Somme Battlefields

Official account for the Somme Battlefields & sites of remembrance in English. Follow all the #WW1 news from the #Somme & the Somme Tourist Board

[Somme Battlefields @SomBattlefields]

Thiepval under snow... ❄️
The snow has hit the Somme Battlefields this week ! 🌨️
©Centre d'accueil de Thiepval
#WW1 #LestWeForget

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

Courcelette British Cemetery at sunset - taken on this day during the #WW1Centenary. #Somme #WW1

[Somme Battlefields @SomBattlefields]

A sunny week on the Somme Battlefields ☀️
Here at the Thiepval Memorial ⬇️
#LestWeForget #Thiepval

[Sir John Monash Centre @sirjohnmonash]

Have you visited us yet?
Open almost all year round, the Sir John Monash Centre tells Australia’s story of the Western Front during the #FirstWorldWar in the words of those who served.

Book now to secure a spot: https://t.co/VDQki3S0S4

[Somme Battlefields @SomBattlefields]

Entrance to the Gueudecourt Newfoundland Memorial 🇨🇦 In October 1916, the Newfoundland Regiment played a decisive role in the capture of a German trench 🍁
#WW1 #LestWeForget #Sommebattlefields

[Somme Battlefields @SomBattlefields]

🔦 Discovering the Underground City of Naours and the WW1 graffiti.
➡️ Great War guided tours include : classic guided tour + access to specially protected areas (with particularly large concentrations of graffiti)
https://t.co/INu9GszHWA

[Somme Battlefields @SomBattlefields]

Victoria School in the village of Villers-Bretonneux this morning ! ❄️
Do not forget Australia 🇦🇺
📸 Franco-Australian Museum
#WW1 #LestWeForget #snowday2019

[Somme Battlefields @SomBattlefields]

Snowy days on the Somme Battlefields ! ❄️
📸Cathy Carnel
#WW1 #LestWeForget #Battlefields

[Somme Battlefields @SomBattlefields]

The village of Pozieres was attacked on 23 July 1916 by the 1st Australian and 48th Divisions, and was taken on the following day.
Here is the Pozières British Cemetery 🙏🍃
#WW1 #LestWeForget #Sommebattlefields

[Somme Battlefields @SomBattlefields]

Entrance to the Lochnagar Crater on a very cloudy day ☁️🌬️
#WW1 #Sommebattlefields #LestWeForget

[Sir John Monash Centre @sirjohnmonash]

Happy New Year!
The Sir John Monash Centre reopens today following the annual holiday closure. Normal winter opening hours will resume. The Centre is open 9.30am - 5.00pm, seven days per week (including public holidays).
To book your visit, go to: https://t.co/VDQki3Aq0w

[Somme Battlefields @SomBattlefields]

Cloudy morning at the Noyelles-sur-Mer Chinese cemetery in the Somme ☁️🙏
#WW1 #Sommebattlefields

[Somme Battlefields @SomBattlefields]

💫 Wishing you all the best for this New Year 💫 To a joyful future and well remembered past !
Greetings from the Somme 🙏
#Sommebattlefields #WW1

[Somme Battlefields @SomBattlefields]

It is time to post the flower of remembrance, the poppy, as the centenary of the First World War ends... 🙏🍃
#WW1 #Remembrance #ww1centenary

[Sir John Monash Centre @sirjohnmonash]

Planning to visit before Christmas or in the new year?
From 17/12/18 - 13/1/19 we have our annual closure.
During our closure the Australian National Memorial and cemetery can still be visited, with the exception of the tower.
We wish you all a safe and happy festive season.

[Somme Battlefields @SomBattlefields]

A beautiful day on the Somme Battlefields today 🙏🌤
#LestWeForget #WW1 #Remembrance2018

[Somme Battlefields @SomBattlefields]

Autumn on the Somme battlefields be like 🍂��🌤️
#thiepval #ww1centenary #autumnleaves

[Somme Battlefields @SomBattlefields]

🧐 Take a look at the new 'garden of peace' near the Historial of Péronne 🌳
➡️ https://t.co/XLtq8lL83Q
#ww1centenary #gardensofpeace #WW1

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

I’ve been lucky to be able to take thousands of battlefield photos during the #WW1Centenary, here some of my favourites. Dawn in the trenches at Beaumont-Hamel on the #Somme, June 2016.