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.
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!
Please
read
on. . .
Welcome to Somme Battlefield Tours Ltd,
the specialist in
Self-Drive tours to the
Somme and Ypres battlefields
of the
Great War 1914-1918
As
you
may
already
have
found,
there
are
many
companies
offering
battlefield
tours,
especially
at
the
centenary
of
the
Great
War
spanning
2014-2018.
Our
tours
however
are
quite
different.
It’s
only
when
you
receive
our
guide
pack
that
you
realise
just
how
different
and
how
detailed
our
self-drive
guides
are
(a
comment
we
receive
time
after
time).
Our
self-drive
guides
are
also
much
more
detailed
and
easier
to
follow compared with other self-drive options.
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
Vanity Fair
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
2013
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 McCae’s 1915 poem
‘In Flanders Fields’
Welcome to Somme Battlefield Tours Ltd,
the specialist in
Self-Drive tours to the
Somme and Ypres battlefields
of the
Great War
1914-1918
(click a poppy…)
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.
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!
Please read on. . .
As
you
may
already
have
found,
there
are
many
companies
offering
battlefield
tours,
especially
at
the
centenary
of
the
Great
War
spanning
2014-2018.
Our
tours
however
are
quite
different.
It’s
only
when
you
receive
our
guide
pack
that
you
realise
just
how
different
and
how
detailed
our
self-drive
guides
are
(a
comment
we
receive
time
after
time).
Our
self-drive
guides
are
also
much
more
detailed
and
easier
to
follow compared with other self-drive options.
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
