Australian Battlefields Private Tour in Fromelles and Flanders from Lille

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Adult (7-99) Minimum: 1, Maximum: 6

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

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English, French, Dutch
Private transportation
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
Lunch
Driver/guide
Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Overview

Explore Flanders and Fromelles, and delve into Australia’s World War I history on this 9-hour small-group battlefield tour from Lille. Travel through Flanders and Fromelles with a guide, and discover key sites of interest including the Cobbers’ Memorial, the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele, and the VC Corner Cemetery — France’s only exclusively Australian WWI cemetery. Learn of the thousands of Australian soldiers who laid down their lives, and see the many ways in which the Commonwealth War Graves Commission mark their sacrifice. This tour includes round-trip travel from your Lille hotel.

Pickup points

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Carlton Hotel 3 Rue Pierre Mauroy, , Lille, France, FR, 59000
Couvent des Minimes - Alliance Lille 17 quai du Wault, , Lille, France, FR, 59800
Hilton Lille 335 Bd de Leeds Lille, , Lille, France, FR, 59777
Holiday Inn Express Lille Centre, an IHG hotel 75 Bis Rue Leon Gambetta, , Lille, France, FR, 59000
Hotel Barriere Lille 777 Bis Pont de Flandres, , Lille, France, FR, 59777
Hotel L'Arbre Voyageur, BW Premier Collection 45 Boulevard Carnot, Lille, France, FR, 59800
Ibis Lille Centre Gares 29 Av. Charles Saint-Venant Le Forum, Lille, France, FR, 59000
L'Hermitage Gantois, Autograph Collection 224 Rue Pierre Mauroy, Lille, France, FR, 59000
Lesquin Airport Lille, France, FR
Lille City Hotel 57 rue de Bethune, Lille, France, FR, 59800
Mercure Lille Centre Grand Place 2 Boulevard Carnot, , Lille, France, FR, 59800
Moxy Lille City Rue Jean Bart, Lille, France, FR, 59000
Novotel Lille Centre Grand-Place 116 Rue de l'Hopital Militaire, , Lille, France, FR, 59000
Novotel Suites Gare Lille Europe Boulevard de Turin, , Lille, France, FR, 59000

Pickup details

Pick up also possible at train station Lille Europe at "Le Pub" hall 2. ... Read more ▼

Itinerary

Museum of the Battle of Fromelles

The museum explains the battle and how the remains of these 250 soldiers were found and exhumed.

30 minutes
Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery

Stand in the cemetery where the soldiers are now resting.

30 minutes
Australian Memorial Park

Stand on the German and look towards No Man's Land.

30 minutes
VC Corner Australian Cemetery

The only exclusive Australian cemetery in FRance

30 minutes
Mademoiselle from Armentieres (Pass By)

Driving through the city and seeing the pub where Mlle was.
Messines Ridge

Stand on the battlefield where Australian troops were launched in the Battle in June 1917.

30 minutes
Hill 60

Stand on the Hill and see the memorial to the 1st Australian Tunneling Cie and the Caterpillar Mine Crater.

45 minutes
Battle of Polygon Wood

Stand at Polygon Wood Memorial to the 5th Australian Division also the place where Dawn Service is held on ANZAC Day.

30 minutes
Passchendaele Museum

Spend some time in the very best WW1 museum

1 hour
Tyne Cot Cemetery

Stand in CWGC's largest cemetery

30 minutes
Ypres Cloth Hall

Stand onYpres square and see the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and some of the nice buildings, you have some free time in town.

1 hour
Menin Gate Memorial

Stand under the Menin Gate to attend the Last Post before heading back to your hotel

1 hour

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A minimum of two people per booking is required

Free Cancellation

April 25100% refund

April 26No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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A friendly knowledgeable trip back WWI

Published on Sep, 2024

All memorable, particularly where our ancestors fought. Claude was great, very knowledgeable, and knows when to just let us contemplate what happened here. Would recommend to anyone.

A friendly knowledgeable trip back WWI

Published on Sep, 2024

All memorable, particularly where our ancestors fought. Claude was great, very knowledgeable, and knows when to just let us contemplate what happened here. Would recommend to anyone.

A friendly knowledgeable trip back WWI

Published on Sep, 2024

All memorable, particularly where our ancestors fought. Claude was great, very knowledgeable, and knows when to just let us contemplate what happened here. Would recommend to anyone.

Great battlefields experience

Published on Sep, 2024

Claude's knowledge and professionalism We loved it all, nothing was rushed Better than we could ever have imagined Ypes at the end of the day before the last post was a bonus

Great battlefields experience

Published on Sep, 2024

Claude's knowledge and professionalism We loved it all, nothing was rushed Better than we could ever have imagined Ypes at the end of the day before the last post was a bonus