Australian - Out in the Somme Day Tour - from Arras

The only Australian guide on the Western Front Villers Bretonneux, Pozieres, Le Hamel... Come spend a day following the Australian footsteps across the Western Front.. Our small groups allow time for visits to a special cemetery or follow the actions of a unique soldier. Best for singles, couples or small groups. A truely Australian view of our Diggers action across the Western Front.

1. 1

   Serre Road Cemetery No.2

   20 min

   The largest Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in the Somme.

2. 2

   Memorial Terre-neuvien De Beaumont-hamel

   40 min

   A Memorial Park for the Newfoundland Regiment where the battlefield has been preserved as it was, here we walk through authentic trenches used on 1st July 1916, the fist day of the Batlle of the Somme.

3. 3

   Memorial de Thiepval

   40 min

   Commemorating over 73,000 missing of the British Army, mainly from the horrendous year - 1916 - the Battle of the Somme.

4. 4

   Windmill Memorial

   15 min

   The highest point in the Somme. The triangle of farm fields facing the Windmill Site contain the greatest concentration of Australians fallen, from all battlefields across the Western Front.

5. 5

   1st Austalian Division Memorial

   10 min

   Pozieres is where the Australian 1st Division first went into battle on the Western Front - 23rd July 1916.

6. 6

   Lochnagar Crater

   20 min

   The largest scar on the land on the Western Front - an underground mine blown on 1st July 1916, starting the Battle of the Somme.

7. 7

   3rd Australian Division Memorial

   10 min

   The 3rd Australian Division was led by the great General John Monash and helped stall the last German advance in 1918 on the ridges and valleys here, just north of Viller-Bretonneux.

8. 8

   Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery

   30 min

   The Australian National Memorial for the Missing - over 11,000 Australian fallen with an unknown grave are remembered here. We will remember them, lest we forget...

9. 9

   Sir John Monash Centre

   1 hour

   A must visit for any Australian on the Somme, the most advanced information centre on the Western Front commemorating all Australian action.

10. 10

    Franco-Australian Museum

    30 min

    Villers-Bretonneux - a French town where locals, schools, students all forever remember Australia... a mateship born in the battles around ANZAC Day 1918.

11. 11

    Australian Corps Memorial

    20 min

    The General Monash battle at Le Hamel showed a how battle should be fought - adjusted tactics that helped end the war only a few months later.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Tour duration is travel time included

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