Since 2013, the Friends have organised both independently and together with like-minded organisations, a yearly dedicated Suffolk Regiment tour to the former battlefields of the Western Front.
With the arrival of the centenary of the Great War in 2014, a plethora of tour companies have emerged offering many differing and varied tours to France and Belgium to visit the battlefields of the First World War. For those wishing for an overview of the entire campaign, then these are for you. For a personal, bespoke, hands-on tour to places far from the beaten track, then a Friends tour is for you.
Drawing on much unseen material and personal testimonies, we aim to deliver a tour that you will not forget. Normally Friends-organised battlefield tours are operated on a cost recovery basis, so there are no hidden charges - everyone is welcome to come along.
To read more about our past tours and see how much we pack into each one, please click on the photographs below:
With the arrival of the centenary of the Great War in 2014, a plethora of tour companies have emerged offering many differing and varied tours to France and Belgium to visit the battlefields of the First World War. For those wishing for an overview of the entire campaign, then these are for you. For a personal, bespoke, hands-on tour to places far from the beaten track, then a Friends tour is for you.
Drawing on much unseen material and personal testimonies, we aim to deliver a tour that you will not forget. Normally Friends-organised battlefield tours are operated on a cost recovery basis, so there are no hidden charges - everyone is welcome to come along.
To read more about our past tours and see how much we pack into each one, please click on the photographs below:
2018 Friends Battlefield Tour to
Normandy (June - August 1944) 2016 Friends Battlefield Tour to
North West Europe (Overloon, Venray) 2014 Friends Battlefield Tour to
The Western Front (Le Cateau) |
2018 Friends Battlefield Tour to
The Western Front (The March Offensive) 2016 Friends Battlefield Tour to
The Western Front (The Somme) |
2017 Friends Battlefield Tour to
The Western Front (Third Ypres & Cambrai) 2015 Friends Battlefield Tour to
The Western Front (Neuve Chapelle and Loos) 2013 Friends Battlefield Tour to
The Western Front (All Sectors) |