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Superb organisation and all carried out with thoughfulness and kindness.
A note to say thanks for the great trip to Belgium.
Can't make a trip?
Want photographs of a Grave, Memorial or Battlefield site?
Contact Ian at the War Research Society Headquarters.
An awesome experience.
World War 1 Battlefield Tours – 2008
The tour list gives the full index of all of our battlefield tours, pilgrimage tours and war graves tours for both WW1, WW2 and other notable battles and conflicts. Expanded details of all battlefield tours are also available in our brochure, contact us for a copy.
World War 1 –
Somme Battlefields and Ypres visit
A wonderful introduction to the Somme Battlefields,
'a most popular tour'; led by Ian C. Alexander.
14th – 16th March
3 Days, 2 Nights
£299.00
Departing from the UK we will catch an afternoon ferry and visit Vimy
Ridge Battlefield and Memorial en route to our hotel. We spend a day touring
the Somme Battlefields, seeing Thiepval, Delville Wood (Devils Wood),
Mametz Wood, Albert, Lochnagar Memorial Crater, Fricourt, Beaumont Hamel,
Serre, and many other places of interest. We also visit the Ypres Salient
seeing Ploegsteert, Messines Ridge, Ypres, The Menin Gate, Tyne Cot, Passchendaele.
Special Visits included.
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World War 1 – Somme Battlefields and Ypres visit
4th – 6th April
3 Days, 2 Nights
£299.00
This Battlefield Tour will visit Loos Memorial en route to our hotel. We spend a day touring the Somme Battlefields, seeing Thiepval, Delville Wood (Devils Wood), Mametz Wood , Albert, Lochnagar Memorial Crater, Fricourt, Beaumont Hamel, Serre, and many other places of interest. We also visit the Ypres Salient seeing Ploegsteert, Messines Ridge, Ypres, The Menin Gate, Tyne Cot and Passchendaele. Special Visits included.
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World War 1 – Ypres Battlefields and Somme visit
Hear incredible
cameos about the soldiers that Tony Spagnoly, and co author Ted Smith,
have researched for their book 'Plugstreet and Salient Points'. 'An interesting
and personalised tour'.
18th – 20th April
3 Days, 2 Nights
£299.00
This tour will visit Vimy Ridge Canadian Memorial en route to your hotel. Day two will be spent touring the Ypres Salient, with a walk around and into Ploegsteert Wood , Messines Ridge, Paschendaele and Ypres (Menin Gate), where we attend the Last Post Ceremony at 8.00pm. Special Visits included to any Cemetery in the Salient. We also visit the Somme Battlefields, Delville Wood , Lochnagar Memorial Crater and Thiepval Memorial to the Missing.
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Thanks for a great trip.
The company as ever was fine. More than 15 trips now.
World War 1 –
Somme 92nd Anniversary
30th June – 2nd July
3 Days, 2 Nights
£299.00
This tour visits Loos Battlefield and Memorial before arriving at our
hotel. On the second day, 1st July, we join the 'Friends of Lochnagar'
at their Service of Remembrance at Lochnagar Memorial Crater, followed
by the Official Service under the auspices of the Royal British Legion
at Thiepval. This includes a tour of the battlefields, seeing such places
as Delville Wood, Mametz Wood, Albert, Pozieres, Butte De Warlencourt
and many other places of interest. On the final day we travel home, visiting
Ypres en route to the ferry home.
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World War 1 – Somme Battlefields and Ypres visit
3rd – 5th October
3 Days, 2 Nights
£299.00
This tour visits the Loos Memorial en route to the hotel. The next day is spent touring the Somme Battlefields, seeing Delville Wood (Devils Wood), Thiepval, Lochnagar Memorial Crater, Mametz Wood, Beaumont Hamel, Albert, Fricourt, Serre, and many other places of interest. The tour also visits the Ypres Salient seeing Ploegsteert, Ypres, Messines Ridge, Tyne Cot, The Menin Gate, and Passchendaele. Special Visits are included.
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World War 1 –
90th Anniversary of Armistice in Ypres
10th – 12th November
3 Days, 2 Nights
£299.00
Departing from the UK we will catch an afternoon ferry. The next day, 11th
November we will attend the Armistice Day Parade in Ypres and the Service
of Remembrance at the Menin Gate. This will be followed by a tour of the
Salient, visiting Ploegsteert, Messines Ridge, Tyne Cot, Passchendaele,
Essex Farm, St George's Chapel, the Cloth Hall and many more places of
interest. We pay a visit to the Toc H Headquarters at Poperinghe en-route to the ferry
on the return trip home the next day.
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World War 1 – 90th Anniversary of Armistice at Thiepval Somme
10th – 12th November
3 Days, 2 Nights
£299.00
Departing from the UK we will catch an afternoon ferry. The next day, 11th
November we will attend the Armistice Day Service at the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing followed by a tour of the Somme Battlefields. On the final day we pay a visit to the Ypres Salient, seeing Ploegsteert, Messines Ridge, Tyne Cot, Passchendaele, Essex Farm, St George’s Chapel, The Cloth Hall and many more places of interest en route to the ferry.
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