School Trips To Ypres & The Somme

A truly moving school tour.

From the remains of the Somme to the memorials of Ypres and beyond, the First World War battlefields across France and Belgium tell of the terrible cost of war.

We organise trips and tours of these historic areas for schools across the UK. Typically, you’ll stay in or near Ypres, using this as a base to explore the entire region.

You’ll take in the events of the 1916 Battle of the Somme by following the Circuit of Remembrance, attend the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate, visit the interactive In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres and experience a German trench system at the
Passchendaele Museum.

For a full, sample itinerary, download our brochure. Or, for a fully-tailored quote and plan, get in touch with our team today.

Example Itinerary

There are so many visits, experiences, memorials, and museums across Ypres and the Somme that it’s nearly impossible to fit it all into one trip. Below is an itinerary based on a 4 day, 3 night tour. Please note this is only an example, everything can be adapted to fit your needs.

Day	Morning	Afternoon	Evening	Meals
1	Travel to Dover for crossing to Calais	Arrive in Ypres and check-in to accommodation	March of the Phoenix Remembrance Walk	Evening meal included
2	Passchendaele Memorial Museum & Gardens, followed by Tyne Cot Cemetery	Langemark Cemetery, then onto the In Flanders Field Museum	Evening meal followed by Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate	Breakfast & evening meals included
3	Talbot House followed by a visit to Hill 60	Hooge Crater Trenches & Museum	Evening meal in hotel	Breakfast & evening meals included
4	Bayernwald Trenches	Travel to Calais for crossing to the UK	Arrive home	Breakfast meal included

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Trip Highlights

Ypres

Few experiences are more memorable or poignant for young minds than a school trip to Ypres, where students experience the living conditions in the trenches and the destructive power of war.

As one of the most visited parts of the Western Front, where 250,000 soldiers died during the Great War in the defence of Ypres, battlefield sites include Hill 62 Sanctuary Wood Trench Museum and Bayernwald Croonaert Wood Trenches.

Flanders Fields

A trip to Flanders Fields, where a million soldiers were wounded, missing or killed in action, reinforces the destruction and impact of war. There are hundreds of monuments and cemeteries, which have great historical significance for peoples of many nations. Visits include the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing that contains the names of over 50,000 officers and men.