Fromelles and Ypres Day Tour from Arras and Lille
Fromelles and Ypres Day Tour from Arras and Lille
Visit Fromelles and Ypres, and delve into Europe’s World War I history on this fully guided day tour from Arras. Explore famous WWI battle sites including Fromelles and the Pheasant Wood cemetery and Cobbers’ Memorial. We follow the path of the War through 1917, Messines Ridge and Hill 60, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele and the Tyne Cot Cemetery.
Explore Ypres at your leisure, then take part in the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate before your onward travel to Lille or return to Arras. This is a long and emotional day and can be taken alone or added with another of our day tours. There is an opportunity to follow in a relatives footsteps or lay a wreath at the Menin Gate Ceremony in the evening.
Book This ExperienceA glimpse of the journey
Your Itinerary
A curated journey through the experience
Musee de la Bataille de Fromelles
Hear about the battle and the story of the mass graves at Pheasant Wood in this excellent museum and visitors centre
1 hourPheasant Wood Military Cemetery
We will pay our respects to the soldiers recovered from the mass graves at Pheasant Wood and re buried in this new cemetery
15 minutesAustralian Memorial Park
See the famous Cobbers Memorial on the German front line
15 minutesVC Corner Australian Cemetery
Visit the only all Australian Cemetery in France
10 minutesThe Ploegsteert Memorial
See where the 3rd Division will prepare for the Battle of Messines and hear about the 1st Australian Tunneling company who dug the Catacombs here.
5 minutesChristmas Truce Memorial
Learn about the Christmas Truce of 1914.
Messines Ridge
Learn of the successes of this offensive as we drive along the ridge
Hill 60
See the preserved battlefield, the Bunkers and the two mine craters that the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company blew on the 7th June 1917
30 minutesBattle of Polygon Wood
Visit the Wood captured by the 5th Division on the 26th September 1917
30 minutes5th Australian Division Memorial
See the 5th Division Memorial in the New Buttes Cemetery
10 minutesTyne Cot Cemetery
Visit the largest Commonwealth Cemetery in the World and hear of the terrible Battle of Passchendaele, the final phase of the third battle of Ypres, here you will see the two Australian VC.
30 minutesMenin Gate Memorial
At 1800hrs we arrive in Ypres, time to eat before the Last Post Ceremony at 2000hrs. You may lay a wreath here if you wish- please let the guide know.
2 hoursIncluded
- Hotel pick-up (selected hotels only)
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Guide
- Drop-off in Ypres, Lille, or Arras
- Entry/Admission - Musee de la Bataille de Fromelles
Good to Know
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Infant seats available
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.