OLD BLIGHTY BATTLEFIELD TOURS
FULLY GUIDED BESPOKE OR GENERAL INTEREST MILITARY HISTORY TOURS
The following tours are designed to be taken as stand alone tours over 1 day but can be combined over multiple days. All tours are based on pick up and drop off in Arras, easily accessible by train from Paris.
- Other collection points can be arranged, please ask for details.
- The running order may be changed depending on circumstances.
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These tours are recommended for people who have a general interest in WW1 but will also focus on the role of the New Zealand forces in the war.
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The places you will visit on a typical day will be:
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Somme (one day) - Hawthorn Ridge Crater, Newfoundland Memorial Park and Trenches, Thiepval Memorial to the missing, Lochnagar Crater, Grevillers Memorial, Caterpiller Valley Memorial and the site of the unknown soldiers original grave.
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Ypres (one day) - Messines Ridge, Essex Farm, Langemark German Cemetery, Passchendaele, Menin Gate (Last post ceremony can be included with prior discussion).
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