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LanguagesEnglish, French, Dutch
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
Explore Flanders and Fromelles, and delve into Australia’s World War I history on this 9-hour small-group battlefield tour from Lille. Travel through Flanders and Fromelles with a guide, and discover key sites of interest including the Cobbers’ Memorial, the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele, and the VC Corner Cemetery — France’s only exclusively Australian WWI cemetery. Learn of the thousands of Australian soldiers who laid down their lives, and see the many ways in which the Commonwealth War Graves Commission mark their sacrifice. This tour includes round-trip travel from your Lille hotel.
What's included
Private transportation
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
Lunch
Driver/guide
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
What to expect
Museum of the Battle of Fromelles
30m · Admission ticket included
The museum explains the battle and how the remains of these 250 soldiers were found and exhumed.
Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery
30m
Stand in the cemetery where the soldiers are now resting.
Australian Memorial Park
30m
Stand on the German and look towards No Man's Land.
VC Corner Australian Cemetery
30m
The only exclusive Australian cemetery in FRance
Mademoiselle from Armentieres
Pass by
Driving through the city and seeing the pub where Mlle was.
Messines Ridge
30m
Stand on the battlefield where Australian troops were launched in the Battle in June 1917.
Hill 60
45m
Stand on the Hill and see the memorial to the 1st Australian Tunneling Cie and the Caterpillar Mine Crater.
Battle of Polygon Wood
30m
Stand at Polygon Wood Memorial to the 5th Australian Division also the place where Dawn Service is held on ANZAC Day.
Passchendaele Museum
1h · Admission ticket included
Spend some time in the very best WW1 museum
Tyne Cot Cemetery
30m
Stand in CWGC's largest cemetery
Ypres Cloth Hall
1h
Stand onYpres square and see the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and some of the nice buildings, you have some free time in town.
Menin Gate Memorial
1h
Stand under the Menin Gate to attend the Last Post before heading back to your hotel
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Pick up also possible at train station Lille Europe at "Le Pub" hall 2.
Additional information
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A minimum of two people per booking is required
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
