Western Front Pilgrimage starting in Ypres with Flanders Flootsteps

Private William Hart’s war: a four-day/three-night tour

Group:

Just my father and me.

Aims:

Western Front Pilgrimage – introductory tour of the Western Front Battlefields.

See where his uncle/my great uncle fought and died.

Solution:

Research using war diaries, medal cards and census.

Plan travel with own car via Eurotunnel to Ypres and then the Somme.

Accommodation in B&Bs.

Call +44(0) 7733 338659 to speak to your guide

The itinerary below can be customised to your interests.

  • Day 1

    AM: Cross Channel by Eurotunnel.

    PM: Drive to Ypres; Salient Introduction – why fight for Ypres?

    EVENING: Accommodation – B&B in central Ypres.

  • Day 2

    AM: Museum – Flanders Field; War walk – Will Hart at Polygon Wood.

    PM: Pilgrimage – Will Hart on Tyne Cot memorial; Visit – Sanctuary Wood.

    EVENING: Menin Gate – Last Post ceremony.

  • Day 3

    AM: Drive to the Somme – visit Newfoundland Park, Beaumont Hamel.

    PM: Thiepval memorial; War walk – Will Hart goes ‘over the top’ on 1 July 1916.

    EVENING: Accommodation – B&B in La Boisselle.

  • Day 4

    AM: Visit – Lochnagar mine crater.

    PM: Drive to Calais; cross Channel by Eurotunnel.