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Travel 55 offer you discount on Shearings holidays and tours To book, call Shearings direct on 0844 824 3535 and quote S9990 for the Travel 55 discounted price We don't show all Shearings tours on our site, but discount is available on any holidays in Shearings' brochures* when you book direct with Shearings and quote the Travel 55 ref S9990 *Discount is not available on Rail Trail tours

Battlefields of the Somme & Flanders Coach Holidays - 5 Days Holiday Highlights • Haunting Somme battlefields • Tyne Cot Cemetery – memorial to the missing • Last Post ceremony at Ypres • In Flanders Field Museum • Services of an experienced Tour Guide

Holiday Itinerary
DAY 1: UK to Northern France Dover, Calais, then on to Arras and your hotel for four nights in time for dinner. (D)	DAY 5: Arras to UK After breakfast we drive to the port of Calais for our crossing to Dover, then home. (B)
DAYS 2 to 4: Arras A chance to settle in to your new surroundings and explore the vast cobbled market square, charming Flemish houses, bars, cafes and restaurants of Arras, famed for its tunnels carved into the chalk rock, where locals used to seek refuge during the war. (B,L,D)

Included Excursions

Full Day Ypres Salient and the Last Post Of all the Great War battlefields, Ypres Salient is perhaps the most emotive, for nearly 50,000 men lost their lives. We will also visit the nearby Tyne Cot Cemetery, the memorial to the missing and the In Flanders Field Museum, before returning to Ypres to experience the evocative last Post ceremony (lunch is provided instead of dinner on this day to allow for the ceremony). Full Day The Somme On 1st July 1916 British and French troops advanced from their trenches in the Somme to begin one of the bloodiest days in military history, resulting in 50,000 men falling, 20,000 of who were killed. We visit Vimy Ridge, the highest point of a 9-mile ridge where a battle took place in 1917 for possession of the site, before heading to Thiepval, a village successfully captured by British troops in 1916, and Beaumont Hamel, where there is a beautiful memorial. Optional Excursions · Amiens

Mercure Atria Hotel - Arras

Situated in the centre of Arras, the modern and comfortable Mercure Atria Hotel is an ideal base for exploring the historic centre and city squares of this charming town. • All bedrooms have private facilities, including smoke alarm, minibar, radio, satellite TV, WiFi internet access and hairdryer • Restaurant serving buffet breakfast and dinner • Bar • Lobby • Safe deposit box at reception No. of rooms: 80 Lifts: 2 Official rating: 3 stars

Battlefields of the Somme & Flanders 2010 Departures 5 Days - Tour Code ECFRZSA
• 4 nights room & breakfast, 2 dinners, 1 lunch • 2 included excursions • Luxury coach travel • Departs: Sunday Dep code: A
Shearings Brochure Price in Black Travel 55 Discount Price in Red Quote Travel 55 Ref: S9990 + Tour Code
Date	Price	Date	Price
April 18*	£349 £332	July 11	£379 £361
May 2	£349 £332	July 25	£379 £361
May 16	£359 £342	August 8	£379 £361
May 30	£369 £351	August 22	£379 £361
June 13	£369 £351	September 5	£359 £342
June 27	£369 £351	September 19	£359 £342
Single Room supplement £114 Please note: Dates marked with a * are available from dep code B

To book, call Shearings direct on 0844 824 3535 and quote S9990 for the Travel 55 discounted price We don't show all Shearings tours on our site, but discount is available on any holidays in Shearings' brochures* when you book direct with Shearings and quote the Travel 55 ref S9990 *Discount is not available on Rail Trail tours

All holidays subject to availability and to Shearings trading charter