Leiden Trip Overview
In this one day remembrance tour you get the story of the British 1st Airborne Division in the iconic Battle of Arnhem in September 1944.
First we visit the landing zone at Ginkel Heath and the culvert. Then we follow the route of 2nd Para battalion to the John Frost Bridge in Arnhem via Kate ter Horst House, Lonsdale Church, Urquhart House and Elisabeth Gasthuis. We go back to Oosterbeek for Hotel Hartenstein, the White house, Hacket’s Hollow and the perimeter.
We conclude with a visit to the CWGC Oosterbeek Cemetery to pay our respects.
Visit to the Hartenstein Airborne museum is optional and may impact the schedule.
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Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Leiden, Netherlands
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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In this one day remembrance tour you get the story of the British 1st Airborne Division in the iconic Battle of Arnhem in September 1944.
First we visit the landing zone at Ginkel Heath and the culvert. Then we follow the route of 2nd Para battalion to the John Frost Bridge in Arnhem via Kate ter Horst House, Lonsdale Church, Urquhart House and Elisabeth Gasthuis. We go back to Oosterbeek for Hotel Hartenstein, the White house, Hacket’s Hollow and the perimeter.
We conclude with a visit to the CWGC Oosterbeek Cemetery to pay our respects.
Visit to the Hartenstein Airborne museum is optional and may impact the schedule.
Stop At: Airborne Cemetery, Van Limburg Stirumweg, Oosterbeek The Netherlands
You will get a full day remembrance tour of the Battle of Arnhem. We visit the landing zones and the culvert. We follow the route of John Frost to the Bridge in Arnhem via Kate ter Horst House, Lonsdale Church, Urquhart House and Elisabeth Gasthuis. Back to Oosterbeek for Hartenstein, the White house, Hacket’s Hollow and the perimeter.
We conclude with a visit to the CWGC Oosterbeek Cemetery.
Visit to the Hartenstein museum is optional at own cost and may impact the schedule.
Duration: 6 hours
