Example Itinerary for a Student’s Tour of the Western Front
Embark on a captivating journey through history with our WWI Battlefield Tour, designed exclusively to give students an unbeatable first-hand experience of the Great War.
Day 1
Villers Bretonneux & Le Hamel
- Villers Bretonneux Cemetery and the Edwin Lutyen’s Australian memorial and tower.
- The Sir John Monash Centre where the Battle of Le Hamel is especially remembered
- Le Hamel battlefield, where Monash led the Australians to a significant 93-minute victory in 1918
- Return to our farmhouse in Yvrench for an evening meal and relaxation.
Day 2
Wavans. Doullens, Beaumont Hamel & Thiepval
- Wavans CWG Cemetery near farmhouse
- Visit graves of James McCudden VC and the Aussie “Rikki” Little, both WW1 flying aces
- Doullens Hotel de Ville. Marshall Foch elected Supreme Commander here 26th March 2018
- CWG Louvencourt Cemetery
- The Sunken Road
- The Auchonvillers Tea Rooms (Trench and underground rooms)
- Beaumont Hamel, Newfoundland battlefield
- The Thiepval Memorial and Visitors centre
- The Lochnagar Crater at la Boiselle
- Evening Meal in Albert
Day 3
Neuville St Vaast, Vimy Ridge & Notre Dame de Lorette
- Neuville St Vaast, German Cemetery
- Vimy Ridge, Canadian Memorial, Tunnels, trenches and visitors’ centre
- Wall of Remembrance at Notre Dame de Lorette
- Return to the UK