A
Self-Drive
tour
where
you
explore
the
battlefields
in
the
safety
of
your
vehicle,
and
where
you
do
not
have
to
mix
with
fellow
coach
travellers,
is
probably
the
safest,
and
perhaps
the
only
way
to
truly
explore
the
battlefields at your own pace.
We
are
one
of
the
longest-standing
companies
specialising
in
small-group
tours
to
the
Somme
and
Ypres
battlefields.
Having
taken
over
300
groups
on
tours
to
the
battlefields
of
WW1,
we
have
now
transferred
that
expertise
to
a
Self-Drive
format
so
that
you
can
explore
these
battlefields
on
your
own
or
with
family
or
friends,
without
being
tied
to
a
coach
tour.
Unsure?
Maybe see what travellers
said
when they returned!
In
a
nut-shell
you
chose
when
you
wish
to
travel
and
for
how
long.
You
take
your
car
and
we
arrange
your
hotel
accommodation,
Channel
crossing
and,
most
importantly
of
all,
we
provide
you
with
our
acclaimed
self-drive
Somme
and/or
Ypres
battlefield
guides
-
your
‘window
to
the
past’,
including
all
the
directions,
maps
etc
you’ll
need.
No
other
self-drive
guides
have
so
much
detail
and
are
so
easy
to
follow!
We
can
also
arrange
for
a
1:1
personal
guide
to
meet
you
at
your
hotel
to
take
you,
and
just
you,
to
almost
any
WW1
battlefield
on
the
northern Western Front of France and Belgium.
It’s
only
when
you
receive
our
guide
Self-Drive
guide
pack
that
you
realise
just
how
different
and
how
detailed
our
self-
drive
guides
are
(a
comment
we
receive
time
after
time
-
see
our
Trust Pilot
reviews and personal
testimonials
).
From
my
personal
experience,
visiting
the
battlefields
of
the
Great
War
is
quite
a
moving
experience,
an
experience
best
appreciated
in
the
company
of
close
friends
or
family
(or
alone),
without
any
restrictions
such
as
the
rigid
timetable
of
a
coach
tour
dictating
the
pace.
It
can
be
quite
frustrating
to
see
the
battlefields
passing
before
your
eyes
without
being
able
to
stop
wherever
and
whenever
you
want
to
stop,
and
to
explore
where
you
want
to
explore.
The
freedom
to
truly
comprehend
the
impact
of
the
battlefields
at
your
own
pace,
equipped
with
your
own
detailed
‘then
and
now’
guide(s),
is
what
I
always
set
out
to
achieve, and perhaps what today sets our tours apart.
Rather
than
me
clutter
up
this
page
(as
I
tend
to
do…),
please
follow
the
menu
links
at
the
top
(left)
of
the
page
to
find
out
more
about
the
Self-Drive
tours
we
specialise
in
organising,
so
that
you
just
‘pack
and
go’
leaving
us
to
make
all
the
arrangements
and
to
provide
you
with
the
best
Self-Drive
guide
available.
Thank you for visiting our website which we designed and built
ourselves so it’s completely free of all the tracking ‘cookies’,
adverts and other nonsense which bedevil us today.
James Power
2023
Managing Director and owner
Somme Battlefield Tours Ltd (Established 1996)
James Power is an Associate Member of the
Guild of Battlefield Guides
and Western Front Association
The only company to be
awarded ‘Best Battlefield Tour’
From Diane Kenwood Editor
Women's Weekly
It
was
a
profoundly
moving
and
fascinating
trip,
which,
thanks
to
your
stunningly
detailed
and
thorough
organisation
went
without a hitch. . .
Your
attention
to
detail
is
astonishing.
.
.
You
really
did
bring
every
location
to
life
in
the
most
fantastic
way.
(I
loved
your
personal
remarks
dotted
through
the
commentary).
It
was
so
marvellous
to
be
able
to
do
everything
at
our
own
pace
and
spend
however
long,
or
short,
a
time
as
we
chose
at
the
places
we stopped.
Thank
you
so
much
for
everything
-
for
your
help
in
the
early
stages
sorting
out
what
the
best
itinerary
and
approach
would
be,
for
organising
all
the
bookings
and
for
the
brilliant
support
packs.
I
have
raved
about
your
company
to
everyone
I've
spoken
to
since
my
return
(and
will
definitely
write
about
it
in
the
magazine)
and
I
know
at
least
one
person
who's
definitely
going
to
book
through
you
as
a
result.
I
hope
you
get
inundated
with bookings!
Country Life
"If you're fiercely
independent, you could do no
better than to sign up for the
highly acclaimed self-guided
tours provided by James
Power. His painstakingly
researched itineraries are the
work of a master logistician"
Somme Battlefield Tours Ltd Wimborne Dorset BH21 1EJ Tel: +44 (0) 7776 195773 or +44 (0) 1202 840520
info@battlefield-tours.com
The Sunday Telegraph
The only Self-Drive company to be
nominated ‘Best Battlefield Tour’
Please click the poppy to hear one of
the most moving readings of
Col John McCrae’s 1915 poem
‘In Flanders Fields’
We’re
in
the
process
of
adding
360
degree
images
of
the
sites
our
Self-Drive
Ypres
and
Somme
guides
will
take
you
to.
Look
out
for
the
below
logo
on
our
Itineraries
page
for
the
first
few
(click
this
example
to
see
the
Menin
Gate).
More
will
be
added
as
whenever
we
get
to
visit
the
battlefileds.
some example pages - the battlefield revealed!
(click to enlarge)
The background (if you have a large screen) is a trench map of the Somme battlefield 1916 included
with our Self-Drive Somme and Ypres guided tours. Click above to enlarge (also the poppies!)
