Bring history to life with our expertly guided WW1 battlefield tours, tailored specifically to you. Our trips combine powerful educational visits and expert storytelling with cultural and fun experiences, making our battlefields trips engaging, immersive, and memorable for your students.
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Our 2-4 day battlefield tours offers the chance to study the causes of the First World War, explore personal stories, and understand the nature of trench warfare in Belgium and France.
Specifically focusing on surgery and treatment, this Pearson Edexcel endorsed day trip explores issues of health and hygiene in the trenches and medical treatment on the battlefield.
In this truly moving experience, our team of actors re-enact the Truce itself, each in the persona of a man who was in the Ypres Salient over Christmas 1914. Get ready to handle weaponry, dress up in WW1 uniform, and tuck into trench stew!
Explore the composition of armies across time on our 2-4 day tour, with the opportunity to visit different key locations including Agincourt, Ypres, the Somme, and Dunkirk.
Suitable for Literature or Religious Studies, focusing on the non-combatants who served in the Great War with courage and distinction, and looks at the moral and ethical aspects of war that are often neglected.
Our 2-4 day battlefield walks each comprise of a planned walk over battlefield terrain, with stops carefully selected to cover thematic or narrative components, chosen for their relevance to curriculum needs or the ground you are covering.
There's more to our battlefields trips than gaining a deeper understanding of the impact of WWI. We can include a variety of alternative and fun experiences to provide opportunities for cultural immersion, student bonding, and a change of pace from the more poignant elements of your tour. Take a look at below for inspiration, or contact us for more ideas - we're happy to offer suggestions for your group!
Did you know that you can experience the excitement of Disneyland® Paris or a visit to the Christmas Markets at the start or end of your battlefields tour? Take a look at some popular visits below to get inspired!
We recommend visiting Bellewaerde Theme Park if you're looking to add excitement to your next history tour!
The park is the perfect addition to your battlefields trip, located in Zonnebeke near Ypres, it's within just 10-15 minutes from the main town centre and easily accessible by coach.
Boasting 34 exciting attractions, the park combines an amusement park, animal park and nature park. Add to that the Bellewaerde Aquapark and your day is bursting with fun!
Make the most of your time at your accommodation and enjoy the excellent range of on-site entertainment available. From pool tables and games rooms, to arcade machines and football pitches, your students can spend time bonding and having fun, before even stepping foot out of their accommodation!
Selected accommodation options include access to:
We understand that many history teachers are highly experienced at taking their students on history tours and prefer to guide their group themselves.
If self-guided works for you then WST can support you with all your tour planning needs.
Some of the tour planning aspects we can help you with include:
Looking for best online resources that could help bring History school lessons to life? Take a look at these 5 free resources we have compiled here!
Calthorpe Park School recently returned from their WWI Battlefields trip to Ypres and the Somme with their Year 9 students. This is their 9th time running the trip with Anglia Tours, with future tours already marked in the diary.
There's more to our battlefields trips than gaining a deeper understanding of the impact of WWI. We can include a variety of alternative and fun experiences to provide opportunities for cultural immersion, student bonding, and a change of pace from the more poignant elements of your tour.
This year is the 80th anniversary of VE Day on 8th May 2025. Keep reading for some of the best 80th anniversary VE Day teaching resources.
Looking for best online resources that could help bring History school lessons to life? Take a look at these 5 free resources we have compiled here!
Calthorpe Park School recently returned from their WWI Battlefields trip to Ypres and the Somme with their Year 9 students. This is their 9th time running the trip with Anglia Tours, with future tours already marked in the diary.
There's more to our battlefields trips than gaining a deeper understanding of the impact of WWI. We can include a variety of alternative and fun experiences to provide opportunities for cultural immersion, student bonding, and a change of pace from the more poignant elements of your tour.
This year is the 80th anniversary of VE Day on 8th May 2025. Keep reading for some of the best 80th anniversary VE Day teaching resources.
Our team of history specialists are ready to help create the perfect trip for your group. Get in touch to get started today.