Fromelles and Ypres Day Tour from Arras

Visit Fromelles and Ypres, and delve into Europe’s World War I history on this fully guided day tour from Arras. Explore famous WWI battle sites including Fromelles and the Pheasant Wood cemetery and Cobbers’ Memorial. We follow the path of the War through 1917, Messines Ridge and Hill 60, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele and the Tyne Cot Cemetery. Explore Ypres at your leisure, then take part in the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate before your onward travel to Lille or return to Arras. This is a long and emotional day and can be taken alone or added with another of our day tours. There is an opportunity to follow in a relatives footsteps or lay a wreath at the Menin Gate Ceremony in the evening.

Hear about the battle and the story of the mass graves at Pheasant Wood in this excellent museum and visitors centre

We will pay our respects to the soldiers recovered from the mass graves at Pheasant Wood and re buried in this new cemetery

See the famous Cobbers Memorial on the German front line

Visit the only all Australian Cemetery in France

See where the 3rd Division will prepare for the Battle of Messines and hear about the 1st Australian Tunneling company who dug the Catacombs here.

Learn about the Christmas Truce of 1914.

Learn of the successes of this offensive as we drive along the ridge

See the preserved battlefield, the Bunkers and the two mine craters that the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company blew on the 7th June 1917

Visit the Wood captured by the 5th Division on the 26th September 1917

See the 5th Division Memorial in the New Buttes Cemetery

Visit the largest Commonwealth Cemetery in the World and hear of the terrible Battle of Passchendaele, the final phase of the third battle of Ypres, here you will see the two Australian VC.

At 1800hrs we arrive in Ypres, time to eat before the Last Post Ceremony at 2000hrs. You may lay a wreath here if you wish- please let the guide know.

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

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• Drop-off in Ypres, Lille, or Arras
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• Transport by air-conditioned minivan

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• This Tour is Provided by The Battlefields Experience.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Paris.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 31 valid reviews on VIATOR.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 8 Travelers is accepted for booking.