Poppy Travel - The Royal British Legion
Poppy Travel - The Royal British Legion
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10<br />
the<br />
western<br />
front<br />
one-day toUr<br />
Your itinerary could include:<br />
Depart school by coach to Channel<br />
Tunnel at Folkestone<br />
Guide briefing on the Shuttle whilst<br />
travelling to Calais<br />
Groups to watch DVD about the area<br />
on coach as we travel to Ypres<br />
Visit Menin Gate and learn about<br />
those featured on the walls of this<br />
prestigious memorial<br />
Packed lunch<br />
See Hill 62 and Hooge Crater and<br />
Trenches<br />
Hear the story of Hill 60 – the<br />
bunkers, tunnels and crater<br />
Act of Remembrance – Bedford<br />
House Commonwealth War<br />
Graves Commission Cemetery<br />
<strong>Travel</strong> back to Ypres for early evening<br />
meal in the square<br />
Opportunity to visit a local Belgian<br />
chocolate shop<br />
Last Post Ceremony at Menin<br />
Gate – students to lay wreath on<br />
behalf of their group<br />
Coach to depart Ypres for the Shuttle<br />
Arrive at Folkestone and return home.<br />
tWo-day toUr<br />
0845 602 2482 www.poppytravelschools.org.uk<br />
Your itinerary could include:<br />
Day One<br />
Depart school by coach to Channel<br />
Tunnel at Folkestone<br />
Guide briefing on the Shuttle whilst<br />
travelling to Calais<br />
Groups to watch DVD about the<br />
area on coach as we travel to the<br />
Somme battlefields<br />
Visit the Thiepval Memorial<br />
and Education Centre, explore<br />
diversity and the names on the<br />
memorial<br />
See the excavated trenches at<br />
Ulster Tower<br />
See the Lochnagar Crater and<br />
hear about mining strategy<br />
Depart Somme for Ypres<br />
Participate in the Last Post<br />
Ceremony at Menin Gate –<br />
Wreath Laying Ceremony<br />
Day Two<br />
<strong>Travel</strong> to Essex Farm and hear<br />
the story of John McCrae and see<br />
the graves of Pt. Strudwick and<br />
Pt. Barratt VC<br />
Visit the Hill 60 bunkers, tunnels<br />
and crater<br />
Visit Hill 62 and explore <strong>The</strong><br />
Hooge Crater, museum and<br />
preserved trenches<br />
See the dug out experience at the<br />
Passchendaele Museum<br />
Visit Tyne Cot Commonwealth<br />
War Graves Commission<br />
Cemetery & Visitors Centre<br />
Participate in an Act of<br />
Remembrance at Tyne Cot<br />
Visit the Langemarck German<br />
Cemetery and hear about the way<br />
they remember<br />
Coach to depart Ypres for the<br />
Shuttle<br />
Arrive at Folkestone and return home.<br />
Somme Verdun<br />
& Péronne<br />
Ypres<br />
When exploring the Western Front, your aims,<br />
objectives and budget will all affect the places of<br />
interest your group will want to visit. You may wish<br />
to follow the history of poetry throughout the war,<br />
the diversity of those who fought, or even trace the<br />
history of a former member of your school or group.<br />
All our <strong>Poppy</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> Guides are recruited based<br />
on their interests and knowledge, and fully trained<br />
when accepted onto the programme. Whatever<br />
you may wish to study, we are confident we can<br />
deliver a customised tour to suit your needs.<br />
Most commonly, a tour of the Western Front<br />
includes Ypres, the Somme or a combination<br />
of the two. However, stops en-route from Calais<br />
or locations south of the Somme battlefield, such<br />
as Peronne or Verdun can also be incorporated<br />
into your tour.<br />
Here are three examples of tours to inspire you.<br />
If something is not included that you expected,<br />
why not give us a call and we can design something<br />
just for you?<br />
three-day toUr<br />
Day One<br />
Depart school by coach to Channel<br />
Tunnel at Folkestone<br />
Guide briefing on the Shuttle whilst<br />
travelling to Calais<br />
Visit the Sunken Road where the<br />
Lancashire Fusiliers filmed the<br />
battle of the Somme<br />
See the Hawthorn Ridge crater<br />
and hear about mining strategy<br />
See the excavated trenches at<br />
Ulster Tower<br />
Visit the Newfoundland Memorial<br />
Park and hear about the Empire and<br />
Commonwealth soldiers<br />
See the Lochnagar Crater<br />
Visit the Thiepval Memorial and<br />
Education Centre<br />
Day Two<br />
Visit Serre and hear the tale of the<br />
Army battalions of the 1st July 1916<br />
Visit Mametz Wood and the 38th<br />
Division Memorial<br />
See Fricourt German Cemetery,<br />
the resting place of 17,027 soldiers<br />
Explore Delville Wood and the<br />
South African Memorial –<br />
opportunity to lay a wreath<br />
Depart Somme for Ypres<br />
Participate in the Last Post<br />
Ceremony at Menin Gate – Wreath<br />
Laying Ceremony<br />
Day Three<br />
Visit the Hill 60 bunkers, tunnels<br />
and crater<br />
Explore Bayernwald, German<br />
trenches<br />
<strong>Travel</strong> to Essex Farm and hear<br />
the story of John McCrae, Pt.<br />
Strudwick and Pt. Barratt VC<br />
Visit the ‘In Flanders Fields’<br />
Museum in Ypres square<br />
See Hill 62 and explore <strong>The</strong><br />
Hooge Crater, museum and<br />
preserved trenches<br />
Free time in Ypres with an opportunity<br />
to visit a Belgian chocolate shop<br />
Visit Lijssenthoek Cemetery, the<br />
second largest Commonwealth War<br />
Graves Commission in Belgium<br />
Participate in an Act of<br />
Remembrance at Lijssenthoek<br />
Coach to depart Ypres for the Shuttle<br />
Arrive at Folkestone and return home.<br />
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