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.
Rue de l'Eglise, Beaumont-Hamel, France
The preserved battlefield with its original trenches from the 1916 battle of the Somme
Rue de L'Ancre, Thiepval, France
The Thiepval memorial to the missing of the Somme
Route de la Grande Mine, Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France
The "Lochnagar" mine crater, a huge underground mine was blown up there on July 1st 1916
268 Route d Albert, Pozieres, France
The site of the "Gibraltar" bunker
Rue Anicet Godin, Albert, France
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, France
The German cemetery at Proyart where 4.600 german soldiers rest in peace.
Route de Villers Bretonneux, Memorial National Australien, Fouilloy, France
Discover the new Sir John Monash centre and its immersive room
ralians missing in France in World War One.
Meet our guide opposite the ARRAS train station, he will be waiting for you at our minibus with a sign « Battlefield Guided Tours ». A hotel pick-up is also possible on demand
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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