Morning
Morning departure from school
Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing
School Christmas Markets Trip to Amiens and Arras
Your Christmas market school trip to Amiens and Arras will see your students explore the largest Christmas market in northern France!
If you’re looking for a fun experience to get your French students talking, you’d be hard pressed to beat a school trip to the French Christmas markets. The one at Amiens has over one hundred stalls standing back to back, selling all kinds of wonderful things, including local delicacies including macarons d’Amiens!
You can combine your trip to Amiens with a visit to the beautiful city of Arras, once the heart of the historic Artois region, or one of the important WW1 battlefields sites nearby.
Sample itinerary
Day 1/3
Morning
Afternoon
Arrive in Calais
Visit a traditional bakery
Arrive at accommodation
Evening
Evening meal at accommodation
Day 2/3
Morning
After breakfast, head to Amiens
Visit the cathedral and enjoy a guided tour of the city
Afternoon
Spend the rest of the day exploring the Christmas market
Evening
Evening meal at accommodation
Day 3/3
Morning
After breakfast, head to Arras
Spend some time at the Christmas market
Afternoon
Depart for Calais after lunch
Visit P&J Calais for a chocolate workshop
Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing
Evening
Arrive back at school in the early evening
What's included?
2 nights' half-board accommodation- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Detailed information pack
- Free staff place ratio 1:8
- Itinerary planning service
- Motorway tolls and taxes
- Return Channel crossings
- Return executive coach travel
- VAT
Activities
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Boulangerie Le Fournil
The charismatic baker will tell your students about his work – in French, of course! He will demonstrate some of… Read more
Chocolats de Beussent
To start your tour, you will be given a brief history of cocoa, including how the beans are used and how they are cul… Read more
Guided Tour of Old Amiens
During this Guided Tour, you will discover the city’s monuments and history. After a brief introduction in front… Read more
P&J Calais
Before you return home, make sure you stop at P&J Calais, to stock up on handmade Belgian chocolates!Chocolate workshops… Read more
Somme 1916 Museum
From the ninth to the sixteenth centuries, the people of Albert, like many in the region, got used to hiding underground… Read more
Wellington Quarry
Beneath the streets of Arras lie impressive chalk quarries which date back to the Middle Ages. In 1914, Arras was des… Read more
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Accommodation
Poppies d'Albert
Poppies d'Albert is a purpose built hotel, catering exclusively for school groups. It is located in the historic town of Albert, in the very heart of the battlefields of the Somme.
Students are accommodated in multi-bedded rooms all of which have an en-suite shower, toilet and washbasin. Breakfast is served at the hotel, and the evening meal in a local restaurant.
Each floor has a games room with a pool table and a drinks machine. There is also a staff lounge on each floor with computers, free internet access and a minibar. A room is available for group activities. Next to the hotel are a football pitch and a swimming pool, both of which can be used by the hotel's guests.
Reviews
Eirias High School, September 2019
We were delighted with the way the trip was organized beforehand and the support which was available once we had left school. An excellent initiation to the Halsbury experience!Need help?
Laura Martin - Tour Adviser
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