The Battles of Amiens
5 days from £579pp
About the tour: The Battles of Amiens
Tour Introduction
The city of Amiens on the Somme stood at the centre of so many important battles in the First World War. Join us on this new tour looking at the fighting here during all four years of the conflict and staying in the heart of Amiens.
Tour Includes
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
- Convenient local joining points
(Deposits from £150pp)
We offer flexible payment options
Once you have booked your battlefield tour either online, or by telephone (), you have the flexibility of how you pay off the remainder of your balance. You can -
- Use our balance payment facility online to make and track your card payments. You can pay as much as you want up until your final due date or pay it all, the choice is yours.
- Send payments via online banking.
- Send payments via cheque.
- Call us and make a card payment, either a small amount or as lump sum until your final due date.
Our contact and online banking payment details will be on your confirmation invoice to remind you of your choices.
Tour Itinerary
For customers living outside of the UK, if you want to make a booking you will need to provide a UK postcode on our online booking system. If you are not able to provide a relevant UK postcode then you can enter the postcode for London Victoria Coach Station – SW1W 9TP. You should then be able to proceed to complete your booking.
If you do encounter a problem then you can speak to one of our friendly advisors who will be happy to help.
Please Note : After completing your booking, a member of our Customer Service team will be in touch to make sure everything is okay.
Either e-mail our Reservations Department or call on 01709 830 333 and they will check to see whether you can visit a particular cemetery on any of our Battlefield Tours, if we are not able to fit it into our itinerary then you could take some time out of the tour and do this independently by taxi or public transport.
Day 1
Local departure by coach, then to our hotel in central Amiens, where we stay for four nights. The hotel is close to the Cathedral, the Somme River and many restaurants.
Day 2 - French Battlefields – The Kaiser’s Battle
Amiens saw the arrival of Allied soldiers in 1914, and briefly the Germans, but soon the battle moved to the flat fields beyond the city. This morning, we follow the battles between the French and Germans here in the early part of the war.
We visit the preserved trenches at Soyecourt, the massive German Cemetery at Vermandovillers, one of the ‘destroyed villages’ of France at Fay, and the graves of French soldiers at Lihons. This includes the memorial to Alan Seeger, the American poet and writer who fell with the French Foreign Legion on the Somme in 1916.
After lunchtime in St. Quentin, we look at the German attack here in March 1918, the so-called ‘Kaiser’s Battle’. We look at the defence of Manchester Hill, visit Savy British Cemetery where many of the dead from March 1918 are buried, look at the defence of the Somme Canal and finish at the Pozières Memorial to the Missing.
Included meals: Breakfast
Pozières Memorial (3)
Key Visits
- Manchester Hill
- Savy
- St. Quentin Town Hall
- Soyecourt Trenches
- Vermandovillers German Cemetery
- Pozières Memorial
Day 3 - Behind the Lines on the Somme
This morning, we start in Amiens and visit the important St Pierre Cemetery where dead from both WW1 and WW2 are buried. At Vignacourt, we visit the museum, which was a photographic studio during the conflict, and see the amazing collections of images showing ordinary ANZACs, British Tommies, and French Poilu.
After lunch, we look at how soldiers went on rest away from the battlefields and did their training, and the role of the medical services looking at Nurses and Doctors who worked in the Base Hospitals. We visit Abbeville Communal Cemetery and Extension, see the impressive Chinese Cemetery at Noyelles which commemorates men of the Chinese Labour Corps, and visit Mont Huon Cemetery on the French coast, close to where one of the Base Hospitals was located.
Included meals: Breakfast
Mont Huon Military Cemetery (4)
Key Visits
- Chinese Cemetery at Noyelles
- Mont Huon Military Cemetery
- Vignacourt Museum
- St. Pierre Cemetery
- Abbeville Communal Cemetery
Day 4 - Amiens 1918
Today we look at the final battles around Amiens in the summer of 1918, when the path to Victory began and are often seen as the birth of modern warfare. We examine the battlefield at Villers-Bretonneux where Australian and British soldiers stopped the Germans in their advance on Amiens, seeing Adelaide Cemetery and discovering the story of Australia’s Unknown Warrior. We visit the Australian Museum in the town and see how local French school children still remember the ANZACs.
After lunchtime in Corbie, we visit the Sir John Monash Centre at Villers-Bretonneux, seeing the cemetery and Australian Memorial to the Missing, as well as spending time at this important new centre which remembers the Australian contribution on the Western Front.
We then visit the Australian Memorial Park at Le Hamel, seeing the memorial and preserved trenches, and follow the Canadian attack in August 1918 seeing their Memorial at Le Quesnel.
Included meals: Breakfast
Australian Corps Memorial at Le Hamel (5)
Key Visits
- Villers-Bretonneux
- Adelaide Cemetery
- Australian Museum
- Australian Corps Memorial at Le Hamel
- Canadian Memorial, Le Quesnel
Day 5
Return home.
