Tracing your Relative in the Somme Taylor made Tour from Albert
Beschrijvingen worden in het Engels getoond.
- 9 uur
- Gratis annuleren tot 24 u vooraf
- Rondleiding in Engels
- Directe bevestiging
Hoogtepunten
2026 will mark the 110th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme,one of the largest and bloodiest offensives of the First World War. This battle lasted 4 and a half months resulting in 420 000 casualties in the British army, among them 360,000 were from the British Isles. To honour their memory, Get-a-guide is offering a “Taylor-made tour”. If you had a British relative who fought during this terrible battle; we will be pleased to research his service and design a full-day tour going in his footsteps. This includes visits to the major First World War sites in the Somme; such “Lochnagar Crater”, Thiepval Memorial of the missing and Newfoundland Memorial Park. As this work takes time, the tour can only be booked between now and the end of March, before the busy guiding season begins. If you are interested, please provide us with your relative’s name and any information you may have about them.
Inbegrepen
Wat is inbegrepen
- Air-conditioned vehicle
Wat niet
- Lunch
Route
A visit to the Somme 1916 Museum is a must for anyone exploring this area. The museum is located underground in a tunnel dating from the 10th century. It houses an extensive collection of World War I artifacts and traces the events of the 1916 Battle of the Somme. This guided tour provides an excellent introduction to your tour.
Lochnagar Crater is an impressive site, estimated today to be around 100 meters wide and 30 meters deep. It was created by a mine explosion at 7:28 a.m. on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. This was one of nineteen mines detonated that day. A visit to this site provides the opportunity to explain how the battle began and its significance.
This is where we will stop for a one-hour lunch break. This brasserie houses a remarkable First World War museum created by its owner Dominique and his son. A true labour of love, the museum displays an impressive collection of WWI artifacts and features a garden where the trenches have been carefully reconstructed.
The “Memorial to the Missing” is the largest British war memorial in the world. This imposing monument overlooks the surrounding rolling countryside, its walls engraved with the names of over 72,000 soldiers who are missing. At this site, we will explore the role of the British Army in the First World War, including how and why it became involved in the conflict.
Newfoundland was a Dominion of the British Empire and a small island with a population of 250,000 at the time of the First World War. Their Memorial Park is a unique site, as it is a preserved battlefield and marks where the Newfoundland Regiment went into action on 1 July 1916 and lost most of their regiment. Here, your guide will recount their actions on that day and the regiment’s wider participation in the First World War.
Annuleren
Gratis annuleren tot 24 uur voor aanvang, met volledige terugbetaling.
Goed om te weten
- Verzamelpunt
- Your guide will meet you at 9 am at the reception of the "Museum Somme 1916", located at Rue Anicet Godin, 80300 Albert, next to the Basilica. This is less than 10 minutes walking distance from Albert railway station, easily accessible from Amiens or Arras if you are staying there.
- Ophalen
- Iedereen komt naar het startpunt; er is geen ophaalservice.
- Tickettype
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Uitgevoerd door
- WW1 Battlefields guided tours: Brigitte De Cuyper from Get a Guide
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Amiens
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 8 dagtrips we list in Amiens.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Amiens
Amiens, on the Somme in northern France, is a cathedral city with floating gardens on its waterways and the house where Jules Verne lived and wrote.
The Gothic cathedral of Notre-Dame, begun in 1220 and a World Heritage site, is the largest in France by interior volume, with a west front of sculpted saints and a vast nave. The Saint-Leu quarter beside the Somme, a district of low brick houses, cafés and footbridges, has the river splitting into channels.
Top-ranked sights in Amiens: Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, Somme 1916 Museum (Musée Somme 1916).
Aanbiedingen in Amiens
Van/voor-prijzen komen van de aanbieder, nooit van ons.
