Full day Somme 110th private tour

5.0 (6 reviews) 7–8 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

On this tour, your group will be the sole and exclusive participant. You will receive your guide's undivided attention. This is a strictly private tour: I never combine bookings. You will only travel with the people you choose.

Discover the battle the Somme with a local, experienced guide. I've been conducting expert battlefield tours of the Western Front for over 16 years, ensuring you a truly unique and insightful experience.

All my tours are private and can be fully tailored. This means your group will be the only participants on the tour, ensuring an exclusive and personalized experience just for you.

To ensure a truly personalized experience, please let me know in advance if you have any special interests or specific sites you wish to visit, including any locations connected to family members who served during the war. I'm happy to tailor the tour to your preferences.

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At a glance

Duration: 7–8 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–3
Operated by: Chemins d'Histoire Battlefield Tours

Ages: Children (5–16 years) · Adults (17–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Admission fees: Admission fee
Included: Bottled water
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle

Not included

Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Musee Somme 1916

one hour Admission included

The Somme 1916 Museum in Albert offers a poignant journey into the daily lives of soldiers during the Battle of the Somme. Housed in a 250-meter-long underground tunnel, originally an air-raid shelter, the museum recreates trench life through a series of immersive dioramas with sound, light, and authentic artifacts. Visitors descend 10 meters below ground to experience the harsh realities faced by those who fought in 1916.
Lochnagar Crater

30 min

The Lochnagar Mine Crater is a vast and poignant reminder of the opening day of the Battle of the Somme. Located near La Boisselle, France, it was formed on July 1, 1916, when the British Army detonated a 60,000-pound mine beneath German lines.

This immense explosion created a crater approximately 100 meters (330 feet) wide and 21 meters (69 feet) deep, one of the largest man-made craters of World War I. Today, it stands as a preserved memorial site, maintained and cared for by the dedicated Friends of Lochnagar association.
Caterpillar Valley Memorial

30 min

Caterpillar Valley Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located near Longueval, France, in the heart of the Somme battlefield.

This site is a poignant resting place for over 5,500 soldiers, most of whom remain unidentified. It includes the Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, which commemorates the 1,200 New Zealand soldiers who died in the Somme sector between August 1916 and February 1918 and have no known grave.
Stop 4

45 min

Our itinerary includes a lunch stop at the Tommy Museum Café in Pozières, where we will delve into the Battle of Pozières, a pivotal and intensely fought battle within the Somme offensive.
Windmill Memorial

20 min

The Windmill site at Pozières is a crucial vantage point for understanding the Battle of the Somme. As the highest point on the entire Somme battlefield, it offers unparalleled panoramic views of the surrounding terrain and where the tanks were used for the first time in history.
Memorial de Thiepval

one hour

The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is the largest Commonwealth memorial in the world, located near the village of Thiepval in France. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, this imposing 45-meter-high monument commemorates over 72,000 British and South African soldiers who fell on the Somme battlefields between July 1915 and March 1918 and have no known grave.
Memorial Terre-neuvien De Beaumont-hamel

45 min

The Newfoundland Park in Beaumont-Hamel is unique worldwide, offering visitors the chance to explore a complete and preserved trench system in its original post-Great War state. It provides an unparalleled opportunity to understand trench warfare.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Logis Hotel le Manoir de Fourcy
Best Western Hotel Ile de France
You Hotel Amiens - Handwritten Collection
Hotel Harbonnieres
Hotel Le Jardin
Le Clos St Jacques
Citotel Le Pot d'Etain
Kyriad Cambrai
Hotel De France
Ibis Cambrai Hotel
Hotel La Chope
Logis Hotel Mouton Blanc

and 102 more pickup points

We will contact you after your booking to arrange your preferred pick-up location (e.g., train station, hotel, B&B). Pick-up is flexible within the Amiens, Arras, and Saint-Quentin areas. Please don't hesitate to contact us with your preferences.

As a local Picard guide eager to share my regional expertise, please note that due to travel distance and time constraints, tours cannot originate from Paris.