- Tailor Made Programme
- Full Day on the Ypres Battlefields
- Tyne Cot, Langemark German Cemetery, Hill 62, Menin Gate
- Full Day on the Somme Battlefields
- Beaumont Hamel, Newfoundland Park, Thiepval, Lochnagar Crater
- Mix and Match with other products
It is not until you visit the cemeteries, trenches and memorials do you fully appreciate the true history of the First World War. As most families in the UK had relatives either killed or wounded, this surely makes the Battlefields Guided Tours a must for every School visiting Le Château.
Our expert Guides concentrate on the Battlefields of the Somme and Ypres, and will work in association with History Teachers to provide a tailor-made tour to maximise the pupils experience whilst in France.
Our Châteaux are based in the Somme, where in 1916 sixty thousand British Soldiers, half of the attacking force, and every man a volunteer, were lost on the first day of the battle alone.
Further afield we travel to Ypres or 'Wipers' as it was known to the troops, which was a beautifully preserved medieval town in 1914, and remained in British hands but by 1918 it was totally obliterated.
The few square miles to the east, the Ypres Salient, became a lunar landscape of craters and the village of Passchendaele, became a byword for horror. In 1917 the British Army inched forward for an agonising three miles and 35 died for every muddy metre gained.
"On our guided tours to the Somme you will visit such famous sites as the Newfoundland Park, British and German trenches at Beaumont Hamel, the Thiepval Memorial to the missing and the enormous Lochnagar Crater. At Ypres, now rebuilt to its original splendour, you will see the Tyne Cot British Cemetery (the largest in the world), Langemark German Cemetery, Hill 62/Sanctuary Wood, preserved British trenches and the Menin Gate Memorial to the missing. Party Leaders can produce their own tailor-made programme to suit the objectives of the school trip. Mix and match the various options of the Guided Battlefields Tours, excursions and activities."
Alan Johnson
Tour Guide, Albert Museum
Newfoundland Park, British and German trenches at Beaumont Hamel, the Thiepval Memorial, the Lochnagar Crater, Tyne Cot British Cemetery, Langemark German Cemetery, Hill 62/Sanctuary Wood, the Menin Gate Memorial.
WWI Battlefield Tours Course Benefits
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Sample 5 day course
| Day | Session 1 (am) | Session 2 (am) | Session 3 (pm) | Session 4 (pm) | Session 5 (evening) |
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| Monday | Travel to Le Château to arrive for evening meal | Château Olympics | |||
| Tuesday | Tour of the Ypres Battlefields | Quiz Night | |||
| Wednesday | Trip to Paris, Disney or Parc Asterix | ||||
| Thursday | Tour of the Somme Battlefields | Evening Walk | |||
| Friday | Depart after lunch | ||||
*Optional Extra
Entrance fees are extra.
All students require sleeping bags, pillow, pillowcase and towels.
WWI Battlefield Tours Prices
Prices quoted are in conjunction with Booking Condition Clauses
2023 Prices Include
Executive coach, ferry costs, road tolls
Use of coach for local excursions (Subject to EU regulations)
Full board
En suite accommodation
All equipment and instruction (as specified)
Evening Entertainment
VAT on tour operator margins
1:10 free teacher places
2023 Optional Extras
Entrance Fees to excursions
Meals en route
Pupils spending money
Travel Insurance - £20 per person
Small group supplement (i.e. less than 35 paying passengers)
Outdoor activities @ £20 per half day
Language Module @ £14 per half day
Euro Tunnel £350 per coach (included in courses 3 days or less)
Scottish schools, please call for supplements
Guaranteed no currency surcharges
