anniversary tours

ANNIVERSARY TOURS
2014 – The year of the anniversary
World War I
2014 will be a year to commemorate
many famous battlefield campaigns
and actions.
We have a great selection of tours honouring the heroic feats and acts
of sacrifice made by soldiers during World War I. These soldiers were
dedicated and willing to give their all in the pursuit of freedom.
First Shots and
the Battle of
Mons 100 Years
First Battle
of Ypres
Centenary
Mons Cemetery
At the beginning of the centenary of
the Great War join us on this moving
return to the battlefields around
Mons where the British regular army
– the Old Contemptibles – went to
war in August 1914.
Day 1 Local departure by coach
then to Belgium for a three-night
stay.
Day 2 & Day 3 We attend
ceremonies around Mons for the
centenary of the battle; ceremonies
are likely to take place on some of the
bridges, in the main square at Mons
and at St. Symphorien Cemetery.
Over the two days we will visit sites
connected with the August 1914
battles. We see the bridge at Nimy
where the first two Victoria Crosses
were awarded; the railway station at
Obourg defended by the Middlesex
Regiment; the graves of some of the
first casualties and the site where the
first shots were fired, and also the
ground at Audregnies where British
cavalry charged the Germans. We also
aim to visit the new Mons War
Museum which is scheduled to open
for 2014. Bx2
Day 4 Journey to Calais then return
home. B
Included Meals: B=Breakfast
4 days
from
£289
What’s included
• Specialist Battlefield Guide
• Battlefield visits as described
• 3 nights’ accommodation with
continental breakfast
• FREE local joining points –
call for details
• Travel by executive coach
Please Note: Entrance fees to museums and
places of interest are at extra cost.
Your Hotel
You will stay for three nights at a
minimum 3-star hotel in Belgium.
The hotel will have a bar and all
bedrooms will have a T.V. and
telephone. We use hotels in the
Mons, Charleroi and Brussels area.
EXECUTIVE COACH Tour ref: 4BMC
Aug 22
2014
£289
Prices are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras: optional excursions; single room supplement
£89; travel insurance from £32.95.
The First Battle of Ypres was the
largest British battle of 1914 and the
most costly, with more than 56,000
casualties. We commemorate the
centenary of this start to four years
of conflict in Flanders and will attend
ceremonies and special events.
Day 1 Local departure by coach then to
Belgium or northern France for a fournight stay.
Day 2 to Day 4 We will visit key sites
connected with the First Battle of Ypres
in October and November 1914.
We will walk the graves at Ypres Town
Cemetery where some of the earliest
casualties are buried including Prince
Maurice of Battenberg; relative of Her
Majesty the Queen. We look at the
fighting along the Menin Road; see
where the cavalry fought at Messines and
Zandvoorde; visit the ‘Aristocrats
Cemetery’ at Zillebeke and see where
the Christmas Truce took place near
Ploegsteert. We visit the newly open
Messines Museum which will include
archaeology displays relating to the
recent documentary about the ‘WW1
Tunnels of Death’ on Channel 5 featuring
Leger Battlefield Guides, Paul Reed and
Peter Williams. We will also see the ‘In
Flanders Fields’ Museum which plans a
special exhibition about 1914. Bx3
Day 5 Journey to Calais then return
home. B
Included Meals: B=Breakfast
Menin Road 1914
5 days from £399
What’s included
• Specialist Battlefield Guide
• Battlefield visits as described
• 4 nights’ accommodation with
continental breakfast
• FREE local joining points –
call for details
• Travel by executive coach –
upgrade to Silver Service luxury
coach with extra legroom –
call for details
Please Note: Entrance fees to museums and
places of interest are at extra cost.
Your Hotel
You will stay for four nights at a
minimum 3-star hotel in Belgium and
northern France. The hotel will have
a bar and all bedrooms will have a
T.V. and telephone.
EXECUTIVE COACH Tour ref: 5BYC
Oct 20
2014
£399
SILVER SERVICE Tour ref: 5BYCV
Oct 20
2014
£449
Prices are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras: optional excursions; single room supplement
£109; travel insurance from £32.95.
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To make a booking please contact
HPB Travel on 01638 674 744
Details of the full commemoration programmes have not yet been published but our Head Battlefield Guide, Paul Reed will amend the itineraries as more details are made available.
Updates on events and ceremonies to be included on these tours will be posted on the Leger Battlefields Website http://www.facebook.com/legerbattlefields. Terms & conditions apply. All holidays are subject to availability.
