Great War Battlefields

A fascinating tour exploring the battlefields of World War One. Varying daily mileage with some longer days, plenty of history and poignancy. A century on it is still humbling to see the places where such sacrifice took place in such terrible conditions. With plenty of stops to see the sites, and a benign terrain, this tour is within the great majority of cyclists.

Highlights include:
Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate
Ypres Salient
Battle of Passchendaele
Tyne Cot cemetery
Hill 60
Messines Ridge
Site of the Christmas Truce football match
Fromelles
Vimy Ridge
Pal Battalions Memorials
Newfoundland Memorial Park
Memorial to the Missing of the Somme at Thiepval
Lochnagar Crater
Delville Wood
Welsh Memorial at Mametz
Cambrai tank battle 1917

We can tailor our itinerary according to your wishes or any personal connections you may have. We can also focus on particular nations - for example, we have had South African, New Zealand and Canadian customers for whom we have included in the tour places of special interest to them, whilst at the same time showing the places of global significance. The Western Front is a huge subject and we are keen to share it with you in a way that brings it alive for you.