History WW1
Ulster Tower, Thiepval
The tower is the memorial both to the 36th division and all Ulstermen who fought in the Great War…
History Trip to the Somme (WWI)
Key Highlights
Location
Subject
History & Politics, WWII
Duration
3 days, 2 nights
Transport
Coach
About this trip
With its historical significance during WWI, this tour to the Somme is a perfect choice to aid students understanding of this period in history. Visits to the memorials and other key sites such as Thiepval Memorial and Museum, will give the students first-hand experience of the conditions and destructiveness of war.
Sample Itinerary
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- Depart from school by coach
- Connect with channel crossing
- Yorkshire Trench and Dug Out
- Arrive at accommodation
Day 2 Find out more
- In Flanders Field Museum
- Sanctuary Wood
- Hill 60
- Tyne Cot Cemetery
- Passchendaele
- Langemark Cemetery
- Menin Gate
Day 3 Find out more
- Depart accommodation
- Essex Farm
- Poperinge
- Return back to the UK on coach
- Town Trail
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Excursion Ideas
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Thiepval Memorial to the Missing & Museum
The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a major war memorial to 72,191 missing British and…
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Wellington Quarry
The Wellington Quarry is an underground museum created in a section of the many kilometres of tunnels dug by…
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Pozières
This small village is located on a ridge of high ground between Albert and Bapaume, and thus had great…
Accommodation Options
Accommodation
Poppies d’ Albert
Albert
Ideally situated in the heart of the Somme, a 3 minute walk from Albert town centre. The hotel is…
Curriculum Links
KS4 (GCSE)
AQA: Life on the frontline, trench warfare, social and technological impact of WWI
Edexcel: Conflict and warfare 1914–1918; leadership, strategy, and technological developments
OCR: Warfare and society / Causes, conduct, and consequences of WWI
KS5 (A-Level)
AQA: Military strategy, leadership, and decision-making; social and political effects of WWI
Edexcel: The First World War – campaigns, tactics, and technological change; consequences for European society
OCR: Warfare, leadership, and society; human experience and analysis of military operations in WWI
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