Included meals: Breakfast
Specialist Battlefield Guides
All of Leger’s battlefield tours are accompanied by specialist guides. Their individual in-depth knowledge of warfare will be informative, as well as enhance your overall experience, as they recreate a fascinating perception of the history and factual events of each battle. Discover the actual catalysts for war, the strategies employed and the final, inevitable outcomes, as well as experiencing the emotional human side of the front line.
Please note: On certain tours, you may get tour guides other that the ones listed below.
Hotel
If you prefer, then you can join the tour at the hotel. To do this, we will require a copy of your passport for identification purposes and you must advise us at the time of booking.
No reduction will be given if you should choose to do this.
All hotel rooms benefit from private bathroom facilities.
Some hotels have tea and coffee making facilities. Please check the tour pages for more information or call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333
Most hotels have a lift, please call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333 for more information.
Some hotels have ground floor rooms. Please email for information on individual hotels or call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333.
Your hotels will supply towels in your room.
We are unable to guarantee that the hotel will be able to meet your dietary requirements. We find that the majority of European countries do not generally cater for vegetarians and that the meal supplied may well be what everyone else is having minus the meat.
We will of course endeavour to arrange for a vegetarian meal at the hotel. We do however suggest that you advise us of your dietary requests at the time of booking and recommend that you speak to the receptionist on arrival with regard to your request.
B&B Amiens Centre Cathédrale
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Just an 8-minute stroll from Saint-Roch station is the B&B Amiens Centre Cathédrale, a modern, 3-star hotel. It's perfectly positioned a mere 14-minute walk from the 11th-century Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens and only 2 km away from the Parc Zoologique d'Amiens. Guests can enjoy the convenience of free Wi-Fi and a TV in every room.
Hotel Features
- Bar
- English Speaking Staff
- Lift
- Restaurant
- WiFi Available
Room Features
- Bath and/or Shower
- Hairdryer
- Telephone
- TV
Travel Options
Departure times given for each region are approximate. Please check your travel documents to confirm the actual timings.
Front row seats can be reserved for £14pp (up to 6 days duration), £22pp (7 & 8 days duration) and £25pp (9 days duration and over) on all European tours. In addition to this seats on the second row can be reserved for £7pp (up to 6 days duration), £14pp (7 & 8 days duration) and £15pp (9 days duration and over). This offer is only available for bookings of two or four persons on the front row and is subject to availability. Guaranteed front/second row seats cannot be reserved on feeder journeys to/from the U.K. port. Children under 15 years cannot occupy a front row seat due to French Law. Central view seats are free.
Please note: On some coaches the legroom on front seats may be slightly less than that available on other seats due to the presence of a modesty board in front.
If your tour is cancelled for any reason and front/second row seats are not available on your new tour you will be refunded the supplement. No other compensation will be payable.
Alternatively, we can take seating requests on your booking. However, requests are not guaranteed. All seat numbers are confirmed on travel documents approximately 7-10 days prior to departure.
We guarantee that all passengers on the same booking will be seated together on the main tour coach. Seats on the transfer coaches to and from the U.K. port are not allocated.
Hot and cold drinks are served on the main tour coaches. Prices are approximately £1 or 1.25 Euro per drink. Prices will be confirmed by the driver. Drinks may also be served on the transfer coaches but this is not guaranteed.
Transfer vehicles are routed approximately 2-3 weeks before departure and will depend on where passengers are booked to travel from on any particular date as to which route is taken. If you require further detailed information regarding the route to the port you can contact our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333 two weeks before you are due to travel.
With regard to the route taken by the main tour coach, this is determined by the driver.
All main tour coaches have on-board toilets. Transfer vehicles to and from the U.K. port may not have on-board toilets. When non-British coaches are used on transfers and tours (air holidays only) an on-board toilet may not be available. However, comfort stops will be made during long journeys.
All coaches feature air-conditioning. Should the air-conditioning system break down for a period exceeding 12 hours, compensation will be awarded up to a maximum of £10 per fare-paying passenger per tour.
Depending on the location of your pickup point, you may be picked up by coach (not necessarily the on you are touring on), minibus, taxi, National Express or Megabus service. You may then be taken to another centralised pickup location or service station. We operate a passenger interchange at Stop 24 Services, where you will meet the tour coach you are holidaying on and then continue on with your outbound journey. Similarly, on the way home, you may also change transfer vehicles at another location, to take you to your final drop off point.
One medium sized suitcase per person, which should weigh no more than 20kg when full. We may refuse to carry larger or heavier cases. Hand luggage can be stored in the overhead racks aboard the coach.
It could be either - This will be confirmed in your travel documents.
When it comes to getting to the Battlefields, Leger Holidays make it easy, with a selection of travel options for you choose from.
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
Travel Extras
With an overnight stay or the option to meet us at the interchange, our travel extras allow you to create a travel experience to suit your needs...
Join coach at Interchange
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On most tours if you’d prefer to join your tour coach at Stop 24 services, you can park your car in the car park which is accredited by the Park Mark safer parking scheme and is monitored 24 hours a day by CCTV. Payment for the parking is made on arrival using the self-service machines.
Excludes tours to Ireland and the U.K. and tours travelling via Brittany Ferries.
