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In the footsteps BATTLEFIELD TOURS
Group Tours
In the footsteps offer a range of battlefield tours for groups that want to visit the battlefields of Western Europe including the sites of D-Day and Market Garden from the Second World War, The Somme and Ypres of the Western Front in the First World War, the Waterloo Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars and the English Longbow tour covering Crecy and Agincourt. These groupd may be military units, clubs, organisations or any other group wanting to block book places on a tour.
The Salient
Tour
Battles of Ypres 1915 -
1918
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A three-day/two-night tour of the
battlefields of the Ypres Salient in the First World War. We explore the area
around Ypres visiting the battlefield sites and discussing the events that took
place. This is a tour for those interested in getting a flavour of the horrors
of trench warfare.
From £275.00 per person
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The
Beaches of Normandy Tour
D-Day, 6th June 1944
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A three-night/three-day tour of the beaches of
Normandy where the Allied 21st Army Group landed to begin the liberation of
Northwest Europe from under the yoke of Hitler's Nazi Germany on D-Day, 6 June
1944. Our tour begins on the Cotentin Peninsula with the US Airborne and UTAH
Beach, moves on to cover "bloody" OMAHA and the Mulberry Harbour and
culminates with the British at GOLD Beach and a visit to Pegasus Bridge.
From £350.00 per person
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The Waterloo Tour
Waterloo Campaign
1815
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A three-day/two-night tour of the battlefields
of the Waterloo Campaign. Our tour begins by examining Napoleon Bonaparte's last
great victory on 16th June 1815 at Ligny over Field Marshal Blücher's
Prussians. It continues with the Battle at Quatre Bras between Marshal Ney and
the Anglo-Dutch before culminating in a study of Napoleon's ultimate defeat at
the hands of the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo.
From £299.00 per person
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The Somme Tour
Battle
of the Somme 1916
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A three-day/two-night tour of the Somme
battlefields of the First World War. Our tour begins with a visit to the
Newfoundland Park at Beaumont Hamel then follows a route south visiting the
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Ulster Tower, Lochnagar, La Boiselle and Pozieres before culminating with the battles at Mametz Wood, High Wood and Delville Wood.
From £275.00 per person
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The Longbow Tour
Crecy and Agincourt
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A three-day/two-night tour of the Medieval
battlefields at Crecy and Agincourt. At Crecy we examine Edward III's victory
over Philip VI of France on 26th August 1346 that saw the rise to prominence of
the English Longbow. At Agincourt we examine the victory by King Henry V over
the French 69 years later on 25th October 1415 where the English Longbow once again proved decisive.
From £275.00 per person
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A Bridge Too Far
Tour
Operation
MARKET GARDEN 1944
A three-night/three-day tour of
the ambitious attempt by the Allied Airborne Forces to capture the five key
bridges that stood between Field Marshal Montgomery's 2nd British Army and the
frontier of Hitler's Nazi Germany.
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Our tour begins with the crossing of Joe’s
Bridge at Lommel by the Irish Guards who were the spearhead of XXX Corps. It
follows the route of “Hell’s Highway” through the operations of US 101st
'Screaming Eagles' Airborne Division who were responsible for capturing the
first two bridges at Eindhoven and the US 82nd 'All American' Airborne Division
before culminating in a study of the operations of the British 1st Airborne
Division and 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade at Arnhem, which proved
to be A Bridge Too Far.
From £350.00 per person
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You can enquire about one of our group tours by emailing us at enquiries@inthefootsteps.com detailing which tour you are interested in together with details of your group size and preferred dates of travel. We will check availability and get back to you as quickly as possible with a proposal.
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What your tour includes
Your group tour with In the footsteps includes:
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Collection and return to an agreed UK location.
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En-suite accommodation in one of our carefully selected hotels.
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Meals - breakfast included in the price, all other meals not included.
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Cross Channel Ferry crossing.
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Services and personal attention of an experienced and dedicated tour guide.
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Our exclusive and informative tour pack.
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All museum entrance fees.
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All planning, preparation and research for the tour.
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