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War Poets of the Somme

Name: War Poets of the Somme
Brand: Adaptable Travel
Price: 160 GBP
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Adaptable Travel have worked in conjunction with experts in war poets of the Somme to develop a fantastic new tour for English Literature groups.

Some of the most influential and profound poetry has been written by those serving on the Somme during WW1.By taking a school trip to the Somme with an expert Adaptable Travel guide, your English class will be able to visit the places that influenced the powerful poetry of war poets including Roland Aubrey Leighton, John William Streets and Edward Tennant.

The Adaptable Travel specialist guide will join your group on your coach in the UK, and stay with your group for the duration of your tour. They will guide your group through many of the sights that influenced the poets and bring the poetry to life in its original setting.

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Suggested Itinerary

Adaptable Travel can help to tailor make an itinerary based around your exact group requirements. However, below is one of our most popular 2 day itineraries.

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The poets of the Somme

Louvencourt and Thiepval.

With your expert guide you will visit Louvencourt Military Cemetery to explore the poetry of Roland Aubrey Leighton, killed in December 1915, alongside the work of John William Streets. You will then visit the Thiepval Memorial to consider the poems of Alexander Robertson, killed on the first day of the Somme.

Owen at Serre and Ors.

You will continue to the area around Serre, where the losses of 1 July 1916 are remembered and where Wilfred Owen wrote The Sentry and Exposure, before visiting Ors Village Communal Cemetery, reading the poems in the places that inspired them.

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No Man's Land and the Devonshire Trench

Mackintosh at Orival Wood.

After breakfast you will visit Orival Wood Cemetery to explore the poetry of Ewart Alan Mackintosh, then make your way to Thiepval via Connaught Cemetery, close to where his poem In No Man's Land was written.

Hodgson at the Devonshire Trench.

You will finish at the Devonshire Trench, which became the grave of William Noel Hodgson, who wrote Before Action the day before his death on 1 July 1916, before beginning your journey home.

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Visit Louvencourt Military Cemetery and examine the poetry of Roland Aubrey Leighton - Killed 23rd December 1915, aged 20. Poetry to be explored - “Violets from Plug Street Wood.” Examine the poetry of John William Streets - Killed 1st July 1916, aged 31 Poetry to be explored - “A Soldiers Funeral” and “Comrades.” Visit Thiepval Memorial and examine the poems of Alexander Robertson - Killed 1st July 1916, aged 34. Poetry to be explored - “Lines before Going.” Visit Ors Village Communal Cemetery and examine the poetry of Wilfred Edward Salter Owen - Killed 4th November 1918. Poetry to be explored - “The Sentry" - Serre, "Exposure” - Serre and “Dulce et Decorum Est” A look into the events of 1st July 1916 at Serre which saw the loss of Streets and Robertson. Followed by the nearby locations where Owen wrote The Sentry and Exposure.

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War Poets of the Somme

Bespoke School Trips to

Battlefield - Somme

Adaptable Travel have worked in conjunction with experts in war poets of the Somme to develop a fantastic new tour for English Literature groups.

Suggested Itinerary

The poets of the Somme

Louvencourt and Thiepval.

Owen at Serre and Ors.

No Man's Land and the Devonshire Trench

Mackintosh at Orival Wood.

Hodgson at the Devonshire Trench.

Curriculum Visits in

Battlefield - Somme

Notre Dame de Lorette

Newfoundland Memorial Park

Our Expert Battlefield Guides

Steve Smith - Guide

Paul Durham - Guide

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