Ypres Salient Day Trip
An Ypres Salient tours offer groups a superb opportunity to study the area that was a pivotal point in the First Word War. Guided Tours For groups looking to enhance their excursions to the battlefields of Europe, we are partners with the International Guild of Battlefield Guides and therefore have access to trained, experienced and vetted guides. They are chosen for their suitability to work with school groups to bring the reality of war to life. All Guild members have one thing in common, their love of Military History.
PLACES TO VISIT
Langemark German Cemetery
In complete contrast to Tyne Cot, this dark and foreboding place is the only German cemetery in the Salient, with the remains of over 44,000 soldiers including a mass grave of 25,000 men.
Last Post Ceremony
No visit to Ypres is complete without attending the deeply moving ceremony of the sounding of the Last Post, under the Menin Gate. Every evening at 20:00hrs, the traffic is halted and buglers from the local Fire Brigade play the haunting notes of the Last Post.
Hooge Crater Museum and Trenches
Hooge, a key WWI site near Ypres, is home to the Hooge Museum, showcasing artefacts, weapons and uniforms in its old chapel, along with a short film about the area’s battles. Groups can book the cafeteria for packed lunches. The site also features reconstructed trenches built in their original positions, offering valuable insight into frontline life (additional fees apply).
Bayernwald German Trenches (Croonaert Wood)
This unique site is a restored German trench system with 300 metres of trenches, four concrete bunkers and a 30 metre deep mineshaft.
The Menin Gate
The famous British War Memorial, with engraved names of over 54,000 missing British and Commonwealth soldiers who lost their lives on the Ypres Salient.
In Flanders Fields Museum
Housed in Ypres’ Cloth Hall, the In Flanders Fields Museum offers an immersive introduction to WWI through authentic objects, interactive displays and audio guides. Visitors can enjoy panoramic views from the belfry, and schools can book tailored educational activities and tours.
Hill 62 and Sanctuary Wood Museum
A small part of the original wood was preserved as it was found at the end of the war, with original trenches. The museum offers a collection of authentic relics and graphic 3D pictures.
Essex Farm
This cemetery contains the notable graves of 15-year old Pte. Joe Strudwick and Pte. Thomas Barratt V.C. Outside the cemetery is the Albertina Memorial to the poet John McCrae. He is reputed to have written what is perhaps the war’s best known poem, ‘In Flanders Fields’, in a bunker dressing station here.
Tyne Cot Cemetery
The world’s largest Commonwealth war cemetery containing the graves of 11,962 men. The rear wall of the cemetery contains the names of almost 35,000 soldiers who have no known grave.
The visitor centre complements your visit to the cemetery.
Talbot House, Poperinge
Poperinge remained one of the few unoccupied towns in Flanders and, in 1915, Talbot House was opened as an ‘Everyman’s Club’, where all soldiers were welcomed, regardless of rank.