Pas-de-Calais battlefields The Artois, Arras, Vimy, Loos, Etaples, Notre-Dame-de-Lorette ...
On the Forgotten Front: John Kipling and many others ... Approximately 35 km
Duration: 2 hours 30
The First World War has particularly affected the region and marked our territory, located on the front line. Military cemeteries and monuments that can be identified today are evidence of the intensity of the fighting. Immerse yourself into the local history. Throughout this tour you will discover remembrance sites, sometimes unknown, that show the involvement of many nationalities in the First World War, such as the Indian or the Portuguese. Tales of broken destinies of soldiers such as the author Rudyard Kipling’s son John will be told. At the end of the tour, come together around a lunch at “Les Récollets” restaurant in Bethune. After lunch, discover how daily life in Bethune was organized during the First World War when it was defended by the British allies.
This offer includes: - The guided coach tour "On the Forgotten Front: John Kipling and many others..." Duration: 2 hrs 30
An itinerary that you will remember… Get off points: La Couture War Monument dedicated to the Portuguese casualties, Richebourg War Memorial and “Le Touret” British Cemetery, Richebourg Indian Memorial and Portuguese Cemetery, the Front Line at Givenchyles-La-Bassée, British Military Cemetery Mary's ADS in Haisnes-les-La-Bassée and the grave of John Kipling. - Lunch (starter, main course, dessert - 1 cup of coffee p. p., 1 drink (250 ml) per person)
Duration: 1 hrs 30 - The guided coach tour "Bethune under British command" Duration: 2 hrs Get off points: Béthune Grand Place (Main Square), Béthune secondary school Collège Saint Vaast, the former general hospital, the British military cemetery, the former military barracks, the railway station, the theater... Meeting place for the coach trip: La Couture Main Square (“Place de la Loisne”) Flexible schedules. Permanent offer subject to availability. This offer does not include: - Coach transportation - Pre-lunch drinks: 2.50 € extra p. p. - Personal expenses
Price per person: Price without pre-lunch drinks (calculated on a basis of 30 people): 33 € p. p. Price without pre-lunch drinks (calculated on a basis of 40 people): 31 € p. p. Price including pre-lunch drinks (calculated on a basis of 30 people): 35 € p. p. Price including pre-lunch drinks (calculated on a basis of 40 people): 33 € p. p.
Information and booking: Booking required. Pas-de-Calais Réservation Tel: 00.33.321.10.34.40 E-mail: hebergements@pas-de-calais.com www.resa62.com
Artois, a land of conflict and memory Approximately 42 km
Duration: 6 hours
Welcoming breakfast
Morning (time: 3h) The Wellington Quarry Discover the preparation of the Battle of Arras. Under the paving of Arras, lie impressive chalk quarries which were dug during the Middle Ages. From 1916, the Allies began preparing a diversion attack. Their brilliant idea: the New-Zealand Tunnellers were in charge of linking up the quarries to create a true underground network where 24,000 soldiers could be quartered, waiting for the offensive to start. After going down 20 metres deep in a lift, the guided tour takes the visitors into the intimacy of the place. The Wellington Quarry preserves the memory of these thousands of soldiers billeted underground, a few metres from the frontline, before their surprise attack on the German positions in the morning of 9 April 1917 at 5.30 a.m.
Arras, phenix town After the First World War, the town is destroyed to 80%. Discover the epic identical recon‑ struction of the gabled façades on the squares, the Town Hall, the Belfry… Be charmed by the numerous “Art deco” façades along the shopping streets. A heritage and historical tour to discover a city that has been rising again from its ashes. Lunch in a restaurant of the town.
Afternoon (time: 3h) Bullecourt 1917, Museum of Jean and Denise Letaille: Weapons, cigarette cases, razors, dixies, helmets… these objects found on the battle field and gathered by Jean and Denise Letaille, a couple of farmers, tell the story of the British and soldiers who fought in April and May 1917 in the Bullecourt region. A museum where the objects tell the story!
The Bullecourt battlefield This guided walk will take you from the Digger statue to the heart of what was the scene of the famous Battles of Bullecourt from April to May 1917. A trip which will immerse you in the painful story of the Commonwealth Nations during the Battle of Arras.
Price per person - From 20 to 29 people: visits: 24.50€ p.p. + lunch : 21.50€ p.p. - 30 to 39 people: forfait visites: 28€ p.p. + lunch: 21.50€ p.p. - 40 people and above: visits: 23€ p.p. + lunch: 21.50€ p.p. Additional cost on Sundays and bank holidays: 3€ p.p The price includes: Welcome breakfast at the Wellington Quarry, guided visits, museum tickets, lunch, drinks, free for the driver and the group leader (for groups from 40 paying people) The price does not include transportation and insurance.
Mileage: The tour is 42 km from the Wellington Quarry -> Grand Place; Grand Place -> Bullecourt; Bullecourt -> Wellington Quarry to bring the guide back. The mileage may change if the group chooses a restaurant in the heart of town. The Wellington Quarry is closed from 6th to 31st January and on June 16th 2014.
Information and booking: Booking required. Pas-de-Calais Réservation Tel: 00.33.321.10.34.40 E-mail: hebergements@pas-de-calais.com www.resa62.com