Religious Studies trips to Ypres & Somme

Bayernwald Trenches

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Bayernwald is a unique reconstructed site, consisting of two German mine tunnels, a mineshaft, and a system of trenches with five bunkers. The site can be reached through a pathway through the restored trenches. Information panels tell about events in the war and life at the front.

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Passchendaele Memorial Museum - with uniform try-on

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The memory of this battle is kept alive through interactive exhibitions, images and movies, which allow you to follow the story of a soldier in the 40^th Australian Battalion. WST groups on history trips to Ypres and Somme are also able to try on uniform and armour of a British and a German soldier. 

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In Flanders Fields Museum

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Located in the centre of Ypres this interactive museum allows visitors to follow the story of the war through personal testimony, exhibitions, videos & imagery.

In Flanders Fields Museum, the main aim is for students to know and understand their past but also their present-day world. Because remembering the war, even though it happened 100 years ago, is still relevant today. With this in mind they have developed some workshops for school children aged between 13 & 15 which we highly recommend for History study groups. These workshops include:

Home by Christmas

How ‘the big picnic’ evolved into the world’s First industrial war. Using posters, photographs, original artefacts and personal testimonies, the students will get a clear picture of what war is really about, both then and now. Workshops last around an hour.

Coming World Remember Me

This unique and emotive workshop allows students to create a statue for one of the soldiers who died in The First World War. Approximately 600,000 soldiers and civilians died or were fatally wounded in and around Ieper between 1914 and 1918. Each will be given its own small statue as part of the land art installation ComingWorldRememberMe. Each student who makes a statue, receives a personalized certificate and a stamped CWRM dog tag. Workshops last around 1.5 hours.

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Hooge Crater Museum

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This excellent museum includes: an exhibition of period equipment, archive images and maps; a whole section dedicated to the treatment of the wounded and the casualty evacuation process; and a recreated trench system.

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Menin Gate Ceremony

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The largest memorial to the British and Commonwealth soldiers, whose graves are unknown. Every day at 8pm, the Last Post Ceremony takes place at the Menin Gate. This is an incredibly moving experience. 

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Sanctuary Wood & Hill 62

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One of the few places on the Ypres Salient Battlefields where an original trench layout can be seen in some semblance of what it might have originally looked like. Original equipment from the battlefield site and photographs can be viewed in the museum.

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Bayernwald Trenches

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Bayernwald is a unique reconstructed site, consisting of two German mine tunnels, a mineshaft, and a system of trenches with five bunkers. The site can be reached through a pathway through the restored trenches. Information panels tell about events in the war and life at the front.

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Passchendaele Memorial Museum - with uniform try-on

• View on Map

The memory of this battle is kept alive through interactive exhibitions, images and movies, which allow you to follow the story of a soldier in the 40^th Australian Battalion. WST groups on history trips to Ypres and Somme are also able to try on uniform and armour of a British and a German soldier. 

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In Flanders Fields Museum

• View on Map

Located in the centre of Ypres this interactive museum allows visitors to follow the story of the war through personal testimony, exhibitions, videos & imagery.

In Flanders Fields Museum, the main aim is for students to know and understand their past but also their present-day world. Because remembering the war, even though it happened 100 years ago, is still relevant today. With this in mind they have developed some workshops for school children aged between 13 & 15 which we highly recommend for History study groups. These workshops include:

Home by Christmas

How ‘the big picnic’ evolved into the world’s First industrial war. Using posters, photographs, original artefacts and personal testimonies, the students will get a clear picture of what war is really about, both then and now. Workshops last around an hour.

Coming World Remember Me

This unique and emotive workshop allows students to create a statue for one of the soldiers who died in The First World War. Approximately 600,000 soldiers and civilians died or were fatally wounded in and around Ieper between 1914 and 1918. Each will be given its own small statue as part of the land art installation ComingWorldRememberMe. Each student who makes a statue, receives a personalized certificate and a stamped CWRM dog tag. Workshops last around 1.5 hours.

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Hooge Crater Museum

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This excellent museum includes: an exhibition of period equipment, archive images and maps; a whole section dedicated to the treatment of the wounded and the casualty evacuation process; and a recreated trench system.

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Menin Gate Ceremony

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The largest memorial to the British and Commonwealth soldiers, whose graves are unknown. Every day at 8pm, the Last Post Ceremony takes place at the Menin Gate. This is an incredibly moving experience. 

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Sanctuary Wood & Hill 62

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One of the few places on the Ypres Salient Battlefields where an original trench layout can be seen in some semblance of what it might have originally looked like. Original equipment from the battlefield site and photographs can be viewed in the museum.

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1916 Somme Museum

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This museum follows the soldiers into the trenches of the 1916 offensive. Visitors can experience the harsh daily life of the troops via a series of tunnels.

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Accrington Pals Memorial, Serre

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A memorial commemorating the soldiers of the 11th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment who lost their lives in 1916. The memorial, erected in 1980 is made of Accrington brink & symbolises the ruined village of Serre. 

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Delville Wood

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Commemorating the 1^st South African Infantry Brigade’s feat in the 1916 battle of the Delville Wood, where over 700 men lost their lives. The visit comprises of the Delville Wood, memorial, museum and cemetery.

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Vimy Ridge

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This Canadian National Memorial site gives daily guided tours through the network of tunnels and trenches that were the scene of fighting in 1917.

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Thiepval Memorial & Visitor Centre

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The largest and one of the most emotive memorials to the missing from any war in which British soldiers died. There are over 72,000 names on the stone piers. The visitor centre has an excellent exhibition charting all the key events of WW1.

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Newfoundland Memorial/ Beaumont Hamel

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Located near Beaumont Hamel, this is one of only a few sites on the Western Front where the ground remains largely untouched since the end of the First World War. The site is also a memorial to all the Newfoundlanders who fought in the First World War, most particularly those who have no known grave.

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1916 Somme Museum

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This museum follows the soldiers into the trenches of the 1916 offensive. Visitors can experience the harsh daily life of the troops via a series of tunnels.

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Accrington Pals Memorial, Serre

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A memorial commemorating the soldiers of the 11th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment who lost their lives in 1916. The memorial, erected in 1980 is made of Accrington brink & symbolises the ruined village of Serre. 

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Delville Wood

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Commemorating the 1^st South African Infantry Brigade’s feat in the 1916 battle of the Delville Wood, where over 700 men lost their lives. The visit comprises of the Delville Wood, memorial, museum and cemetery.

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Vimy Ridge

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This Canadian National Memorial site gives daily guided tours through the network of tunnels and trenches that were the scene of fighting in 1917.

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Thiepval Memorial & Visitor Centre

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The largest and one of the most emotive memorials to the missing from any war in which British soldiers died. There are over 72,000 names on the stone piers. The visitor centre has an excellent exhibition charting all the key events of WW1.

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Newfoundland Memorial/ Beaumont Hamel

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Located near Beaumont Hamel, this is one of only a few sites on the Western Front where the ground remains largely untouched since the end of the First World War. The site is also a memorial to all the Newfoundlanders who fought in the First World War, most particularly those who have no known grave.

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