Group Travel
About Group Battlefield Tours
Are you a group of friends or family or part of a club, association or society, and looking to get away together?
Travelling with a group of like-minded people to experience somewhere or something you're all passionate about makes for a great experience, and our Battlefield Tours visiting the WW1 battlefields, WW2 battlefields and sites from other significant wars are incredible journeys of remembrance and discovery. However, for the person who draws the short straw to be group organiser, it can be really stressful. Well, arranging a Battlefield group tour has never been easier, as Leger Holidays are here to make it happen!
Group holidays are our speciality and our small, dedicated team of group travel organisers have over 50 years of experience between them in the travel industry. Whether your tour focuses on Flanders Fields, the Somme battlefields, the front line of the Ypres Salient, or the D-Day beaches of Normandy, you are certain to end up with the perfect private group tour when booking with us.
You can choose to immerse yourself in one of our existing coach tours or air itineraries, all of which are accompanied by a Specialist Battlefield Guide whose knowledge and passion will inspire and enhance your experience, or you can simply use our itineraries as a starting point and we’ll create a tailor-made itinerary to suit your group’s needs. Choose your destination, departure date, duration and budget and we’ll do the rest for you.
Our Service & the Benefits
If a Battlefield tour by coach, tailor-made to your requirements, is what you have in mind, and you have a group of 20 or more, then we can offer you your own private coach! Plus, you’ll benefit from the following...
- Specially arranged coach joining points – to make things more convenient for you and your group, you choose where you’d like your private group tour to start from.
- Tailored holiday itineraries – from the destination and duration to the departure date, it’s all down to you and your group. Tell us what you want and we’ll do the planning.
- Selection of coach travel – Executive coach is the first choice for the majority of our group holiday customers, however, you can upgrade to luxury Silver Service or Luxuria coach travel (subject to availability).
- Personal advisors – we’re here to help and our dedicated team of group travel organisers will assist you throughout.
- FREE places – We offer a flexible free place policy tailored to the needs of your group. This allows you to spread the saving amongst your group or simply take individuals for free!
For your peace of mind
- On all escorted coach tours, your experienced coach crew will ensure the smooth running of your tour. Our Operations Team are also available 24 hours a day to provide additional support.
- All vehicles are fitted with seat belts, washroom, servery, TV and air conditioning.
- Our ABTA, ABTOT and ATOL membership provides financial security for all monies paid to us and repatriation to the UK.
- We can provide information on a single trip insurance policy – we offer good, reliable cover at sensible prices.
Sample Itinerary: D-Day Landings in Normandy
- Day 1 – Local departure by coach, then to Caen in Normandy for a three-night stay.
- Day 2: Britain’s D-Day: Pegasus Bridge & British Beaches – Today is spent looking at the British and Canadian involvement on 6 June 1944. We will visit key D-Day sites including Pegasus Bridge and the Pegasus Memorial Museum to look at the glider landings and first actions on D-Day, and then see the graves in Ranville War Cemetery. We later move on to Sword, Juno and Gold beaches, visiting the scenes of the British and Canadian landings, also seeing the new British Normandy Memorial. We end the day at Arromanches to look at the story of the Mulberry Harbour, the artificial port that was key to Allied success.
- Day 3: America’s D-Day: Bloody Omaha & American Airborne – We begin at the moving Normandy American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach, and then visit the Overlord Museum, one of the best in Normandy. Later we go along the Omaha Beach area itself seeing memorials and bunkers, uncovering the real story of Saving Private Ryan and the reality of ‘Bloody Omaha’. With lunchtime in Sainte-Mère-Église, we then look at the Airborne operations around the town including the story of the ‘Band of Brothers’ and visit our final D-Day beach – Utah Beach. Here we see where some of the most successful landings on D-Day took place. We then visit the German Cemetery at La Cambe and finish our day at Bayeux War Cemetery.
- Day 4 – Return home.
Example Deposits
- £100pp for coach breaks up to 5 days
- £150pp for coach breaks of 6 - 11 days, European Eurostar
- £250pp for coach breaks of 12/+ days
- Up to £300pp for air holidays
Final balance due dates are as follows:-
- Coach breaks - 42 days before departure
- European Air and Eurostar breaks - 60 days before departure
- Worldwide Air - 105 days before departure
Depending on your itinerary you may be asked to pay a higher deposit and your balance may be due sooner than shown. Should this occur our dedicated staff will discuss this with you.
Once confirmed, we will send you an invoice showing the cost breakdown and balance date. We will keep in contact to remind you of your balance date, to advise of any missing passenger information and to reconfirm final details.
Our Coaches
When it comes to getting to the Battlefields, Leger Holidays make it easy, with a selection of travel options for you choose from.
Executive Coach
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- Air conditioning
- Drinks machines
- Onboard toilet
- Reclining seats
Silver Service Coach
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Silver Service Features
- Sit back and relax in specially-designed, deluxe reclining seats, with leather headrests, footrests and more legroom than standard coaches.
- Enjoy the perfect temperature onboard with climate control.
- Relax and have a chat in the spacious rear lounge.
- Servery on board offering a range of refreshments.
- Porterage* at most hotels, so you really don’t have to lift a finger.
- Time flies with our onboard entertainment system.
- With free personal headphones you can tune into the music channel, listen to the radio or watch DVDs.
- Onboard toilet
Silver Service Seating Plan
Silver Service Virtual Tour
Luxuria Coach
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Luxuria Features
- Deluxe armchair-style seats with leather exterior, central arm rests with cup holders and retractable calf rests give you a more comfortable journey.
- Every seat has its own, fully interactive, touch screen T.V. offering a wide choice of entertainment so you can control what you want to watch and when.
- There’s also a selection of double and single seats, including four seats face-to-face with tables. And with a total of 7 single seats available, these are ideal for passengers travelling independently.
- Plug sockets and USB points at each seat mean you can keep your devices fully charged throughout your journey.
- Onboard toilet.
Luxuria Seating Plan
Luxuria Virtual Tour
Tips for Group Organisers
- First time organisers – why not simply tweak our existing Battlefield itineraries to suit your group.
- Budget – state your budget and we’ll find the most suitable group tour for you.
- Promotion – request free leaflets and posters, along with our knowledge and advice, to assist you in promoting your Battlefield tour.
- Rooms – consider room arrangements in initial discussions with your group.
- Seating – we can provide you with a seating plan or you can download them here: Executive coach, Silver Service coach, Luxuria coach, or call to request a copy.
- Special requests – Our group advisors will accommodate special requests, such as dietary needs or mobility issues, simply let us know what they are.
- Standbys – have people in reserve. Should others cancel this means you can avoid cancellation charges. For air tours, we need to check admin fees with the airline.
- Booking deadline – set a deadline for final bookings for your group holiday.
- Deposits – request a deposit from your group early to ensure you have the money in time for payment.
- Record: keep a record of all payments so you know who has paid and how much. Download a document to use here.
- Confirmations – be sure to check the booking confirmation we send you to make sure we have everything correct, alternatively call your Leger group advisors to go through the details.
- Final balance – to ensure you have the money in time, ask for final balance payments a couple of weeks before they are due.
Group Tour Quote
For general information and advice, you can contact us by phone (01709 833 816) or email (groups@leger.co.uk). Or simply use the group enquiry form below and once we have received your enquiry, we will contact you and produce a no obligation offer for you to discuss with your group. This will outline cost, accommodation information, itinerary options and deposit required.
