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| Inspirational journeys of remembrance & discovery Ordinary People in Extraordinary 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!
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| Walking
the Somme Coach Holidays 5 Days - 5% Discount A leisurely walking tour covering the major battles of the Somme |
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| Walking
the Somme - Itinerary
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DAY
1: Local departure by coach then onwards to Amiens for a four-night stay |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 visits the Wellington Tunnel System at Arras. B Please Note: the Wellington Tunnels are accessible to visitors of all abilities. The tunnel system is reached by a lift, and there are wooden walk-ways throughout. |
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5: To Calais, and return home. B |
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Included Meals: B=Breakfast |
| Your Hotel |
You will stay for four nights at the
2-star Express by Holiday Inn Amiens. The
hotel is centrally located and offers a bar,
breakfast room and lift. There are a variety
of bars and restaurants within walking
distance. All bedrooms have T.V.,
telephone and tea/coffee-making facilities. |
| Executive Coach Departure Dates & Prices 2010 Tour ref 5FWA | |||
FREE local
joining points Travel by Executive coach 4 nights’ accommodation with breakfast Specialist Battlefields Guide 5 Battlefield walks. Each walk is approximately 4 miles Note: Entrance fees to museums & places of interest are at extra cost |
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| Leger
Brochure Price in Black Travel 55 Discount Price in Red Quote Travel 55 Ref: T55 + Tour Code Tel Leger Reservations on 0844 504 6480 |
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April
26 |
£345 £328 |
September 6 |
£359 £342 |
August 2 |
£359 £342 |
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Prices
are per person, based on two sharing. Extras
• Optional excursions • Single room supplement
£109 • Travel insurance
from £29.95 |
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