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Take advantage of a language workshop which helps students develop their linguistic skills

Put students learning into practice at a French market of your choosing

Nowhere is this art practiced with more dedication and enthusiasm than by Bruno Derick, chocolate maker extraordinaire, in his little white cottage tucked away in the hamlet of Beussent at the heart of the charming Vallee de la Course near Le Touquet.

Indoor (27c) and outdoor pools in a tropical setting including slides, giant toboggan, sparkling rivers, wave pool, the

This superb fun park is a popular favourite with younger school groups.

Small, traditional sweet factory in Boulogne, where boiled sweets are made and prepared on an open-fire stove.

The Blockhaus was built between 1943 and 1944 by over 35,000 French, Belgian, Polish, Russian and Dutch prisoners with the intention of producing and launching the V2 rocket. There is an audio-visual tour, some of which takes place outdoors.

Discover the secret of baking baguettes and croissants. Each pupil will leave with a baguette and croissant, pain au chocolat or a piece of tart. Guided tour in French.

La Coupole is a gigantic underground bunker designed by the Nazis in 1943 - 1944 to store, prepare and launch the V2 rockets (first missiles to reach the stratosphere), the secret weapon that Hitler was counting on to destroy London and reverse the course of the war. Audiovisual documentaries enable you to explore this extraordinary site. A choice of investigations with worksheet and headset available.

Les Escargots du Bocage is a traditional French snail farm. The systems of farming, the life cycle and the preparation of snails for eating are all explained. Slide show and tasting included. Guided tour in French.

With more than 10,000 marine creatures displayed in 40 aquariums in the largest European space dedicated to the sea, Nausicaa provides an insight to the world beneath the waves and its relationship to man. The breathtaking displays are beautifully presented in suitably atmospheric surroundings. Workshops available with a choice of study modules.

Traditional cheese making using whole milk, straight from the cow. Visit the workshop, the cellars and taste the product. Visit includes cheese, yoghurt and a drink. A three course meal can be arranged here at a cost of ?9.50 per person. Guided tour in French.

The Canadian National Vimy War Memorial stands on the highest point of Vimy Ridge in memory of those who lost their lives during the battle. At the Memorial Park there are sections of original trenches, tunnels and two Canadian cemeteries.

The Menin Gate was erected to commemorate those who lost their lives in the Salient before 16th August 1917. The site of the Gate was chosen for the memorial as it was the starting point for the men beginning their journey along the infamous Menin Road to the battlefields. The Menin Gate Memorial currently displays the names of 54,896 officers and men of the commonwealth forces, who have no known grave. On its completion, the memorial was discovered to be too small to display all the names that had amassed, so those who passed away after the 16th August 1917 are remembered at Tyne Cot Cemetery.

A visit to the Menin Gate in the evening allows your students to observe the Last Post Ceremony; an expression of gratitude and remembrance from the people of Ypres, to those who gave their lives for Belgium

This cemetery provides a striking contrast with those maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Smaller in area, it contains the remains of 44,000 German soldiers, of whom around 25,000 lie near the entrance in a single, mass grave. In the 1930

There are very few remaining examples of the WWI trenches to compare with those found at Sanctuary Wood near Ypres. Coupled with a visit to the museum which displays photographs, stereoviews and artefacts from the First World War, this is an extremely beneficial study unit for any tour to WWI battlefields.

Named after the famous John McCrae poem and located in the Cloth Hall in the centre of Ypres, this excellent multi-media interactive WWI museum depicts the experiences of people during 1914 ?1918. Accounts from witnesses of the war in Flanders, such as soldiers, nurses, children and refugees, really bring history to life for your students and ensure that they will never forget what the war meant to those involved.

This is the largest British cemetery on the Western Front with 11,956 graves of Commonwealth soldiers buried between October 1914 and September 1918. Within this cemetery are the graves of two interesting Victoria Cross winners, Sgt. L. McGee (Plot XX, Grave E1) and Captain C.S. Jeffries (Plot XL Grave E1). They lie buried near the German pillbox which they died attacking

A memorial to the missing men of the Somme, the Thiepval Memorial commemorates the names of over 72,000 men of the UK and South African forces who have no known grave. The memorial was unveiled by the Prince of Wales in 1932, when he called the memorial

Arguably one of the most important WWI sites situated along the old Western Front, Newfoundland Park exhibits a vast area of trenches where soldiers from all parts of the UK and Newfoundland lost their lives during the fighting of 1916, before the area was finally taken by the 51st (Highland) Division.

The Canadian Memorial on Hill 145, Vimy Ridge, overlooks the battlefield of 1917, where one of the fiercest battles of the First World War took place. The National Memorial not only marks the site of the great Canadian victory but it also serves as a tribute to over 66,000 Canadians who died in action whilst serving their country fighting with the allied forces. The nearby Vimy Interpretative Centre is a valuable resource to complement the guided tours of the tunnels and trenches on site. The tour of the tunnels and trenches provides an insight into front line trench warfare amidst a landscape of shell holes and mine craters. In the Interpretative Centre, the fascinating displays and the multi-media audio-visual presentation help students to understand Canada

Lochnagar Crater at La Boisselle is the largest British mine crater on the Western Front and is one of the most popular sites to visit, receiving over 75,000 visitors a year. The mine was detonated with 25,000 kilos of guncotton on the morning of 1st July 1916 which created a roar that was reputedly heard in London. The resulting crater measured 300ft wide and 90ft deep.