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Beer & Battlefields in the Ardennes
This unique beer and battlefields tour looks at the WW2 fighting in the Ardennes, before visiting local breweries and enjoying the Leffe Experience, where we will discover more about one of Belgium's most famous Trappist beers.
Tour Includes
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
- Convenient local joining points
- Travel by Silver Service coach
5 days from £669pp
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Local departure by coach, then to Belgium for a four-night stay.
We start by looking at the fighting in the Ardennes area in 1940, seeing the sector held by the British Expeditionary Force along the River Dyle in May 1940, and then visiting the Museum of Remembrance May 1940 where we see a superb private collection relating to the fighting here. In the afternoon, we visit the Leffe Experience at the ‘Maison Leffe’, to discover more about one of Belgium’s most famous Trappist beers. Afterwards, we visit a local Brewery, the Brasserie Caracole. Here we have a tour, see how they brew their beer, and have a sample.
Includes Breakfast
Key Visits
This morning we will visit the RAF graves in the Florennes area, and the Sherman Tank Memorial to the American Liberation of this part of Belgium in 1944, before continuing to the ‘Hitler Bunker’ in the Ardennes Forest, used by Adolf Hitler as a Headquarters during the Battle of France in 1940. It is now a museum site. In the afternoon we visit the Chimay Experience, where we discover how the Belgian monks brew this beer and have a taste ourselves! Later we travel to the Brasserie des Eaux Vives, a local Ardennes brewery and have a tour and tasting session.
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Key Visits
Today we visit the area where the Battle of the Bulge took place in December 1944 close to the town of Bastogne, seeing the woods at Foy where the ‘Band of Brothers’ fought and some of the Tank Turrets that mark the perimeter around the town. We also have time for the superb 101st Airborne Museum. In the afternoon we visit the La Chouffe Brewery. This is one of the most famous of the Ardennes beers and here we have a guided tour with tasting included.
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Return home.
Includes Breakfast
Accommodation
You will stay for four nights at the 4-star Novotel Charleroi Centre.
Novotel Charleroi Centre
The 4-star Novotel Charleroi Centre is located in the centre of Charleroi, and the hotel features a bar and restaurant. All rooms are equipped with a T.V., tea and coffee making facilities and free Wi-Fi.
Hotel Facilities
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General
- English Speaking Staff
- 4 Star
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Lift
- Central Location
- Sauna or Steam Room
Room
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer
- Extra Pillows and Blankets
- Safe Box
- Air Conditioning
- Fridge
- Non-Smoking Rooms Available
- Shower
- Telephone
- Free Wifi
- Iron or Trouser Press
Food & Drink
- Vegetarian Meals
- Gluten Free Menu
- Lactose or Dairy Free Menu
- Vegan Menu
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Access
Service
- Room Service Available
- 24 Hour Front Desk
- Laundry Service
- Gym
- Dogs Allowed on Request
Transport
- Bus Stop Nearby
- Train / Tram Nearby
Hotel
- English Speaking Staff
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Lift
- WiFi Available
Luxuria Coach
Stylish and modern, state-of-the-art Luxuria is the business class of coaches. Boasting comfort of the highest standard, sink into the deluxe armchair-style seats, stretch out with much more space around you, and enjoy a vast choice of entertainment on your personal touch-screen TV.
Luxuria Features
- Deluxe armchair-style seats with leather exterior, central arm rests* with cup holders, adjustable headrests and retractable calf rests on most seats to give you a more comfortable journey.
*Face to face seats are forward and rear facing with a table and will not have a calf rest. - Every seat has its own, fully interactive, touch-screen TV offering a wide choice of entertainment so you can control what you want to watch and when.
- There’s a selection of double and single seats, including six face-to-face seats with tables, and five single seats which are ideal for passengers travelling independently.
- Plug sockets and USB points at each seat mean you can keep your devices fully charged throughout your journey.
- Onboard toilet.
Silver Service Coach
More than simply your method of transport, Silver Service offers a coach with added comfort and facilities, such as deluxe reclining seats with leather headrests, an onboard entertainment system, and a spacious rear lounge so you can socialise with your fellow passengers.
Silver Service Features
- Specially designed reclining seats, with leather headrests, footrests and extra legroom.
- A spacious rear lounge where you can relax, socialise and get to know your fellow passengers.
- Our onboard entertainment and satellite navigation system makes your journey fly by.
- Free personal headphones mean you can tune into the music channel, listen to the radio or watch DVDs being played by your crew.
- Personal tables so you can enjoy your refreshments in comfort as you take in the passing scenery.
Reviews
4.4 Out of 5 ( 9 Reviews )
Reviews
Quality
4.3 / 5
Value for Money
4.6 / 5
Louise Shaw, 1 year ago
Everything worked out just fine. Coaches were comfy, guides were very good and prodigiously knowledgeable. Hotel was very good, if somewhat pricey in the restaurant
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Steven Cook, 1 year ago
Basically it was a good tour that delivered what we expected. Battlefield Guide Ben Mayne was very good However to nit-pick 1. Chimay was not a good place to stop for lunch on the third day. There was a distinct lack of both places to eat and shops to buy snacks. What eateries were open proved to be very slow 2. Maybe did not need to do 2 of the small breweries - one would have been sufficient as they were both effectively the same
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TRACY ALMOND, 1 year ago
The tour guides had a vast knowledge on the history of the wars, battle fields and museums and were happy to answer any extra questions that were put to them. I found the smaller, family run breweries were more hospitable towards visitors. The hotel was ideally situated, the room was a good size and the breakfast had ample choice. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour, my 5th with Leger.
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Brian Foulkes, 1 year ago
An excellent tour with a great mix of history and beer brewing and tasting. The guide was very knowledgeable and the coach comfortable with an excellent team in charge Very nice hotel
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Jen, 1 year ago
An excellent tour. Well thought out. Ben, our guide, was informative and engaging. Coach drivers were a great team. I’ve given 4 stars because of issues with transfers and transport to and from Dover Stop24 in the UK. Luckily we went via Eurotunnel on the way over and avoided the delays at Dover and ferry back. The hotel was adequate for our stay but seemed short of staff at times. I would definitely recommend this trip.
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Colin Manfield, 1 year ago
guide very knolageable
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