With 47 people on the coach and ten others on the waiting list, this years’ popular tour to Arras and the Great War battlefields had all the makings of a resounding success. Everything went (almost!) according to plan and it seems, judging by your letters and emails that the coach will be full again next […] Read more
Hampstead Pals May Battlefield Tour 2012 Sunday 20 May – Friday 25 May 2012 (5 Nights) THE WESTERN FRONT 1914-18 Arras – Somme – Ypres A journey back in time with like-minded friends Hotel Moderne Arras. Coach picks up Hemel Hempstead (6.30am) Bushey Police Club (7am) Dartford (7.45am) Including popular picnic lunches Double/twin room at […] Read more
Hampstead Pals Autumn Battlefield Tour 2011 Sunday 30 October – Thursday 3 November 2011 (4 Nights) THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME (with a one-day trip to Ypres Salient and the Menin Gate) A journey back in time with like-minded friends Hotel Moderne Arras. Coach picks up Hemel Hempstead, (6.30am) Bushey Police Club (7am) Dartford (7.45am) […] Read more
We have just added the very extensive review of the May 2011 Pilgrimage by Christopher Quinton. Read it here: The May 2011 Pilgrimage – A Postcard from the Western Front […] Read more
The May 2011 Pilgrimage – A Postcard from the Western Front A fragment of memory with the Hampstead Pals From Christopher Quinton 15th – 20th May 2011 The annual May pilgrimage of the Hampstead Pals started off in great spirit from the Bushey Metropolitan Police Sports Club at 7.00 a.m. on Sunday 15th May. Everyone actually […] Read more