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Activity Arras, France

Private New Zealand focused WW1 Somme Tour

5.0 (2 reviews) 9 hours Free cancellation Private tour
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Private New Zealand focused WW1 Somme Tour

About this activity

From the beautiful towns of Arras or Albert we head out to the war scarred landscape of this region. Your experienced guide will tell you the history of these sites and how the war unfolded over these sections of the Western Front.

We only operate private tours, this will be your tour and adapted as necessary to meet your needs during the time. If you have any special sites, such as areas that involved your relatives, please ask as we are keen to adapt the tour specifically for you. With our years of living and working on these iconic sites we aim to ensure you leave with memories of the sacrifice of a generation.

Given suitable notice time and the availability of records we are able to research and prepare a bespoke tour to cover an individual soldier or unit.

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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
1–3
Guide
English
Operated by
ALW Battlefield Tours

What is included

Included

  • Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Included: Guide

Not included

  • Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

  1. Memorial Terre-neuvien De Beaumont-hamel

    1 h 30 min

    Walk in the footsteps of the soldiers through the preserved trenches. Learn about how the battle unfolded for the Newfoundland Regiment on that tragic day in 1916.

  2. Lochnagar Crater

    30 min

    Visit the largest crater caused by man in anger. More of the Battle of the Somme will unfold as you walk this scarred landscape.

  3. Dartmoor Cemetery

    30 min

    Visit one of the more out of the way cemeteries on the Somme and learn about lots of aspects of the war through the stories of the men here.

  4. Caterpillar Valley Memorial

    30 min

    See the names of the missing of the NZEF from the battle of the Somme and also see the initial resting place of the New Zealand unknown soldier

  5. Flers

    20 min

    See the New Zealand divisional memorial and view the ground over which the NZEF advanced.

  6. Grevillers New Zealand Memorial

    20 min

    Take time to look at the names of the missing of the New Zealand forces from the 1918 action.

  7. Lassigny

    30 min

    Visit the area of Lassigny Farm where the New Zealanders were hotly engaged in the defensive fighting of 1918.

  8. Stop 8

    30 min

    Euston Road cemetery, the 2nd largest New Zealand cemetery in France.

  9. Mailly-Maillet

    30 min

    Visit the village known to many of the NZEF and see the site of the New Zealand field ambulance.

  10. The Sunken Lane

    30 min

    Stand on the ground where Geoffrey Malins filmed his iconic clip of the detonation of the Hawthorn Ridge mine.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

  • Meet outside the doors to the station

  • Meet outside the main doors of the train station

End point

  • Meet outside the doors to the station

  • Meet outside the main doors of the train station

Pickup points

  • Astoria Hotel Carnot
  • B&B HOTEL Arras Centre Les Places
  • B&B HOTEL Arras
  • Hotel Mercure Arras Centre Gare
  • ibis Styles Arras Centre
  • Premiere Classe Arras Tilloy Les Mofflaines Hotel
  • Hotel de l’Univers
  • Campanile Arras - Saint Nicolas
  • Brit Hotel Essentiel Arras
  • Kyriad ECO - Arras Saint Laurent Blangy Parc Expo
  • Hotel Diamant
  • Hotel Les Trois Luppars

and 10 more pickup points

Unless pre organised to another location these tours start outside Arras or Albert train stations which are easily accessible from Paris/Lille/Amiens

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%
  • The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

  • Service animals allowed

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

  • Travel time and Lunch stop are included in the tour duration.

Traveller ratings

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