Description
Belgium – The Last Post at Menin Gate & War Graves Tour
2-Day Trip: Saturday 22nd of May 2027 – Sunday 23rd of May 2027.
£259 per person (twin/double rooms only) – Please specify in the notes the room type , without this information Ill assume a Twin.
Itinerary Overview:
Day 1
Ypres Mini Break Overview
- Dates: Saturday 22nd May – Sunday 23rd May 2027
- Hotel: Novotel Ieper Centrum
- Duration: 2 days / 1 night
🚌 Outward Journey – Saturday 22nd May 2027
Early Pickup Schedule (Main List)
- Walnut Tree – 5:45am
- Palace – 5:55am
- Elms – 6:05am
- Thames Drive – 6:10am
- Hadleigh – 6:20am
- Kents Hill – 6:30am
- Sadlers – 6:35am
- Five Bells – 6:45am
🚢 Crossing & Arrival
- Check-in: by 8:45am
- Departure: 10:15am
- Arrival in France/Belgium area: 12:45pm
📍 Itinerary – Day 1
- War Grave Cemetery
- War Memorial
- Brothers in Arms Memorial and De Dreve Pub
- Free time in Ypres
- Menin Gate
🏨 Hotel Arrival
- Approx 4:30pm at the Novotel (Local time)
- Evening free to explore Ypres (Menin Gate ceremony is usually at 8pm if you plan to attend. Would recommend getting there early circa 7pm to get a good vantage point as the ceremony is very popular)
Sunday 23rd May 2027
📍 Itinerary – Day 2
- Breakfast
- Checkout at 10:00am and load coach ready to leave at 10:30am
- Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery
- War Grave Cemetery
- Memorial Museum (3 hours guided tour 12:15-3:15pm)
- Tynecot
- German Cemetery
🌅 Return Journey
🚢 Return Crossing
- Check-in: 7:10pm
- Departure: 8:40pm
- Arrival back UK: 9:10pm
🏁 Estimated Drop-Offs (Reverse Order)
- Five Bells – approx 10:40pm
- Then continuing back through usual stops
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Hotel: Novotel, Central Ypres
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Basis: Bed & Breakfast
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Rooms: Twin and double only (sorry, no single rooms)
Booking Information:
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Deposit: £99 (non-refundable) secures your space
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Balance: £160 due in March 2027 – I will invoice you.
Additional Note, you may wish to have your own travel insurance (recommened)
Walk-in showers are allocated to guests with accessibility requirements.
22nd May
Check in by 8.45am
Departs 10.15am
Arrives 12.45pm
23rd May
Check in by 7.10pm
Departs 8.40pm
Arrives 9.10pm
