From LIlle or Bruges, Christmas Truce to Passchendaele Ypres 1 day WW1 private

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About this activity

This tour is for guests that want to start their battlefield tour of Ypres from towns and cities further afield, for example Bruges & Zeebruges , Ghent, Kortijk, in Belgium & Dunkirk, Lille, Arras in France

A unique 1 to 1 private tour, With all the stops added together we cover 53 miles / 90 KM's of battlefield sites and memorials

This tour covers the Ypres Salient from Messines to Passchendaele spanning 1914 to 1918, we follow the Australian/Canadian/New Zealand/ South African/ British soldiers as they attacked towards Passchendaele in 1917, if you have ancestors that fell in the battle I will tailor the tour where possible to include them

Minimum x2 guests Max x5 ( This is a bespoke tour )

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At a glance

Duration: 9 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–5
Guide: English
Operated by: A Foreign Field WW1 Tours

Ages: Youth (9–18 years) · Adults (19–59 years) · Seniors (60–107 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Bottled water

Not included

Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Messines Ridge

2 hours

here we will here the story of the Battle of Messines & visit mine craters, visit the scene of the Christmas Truce, the crypt where Adolf Hitler was treated for his wounds
Hooge Crater Cemetery

15 min

Here we will visit Pat Bugden VC the 20 year old recipient of the Victoria Cross also you'll be standing on the iconic Menin Road directly alongside where the Australian gun pits were for the assault on Passchendaele
The Black Watch

Passing by

This site is where the Australian HQ was in September 1917, you'll also learn about earlier actions on the very same ground in Nov 1914
Battle of Polygon Wood

30 min

Here will walk through the woods and visit concrete bunkers that were here when the Australian soldiers captured during the battle, we will visit the cemetery and the Australian 5th Division monument
Hill 60

45 min

Here you will here the story of Captain Woodward and the 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy place a massive mine here that was blown at 3.10am on the 7th June 1917, we will see that crater
Stop 6

Passing by

Driving through following the line of the Australian advance
Tyne Cot Cemetery

45 min

Here we will visit the worlds largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery 12,000 soldiers are buried here, only 3,000 have names, two Australian VC recipients are buried here
John McCrae Site

30 min

Here we will see the hospital site where Lt Col John McCrae composed the iconic poem 'In Flanders Fields'
Menin Gate Memorial

20 min

Here you'll hear the story of the Menin Gate, how it came about and some of the stories behind the 55,000 names listed a missing here
Zonnebeke

Passing by

Driving through Zonnebeke in the line of the Australian advance
Sanctuary Wood Museum

40 min Admission included

Unique original First World War trenches