Welcome to Somme & Ypres Battlefield Tours Ltd
Explore the battlefields at your own pace with our acclaimed
Self-Drive tours to the
Somme and Ypres battlefields
of the
Great War 1914-1918
Below are just some of our
testimonials - click here to
see them all - and our most recent
Trust Pilot
reviews!
Testimonials
Somme Battlefield Tours Ltd. Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1EJ, UK. Tel: 07776 195773 or 01202 840520
info@battlefield-tours.com
Full menu
Welcome to
Somme & Ypres Battlefield Tours Ltd
Explore the battlefields at your own pace
with our acclaimed
.
Self-Drive tours to the
Somme and Ypres battlefields
of the
Great War
1914-1918
(click a poppy…)
It’s
only
when
you
receive
our
guide
Self-Drive
guide
pack
that
you
realise
just
how
different
and
how
detailed
our
self-drive
guides
are
(a
comment
we
receive
time
after
time - see our
Trust Pilot
reviews and personal
testimonials
.
From
my
personal
experience,
visiting
the
battlefields
of
the
Great
War
is
quite
a
moving
experience,
an
experience
best
appreciated
in
the
company
of
close
friends
or
family
(or
alone),
without
any
restrictions
such
as
the
rigid
timetable
of
a
coach
tour
dictating
the
pace.
It
can
be
quite
frustrating
to
see
the
battlefields
passing
before
your
eyes
without
being
able
to
stop
wherever
and
whenever
you
want
to
stop,
and
to
explore
where
you
want
to
explore.
The
freedom
to
truly
comprehend
the
impact
of
the
battlefields
at
your
own
pace,
equipped
with
your
own
detailed
‘then
and
now’
guide(s),
is
what
I
always
set
out
to
achieve,
and
perhaps
what
today
sets our tours apart.
Rather
than
me
clutter
up
this
page
(as
I
tend
to
do…),
please
follow
the
menu
links
at
the
top
(left)
of
the
page
to
find
out
more
about
the
Self-Drive
tours
we
specialise
in
organising,
so
that
you
just
‘pack
and
go’
leaving
us
to
make
all
the
arrangements
and
to
provide
you
with
the
best
Self-
Drive guide available.
Thank you for visiting our website which we designed and
built ourselves so it’s completely free of all the tracking
‘cookies’, adverts and other nonsense which
bedevil us today.
James Power
Managing Director and owner
Somme Battlefield Tours Ltd (Established 1996)
James Power is an Associate Member of the
Guild of Battlefield Guides
and Western Front Association
Somme Battlefield Tours Ltd
Wimborne Dorset BH21 1EJ
+44 (0) 7776 195773 or +44 (0) 1202 840520
info@battlefield-tours.com
Click some example pages - the battlefield revealed!
(click to enlarge)
Menu
A
Self-Drive
tour
where
you
tour
the
battlefields
in
the
safety
of
your
vehicle,
and
where
you
do
not
have
to
mix
with
fellow
coach
travellers,
is
probably
the
safest,
and
perhaps
the
only
way
to
truly
explore
the
battlefields
at
your own pace.
We
are
one
of
the
longest-standing
companies
specialising
in
small-group
tours
to
the
Somme
and
Ypres
battlefields.
Having
taken
over
300
groups
on
tours
to
the
battlefields
of
WW1
we
have
now
transferred
that
expertise
to
a
Self-Drive
format
so
that
you
can
explore
these
battlefields
on
your
own
or
with
family
or
friends,
without
being
tied
to
a
coach
tour.
Unsure?
Maybe see what travellers
said
when they returned!
In
a
nut-shell
you
chose
when
you
wish
to
travel
and
for
how
long.
You
take
your
car
and
we
arrange
your
hotel
accommodation,
Channel
crossing
and,
most
importantly
of
all,
we
provide
you
with
our
acclaimed
self-drive
Somme
and/or
Ypres
battlefield
guides
-
your
‘window
to
the
past’,
including
all
the
directions,
maps
etc
you’ll
need.
No
other
self-drive
guides
have
so
much
detail
and
are
so
easy
to
follow!
We
can
also
arrange
for
a
1:1
personal
guide
to
meet
you
at
your
hotel
to
take
you,
and
just
you,
to
almost
any
WW1
battlefield
on
the
northern Western Front of France and Belgium.
SOME HELPFUL LINKS FOR WHEN
TRAVELLING TO FRANCE
AND BELGIUM
The
below
links
provide
helpful
advice
regarding
the
requirements
for
travelling
to
and
within
France,
i
ncluding
staying
at
hotels
.
please
note
that
links
we
have
provided
below
may
not
be
the
current/definitive
advice,
as
such
can
change
with
little
warning.
Travellers
should
always
check
the
most up to date requirements prior to departure.
ABTA
advice
for
travel
to
EU
countries
re
Covid-19 please click
here
ABTA
advice
for
travel
to
EU
countries
post-
Brexit please click
here
Eurotunnel requirements for
travelling to France
Clients
travelling
to
France
by
Eurotunnel
should
first
check
for
the
latest
travel
requirements,
such
as
proof
of
vaccination
and
advanced
the
submission
of
information/documentation,
as
failure
to
follow
required
procedures
and/or
have
the
necessary
documentation may result in not being able to travel.
Eurotunnel - for Covid-19 updates
(especially the documentation and
procedures you will
need to follow in order to travel) please click
here
France - for Covid-19 travel & general
access requirements please click here and
for more about ‘pass sanitaire’ (if still
required) please click here
France - for details about the French
‘TousAntiCovid’ app, and how to link with
your NHS vaccination details, please click
here
Belgium - for Covid-19 travel & general
access requirements please click here
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Eurotunnel - the fastest and
easiest way to cross the Channel!
