Two day Battlefield Tours

Tour Introduction

By the summer of 1916 the British Army held roughly 80 miles of front line stretching from the pastures of Flanders, through the coal fields of Northern France, to the farmlands of Picardy. Across these differing landscapes the living conditions and the nature of the fighting experienced by men on each side of No Mans’ Land would vary significantly.

On a two-day school battlefield trip with Anglia, your students will have the chance to:

• Compare the wide-open, predominantly rural, Somme battlefields of 1916,  with the mud and devastation of the Ypres Salient
• Look at how the nature of the British Army changed as a result of its experiences through the Great War
• Consider the tactical and technological developments which were brought in as the war progressed

Our two-day battlefield tours also allow more time for personal pilgrimages, the opportunity for you to follow in the footsteps of individuals and units, and time for reflection at the various locations visited.