Australian Battlefields Private Tour in Fromelles and Flanders from Lille

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About this activity

Explore Flanders and Fromelles, and delve into Australia’s World War I history on this 9-hour small-group battlefield tour from Lille. Travel through Flanders and Fromelles with a guide, and discover key sites of interest including the Cobbers’ Memorial, the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele, and the VC Corner Cemetery — France’s only exclusively Australian WWI cemetery. Learn of the thousands of Australian soldiers who laid down their lives, and see the many ways in which the Commonwealth War Graves Commission mark their sacrifice. This tour includes round-trip travel from your Lille hotel.

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At a glance

Duration: 12 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–8
Guide: English, French, Dutch
Operated by: Ploegsteert Sector Battlefield Experience

Ages: Adults (7–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off
Included: Bottled water
Included: Lunch
Included: Driver/guide
Included: Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Not included

Not included: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Itinerary

Museum of the Battle of Fromelles

30 min Admission included

The museum explains the battle and how the remains of these 250 soldiers were found and exhumed.
Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery

30 min

Stand in the cemetery where the soldiers are now resting.
Australian Memorial Park

30 min

Stand on the German and look towards No Man's Land.
VC Corner Australian Cemetery

30 min

The only exclusive Australian cemetery in FRance
Mademoiselle from Armentieres

Passing by

Driving through the city and seeing the pub where Mlle was.
Messines Ridge

30 min

Stand on the battlefield where Australian troops were launched in the Battle in June 1917.
Hill 60

45 min

Stand on the Hill and see the memorial to the 1st Australian Tunneling Cie and the Caterpillar Mine Crater.
Battle of Polygon Wood

30 min

Stand at Polygon Wood Memorial to the 5th Australian Division also the place where Dawn Service is held on ANZAC Day.
Passchendaele Museum

one hour Admission included

Spend some time in the very best WW1 museum
Tyne Cot Cemetery

30 min

Stand in CWGC's largest cemetery
Ypres Cloth Hall

one hour

Stand onYpres square and see the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and some of the nice buildings, you have some free time in town.
Menin Gate Memorial

one hour

Stand under the Menin Gate to attend the Last Post before heading back to your hotel