Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

Such a peaceful place now, hard to imagine the horrors of battle.

As with the Vimy Memorial, this site, maintained by the government of Canada, is free and staffed by young Canadians. As it was late in the day, we chose not to do a guided tour but used the provided ...

Interesting- sobering

Off season so visitor centre closed. However, very pleasant and helpful staff. Very interesting site to walk around and captured the attention of our three teens. Brings the Great War realities to lif...

Haunting landscape

A haunting sight to see. The trenchlines and no man's land have been left as they were during the war over 100 years ago. You can walk along the trenches in some areas to both sides of the lines (Germ...

Educational and engaging.

The wind and rain only added to the ambience of our visit as we were guided on a free 45 minute tour by Emi. She really knew her stuff and delivered it with a passion that ensured she maintained our i...

Impressive and different

Original Text

You can say little without taking the risk of repeating. I don't tell the j¡ history of the Canadian regiment because you will know it. The place perfectly careful with a walk that looks like a park ...