Australian Battlefields Private Tour in Fromelles and Flanders from Lille

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(21 reviews)
Lille, France

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12 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 2 more

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)

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Pick up also possible at train station Lille Europe at "Le Pub" hall 2.

Itinerary

Duration: 12 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    The museum explains the battle and how the remains of these 250 soldiers were found and exhumed.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 2

    Stand in the cemetery where the soldiers are now resting.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3

    Stand on the German and look towards No Man's Land.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4

    The only exclusive Australian cemetery in FRance

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    Driving through the city and seeing the pub where Mlle was.

    Admission ticket free
  • 5

    Stand on the battlefield where Australian troops were launched in the Battle in June 1917.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Hill 60

    Stand on the Hill and see the memorial to the 1st Australian Tunneling Cie and the Caterpillar Mine Crater.

    45 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 7

    Stand at Polygon Wood Memorial to the 5th Australian Division also the place where Dawn Service is held on ANZAC Day.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Passchendaele Museum

    Spend some time in the very best WW1 museum

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 9
    Tyne Cot Cemetery

    Stand in CWGC's largest cemetery

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 10

    Stand onYpres square and see the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and some of the nice buildings, you have some free time in town.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 11
    Menin Gate Memorial

    Stand under the Menin Gate to attend the Last Post before heading back to your hotel

    1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • 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
Supplied by Ploegsteert Sector Battlefield Experience

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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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