Fantastic Peter, thanks for arranging, here is Peter Itinerary…..
Battlefield Tour ? Somme & Ypres – 16th ? 18th June 2017 – Very limited spaces, maximum of 12 bikes/ 24 people, to register your interest, in the first instance please email Peter Lough peter.lough@outlook.com
Short weekend trip for 10 to 12 bikes to the Somme and the Salient to visit a few of the many memorials and CWGC cemeteries in the area, the objectives will be to do some great riding through the countryside of northern France and Belgium at the same time taking in some of the most historic WW1 battle fields, staying one night in Arras France and one night in Poperinge Belgium.
Itinerary:
Friday 16th
? Eurotunnel crossing ? appx 08.30
? Newfoundland memorial park.
? Ulster Tower-Snack lunch
? Thiepval memorial
? Lochnagar Crater
? Arras – check into hotel – evening meal in Arras.
Saturday 17th
? Arras- tunnels & town
? Vimy Ridge,
? Dud Corner,
? Messines.
? Poperinge – check into hotel.
? Leave hotel for Ypres and attend last post and service of remembrance at Menin gate. Evening meal in Ypres
Sunday 18th
? Poperinge Toc H
? Ypres Cloth hall
? Tyne Cot cemetery
? Langemark German cemetery
? Eurotunnel crossing home
Itinerary subject to change dependant on crossing and location stop timings etc,
Costs are approximate at the moment, but should be no more than:
? Channel Crossing ?70.00 ? Per Bike
? Hotel & Breakfast ?210.00 Double/twin room
Sharing a room obviously brings the price per person down, if you are interested please email me on peter.lough@outlook.com I will need a deposit of ?100.00 pp to secure your accommodation and crossing, to secure the best prices I will need confirmation and deposit by the end 31st January, and it will be first come first served on receipt of deposits. I will send you an email with address details of where to send the deposits on your expression of interest. (Deposits will be non-refundable)
Cheers
Peter
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