WW1 Battlefields tour to Ypres and the Somme School Trip
Visions In Education
Your students will explore the WW1 Battlefields and the Western Front, develop their understanding of the destructive power, waste and futility of war and experience what life was like in the trenches for the soldiers.Students will be provided with the opportunity to visit interactive museums, explore preserved trench systems, handle authentic equipment and weaponry and to reflect by participating in the Last Post Ceremony.
A memorable and unique learning experience for students studying WW1 History, Medicine through Time, WW1 Poetry and International Relations.
With purpose-built school group accommodation available in both Ypres and Albert, the WW1 History tour is an attractive option for school trip organisers.School groups often have exclsuive use of a floor or a block at the hotel with on-site facilites including games rooms, TV rooms and Teachers lounge.
Current special offers for school groups
FREE Inspection visit to EURO SPACE CENTER, Belgium*
FREE Inspection visit to EURO SPACE CENTER, Belgium*
Visions in Education would like to invite all STEM teachers and Educational Visits Coordinators to our FREE STEM Inspection visit to EURO SPACE CENTER, Belgium* Join us from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th January 2027.
Our exclusive residential STEM Discovery tour includes on-site accommodation at Euro Space Centre, as well as activities, simulations and workshops each day. All educational activities are within the centre making this the perfect residential STEM experience.
The inspection visit includes:
Executive coach transportation from Birmingham/Ashford, Return ferry crossings, On-site accommodation including breakfast, lunch and dinner, Take part in a simulated space launch, Experience weightlessness, Participate in a Mars or moon walk, Guided evening tour of the Caves of Han, Visit to Leonidas Chocolate Shop in Ypres
*To book your place a £99 non-refundable deposit will be required which will be fully refunded should your school go on to book a STEM Discovery tour with us in 2027 or 2028.
Register your interest now by completing the application form here:
valid until: December 2026
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Tailor your trip
Example Itineraries for our 2026 & 2027 trips
Day 1 - Depart school via coach for Dover and Ferry Crossing to Calais. Onward Travel to Ypres.
Arrive Ypres and visit the Passchendaele Museum and Tyne Cot Cemetery
Evening meal and activities at hotel
Day 2 - After breakfast, collect packed lunches and drive to the Somme to visit Thiepval Memorial to the Missing,
Lochnagar Crater and Newfoundland Memorial Park
Return to Ypres for evening meal and activities at hotel
Day 3 - After breakfast collect packed lunches and visit In Flanders Fields Museum and Leonidas Chocolate Shop
Visit Essex Farm Dressing Station and Langemark German Cemetery
Evening meal at hotel and attend the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate
Day 4 - After breakfast, collect packed lunches and visit Lijjsenthoek Cemetery and Talbot House
Onward travel to Calais for ferry crossing to Dover and travel back to school
Arrive Ypres and visit the Passchendaele Museum and Tyne Cot Cemetery
Evening meal and activities at hotel
Day 2 - After breakfast, collect packed lunches and drive to the Somme to visit Thiepval Memorial to the Missing,
Lochnagar Crater and Newfoundland Memorial Park
Return to Ypres for evening meal and activities at hotel
Day 3 - After breakfast collect packed lunches and visit In Flanders Fields Museum and Leonidas Chocolate Shop
Visit Essex Farm Dressing Station and Langemark German Cemetery
Evening meal at hotel and attend the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate
Day 4 - After breakfast, collect packed lunches and visit Lijjsenthoek Cemetery and Talbot House
Onward travel to Calais for ferry crossing to Dover and travel back to school
Which Curriculum Subjects do we cater for?
History
Bring History to life, take the subject outside of the classroom and allow your students to visit the places where the major historical events actually took place.
All of our school History tours are immersive experiences featuring interactive museums, guided tours and carefully designed itineraries to maximise the learning outcomes from each and every tour.
World War
On a school History trip to Ypres and the Somme your students will explore the WW1 Battlefields and the Western Front, develop their understanding of the destructive power, waste and futility of war and experience what life was like in the trenches for the soldiers.
By combining a trip to Ypres with a visit to the Somme, students can enhance their understanding of what was the worst day in the history of the British Army, the 1916 Battle of the Somme.
What size groups do we cater for?
We can quote for groups of all sizes but groups of between 40 and 60 students results in the best price. We offer 1 free teacher place for every 10 paying students.
Who are Visions In Education?
Our educational tours offer guided walking tours, language lessons, simulations, workshops, and activities designed to help inspire and broaden your pupils' interests.Our attention to detail, specialist technical input, precise tour itineraries, and total support throughout your booking means you can be confident your school is set up from day one for the best tour ever! It's part of the 'Visions' Difference'- something we are proud of and delighted to share with you and your students.
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