One Day Tour of the Somme Battlefield - Rod is a fabulous tour guide. Apart from what you'd expect to learn about military tactics and conduct of the war, we learned great deal from him about the bigger picture, including how the Franco-Prussian war, northern European geology, and the imperial powers' competition to loot Africa all played their part. We packed a tremendous amount into 1 day - excellent value for money. Particular highlights for me were Mametz Wood where the trees have reclaimed the battle-scarred land and the sunken lane near Hawthorn Ridge where Malins filmed.

Unforgettable - I was met at the railway station and offered a choice of either the Somme tour or Ieper as I had been on the Belgian tour I chose the Somme with Jackie and a lovely couple from Canada . We saw the CWGC at work near Arras (very interesting) before a great Somme tour the sights especially Thiepval were quite simply unforgettable the tour guide was brilliant after a really pleasant lunch which she provided we then made our way to Vimy Ridge which was probably the highlight of the day on our way back we saw a huge French cemetery and the final resting place of thousands of brave Germans. After dropping our Canadian friends back at the station Jackie was good enough to run me to the Arras memorial which I wanted to visit but don’t think I would have found on my own a really interesting experience bringing an end to a really unforgettable day any time you are in the area I would thoroughly recommend using this company I can personally say you will not be disappointed thanks once again you can rest assured I will never forget the day .

There Names Liveth Forever More - Did the Somme Offensive Tour organised by Ledger. The Trip, Drivers and Tour Guide were outstanding. The Guide incorporated my and the need of others outside of the itenery which is such a lovely thing to do showing that they cared. The Guide Gary was so knowledgeable and passionate. The Drivers Paul and Paul very proffesional funny and accommodation. Well done and Thank you.

Amazing and sad - Rod Bedford was the perfect host for this tour He tailored the tour for us and coupled with his expertise, knowledge and experience he provided an unforgettable day. We were humbled by the experience but have no regrets about it. Will be recommending Rod to all Matt and Michele

Recommend this Battlefields Tour - What a fantastic day spent with Rod touring the major Somme Battlefields. His knowledge and explanations were excellent and gave another level of understanding. Could not recommend him highly enough.

A truly memorable experience! - I've always had an interest in WW1 as my grandad was injured, but survived, on the Somme. Rod provided a fascinating tour which was packed with information on the events. Included in the tour were visits to museums, battle sites, memorials and, poignantly, cemeteries. Rod gave us plenty time to reflect on these visits. I would recommend this tour to people of all ages. Those who participated in the battles must never be forgotten.

Arras and Bullecourt - Extraordinary visits - both fascinating and profoundly moving. We were also amazed by the depth and breadth of Rod's knowledge and stories!

If you are interested in the Somme campaign, don't miss this tour. - Did the Somme Full Day Tour on 11 March 2024 led by Jackie. Whole tour very well organised with an excellent itinerary that criss-crossed the front line of 1916 and later campaigns. Visited many of the places I’d only read about in books such as Blunden’s ‘Undertones of War’. Jackie explained the geography, contexts and consequences of the various actions at the places they had occurred, with the aid of anecdotes and online trench maps. Jackie has an incredibly detailed knowledge of the area and the Somme campaign and answered my many questions with patience and good humour. I came away with a much deeper understanding of the conflict at that time and place. If you are less familiar with this period, I’d recommend finding out as much as you can beforehand. The museum at Thiepval is a good explainer but comes later in the day. Finishing with the old trenches at Beaumont-Hamel in the rain was especially moving.

A Great Tour of Historic Locations. - A highly enjoyable day out, which takes in many iconic locations of the actual battle and other events that took place there, like the bringing down of the Red Baron. Our guide was great - all on time and to schedule but flexible enough for personal interests like family related locations to be added to the day if wished for. It must be added to that, that it was entirely possible to take more time in certain places if we so wished - I’m sure we did - and our guide was proactive in letting us know about all that. Highlights of any tour will always be subjective, but mine (no pun intended!) was the Lochnagar Crater - my attendance underlined the point that, no matter how many books you read, or documentaries you watch, you can only fully comprehend the awesome size of the crater, and then vainly attempt to gauge the corresponding explosion (as surely only a first hand witness could) by going there. This is true for all locations visited on this tour. I truly have no negatives; the tour delivered all that was promised, and more - hence the rating. I would certainly recommend it, and will be using another tour very soon.

Enjoyable journey through time - I had a very enjoyable trip but through no fault of mine two fellow travellers from Canada really wanted to visit Vimy so the timetable was changed I had a trip to Vimy booked the day after so with the uncertainty with the weather cancelled as I didn’t see the point of repeating what I had seen .With such a late cancellation I received no refund but was wondering if you can see why I cancelled and maybe reconsider as the trip to Vimy wasn’t on the agenda of the advertised trip and obviously missed seeing some of the Somme .