10 Hidden Gems Things to do in Somme That You Shouldn't Miss

Chemins d'Histoire is a legally registered Battlefield tours company specialized on the Great War. We offer 1 or 2 day tours of the Western Front and are happy and proud to share with you our local expertise and experience. The tours could be entirely made to measure and according to your nationality (Australian, Canadian, American, South African, etc...). The tours are conducted in a luxurious Mercedes V-Class air-conditioned minibus. CHBT Public transport licence : 2015/22/0000452

Guided tour into the Baie de Somme : discover the wonderful landscapes of this North-French bay, learn about the history of the village of le crotoy and St Valery, meet the funny seals and the lot of seabirds that live in the bay !

The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial stands as an important symbol of remembrance and a lasting tribute to all Newfoundlanders who served during the First World War. At the heart of the memorial stands a great bronze caribou (the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment). Its defiant gaze forever fixed towards its former foe, the caribou stands watch over rolling fields that still lay claim to many men with no known final resting place.

Do you know the long-cost? an activity that offers the seaside as gym? Dressed in suits, they cross the beach towards the water. Without slowing, they dig it and begin to move while chatting. An illuminated troop? No, it comes along-coastal! Perhaps you've already met on a beach in Brittany or Atlantic. complete sport and suitable for all, regardless of age and level of sport, he is practiced in any season.

Visite des hortillonnages en barque électrique au départ d'un jardin paysager écologique dans les hortillonnages d'Amiens. Un parcours d'une île à l'autre sur les 28000 m2 du jardin entre espaces fleuris, rucher et potagers. Deux formules s'offrent à vous, les boucles courtes l'après midi, 50 minutes de pure détente au fil de l'eau et le grand tour du matin 2h15 de percée en profondeur au cœur d'un des plus beaux marais de France ( Pause café sur une île au milieu du parcours )

Please note that we're open only from May to September for individuals and from April to October for groups. Built in 1916 for the Battle of the Somme during WW1, our line was saved in 70's by railway enthusiasts as it was still used by a local sugar factory. Steam and Diesel locomotives, some being listed as Historic Monuments, run on this historic line, the last surviving from WW1. Our museum present a part of the society's collection ; about 35 locomotives and more than 100 wagons built from end of 19th century to 80's. Starting in the Somme valley along the river, after a tunnel and a Zig-Zag system in a wood, you'll discover a view on several kilometers on the Plateau du Santerre.

Since the XIth century, when the name of the lords of Rambures appears for the first time, their fortress is watching the hearth of the Vimeu, close to the border of Norman. During one thousand years, three castles were built under the order of the same family. The construction of the present castle began between the ending of the XIVth and the beginning of the XVth century, in the background of the one hundred years war. Today, it represents a rare example of the military architecture from the XVth. Indeed, even after six hundred years, it keeps his original appearance. We suppose that it was David of Rambures, a Shakespearian hero, “Great Master of the crossbows” in the French army, who constructed the castle.

5 jardins d'ambiance créés par Gilles Clément dans le cadre apaisant de la vallée de L'Authie! Une activité idéale pour la famille... Ouvert du 1er avril au 11 novembre.