GREAT WAR GETAWAY 13th-16th April 2023

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Join us for a long weekend of music and history in Belgium! Discover the beautiful Flemish city of Ypres – scene of some of the most destructive battles of the Western Front  – and join us for a very special performance of The Men Who Marched Away.


PRICING

£499 each based on two sharing a room
£569 for single occupancy



WHAT’S INCLUDED


– 3 nights accommodation at the Albion Hotel

– Breakfast and all evening meals

Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate

– Guided tour around Ypres and the Ramparts Cemetery

– Guided tour and tasting at the Kazematten Brewery (home of the original Wipers Times)

– Musical tour of Talbot House in nearby Poperinge, followed by lunch.

– Performance of The Men Who Marched Away from GreenMatthews in St George’s Memorial Church

WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED

Drinks

Travel to and from Ypres (we’re happy to advise but not to arrange)

Holiday or travel insurance (please organise your own if required)

City tax of €1.80 per night payable directly to the hotel.



GETTING TO YPRES from the UK


DRIVING

Ypres is 90 minutes drive from Calais (ferry/Eurotunnel) and 60 minutes drive from Dunkirk (ferry). The hotel charges €7 per night for parking.

TRAIN

Eurostar sell a return ticket to any Belgian station (via Brussels Midi) from London St Pancras. The Albion Hotel is a 15 minute walk from Ypres train station.

AIR

The nearest airport is Brussels. It’s possible to then take a train from the airport to Ypres, changing at Kortrijk.


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