The Somme 7th - 9th August 2009

Tour Information
The name The Somme resonates down the years. The memory of the terrible carnage of July 1916 still lives on today. Here at Blueyondertours we are bikers with a real sense of history and this tour has been deliberately timed to coincide with start of The Battle of The Somme on 1st July. We will ride through beautiful rolling Picardy and Somme countryside and call at the historic towns of Arras and Albert.

The meet-up is at Dover docks at 8.00am on Wednesday after disembarking at Calais we will ride the terrific coast road to Boulogne before cutting inland to get to grips with rural France’s lovely open and rolling D roads. We will visit Vimy Ridge before ending the first day in the beautiful and cosmopolitan old town of Arras which will be our base for the tour. 

Thursday see’s us following The Somme battlefield circuit de souvenir including the moving memorials of Beaumont Hamel, Thiepval and Lochnagar crater and the town of Albert, before ending the day by a return ride to Arras. 

Friday takes us on a great circuitous ride back to the port of Calais for the late afternoon ferry through, what is a surprisingly beautiful part of France. If you are relatively new to biking, this is a great introductory tour to France which is more laid back than the other tours. If you have a passion for history too, it’s a sure fire winner. 

Prices from £279 per person based on two nights bed and breakfast accommodation in a shared room, single room supplement £20 ppn. Price also includes return ferry crossing on Sea France Ferries. Pillion price £129.

Guided ride only price £135

Blueyondertours experience rating*: C  

*Blueyondertours experience ratings explained     To assist you in choosing the best tour for you, all Blueyondertours are given an experience rating of either A, B or C. 

A rated tours: Tours rated as an A are designed for more experienced and confident riders and are more suitable for bikes of 600cc or over. They are generally less suitable for riding with a pillion passenger. 
B rated tours: Are as A above but are more suitable for those riders who wish to take a pillion. 
C rated tours : Are suitable for all levels of experience and any bike over 400cc.

Prices do not include costs of entrance to sites of interest or other attractions, any drinks or meals other than those specifically included in the tour details, road or bridge tolls any additional services provided by the hotel to the client outside the tour package. Euro or US Dollar prices available on request.

For any further information please do not hesitate to email us at alanbinks@ymail.com or call Blueyondertours on 07538 333527.

Price: £279.00

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