Ecosse Tours: Great War Battlefield Trips direct from Scotland, UK

Battlefield Tours

History is our Destination

Ecosse Battlefield Tours is a Scottish based company conducting regular tours to the battlefields of the Somme, Flanders, Verdun, the Argonne and the St Mihiel Salient. We also conduct tours to the D Day beaches of Normandy in France and Arnhem in the Netherlands. All our coach tours start and finish in Scotland.

Enjoy an exciting historical journey of discovery and remembrance.

It's the soldiers' story that made our history.

On our battlefield tours you will travel by executive coach throughout, relaxing on the overnight P&O cruise ferry. Breakfast is included on both outward and return journey on the ferry on all our tours. There is a great choice of bars and onboard entertainment and you arrive relaxed and refreshed for your onward battlefield journey.

Tailor Made Bespoke Tours

We take the hassle out and put the history in!

Ypres A free place is available for every 20 people in your party. Expert help is on hand to help plan every step of the way to make your tour a very special and memorable experience. Whether you are a small club, organisation or a large group don't hesitate to get in touch to ensure the very best of attention. Even if you are in the remotest part of Scotland, we aim to ensure that geography will not hinder you getting a tour underway. We have our own modern fleet of coaches and can do local pick-ups for groups.

THE SOMME AND FLANDERS

Ecosse Battlefield Tours will take you on an unforgettable journey into the fields of Flanders, to the picturesque rampart town of Ypres, the underground tunnels of Arras and to the beautiful, rolling landscapes of the Somme. With excellent accommodation and meaningful paced, flexible itineraries, you can be assured that we will do everything we can to make your battlefield tour a truly memorable one.

NORMANDY

Ypres D-Day 6th June 1944 - Operation Overlord and 'Coast of Heroes'. Awesome and inspiring, the beautiful Normandy seascapes and landscapes are simply breathtaking. See the most poignant and interesting sites of the famous landings and the efforts to break out from the beach head. It is a feast for your eyes and senses - an emotional and educational experience for young and old alike.

VERDUN

Among all the battlefields of the Great War, the largest is world-famous - Verdun. The battle was so fierce that it became the mother of all the great battles in the 20th century. Some village and hilltops were just blown away forever. Fought over 300 days and 300 nights with no let up in fighting, there were more than 300,000 dead and missing, 400,000 wounded. To truly understand the profound horror of the Great War and understand the sacrifice of, a visit to Verdun is a must.