School Music Tour to the WW1 Battlefields

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An amazing opportunity for your students to perform in and around the WW1 battlefields.

A school music tour to the WW1 battlefields provides an amazing opportunity for your students to perform to locals and tourists who are visiting the area to learn more about the First World War. As part of the tour your ensemble will be able to perform at the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate and at the Canadian Memorial in Vimy Ridge. This is a once in a lifetime experience that your students are unlikely to forget.

School Music Tour to the WW1 Battlefields

From

£244PP

4 days, 3 nights

Performance Venues

Ypres Cloth Hall Colonnade

Perform an open air concert in the Ypres town square known as 'The Market Place'. Numerous markets and special events take place here throughout the year attracting many visitors to the town.

Band

Orchestra

Choir

Last Post Ceremony, Menin Gate

Every evening since 1928 the Last Post has sounded at the Menin Gate at 20:00 in homage to the fallen British and Allied soldiers of World War I.This poignant and moving service is attended by numerous visitors wishing to pay their respects each evening. Music groups are permitted to perform as part of the service, either singing or playing two hymns.

Band

Choir

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Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Travel to Dover for crossing

Afternoon

Arrive late afternoon Possibility to have a rehearsal at the accommodation

Evening

Evening meal

Day 2

Morning

Morning to explore Ypres

Afternoon

Concert in the Cloth Hall colonnades next to the In Flanders Fields Museum

Evening

Participation in the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate

Day 3

Morning

Travel to Vimy Ridge Recital at the Memorial

Afternoon

Visit to Albert and perform an outdoor concert

Evening

Evening meal at the accommodation

Day 4

Morning

Travel to Calais

Afternoon

Ferry crossing

Evening

Arrive back at school
  • 3 nights' half-board accommodation
  • Return ferry/Eurotunnel crossings
  • Return executive coach travel
  • Arrangement of 2 concerts inc. publicity
  • Participation in the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate
  • Detailed information pack
  • Itinerary planning service
  • Travel & medical insurance
  • Free staff place ratio 1:8

Accommodation

Best Western Hotel Pax

Situated in the heart of Diksmuide, the Hotel Pax offers 34 comfortable rooms, all with en-suite facilities and equipped with free WiFi. Students will generally be accommodated in multiple rooms and staff in either twins or single rooms. A breakfast is served everyday in the hotel’s restaurant room and the evening meal is provided as a buffet. There are also many other restaurants within easy walking distance.

Munchenhof Hotel

This school group hotel consists of 2 purpose-built annexes. Facilities include free WiFi in the reception area, pool tables, table tennis, TV lounge, football pitch, table football and a basketball court. All bedrooms are en-suite. The hotel has a self-service restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and evening meals. There is a swipe card system to gain entry to floors, rooms and lifts for extra security.

Excursions

Bellewaerde Park

Bellewaerde Park is Belgium’s oldest theme park.

Hill 62 Museum/Sanctuary Wood

Sanctuary Wood and its trench museum show an authentic and vivid portrayal of what is was like to live in the filth and mud of Flanders.

In Flanders Fields Museum

This interactive museum mixes artefacts with documentary film, audio-visual presentations and contemporary artwork to vividly portray the horror and brutality of the events of 1914-1918.

Tyne Cot British Cemetery

Take your students to the largest cemetery for Commonwealth forces in the world, and let them reflect on the sheer number of lives lost.

Langemark Cemetery

One of only four German military cemeteries in Belgium, visiting Langemark makes for an interesting contrast with nearby Tyne Cot.

Essex Farm

John McCrae's 'In Flanders Fields' remains, to this day, one of the most memorable war poems ever written.

Supporting you
every step of the way

Creating your
perfect tour

Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in music tours and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a tour to suit your group’s needs and meet your tour objectives.

Launching your tour

The next step is to get your tour approved and then get your musicians signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. This is full of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the tour planning process.

After
you’ve booked

Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start work on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your trip (including making sure your concerts are well promoted).

Support while
you’re away

Throughout your music tour, we’ll be just a phone call away (24/7). Before you go, we’ll send you a final info pack and you’ll be able to access all your tour documents via the free Vamoos app.

After
your tour

When you return from your tour, we’ll ask you to complete a detailed feedback survey, so we can continue to improve the service we offer. And we can start planning your next tour, so you can give your musicians and their families plenty of time to pay for it (and so it’s less stressful for you). 

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