EDWARDS COACHES
Highlights of Northern France
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Choose your departure & see monthly prices →This new short break highlights some of the most beautiful Hauts-de-France region of Northern France. With visits to Lille and Arras we’ll discover more about WW1 history including the Vimy Ridge Memorial and the Wellington Tunnels.
Mercure Lille Airport, Lille ****
The Mercure Lille Airport has recently had a full renovation with a playful new theme and is a short drive from the centre of Lille.
• Modern en-suite bedrooms • Flat screen satellite television • Free Wi-Fi • Tea, coffee making facilities • Air conditioning • Hairdryer • Restaurant • Bar • Fitness Room • Lift
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Plan this tour with Kat & Simon Morgan — Personal Travel Consultants at Hays Travel. Call 0800 0662 694 for help comparing dates, departure points and room options.
Tour highlights
- Executive coach travel
- Short sea ferry crossings
- 3 nights bed & buffet breakfast accommodation in Lille
- Dinner at the hotel on two evenings
- Dinner on one evening at a local ‘estaminet’, the name given to local restaurants serving hearty Flemish food
- Discover the town of Arras
Further highlights
Your itinerary
In supplier order. Some entries may cover multiple days; optional experiences are described by the supplier.
Day 1
TO LILLE
Following the Channel crossing to Calais and complete the journey to Lille where we stay for the next four nights. (D)
Day 2
ARRAS & WW1 MEMORIAL SITES
Today we visit Arras and first visit the Carrière Wellington, a museum named after a former underground quarry which was part of a network of tunnels used by British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War. After some free time in Arras we meet up with a local specialised guide and make the short journey to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Visitor Centre for a visit before continuing on to the UNESCO site of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial which honours soldiers who lost their lives in WW1 at the Battle if Rimy. On our way back to the hotel we make a stop at the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette 'Ring of Rememberance', the national cemetery where the names of 600,000 fallen soldiers from all nationalities are engraved on the circular wall. (B,D)
Day 3
LILLE & ART DECO SWIMMING POOL
This morning we meet up with a local guide for a walking tour of Lille. Starting at the heart of the city, the Grand Place, La Vielle Bourse (the old stock exchange) is arguably Lille's most beautiful building. Enjoy some free time at leisure in Lille then later we make our way to Roubaix to a gem of a museum that used to be a municipal swimming pool. This splendid Art Deco building closed its doors in 1985 to be replaced in 2001 by La Piscine - Musée d'art et d'industrie. This evening enjoy dinner together in a local 'estaminet' - the name given to local restaurants serving hearty Flemish food best enjoyed with a local beer!. (B,D)
Day 4
FROM LILLE
After breakfast we make our way to Calais for our return ferry back to the UK and complete the journey home. (B)
Your accommodation
Planned hotels or ships as published by Edwards Coaches. Alternatives of a similar standard may be used. Hotel options are grouped as supplied and are not necessarily all included in one departure.
Published hotel information
This new short break highlights some of the most beautiful Hauts-de-France region of Northern France. With visits to Lille and Arras we’ll discover more about WW1 history including the Vimy Ridge Memorial and the Wellington Tunnels.
Mercure Lille Airport, Lille ****
The Mercure Lille Airport has recently had a full renovation with a playful new theme and is a short drive from the centre of Lille.
• Modern en-suite bedrooms • Flat screen satellite television • Free Wi-Fi • Tea, coffee making facilities • Air conditioning • Hairdryer • Restaurant • Bar • Fitness Room • Lift
all.accor.com
What’s included
- Executive coach travel
- Short sea ferry crossings
- 3 nights bed & buffet breakfast accommodation in Lille
- Dinner at the hotel on two evenings
- Dinner on one evening at a local ‘estaminet’, the name given to local restaurants serving hearty Flemish food
- Discover the town of Arras
- Visit the Carrière Wellington which was part of a network of tunnels used by British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War
- Tour of WW1 memorial sites including the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Visitor Centre
- Visit Canadian National Vimy Memorial
- Reflect at the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette ‘Ring of Rememberance’
- Guided walking tour of Lille
- Trip to the town of Roubaix
- Entrance to La Piscine – Musée d’art et d’industrie, a museum housed in a splendid art deco building that was once a municipal swimming poool
Dates & prices
Indicative supplier snapshot. Confirm price, room basis and availability before booking. Monthly estimates deduct a £250 deposit per person for Europe or £395 elsewhere, then divide by whole monthly payments ending no later than 42 days before departure. Rounded to the nearest pound; final payment adjusted.
Possible coach joining points
Pickup points vary by departure. We will confirm your joining point, time and any supplement before booking.
- Bristol Aztec West — Approach Road Bus Stop, Bristol BS32 4AQ
- Cardiff Gate Services — Cardiff Gate Services CF23 8RA
- Cardiff West Services — Cardiff West Services Coach Park, CF72 8SA
- Clackett Lane Services — Clackett Lane Services, TN16 2ER (Anticlock)
- Dyffryn Depot Swansea — Edwards Travel Centre, Dyffryn Close, Llansamlet, SA6 8QG
- Edwards Depot LLANTRISANT — Edwards Depot, Llantrisant, CF72 8QZ
- Extra Services Cobham EB — Extra Services Cobham Eastbound, M25 Jct 10-9
- Leigh Delamare Eastbound — Leigh Delamare Services Eastbound Before J17
- Magor Services NP26 3YL — Magor Service Coach Park
- Maidstone Services — Maidstone Services, Junction 8 - M20
- Membury Services EB — Membury Services Eastbound (M4 J15/14) RG17 7TZ
- Neath - Railway — Neath - Outside Railway Station, SA11 1BY
- Newport RAILWAY STATION — Bus Stops outside the RAILWAY STATION,NEWPORT NP20 4AX
- Port Talbot Customs — Port Talbot Bus Stop OUTSIDE Customs House Just past the Plaza, SA13 1HW
- Pyle Cross — Pyle Cross, bus stop outside supermarket.Pyle Road CF33 6AG
- Reading Services — Reading Services, Junction 11-12, RG30 3UQ
- Sarn SERVICES — Sarn SERVICES - Coach Park, CF32 9SY
- Stop 24 Svcs (M20 J11) — Stop 24 (Westenhanger) Services (M20 J11)
Pickup points vary by departure. We will confirm your joining point, time and any supplement before booking.
1 published departure and room-basis records. Standard prices are per person sharing; solo fares are labelled separately. Sold-out records are shown for reference.
| Departure | Departure point | Duration | Room basis | Price per person | Status |
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| 20 July 2027 | Coach joining point — confirm with us Edwards Holidays is a South Wales based operator offering pickups all along the M4 Corridor and at the port of Dover. | 4 days | Two sharing | £599 | Snapshot — confirm availability |
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