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Day trip on the Battlefields of the Somme

A 1 day programme for all those interested in the World War 1 : discover the Circuit of Remembrance in the Somme... 26€ per person with a minimum of 30 persons !

The Program

A 100 km round trip from Péronne to Péronne

In the morning :

10.30 am : The courier guide welcomes you at the Museum of the Great War in Péronne. During the visit of the museum, the guide will explain the events and mentalities of these days. An unprecedented experience, the result of an historical research campaign carried out in France, Great Britain and Germany.

12.00 : Lunch in Péronne : pack lunch : (sandwich-chips-1 drink)

In the afternoon :

1.30 pm : Circuit of Remembrance (Remembrance tour of the Great War) with an English speaking guide : Thiepval, Rancourt chapel maintained by the "Souvenir Français" association, South African memorial and museum in Longueval, Pozières tank memorial, the Lochnagar Crater in La Boisselle, Australian memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, the Somme 1916 Museum in Albert...

5.00 pm : Back to Péronne, end of the day

Peronne_Historial de la Grande Guerre_Nicolas Bryant
Thiepval_Franco British Memorial_Nicolas Bryant
2012 Price

26€ per person with a minimum of 30 persons

The price includes :

conducted visits, courier guide, pack lunch,
extra : no charge for the driver and the tour leader for a minimum of 40 persons

The price does not include :
transport,
insurance
tips
extra charge for local lunch : +16€/person


PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Information & booking :
Somme Tourism Board
Booking agency
21, rue Ernest Cauvin
80000 Amiens
Tel. : +33 (0)3 22 71 22 74
Fax : +33 (0)3 22 71 22 69
Contact Richard : r.gambier@somme-tourisme.com

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