About your tour
Join us at this poignant time of year 'In Flanders Fields' as we
pay our respects to the dead of the First World War at the Menin
Gate in Ypres.
Included highlights -
- Deluxe Silver Service Coach travel
- 3 nights accommodation with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefields Guide
- Porterage at your hotel
- 2 Battlefields Visits: Armistice Day in Ypres and In
Flanders Fields.
Please note: Entrance fees to museums and
places of interest are at added cost.
Holiday Accommodation -
You'll stay for 3 nights at the 3-star Hotel Cathédrale
in the centre of Tournai, near the cathedral and main square. The
hotel has a bar, restaurant area and lift to most floors. All
bedrooms have a T.V., tea/coffee making facilities and a
telephone.
The recently refurbished Hotel Cathedrale is conveniently
located in the centre of Tournai. Lille airport is less than 25 km
away, the railway station of Tournai is 2 km away, and the national
Bruxelles airport is 85 km away.
Located in the centre of Tournai, near the cathedral and main
square, the Hotel Cathédrale has a bar, restaurant area and
lift to most floors. All bedrooms have a T.V., tea/coffee making
facilities and telephone.
- 3 Star Rating
- Handicapped & Non-smoking Rooms Available
- Lift & Wheelchair Access
- Bar
- Á-La-Carte Restaurant
- Bureau de Change
- Safe Box at Reception
- English Speaking Staff
Room
Facilities -
- En Suite with Bath or Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Hairdryer
Departing -
Extras -
- Single room supplement - £78
- Optional excursions
- Travel Insurance is essential
ALL prices are per person, based on two sharing.
Silver Service -
Combine ever-changing unique European landscapes and the comfort
of your own armchair, and you've got deluxe Silver Service
coach travel with added benefits!
More space. More comfort. More luxury. Travel in uncompromised
style and comfort and get a whole lot more for a little extra!
Upgrade and you'll receive the added benefits listed below. We find
that our Silver Service tours are very popular, so we recommend
that you book early to secure your place.
Luxury -
- Separate lounge
- Leather headrests
- Tinted, double-glazed windows
- Specially created fabrics
Comfort -
- Fully air-conditioned
- Reclining seats
- Toilet/washroom
- Refrigerator & servery
- Comfortable seats with more legroom
Value -
- Extra excursions included
- Smaller group sizes
- Porter service at hotels
Entertainment -
- DVD and video, CD/tape player with free personal headphones -
listen at your convenience
- Satellite navigation display to see how your journey is
progressing
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Your itinerary
Armistice Day in Flanders - 4-Day
Break
- Nov
9 - We arrive at our hotel in Tournai for a 3-night
stay.
- Nov 10 - In
Flanders Fields (included). A day spent visiting key WWI
battle sites, beginning at Sanctuary Wood, where British trenches
are preserved from 1915. We also visit the nearby Canadian Memorial
on Hill 62, then move onto Hooge and its museum, the military
cemetery and mine craters from WW1. Lunchtime is spent in central
Ypres. In the afternoon, we see Yorkshire Trench, the scene of
archeological work by the Belgian 'Diggers' and visit the grave of
a 14-year-old soldier, believed to be the youngest who died. We end
the day at Tyne Cot, the largest British cemetery of them all, with
more than 11,000 graves. In the evening, we attend the Last Post
Ceremony at the Menin Gate. B
- Nov 11 -
Armistice Day (included). We travel to Ypres in time for
the Veterans' Parade in the main square, and the special ceremony
at the Menin Gate at 11am. After, you can attend a special concert
arranged by the Last Post Committee with military bands from
throughout Europe (optional). All funds raised from the event help
ensure the playing of the Last Post every evening. We stay in Ypres
for an evening meal (at extra cost) prior to the special Last Post
at the Menin Gate at 8pm. B
- Nov 12
- We journey to Calais, then return home. B
B=Breakfast Br=Brunch L=Lunch
D=Dinner
Excursions and Visits -
- In Flanders Fields (included) -
A day spent visiting key WWI battle sites, beginning at
Sanctuary Wood, where British trenches are preserved from 1915. We
also visit the nearby Canadian Memorial on Hill 62, then move onto
Hooge and its museum, the military cemetery and mine craters from
WW1.
Lunchtime is spent in central Ypres. In the afternoon, we see
Yorkshire Trench, the scene of archeological work by the Belgian
'Diggers' and visit the grave of a 14-year-old soldier, believed to
be the youngest who died.
We end the day at Tyne Cot, the largest British cemetery of them
all, with more than 11,000 graves. In the evening, we attend the
Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate.
- Armistice Day (included) -
We travel to Ypres in time for the Veterans' Parade in the main
square, and the special ceremony at the Menin Gate at 11am.
After, you can attend a special concert arranged by the Last
Post Committee with military bands from throughout Europe
(optional).
All funds raised from the event help ensure the playing of the
Last Post every evening. We stay in Ypres for an evening meal (at
extra cost) prior to the special Last Post at the Menin Gate at
8pm.
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