Australian - Fromelles-Ypres Day Tour - from Arras

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Pheasent Wood Cemetery, Fromelles. — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Last Post Ceremony, Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium. — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Experience the Western Front with the only Australian guide operating in France.

Following the footsteps the Australians across the Western Front. For singles, couples and small groups. Our small group tours allow time to visit a special grave or follow the actions of a relative.

Whether you have a relative, are following the Australian footsteps, or are there to experience where history happened.

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At a glance

Duration: 12 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 7 people
People per booking: 1–7
Guide: English
Operated by: Sacred Ground Tours

Ages: Children (0–17 years) · Adults (18–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Entry Fees.
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: English speaking guide.

Not included

Not included: Meals

Itinerary

Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery

one hour

The only Commonwealth cemetery built since the 1960s. Established for the soldiers found in the mass grave in front of Pheasant Wood.
Australian Memorial Park

30 min

The Cobbers Statue, the replica of which stands at the foot of the Shrine in Melbourne...
VC Corner Australian Cemetery

30 min

Established after the war, with the bodies left out in no-mans land. No headstones, just 410 rose bushes representing 410 soldiers, all unknown.
Christmas Truce Memorial

30 min

The Official Christmas Truce Site, Ploegsteert, Belgium.
Messines Ridge

Passing by

Drive through the town of Messines.
Hill 60

one hour

Walk through the crater of Hill 60. One of the 19 mines blown to start the Battle of Messines. Known to Australians thanks to the Will Davies' book / movie 'Beneath Hill 60'.
Brothers In Arms Memorial

30 min

Remembering all the brothers that fought in the war. This memorial is the result of work of a furiously passionate Belgian, Johan Vandervalle, a true showing of local gratitude.
Buttes New British Cemetery

one hour

The site of the ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Belgium and also where the Australian 5th Division Memorial is located.
Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917

1 h 30 min Admission not included

Often quoted as the best museum on the Western Front.
Tyne Cot Cemetery

30 min

The world's largest Commonwealth Cemetery.
Menin Gate Memorial

30 min

Where the missing from the Commonwealth are commemorated.
Ieper (Ypres)

1 h 30 min

Visit the old town of Ypres.
Last Post ceremony

2 hours

A great way to end a day tour... The Last Post Ceremony has been performed every day since 1928. A truely moving experience.