DAY 2: Forgotten Truce,
Gommecourt and The Pals at
Serre (included) Walk 1:
We begin at
Hannescamps, studying the forgotten
truce of 1915. Then by the front lines to
Foncquevillers seeing the area from the
‘Little Z’ to Gommecourt Wood..
Walk 2: From Hébuterne to Touvent Farm to see where Roland
Leighton, fiancé of the author Vera Brittain was killed
in 1915. On to the Serre battlefield seeing preserved trenches,
Sheffield Memorial Park and end at the spot where the poet
Wilfred Owen was in a captured German dugout in the ‘Heidenkopf’
in 1917. B
DAY 3:
Mine Craters, the Green Howards & War Poets (included)
Walk 3: We begin at the huge crater at Lochnagar. Then by
Sausage Valley to the ground above Contalmaison where we
study the attack into the village by the Green Howards.
At Bell’s Redoubt we learn about Donald Simpson Bell, the
only professional footballer to be awarded the VC, then
to The Quadrangle, where Siegfried Sassoon fought, ending
at Mametz village.
Walk 4: Walk the ground above Mametz where war poets Graves
and Sassoon served. We see the Citadel and Point 110, and
look at Sassoon’s Military Cross action. We then follow
the story of the Devonshires, and the heroic actions of
their poet William Hodgson, and end with the German perspective
on the battle on the edge of Mametz village B.
DAY 4: Guards Division (included) Walk 5: From Ginchy across the ground
taken by the Guards in September 1916. In the afternoon
join our optional tour which follows the story of the war
poet Wilfred Owen. B
DAY 5:
To Calais
and return home. B
Included Meals: B=Breakfast
Your Hotel
You’ll stay for 4 nights
at the 2-star Express by Holiday Inn Amiens. The hotel is
centrally located and offers a restaurant, bar, lift and all
bedrooms have T.V., telephone and tea/coffee making facilities.
Please note Jun 9 and Sep 22 departures stay at the 3-star
Novotel Amiens Est located 7km from the centre of Amiens.
The hotel has a restaurant and bar. The hotel has two floors
and does not have a lift, although there are bedrooms on the
ground floor. All bedrooms have a T.V., telephone and air-conditioning.
Executive
Coach Departure Dates & Prices 2008 - May 2009 Tour ref
5FWA
Travel
by Executive coach
4 nights’ accommodation with continental breakfast
Specialist Battlefields Guide
5 Battlefield walks including: Forgotten Truce; Mine Craters;
the Green Howards & War Poets; Guards Divisions
Note: Entrance fees to museums & places of interest are
at extra cost.
Leger
Brochure Price in Black Travel 55 Discount Price
in Red Quote Travel 55 Ref: T5501 + Tour Code
Tel Leger Reservations
on 0845 458 5604
May
5
£317 £294
August
18
£337 £312
June
9
£353 £327
September
22
£353 £327
July
21
£337 £312
May
4 2009
£327 £303
Prices
are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras
• Optional excursions • Single room supplement
£120 • Travel insurance
from £29.95.
To
book or to check availability Contact Leger Holidays
0845 458 5604 Quote Travel 55 Ref T5501
plus Leger's Holiday Code
Please note - prices may change & will
be confirmed when you call to make a booking.
The discount will be applied accordingly to reflect the
price
