ADDRESS
Arras, Albert,
Ypres, Normandy
CONTACT
e: info@battlefieldsbycar.com
f: 0701 424 1418
A SPECIAL TOUR AT
CHRISTMASTIME
FOLLOW US AND THE FRONT LINE FROM Ypres*
to ALBERT AND BEYOND
Our Christmas Special Tour encompasses very special
sites around Ypres, Arras and the Somme. We will
visit sites and locations unique to this tour, with a
special stop or two along the way. We will visit sites
not on any of our other tours and you will have the
opportunity to experience one of the best Christmas
markets in Europe, in Arras! You will stay one night in
the IBIS hotel in the centre of Arras, literally a stone’s
throw from the market. The other night will be spent
in the 4-star Ariane hotel in Ypres where we will take
in the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate and
enjoy the Christmas market there too!
DECIDE ON YOUR TOUR
Read through the details of the tour above. When
you are ready, click the ‘Book Now’ button.
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions
or need help deciding.
ENJOY YOUR TOUR
Once full payment is received we will send you an
info pack including booking details, meeting
places, full itinerary and any other information
you will need. All you will need then is to look
forward to and then enjoy your tour.
PAY DEPOSIT
When you click ‘Book Now’ you will be taken to a
booking portal. If your chosen tour is more than 8
weeks away we just require a deposit of £100 per
vehicle (Remember, all costs include driver and
one passenger). Eight weeks before the tour we
will send a balance request or if the tour is less
than 8 weeks away, we will require full payment
on booking
“A truly amazing weekend.
Thanks so much for
arranging this tour and
showing us the outstanding
sites. Also for the efforts of
the Commonwealth War
Graves Commission for
preserving the memory of
soldiers fallen, sacrifices
they made for us and
showing the scale of what
happened during the
conflicts.”
- Ross
HOW TO BOOK A
BATTLEFIELDSBYCAR TOUR
OUR CHRISTMAS TOUR
LET US LEAD YOU ON A DRIVE OF DISCOVERY AND
REMEMBRANCE LIKE NO OTHER
Our Christmas Special Tour starts on the outskirts of
Albert. We will head North towards Arras, visiting sites
and locations unique to this tour, with a special stop or
two along the way. On arrival in Arras, we will check
you in to your hotel, the Ibis, which is a one minute
walk to the Christmas Market - the largest in Northern
France! You can wander around the market at your
leisure and take in some of the various entertainments
on offer. We’ll have a group meal in a very nice
restaurant adjacent to the market - a great
opportunity to relax and meet your fellow travellers.
This is of course optional - allow approx €35pp plus
drinks.
In
the
morning,
after
a
healthy
breakfast,
we
continue
the
tour,
traversing
the
areas
of
the
Battles
of
Loos,
a
visit
to
Fromelles
and
other
sites
and
cemeteries,
including
a
visit
to
the
site
of
the
famous
truce
and
football match.
Whilst
we’ll
drive
through
the
Battlefield
areas
of
the
Somme
and
Arras,
covered
in
depth
on
other
tours,
this
tour
will
take
a
very
different
route...
along
with
the usual expert commentary via CB radio.
At
a
certain
point,
we’ll
drive
up
to
Ypres,
where
we
will
check
in
to
your
hotel
for
the
night
-
the
four
star
Ariane
Hotel
in
the
centre
of
town.
In
the
evening
there
will
be
time
to
visit
the
Ypres
Christmas
market
before
a
short
walk
to
attend
the
Last
Post
Ceremony
at
the
Menin
Gate.
Afterwards
there
will
be
another
optional
group
meal
or
you
are
free
to
do
as
you
wish
before
we retire for the evening.
We
will
continue
the
tour
the
next
morning,
with
visits
to
some
impressive
sites,
such
as
Tyne
Cot
cemetery
and
Pond
Farm
in
Passchendaele
and
it’s
amazing
museum.
The
tour
will
end
at
approximately
1pm,
about
an
hour’s drive from Calais.
*Please Note:
Current Covid-19 regulations preclude us from
entering Belgium. We are hoping that the rules will
change before the tour date, but if not we will adapt
the tour to stay in France
EXAMPLE ITINERARY
Non-contractual Tour example, subject to
alteration when necessary
Day 1
Independent travel to the agreed meeting point
(details confirmed in advance of departure date)
12 Noon
Arrival at meeting point, close to
Albert. Explanations, questions,
discussions and distribution of Tour
material
12:30 to 17:00
The tour begins. We set off visiting
various sites, heading towards Arras
17:00
Approximate arrival in Arras/check
in hotel.
17:00 to 20:00
Free time to visit the Christmas
Market
20:00
Short walk a local restaurant
for a meal (optional)
Day 2
09:30
Depart local supermarket
During the day we will travel at a
pace to suit all, visiting various sites,
memorials and cemeteries
17:00
Arrival in Ypres/check in at hotel
17:00 to 19:30
Free time to visit The Ypres
Christmas market
20:00
Attend the Last Post Ceremony at
the Menin Gate
20:30
Short walk to a local restaurant
(optional)
Day 3
09:00
Depart Hotel, visiting various sites
including Tyne Cot and Pond Farm
13:00
End of Tour and Farewell
TOUR COSTS
Tour cost includes your vehicle, driver and
one passenger
HOTEL BASED £899
£100 Deposit required on booking
Extra adults are £199 each for the tour
Children aged 12-16 are £99
Children aged 11 and under are free
Additional hotel rooms are charged at cost.
What’s included in the tour?
•
Hotel room - based on two sharing. Extra rooms
are charged at cost, currently around £250 for
the two nights
•
Hotel rooms are twin bedded (can be changed to
double room on request, subject to availability)
and include breakfast
•
An information pack that includes a colour bound
booklet containing a series of photographs
pertinent to the Tour as well as additional reading
pages
•
Museum visits as part of the tour
•
A memorable Tour using your own vehicle
•
Running commentary
•
Loan of a handheld CB radio
What's not included:
•
Food and refreshments
•
Ferry or Eurotunnel Crossing
•
Any extras, bar, restaurants etc at hotel.
•
Fuel
•
Tolls
•
Visits to museums and visitor centres outside of
the tour
If you are ready to book, click the ‘Book
Now’ button next to your chosen date
Below.
Remember, we only require a £100 deposit if
your chosen tour is more than eight
weeks away.
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
The memorial
commemorates more
than 72,000 men of
British and South African
forces who died in the
Somme sector before 20
March 1918 and have no
known grave.
lochnagar crater
The awesome and
inspirational Lochnagar
Crater signalled the
opening attack of the
Battle of the Somme in
1916. The massive explosion
was, up until that time, the
loudest man-made sound
in history and remains to
this day the largest crater
ever made by man in
anger.
arras christmas
market
The largest Christmas
market in Northern
France. A chance to stock
up on Christmas pressies
with a difference!
FROMELLES (PHEASANT
WOOD) MILITARY
Cemetery
Completed in July 2010,
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood)
Military Cemetery is the
first new war cemetery to
be built by the
Commonwealth War
Graves Commission in fifty
years.
NOTRE DAME De
LORETTE
A visit to the World’s
largest French military
cemetery and the Ring of
Remembrance memorial
which honors the 576,606
soldiers of forty different
nationalities who died at
Nord-Pas-de-Calais.