Poppy Travel (Remembrance Travel)

BRING BACK MEMORIES OF PEOPLE AND PLACES

Poppy Travel (formerly Remembrance Travel) is the specialist for visits to war cemeteries, memorials and battlefields worldwide. Whether you choose a tour from our Pilgrimages to War Graves and Memorials or Tours to Battlefields Worldwide, each journey is designed to provide the visit of a lifetime. Destinations range from Belgium to Burma, France to The Falklands. Each programme has been arranged to be relaxing, informative and good value for money. The Government War Widows Grant-in-Aid Scheme enables war widows to visit their husband's grave or memorial overseas completely free.

Remembrance Travel is the appointed operator of the Government’s War Widows Grant-in-Aid Scheme this enables a widow(er) of a Serviceman or Servicewoman (who died between 1914 and 1967) to visit the overseas grave or memorial at public expense, providing they have not done so before with any Government help.

	War Cemetery and Battlefield Visits
	Pilgrimages and Battlefield Tours (What is the difference?)
	Travel and Learn

Visit Poppy (Remembrance) Travel's special website http://www.poppytravel.org.uk/

Email Remembrance Travel on: remembrancetravel@britishlegion.org.uk

Remembrance Travel
Royal British Legion Village
Aylesford
Kent
ME20 7NX

Telephone: 01622 716729/716182
Fax: 01622 715768

War Cemetery and Battlefield Visits

Remembrance Travel especially covers tours and Pilgrimages to: North Africa, South Africa, West and East Europe and the Far East and are also noted for including remote and complicated areas such as Libya, NE Assam (Kohima) and Burma (Chindit areas and the Arakan). Its Battlefield Tour programme entitled 'Remember Them' aims to ‘Bring the past to Life’.

A full colour brochure is produced annually which includes all destinations and other interesting information, select a region from the brochure and see the wide range of excellent tours there is on offer. Remembrance Travel can also offer bespoke tours especially for groups such as Royal British Legion Branches, PROBUS and other Service Charities (e.g. Not Forgotten Association).

World War I

Remembrance Travel has been operating World War I tours and Pilgrimages for many years escorting thousands of travellers to memorial and battle sites of The Great War across Europe from the Western Front to Gallipoli.

World War II

World War II tours and Pilgrimages are a Remembrance Travel specialization. The Battlefield Tours cover all the main sites across Western and Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Far East. Remembrance Travel has been looking after thousands of travellers to war graves, memorials Battlefield sites across France, Germany, Burma, India and Thailand for many years.

Other Wars

Remembrance Travel also offers Battlefield Tours and Pilgrimages to other war sites across the World, taking in South Africa (Boer and Zulu Wars), India (Indian Mutiny), Korea, France (Crecy and Agincourt), Guyana, Indo China and The Falklands. Attention to detail and years of understanding developed looking after customers looking for specialist trips to war graves, memorials and Battle sites.

Pilgrimages & Battlefield Tours (What is the difference?)

Pilgrimages to War Graves and Memorials

Remembrance Travel Pilgrimages are designed for those whose priority is to visit a special war grave or memorial overseas. If your booking is accepted, we will take you to your requested Cemetery/Memorial and will provide a Poppy spray for you. We provide the historical background that will help you understand the circumstances in which your relatives or friends lost their lives. The Royal British Legion has been organising Pilgrimages since the 1920s and we seek to make each one both special and relaxing. Often we will include visits to museums as well as interesting historic or cultural sites. Each Pilgrimage includes a Service or Act of Remembrance and wreath laying. A member of the Legion's National Council and a Standard bearer supports many Pilgrimages. You will be accompanied on your Pilgrimage by an experienced tour manager and a doctor or nurse will normally travel with you.

Battlefield Tours - 'Remember Them'

Remembrance Travel, 'Bringing the Past to Life' - battlefield tours cater for those who want to know more about the experience of our forbears who fought overseas with our Armed Forces. Each tour is devoted to a campaign or battle and will focus on what Field Marshal Wavell called the 'actualities of war' - how ordinary men met extraordinary challenges in the face of fear, fatigue, bad weather and a determined enemy. See the ground and hear the songs, the stories and the poems of Britain's fighting men. An expert battlefield guide will lead each tour. Some personal grave visits may be possible where time is available and the itinerary permits.. A doctor or nurse will normally travel with each group.

Remembrance Travel, 'Heroes Return' tours are designed with veterans in mind but are open to all. They will combine elements of our Pilgrimages and our Battlefield Tours. A trained Legion battlefield guide or an experienced tour manager will accompany each tour depending on its nature. A doctor or nurse will normally travel with each group.

Travel and Learn

Travel and Learn organises tours for schools and specialises in taking 13 to 17 year olds on affordable visits to the battlefields of Europe. Advice can be given on pre-tour work to help students and staff gain the maximum benefit from their trip, and tours are accompanied by an expert guide with lectures, on-site briefings, videos etc to enhance and complement the curriculum. All arrangements include a free place for teachers on the ratio of one to ten students. A programme of school visits is produced in an annual 'Travel and Learn' brochure, featuring especially the First World War, Normandy, Arnhem, Italy and Berlin.

Travel and Learn
Packwood House
Guild Street
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 6RP

Telephone: 01789 263000
Fax: 01789 261113