See website for details. Calls may be recorded for training purposes and your protection.
ANNIVERSARY TOURS
2014 - The year of the anniversary
World War II
Join us on this selection
of anniversary tours as
we honour the brave
soldiers of World War II.
Imagine what it must have been like to fight in
the battlefields of World War II; defending the
muddy trenches or waiting for landing on the
D-Day beaches.
D-Day 70th
Anniversary
Troops landing 1944
Pegasus Bridge – taken by the allies
The Allied invasion of Normandy
signalled the beginning of the
end of the war in Western Europe
and on this momentous 70th
Anniversary we will be travelling
to Normandy to attend the major
commemorations there. Very little of
the programme has been announced
at present but it will be the last time
a significant number of veterans
will attend, making it all the more
special.
Day 1 Local departure by coach
then to Normandy for a three-night
stay.
Day 2 & Day 3 Our provisional
itinerary for this tour is planned to
attend major ceremonies on 6th June.
These ceremonies are likely to be at
Arromanches and Bayeux; in previous
years there has been a military vehicle
display on the beach at Arromanches
along with a veterans parade.
The Royal British Legion also organise
a ceremony at Bayeux War Cemetery.
We will visit some key sites connected
with D-Day including Sword, Juno
and Gold beaches, as well as Pegasus
Bridge. Bx2
Day 4 Journey to Calais then
return home. B
Arnhem 70th
Anniversary
4 days from £299
What’s included
• Specialist Battlefield Guide
• Battlefield visits as described
• 3 nights’ accommodation with
continental breakfast
• FREE local joining points –
call for details
• Travel by executive coach –
upgrade to Silver Service luxury
coach with extra legroom –
call for details
Please Note: Entrance fees to museums and
places of interest are at extra cost.
Your Hotel
You will stay for three nights at a
minimum 2-star hotel in Normandy.
The hotels will have a bar and all
bedrooms will have a T.V. and
telephone.
EXECUTIVE COACH Tour ref: 4FDD
Jun 5
Included Meals: B=Breakfast
Prices are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras: optional excursions; single room supplement
£89; travel insurance from £32.95.
2014
£299
SILVER SERVICE Tour ref: 4FDDV
Jun 5
2014
£339
Operation Market Garden was
Montgomery’s bold plan to end the
war by Christmas. On the 70th
Anniversary we follow the ground
troops of General Horrocks’ XXX
Corps and the Airborne forces who
fought in Arnhem and bravely held
on against all odds.
5 days
from
£449
What’s included
Day 1 Local departure by coach then
to Holland for a four night stay.
• Specialist Battlefield Guide
Day 2 to Day 4 We visit the
Arnhem area seeing the drop zones,
Hartenstein Museum, Oosterbeek
Church, Arnhem-Oosterbeek
Cemetery and Arnhem Bridge.
At Nijmegen we pay homage to XXX
Corps and follow their route to Driel
where the battle ended with an
evacuation across the Lower Rhine.
We attend any major commemorations
on the 17th/18th September and also
visit the Groesbeek National
Liberation Museum, Groesbeek
Memorial to the Missing and
Overloon War Museum, as well as
other sites of interest relating to
Operation Market Garden.
• 4 nights’ accommodation with
continental breakfast
• Battlefield visits as described
• FREE local joining points –
call for details
• Travel by executive coach –
upgrade to Silver Service luxury
coach with extra legroom –
call for details
Please Note: Entrance fees to museums and
places of interest are at extra cost.
Your Hotel
You will stay for four nights at a
minimum 3-star hotel in Holland,
within 50 miles of Arnhem. The hotel
will have a bar and all bedrooms will
have a T.V. and telephone.
Please note: it will not be possible to visit the
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery on this tour.
EXECUTIVE COACH Tour ref: 5GAA
Bx3
Sep 15
Day 5 Journey to Calais then
return home. B
SILVER SERVICE Tour ref: 5GAAV
Included Meals: B=Breakfast
Details of the full commemoration programmes have not yet been published but our Head Battlefield Guide, Paul Reed will amend the itineraries as more details are made
available. Updates on events and ceremonies to be included on these tours will be posted on the Leger Battlefields Website http://www.facebook.com/legerbattlefields
Sep 15
2014
2014
£449
£479
Prices are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras: optional excursions; single room supplement
£149; travel insurance from £32.95.
Terms & conditions apply. All holidays are subject to availability. See website for details. Calls may be recorded for training purposes and your protection.
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To make a booking please contact
HPB Travel on 01638 674 744