Somme

Today the general layout of the Somme battlefields remains remarkably unchanged. There are now many memorials and some 250 cemeteries.  In some places sections of trenches have been preserved, and some sites have visitors’ centres to help interpret the battlefield.  Several commercial companies offer guided tours and there are many published guides. 

The following three battlefield tours cover some of the most important sites and the vantage points which overlook the ground where people featured in the Personal Stories fought and in many cases died.