Extended Tour (South Salient) Booking Enquiry
The Battle of Messines was launched on 7th June 1917 with the detonation of 19 underground mines (1 million pounds of explosives) beneath the German lines on Messines/Wytschaete Ridge a natural stronghold. This tour will take you to: Bayernwald German Trenches, Spanbroekmolen – Lone Tree Crater/Pool of Peace, The Christmas Truce 1914, Hyde Park Corner Memorial & Cemetery (Plugstreet), Irish Peace Park, New Zealand Memorial and final stop on the tour Messines Ridge British Cemetery (recent burials).
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Extended Tour (South Salient)
Monday to Friday: 13.00pm – 17.00pm
Saturday: 9.00am until 13.00pm
(No tours operate on any given Sunday)
45, 00 euros per person including entrance into Bayernwald German Trenches
Meeting point details given with confirmation of booking.
Tours contain walking distances of 200 yards/meters or more.