Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

Such a peaceful place now, hard to imagine the horrors of battle.

As with the Vimy Memorial, this site, maintained by the government of Canada, is free and staffed by young Canadians. As it was late in the day, we chose not to do a guided tour but used the provided ...

Interesting- sobering

Off season so visitor centre closed. However, very pleasant and helpful staff. Very interesting site to walk around and captured the attention of our three teens. Brings the Great War realities to lif...

Haunting landscape

A haunting sight to see. The trenchlines and no man's land have been left as they were during the war over 100 years ago. You can walk along the trenches in some areas to both sides of the lines (Germ...

Educational and engaging.

The wind and rain only added to the ambience of our visit as we were guided on a free 45 minute tour by Emi. She really knew her stuff and delivered it with a passion that ensured she maintained our i...

Impresionante y diferente

Poco se puede decir sin correr el riesgo de repetirse. No cuento la j¡historia del regimiento de canadienses porque la conocereis. El lugar perfectamente cuidado con un paseo que parece el de un parqu...