Many people prefer to visit the battlefields on their own or with friends and family and do not want a guide to show them around. You will want to make as much of your time on the western front as possible – let me help and take the strain. As such I have devised a number of tailor-made battlefield trips to the famous battlefields of Ypres, Arras and the Somme as well as the many smaller battlefields of the ‘Forgotten Front’ in French Flanders and Artois.

With my knowledge of the battlefields I provide excellent, detailed itineraries with suggestions for self-drive tours including cemetery visits, battlefield walks, accommodation and the all important lunch and coffee stops.  Much of the material included will be from my personal research in regimental and national archives – and as such, won’t be the same old material churned out by the myriad tour companies operating.

If you are following a particular relative’s war service then why not ask me to conduct detailed research on their service and then provide an itinerary to follow them along the front? I am highly experienced in researching the movements of men or units and by employing me you will be able to literally ‘follow in their footsteps’. Please contact me for more information – I would be delighted to help you to get the most from your next battlefield trip.

Testimonials

My most recent testimonial is shown below.  Graham Ager from Wales had visited the battlefields once before with a large tour company but was after a more relaxed and detailed stay on the Somme. He approached me to provide information to enable him and his son to enjoy their time away. He had a particular interest in Beaumont-Hamel, Ovillers and La Boisselle, Fricourt, Mametz and the location of the Livens Large Gallery Flame Projector and Sap 14 at Mametz as shown in the recent Time Team Special on Channel 4.  Following his trip he emailed to say:

“We had a super time on the Somme with great weather and, thanks to you and the excellent information you provided, we able to glean so much more knowledge than our previous trip. The directions to the Livens Flame Projector were first class and we were able to stand on the site (within a few feet anyway as the field was under cultivation with rape) but it was a fascinating experience.

We read the extract you provided from the memoirs of Private WR Thomas, 14th RWF (38th Division) of his attack on Mametz Wood whilst sitting in front of the Welsh Dragon memorial overlooking the wood. I found this particularly poignant and it bought the action, terrible conditions and casualties into sharp focus. The other accounts were read on the sites and in conjunction with our trench maps you provided they added a new dimension to the whole trip. Again very many thanks for your efforts in producing the material which made a great difference to our enjoyment of the trip.”

Graham Ager, Wales