Battlefields Tour Sunday 22nd March to Wednesday 25th March 2009
Itinerary |
Day 1: Sunday 22nd March 2009
5.40am |
Depart School – executive coach |
13.00pm |
Dover – board ferry |
16.00pm |
Calais |
17.00pm |
Arrive Le Chateau |
Day 2: Monday 23rd March 2009
8.00am |
Breakfast |
8.45am |
Depart for Somme area |
10.00am |
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11.00am
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Notre Dame de Lorette, French national cemetery, memorial & trenches |
13.00pm |
Vimy Ridge Trenches and Memorial/visitor centre |
2.30pm |
Tour through Somme area |
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Bouzincourt Cemetery, near Near Albert grave of John Huxley, Ancestor of Peter Hyndeman |
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Bucquoy Road Cemy, Ficheux, near Arras grave of Charles Royden (Gt.Grandfather of Mr M. Royden) |
5.00pm |
Return to Chateau |
7.30pm |
Evening entertainment |
Day 3: Tuesday 24th March 2009
8.00am |
Breakfast |
8.45am |
Depart for Ypres area |
9.30am |
Grave visit: Noel Chavasse V.C. & Bar, M.C. |
10.30am |
‘In Flanders Fields' Museum / Ypres Town |
1.00pm |
Ypres Salient Tour |
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Essex Farm Cemetery |
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Langemark German Cemetery |
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Cement House Cemetery |
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Tyne Cot Cemetery |
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Sanctuary Wood Museum/Hill 62/Messines Ridge |
6.00pm |
Return to Ypres town for Restaurant meal |
8.00pm |
Menin Gate for Last Post Ceremony Exhortation and laying of wreath by Caitlin Kennedy and Bethan Mills (Year 11) |
9.00pm |
Arrive at Chateau |
8.00am? |
Breakfast |
8.45am |
Depart for Calais/Shopping |
12.30pm |
Calais – depart for Dover |
2.00pm |
Dover |
19.30pm |
Arrive Whitby |
Mr M.W.Royden
Contributions by
Hayley Davies
Tom Nixon