Pozieres British Cemetery
Our tours
By selecting one of Battlefieldsby4x4 Itineraries you will be able to gain a better understanding of the type
of Battlefield tours that we offer. Each guided tour takes you through a different battle; all form a moving
journey though these landscapes of remembrance.
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Based in Albert, this three day battlefield tour will take you back to 1916, visiting some of the most significant sites
that were to influence the battle for the armies of both sides. Our tour starts from the historical town of Albert, a
place in which soldiers of 1916 were billeted just behind the British lines. Most visitors travel around the battlefields
by car or bus; however, on our tours we rarely see other vehicles on the lanes we use to traverse the area. Over three
days we will give you an insight from a different perspective of this famous battlefield, travelling in a small convoy of
5-6 vehicles, on tracks once trod by infantry.
The Hundred Days Offensive was the final period of the First World War, during which the Allies launched a series of
offensives. The Second Battle of the Somme, 1918, was fought over the same ground that had seen such fierce fighting
just two years before. Our tour starts from the historical town of Peronne, an area in which most visitors travel around
the battlefields by car or bus; however, on our tours we rarely see other vehicles on the lanes we use to traverse the
area. Over three days we will give you an insight from a different perspective of this famous battlefield, traveling in a
small convoy of 5-6 vehicles.
Our newest three day tour starts just South of Albert and meanders North to Ypres, stopping off in Arras along the
way. We tell you about The Battle of Arras, which is often overlooked, but at the end of 38 days of fighting in the spring
of 1917, along a front stretching 20 kilometres from Vimy Ridge to the plain of Bullecourt, 300,000 personnel on both
sides were listed as wounded, missing or dead. We then travel on to Ypres with many many sights, cemeteries and
memorials along the way. In the evening we will attend the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate. This new tour has a
bit of everything!
Our Special once-yearly Anniversary Tour Starts on 5th June and concludes in the evening of the 7th June in
Arromanches. Over the three full days, we will visit many of the evocative and sometimes emotional sites that stand as
a reminder of the human cost and horror experienced by those young Allied soldiers so many years ago.
You’ll receive CB commentary as we drive along a mixture of tracks and roads, giving you an insight from a different
perspective of this famous battle. Using a well equipped campsite just meters from the edge of Gold Beach you will
experience the same sand and tides that bore witness to horrific casualties on the first day of the invasion, but gave
the allies a foothold on the European mainland. We will travel along the invasion front keeping away from the routes
used by those who are unable to venture further than the roadside. We will see the side of Normandy that has changed
little since the advancing soldiers made their way across and through the lanes and farmland
Come and explore the Opale Coast of northern France for the day for just £59 per person! Travel along lanes and
tracks that have witnessed a succession of invading forces, but now see most vehicles speeding down the motorway
to destinations further south. It is all conveniently on our doorstep, within easy reach of the ferries and tunnel at
Calais.
The perfect introduction to our multi-day tours!
For those of you who have a specific request, such as a cemetery visit to see a relative or an individual of note, that
can be accommodated in one of our Tours then we will always endeavour to do so.
For those of you who wish to be guided on a private tour that encompasses a specific visit please contact us to discuss
your needs.
All of our tours can be adapted for different durations. We offer one day tours starting at just £59 per person.
Based on our Front Line tour, but we will visit sites not on any of our other tours. Starting in Albert and heading North
to Arras and then on to Ypres, where you will have the opportunity to experience one of the best Christmas markets in
Europe, in Arras! For the first night, you will stay in the IBIS hotel in the centre of Arras, literally a stone’s throw from
the market. The second night will be spent in the 4-star Ariane hotel in Ypres where we will take in the Last Post
ceremony at the Menin Gate and enjoy the Christmas market there too!
Whilst we’ll drive through the Battlefield areas, as with all our tours, you’ll receive the usual expert commentary via CB
radio, but this tour will take a very different route...
