Trenches at Vimy
The Battle of Arras
Tour Over Three Days (One full day and two half days) -
for Just £899 for your vehicle, driver and one passenger
The Battle of Arras 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. The British Army suffered an average of 4,000 wounded
and killed every day - the highest average daily casualty rate of any British offensive on the Western
Front. For many, their experiences at Arras were the most brutal of the war.
As part of this tour, we explore the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line as heavily featured in the
epic war file ‘1917’
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Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery
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Vimy Memorial and trenches
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Lichfield Crater
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Hindenburg Line
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Vis-en-Artois
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Arras Memorial
Tour Highlights
Our tour starts near the historical market town of Arras; the frontline for much of
WW1.
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, on tracks once trod by
infantry and visit some of places featured in the movie ‘1917’.
You’ll receive CB commentary as we drive along our route so you can really get a
sense of where troops came from and what their objectives were.
For
this
tour,
we
use
a
centrally
located
hotel.
Full
details
of
all
accommodation
will
be sent upon payment of the balance.
To
book,
click
on
the
link
for
your
chosen
date.
We
only
require
a
£100
deposit
per
vehicle
or
full
payment
if
the
tour
is
less
than
six
weeks
away.
Eight
weeks
before
the
tour
we
will
send
you
a
balance
request
and
invoice.
Once
the
balance
is
paid
we
will
send
you
an
information
pack
including
meeting
places,
times,
booking
references
etc.
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Costs below are for your vehicle,
driver and one passenger.
Just £100 deposit required at booking
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Example Itinerary:
Day 1
Independent travel to Arras, Pas-de-Calais.
Welcome, introductions and briefing.
The tour starts with a drive along some tracks with our first stop at Cabaret Rouge
British Cemetery, we then drive the lanes of the Zouave Valley towards Vimy Ridge
where you soon become aware of its strategic significance. We visit the Canadian
National Memorial, Vimy and trenches before moving on to the Zivy and Lichfield
craters. We make a short stop at the Maison Blanche German Cemetery before
heading into Arras to arrive around 17:30.
We usually have a table booked for 19:30 at a well-appointed restaurant in the centre
of Arras. This is optional but gives you chance to relax after your journey and also get
to know each other over deliciously, typical French courses in a local restaurant.
The cost is approximately €35pp including wine.
Day 2
Meet at a local supermarket so you can stock up on fuel and provisions for the day
before setting out, using many green lanes, to venture to key areas of the battlefield.
We start the day heading south of Arras to visit the last remaining vestiges of the
Hindenburg Line. We’ll pass many small ‘battlefield’ cemeteries, where soldiers buried
their comrades during or shortly after the battle and at one stop relate a very personal
story. We continue to Bullecourt, where British and Australians troops attacked. We
then move north to the Wancourt sector, finishing the day at Vis-en-Artois.
Day 3
During the last day of the Tour we cover the Battles of the Scarpe and land over which
saw intense fighting as the British armies advanced towards the small town of Monchy-
le-Preux that had been fortified by the German armies. The British success in taking
this key point overlooking the Plain of Douai came at great cost.
We then head towards our final stop, the Arras Memorial and Faubourg d’Amiens
Cemetery where over 37,000 casualties are commemorated.
(Non-contractual Tour example, subject to alteration when necessary – All times are
local)