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 – 5:30am
- Palace 5.40am
- Chalkwell Park 5.45am
- Elms 5.50am
- Thames d 6am
- Hadleigh 6.05am
- Kents Hill 6.15am
- Sadlers 6.20am
- Five Bells 6.30am
- Grays 6.45am
- Check-in: by 8.am
- Departure: 10am ( with DFDS)
- Arrival in Dunkirk around 1pm
🚢 Crossing & Arrival- the crossings with DFDS also include a meal voucher on the way and on the return (the meal can be a hot meal and a drink or a sandwich and a drink).
📍 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: 6pm
- Departure: 8pm (Dunkirk)
- 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 and , as in most hotels, very limited. I will ask the hotel for any requests you add to the notes.
