DAY 1:
Local departure by coach then onwards to Ypres for a four-night stay

DAY 2: The Hills of Flanders – The Bluff (included)
Walk 1:
We start in the village of Locre, looking at the subject of soldiers 'Shot At Dawn'. We then walk out to the site of Locre Hospice. From here we look at operations around Kemmel Hill in April 1918, climbing our way to the top of the hill, seeing the French cemetery, and crossing down into the village.
Walk 2:
We begin in the village of Voormezeele, and see the grave of George Llewllyn Davies, immortalised in 'Peter Pan'. We then follow a route to the Ypres-Comines canal, and towards the Bluff. Along the way we see bunkers, battle-scarred remains of the canal and battlefield cemeteries. B

DAY 3: Messines Ridge – Behind The Lines (included)
Walk 3:
We start in the village of 'Whitesheet', in the centre of the Messines Ridge. We walk out to the eastern side of the ridge, and follow the site of fighting, seeing several small battlefield cemeteries, and a British bunker. In Messines we look at the fighting of 1914 and capture of the village in June 1917.
Walk 4:
We move away from the battlefield, and look at the work of Casualty Clearing Stations at Brandhoek, also seeing the grave of Captain Noel Chavasse VC & Bar. In the village we also see his memorial, before going to Hagle Dump. B

DAY 4: Broodseinde Ridge – (included), Visit to Nieuport (optional)
Walk 5:
Our final walk starts at The Passchendaele Memorial Museum. From here we walk from the grounds of the Zonnebeke Chateau, through the village, and follow the old railway line up onto the Broodseinde Ridge. From here we walk across to Tyne Cot Cemetery, and take time to see the Visitors' Centre. In the afternoon either take free time in Ypres, or join us on an optional visit to Nieuport, where the Western Front petered out on the beaches of North Belgium. B

DAY 5:
To Calais, and return home. B

Included Meals: B=Breakfast
 

 

• FREE local joining points

• Travel by executive coach
• Specialist Battlefields Guide

• 5 Battlefield walks Each walk is approximately 3-4 hours

• 4 nights' accommodation with continental breakfast

Note: Entrance fees to museums & places of interest are at extra cost

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