Australian Battlefields Private Tour in Fromelles and Flanders from Lille

Explore Flanders and Fromelles, and delve into Australia’s World War I history on this 9-hour small-group battlefield tour from Lille. Travel through Flanders and Fromelles with a guide, and discover key sites of interest including the Cobbers’ Memorial, the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele, and the VC Corner Cemetery — France’s only exclusively Australian WWI cemetery. Learn of the thousands of Australian soldiers who laid down their lives, and see the many ways in which the Commonwealth War Graves Commission mark their sacrifice. This tour includes round-trip travel from your Lille hotel.

1. 1

   Museum of the Battle of Fromelles

   30 min

   The museum explains the battle and how the remains of these 250 soldiers were found and exhumed.

2. 2

   Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery

   30 min

   Stand in the cemetery where the soldiers are now resting.

3. 3

   Australian Memorial Park

   30 min

   Stand on the German and look towards No Man's Land.

4. 4

   VC Corner Australian Cemetery

   30 min

   The only exclusive Australian cemetery in FRance

5. 5

   Mademoiselle from Armentieres

   Pass by

   Driving through the city and seeing the pub where Mlle was.

6. 6

   Messines Ridge

   30 min

   Stand on the battlefield where Australian troops were launched in the Battle in June 1917.

7. 7

   Hill 60

   45 min

   Stand on the Hill and see the memorial to the 1st Australian Tunneling Cie and the Caterpillar Mine Crater.

8. 8

   Battle of Polygon Wood

   30 min

   Stand at Polygon Wood Memorial to the 5th Australian Division also the place where Dawn Service is held on ANZAC Day.

9. 9

   Passchendaele Museum

   1 hour

   Spend some time in the very best WW1 museum

10. 10

    Tyne Cot Cemetery

    30 min

    Stand in CWGC's largest cemetery

11. 11

    Ypres Cloth Hall

    1 hour

    Stand onYpres square and see the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and some of the nice buildings, you have some free time in town.

12. 12

    Menin Gate Memorial

    1 hour

    Stand under the Menin Gate to attend the Last Post before heading back to your hotel

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• A minimum of two people per booking is required

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.