| Day | 1 Jan
to 26 Feb |
27 Feb
to 16 Apr |
17 Apr
to 14 May |
15 May
to 31 Aug |
1 Sep
to 22 Oct |
23 Oct
to 31 Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday - Monday | 306 | 342 | 374 | 419 | 356 | 320 |
| Monday - Friday | 425 | 464 | 509 | 582 | 505 | 440 |
| Day | 1 Jan
to 26 Feb |
27 Feb
to 16 Apr |
17 Apr
to 14 May |
15 May
to 31 Aug |
1 Sep
to 22 Oct |
23 Oct
to 31 Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday - Wednesday | 271 | 294 | 306 | N/A | 301 | 271 |
| Wednesday - Friday | 286 | 309 | 321 | N/A | 316 | 286 |
| Friday - Monday | 336 | 372 | 404 | 449 | 386 | 350 |
| Monday - Friday | 465 | 504 | 549 | 622 | 545 | 480 |
| Day | 1 Jan
to 26 Feb |
27 Feb
to 16 Apr |
17 Apr
to 14 May |
15 May
to 31 Aug |
1 Sep
to 22 Oct |
23 Oct
to 31 Dec |
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| Monday - Wednesday | 231 | 254 | 266 | N/A | 261 | 231 |
| Wednesday - Friday | 246 | 269 | 281 | N/A | 276 | 246 |
| Friday - Monday | 276 | 312 | 344 | 389 | 326 | 290 |
| Monday - Friday | 385 | 424 | 469 | 542 | 465 | 400 |
| Day | 1 Jan
to 26 Feb |
27 Feb
to 16 Apr |
17 Apr
to 14 May |
15 May
to 31 Aug |
1 Sep
to 22 Oct |
23 Oct
to 31 Dec |
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| Monday - Wednesday | 251 | 274 | 286 | N/A | 281 | 251 |
| Wednesday - Friday | 266 | 289 | 301 | N/A | 296 | 266 |
| Friday - Monday | 306 | 342 | 374 | 419 | 356 | 320 |
| Monday - Friday | 425 | 464 | 509 | 582 | 505 | 440 |
2024 Prices Include
Executive coach, ferry costs, road tolls
Use of coach for local excursions (Subject to EU regulations)
Full board
En suite accommodation
All equipment and instruction (as specified)
Evening Entertainment
VAT on tour operator margins
1:10 free teacher places
2024 Optional Extras
Entrance Fees to excursions
Meals en route
Pupils spending money
Travel Insurance - £20 per person
Small group supplement (i.e. less than 35 paying passengers)
Outdoor activities @ £20 per half day
Language Module @ £14 per half day
Euro Tunnel £350 per coach (included in courses 3 days or less)
Scottish schools, please call for supplements
Guaranteed no currency surcharges
| Day | 1 Jan
to 25 Feb |
26 Feb
to 7 Apr |
8 Apr
to 19 May |
20 May
to 31 Aug |
1 Sep
to 20 Oct |
21 Oct
to 31 Dec |
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| Friday - Monday | 315 | 352 | 385 | 432 | 367 | 330 |
| Monday - Friday | 438 | 478 | 524 | 599 | 520 | 453 |
| Day | 1 Jan
to 25 Feb |
26 Feb
to 7 Apr |
8 Apr
to 19 May |
20 May
to 31 Aug |
1 Sep
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21 Oct
to 31 Dec |
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| Monday - Wednesday | 279 | 302 | 315 | N/A | 309 | 279 |
| Wednesday - Friday | 294 | 318 | 330 | N/A | 325 | 294 |
| Friday - Monday | 345 | 382 | 415 | 462 | 397 | 360 |
| Monday - Friday | 478 | 518 | 564 | 639 | 560 | 493 |
| Day | 1 Jan
to 25 Feb |
26 Feb
to 7 Apr |
8 Apr
to 19 May |
20 May
to 31 Aug |
1 Sep
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21 Oct
to 31 Dec |
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| Monday - Wednesday | 239 | 262 | 275 | N/A | 269 | 239 |
| Wednesday - Friday | 254 | 278 | 290 | N/A | 285 | 254 |
| Friday - Monday | 285 | 322 | 355 | 402 | 337 | 300 |
| Monday - Friday | 398 | 438 | 484 | 559 | 480 | 413 |
| Day | 1 Jan
to 25 Feb |
26 Feb
to 7 Apr |
8 Apr
to 19 May |
20 May
to 31 Aug |
1 Sep
to 20 Oct |
21 Oct
to 31 Dec |
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| Monday - Wednesday | 259 | 282 | 295 | N/A | 289 | 259 |
| Wednesday - Friday | 274 | 298 | 310 | N/A | 305 | 274 |
| Friday - Monday | 315 | 352 | 385 | 432 | 367 | 330 |
| Monday - Friday | 438 | 478 | 524 | 599 | 520 | 453 |
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