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Our tour vehicle
Our group visiting a cemetery
Villers-Bretonneux Australian Memorial
A preserved battlefield
The Thiepval memorial

Private Tour of the WW1 Somme Battlefields from ARRAS

By Terres de Mémoire
9.8 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$467 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This tour covers the major sites of the Battles of the Somme in 1916 and 1918, it's an easy day trip coming from PARIS for the day (1h by train). Our tours start and finish just outside the ARRAS train station.

we will cover the sites of the major 1916 battle: the impressive “Lochnagar” mine crater, Pozieres, the Thiepval memorial to the missing and the preserved battlefields of Beaumont-Hamel. After a lunch stop at Albert and a visit to the Somme 1916 underground museum we will head to the 1918 battlefields: Villers-Bretonneux Australian memorial and the new John Monash centre (if open on that day) and the sites of the famous August 1918 allied counter-offensive. After this moving day we will drive back to ARRAS.

Activity location

  • Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
    • Rue de l'Eglise
    • 80300, Beaumont-Hamel, France, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Arras
    • Place du Maréchal Foch
    • 62000, Arras, Hauts-de-France, France

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Private Tour of the WW1 Somme Battlefields from ARRAS
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$467.19 x 2 AdultsAU$934.38

Total
Price is AU$934.38
Until Fri, 3 Jan

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transport
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate Guide WW1 expert
  • What's includedWhat's includedAccess to all the sites and museum fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSnacks

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
  • 1h
The preserved battlefield with its original trenches from the 1916 battle of the Somme
Thiepval Memorial
  • 30m
The Thiepval memorial to the missing of the Somme
Lochnagar Crater
  • 30m
The "Lochnagar" mine crater, a huge underground mine was blown up there on July 1st 1916
1st Australian Division Memorial
  • 20m
The site of the "Gibraltar" bunker
Musee Somme 1916
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The Somme 1916 museum is located in a original tunnel under the town of Albert. A great and unique display of various scenes of the battle of the Somme.
Proyart
  • 30m
The German cemetery at Proyart where 4.600 german soldiers rest in peace.
Sir John Monash Centre
  • 45m
Discover the new Sir John Monash centre and its immersive room
Australian National Memorial
  • 30m
The Australian War Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux to commemorate the 11.000 australians missing in France in World War One.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESBeaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
    • Rue de l'Eglise
    • 80300, Beaumont-Hamel, France, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEArras
    • Place du Maréchal Foch
    • 62000, Arras, Hauts-de-France, France

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