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The Naval & Military Club - Members tour to Champage 
 

Tour Dates -   21st to 24th July 2022
Accomodation - Central Reims Hotel 
Price includes - Travel, Accomodation (Bed & Breakfast), Champagne House entries, Battlefield Tour 
Cost -  £695:00 (£120:00 Single Supplement) 
 


 

Wine & War Tour – The Story of Champagne   

 

This members only tour combines both the Great War battlefields of Tardenois and a tour of Champagne houses and vinyards of Northern France, 

Departing from The In & Out (Naval & Military Club), 4, St James Square, SW1 4JU, with additional pick ups at Ebbsfleet International Station, the tour will be conducted in an executive coach thorughout and accompanied by professional military historian & club member Clive Harris.

Our long weekend in Reims will include an exploration of the 1918 battlefields, where British, French and Italian troops fought through the Ardre Valley and its Champagne Vineyards as the Second Battle of the Marne reached its conclusion.
The weekend will also be a study of the regions famous champagneheritage including visits to a number of Champagne Houses and Vinyards in and around Reims and Epernay. 
The tour will be situated in centre Reims and allow for time for individual exploration of the picturesque city and its numerous historic buildings.  
Our anticipated tour party size will be 16-20  
 

Thursday 21 July 
The tour picks up from the club and then heads to France via either ferry of tunnel, there is an additional pick offered at Ebbsfleet International
After arriving in Reims (approximately 4 hours from Calais), we will have a welcome glass of bubbles before Clive conducts a brief orientation walk around the city centre, free time to enjoy your surroundings 

Friday 22 July 
The morning is spent discovering the history of Champagne, a visit to a leading Champagne House before a tour of the surrounding vineyards. We end the day with a visit to the nearby Fort de la Pompelle to consider the French battlefields prior to the British arrival in July 1918. 

Saturday 23 July 
Today we head to Epernay and tour the Avenue de Champagne, the mile long thoroughfare offers an unbroken boulevard of champagne houses and bars, a visit to a leading house is planned before time for lunch. The afternoon is spent touring the nearby Ardre Valley where in July 1918 a number of British Divisions fought their way through the dense forests and rolling vineyards before reaching the commanding Montagne de Bligny at the conclusion of an intense 9 day battle. 

Sunday 24 July 
Freetime in the morning to explore Reims with its historic catherdrale and the chance to visit one of its many hypermarkets before onwards travel to the UK.