• Poperinghe New Military Cemetery - Here we tell the story of soldiers executed in the Great War for military offences. Shot at Dawn. 17 such soldiers lay at rest here including one of the few officers executed on the Western Front. Learn of some of their stories plus other interesting graves in the cemetery

• Poperinge Town Hall Death Cell - We visit the preserved town cell where many soldiers were held pre execution. Many soldiers left personal messages and drawings carved into the plaster wall which has been preserved. Watch the hologram of a soldier nervously pacing in his cell before his impending excecution.

• Poperinge Town Hall Death Cell - Having left the death cell we visit the execution site and its modern day memorial

• Poperinge - In the beautiful town square i will introduce you to ‘Ginger’ the towns most famous waitress . You will learn of her story and also the ‘alternative’ entertainment on offer to the troops here in ‘Little Paris’ during the Great War

• Talbot House - Museum - The main part of the tour, a visit to the iconic and beautiful Talbot House or Toc H. Formed during the war by the Rev Tubby Clayton Talbot House and Gardens quickly became a spiritual resting place for soldiers fresh from the horror of the trenches. All ranks were welcome here and all were equal, officers rubbing shoulders with the men. As Tubby Clayton said ‘ Abandon all rank all ye who enter here’.
  The house and gardens are preserved , its an incredible visit.
  The house and gardens are an ideal place for lunch which we take full advantage of. Its one of the few places locally that serves proper English Tea!

• Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery - A visit first to the visitor centre which tells the history of this site, a sprawling military hospital called Remy Sidings . In excess of 300,000 soldiers received treatment here in the Great War. The visitor centre tells of the evacuation process, the treatment, much of it revolutionary , given to the soldiers and many facts and figures. A fascinating place.

• Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery - On our way to the cemetery we look at the ‘curve of the dead’ detailing every day a soldier died in the cemetery. Then into the cemetery itself , the second largest in the area with just under 11,000 graves of several nationalities.
  We will visit a selection of the graves including Nurse Nellie Spindler one of the few nurses in the area and Major General Malcolm Mercer Canadas highest ranking battle fatality, plus many more.

• Lunch

Experience life behind the lines for the soldiers of the Great War. Much is told of the battles around Ypres or ‘Wipers’ as it was known, but little is told of this facet of the war. Not only is this tour a fascinating one, it also reminds us that these soldiers had lives away from the fighting, times which they were determined to cherish and make the most of after all, none of them knew if they would ever have the chance to come back again…
Book this tour and you will not be disappointed

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