From Ypres 4hr Christmas Truce and Monster Mines of Messines PRIVATE Tour

Name: From Ypres 4hr Christmas Truce and Monster Mines of Messines PRIVATE Tour
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Price: 528.6 USD
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5.0(5)4 hoursEnglishBook 1 day aheadYpres, Belgium

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This unique PRIVATE Ypres battlefield tour covers the Ypres SOUTH Salient from spanning 1914 to 1918,

The tour can be instantly adapted on the day to highlight Australian/Canadian/New Zealand/ South African/ British/ Irish content that may be of interest to you

I will ascertain your particular areas of interests and tailor the tour to your liking

If you have ancestors that fell in the battle I will tailor the tour where possible to include them

I will meet you at the place of your choice, at your IEPER based accommodation or the IEPER railway station whatever is your preference.

My own gt uncle is commemorated on the memorial to the missing and my gt grandfather suffered horrific wounds at Passchendaele still only 16 years old. This tour covers a route of 23 miles or 37 km's

Max x4 people, private tour for one price 180 euro which equates to 45 euro per person For groups larger than 4 please contact me in advance

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What you'll do

Hill 60
Zwarteleenstraat 36-40, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium
Here you will hear the story of Hill 60 & The Caterpillar Crater and learn about the 8,000 soldiers encased in the earth, a cemetery without headstones
35 min
Spanbroekmolen Mine Crater
Exit Wijtschatestraat, Wijtschate, Belgium
Here you'll see the 91,000 lb Spanbroekmolen Mine Crater and learn about the tunnellers of WW1
10 min
Messines Ridge (N.Z.) Memorial
Nieuwkerkestraat, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Mesen, Belgium
Here you'll hear about the New Zealand contribution to the battle
15 min
Island of Ireland Peace Park
Mesen, Belgium
Here you will hear the story of the Irish contribution to the battle of Messines
15 min
Christmas Truce Memorial
Chemin du Mont de la Hutte, Comines-Warneton, Belgium
Here you will hear the story and see the ground where that wonderful moment took place, when the soldiers forgot their differences and met in 'No Man's Land' Christmas 1914.
15 min
Hyde Park Corner Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
N365, Justo Enfrente Del Memorial Ploegsteert, Comines-Warneton, Belgium
Hear we will see the wonderful 'Hyde Park Corner Memorial' see the resting place of the England Rugby captain and see twin brothers buried side by side
15 min

Meeting and pickup

21 locations

Pickup details

IEPER TRAIN STATION: If you are travelling to Ypres via train I will meet at the train station, just message me with the time that you arrive

IEPER HOTELS & B'N'B'S: If your accommodation is not listed please just message me with the name and I will meet you there

Meeting points15

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Gasthof De Kring
Burgemeester Bertenplein 7 & 9, Poperinge, Belgium
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Hotel Amfora
Grote Markt 36, Poperinge, Belgium
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Main Street Boutique Hotel
Rijselstraat 136, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium
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Kasteelhof 't Hooghe
Meenseweg 481, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium
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Novotel Ieper Centrum
Sint-Jacobsstraat 15, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium
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Ambrosia Hotel
D'hondtstraat 54, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium
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Albion Hotel
Sint-Jacobsstraat 28, 8900 Ypres, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium
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Charmehotel Manoir Ogygia
Veurnestraat 108, Poperinge, Belgium
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Ariane Hotel
Slachthuisstraat 58, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium
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Palace Hotel
Ieperstraat 34, Poperinge, Belgium
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Flanders Lodge
Flanders Lodge Dehemlaan 19, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium
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Hotel Recour
Guido Gezellestraat 7, Poperinge, Belgium
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Sparhof
Wulvestraat 1, Dranouter, Belgium
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HOSTELLERIE KEMMELBERG
Kemmelbergweg 34, Kemmel, Belgium
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Hotel Het Heilig Genot
Westvleterendorp 1, Westvleteren, Belgium
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