A Flanders region of Belgium with a stay in Ypres, 

and visits to some of the most poignant sites of World War One warfare. 

 

Learn about life in the trenches, visit spreserved cemeteries in the region to pay your respects to the fallen soldiers of the First World War and hear in-depth accounts from our local Battlefields guide. 

 

Daily departures available please ask. 

 

Day 1 - Depart London St Pancras by rail and head to Ypres where you will stay 

for 3 nights. 

Day 2- Fully-guided half day tour of the North Salient. 

Day 3- Your second included half-day guided tour will cover the South Salient. 

Day 4- Return to London by rail. 

 

The following is included 

 

• Return rail to and from Ypres in Standard Class from London Upgrade rail to Standard Premier / First Class from £140 per person 

• 3-nights 4-star accommodation in Ypres with breakfast 

• Two half-day Battlefields Tours Upgrade rail to Standard Premier / First Class from £140 per person 

• ABTA and ATOL bonded for your financial protection 

 

 

Price: 4 days from £549.00 pp please ask for your date 

 

Price is based on two adults sharing a room departing London St Pancras on 8th October 2023 (daily departure dates are available on request). Prices correct at time of advertising and we reserve the right to alter the price at any time. E&OE. Full Fred.\ Holidays T&C apply. (Battlefield tours are operated by a local tour guide using an 8-seater minibus) 

 

Itinerary 

Day 1 - To Ypres 

 

Depart London St Pancras by rail and head to Ypres where you will stay for 3 nights. Ypres has a fascinating and poignant war-time history, but is also a delightful Belgian town, with charming squares, architecture and café culture, a lovely place to spend a short break. 

 

Day 2 - North Salient Battlefields Tour 

 

Today you’ll embark on a fully-guided half day tour of the North Salient, visiting several battlegrounds and memorials including Essex Farm – the setting of John McCrae’s well-known poem “In Flanders Fields” and the site of the Advanced Dressing Station. You’ll take in Pilckem Ridge (Gas Attack 1915), Langemarck German Cemetery, Vancouver Corner and The Brooding Soldier Memorial, New Zealand War Memorial Gravenstafel, Tyne Cot Cemetery (The Third Battle of Ypres aka Passchendaele) and final stop on the tour is Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Museum with trenches (entrance fee included), returning back to Ypres via Hellfire Corner. 

 

Day 3 - South Salient Battlefields Tour 

 

Your second included tour will cover the South Salient. The Battle of Messines was launched on 7th June 1917 with the detonation of 19 underground mines (1 million pounds of explosives) beneath the German lines on Messines/Wytschaete Ridge, a natural stronghold. Today's tour will take you to: Bayernwald German Trenches, Spanbroekmolen – Lone Tree Crater/Pool of Peace, The Christmas Truce 1914, Hyde Park Corner Memorial & Cemetery (Plugstreet), Irish Peace Park, New Zealand Memorial and final stop on the tour Messines Ridge British Cemetery (recent burials). 

 

(Battlefield tours are operated by a local tour guide using an 8-seater minibus) 

 

Day 4 - Return to London by rail.