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Baxters Battlefield Tours. A family run battlefield touring company offering a more personal feel to set & bespoke tours for large or small groups,or solo pilgrimages of the Great War & WW2 Battlefields.
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Heres wishing all our followers from across the pond, your families and friends, & anyone who celebrates today, a happy, healthy and enjoyable #Thanksgiving!
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#ThanksGivingDay2025
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November 27, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Heres wishing all our followers from across the pond, your families and friends, & anyone who celebrates today, a happy, healthy and enjoyable #Thanksgiving!
#ThanksGivingDay
#ThanksGivingDay2025
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And thats a final wrap for 2025! An amazing day starting in the fields & grave side 109 years to the day of our guests relative when he fell. Then onto a wet #Thiepval, of course a proper #Cuppa at the @sommeassociation #UlsterTower, then onto another relative at #ProwsePoint, & #Ypres to finish
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
And thats a final wrap for 2025! An amazing day starting in the fields & grave side 109 years to the day of our guests relative when he fell. Then onto a wet #Thiepval, of course a proper #Cuppa at the @sommeassociation #UlsterTower, then onto another relative at #ProwsePoint, & #Ypres to finish
And were off for the final time this season,on a special date, with returning guest Steve & his cousin on our ever growing 1 day pilgrimage tour. 2 Grt Grandads, a couple of other poignant stops & our final #Cuppa & bag of #Taytos at the #sommeassociation #UlsterTower of 2025! #LetsRoll
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
And were off for the final time this season,on a special date, with returning guest Steve & his cousin on our ever growing 1 day pilgrimage tour. 2 Grt Grandads, a couple of other poignant stops & our final #Cuppa & bag of #Taytos at the #sommeassociation #UlsterTower of 2025! #LetsRoll
#PicOfTheDay #Grevillers #British @cwgc.bsky.social #Cemetery #PasDeCalais. Started in April 1917 after the village was taken, it was used by the medical units in the area until the #German #SpringOffensive of 1918. Added to after its recapture & the #Armistice, 2106 men now stand easy here.
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
#PicOfTheDay #Grevillers #British @cwgc.bsky.social #Cemetery #PasDeCalais. Started in April 1917 after the village was taken, it was used by the medical units in the area until the #German #SpringOffensive of 1918. Added to after its recapture & the #Armistice, 2106 men now stand easy here.
Today we remember Private Frederick Duffield of the #9thLancers #BEF Killed in action 111 years ago today as the Germans took #Messines in late 1914. We had the honour in taking his descendants their family and friends on his great war journey in our early days.
October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today we remember Private Frederick Duffield of the #9thLancers #BEF Killed in action 111 years ago today as the Germans took #Messines in late 1914. We had the honour in taking his descendants their family and friends on his great war journey in our early days.
#PicOfTheDay #Puchevillers #British @cwgc.bsky.social #Cemetery #Somme. Started by medical units in the area in June 1916 it was used predominantly for casualties for the upcoming battle, then into 1917. It was then added to in 1918 as the defence of #Amiens began. 1763 men now stand easy here.
October 31, 2025 at 8:14 AM
#PicOfTheDay #Puchevillers #British @cwgc.bsky.social #Cemetery #Somme. Started by medical units in the area in June 1916 it was used predominantly for casualties for the upcoming battle, then into 1917. It was then added to in 1918 as the defence of #Amiens began. 1763 men now stand easy here.
And thats a wrap on our battlefield #walking recce! Just a little 5.5 mile walk today around #NeuveChapelle before visits to remember the fallen #Portuguese & #Indians. Lunch with boys at #LeTouret @cwgc.bsky.social #Memorial finished an amazing 4 days before 3 1/2 hour delay at the @LeShuttle
October 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
And thats a wrap on our battlefield #walking recce! Just a little 5.5 mile walk today around #NeuveChapelle before visits to remember the fallen #Portuguese & #Indians. Lunch with boys at #LeTouret @cwgc.bsky.social #Memorial finished an amazing 4 days before 3 1/2 hour delay at the @LeShuttle
And were off! With a plan for 2025 to enable growth in 2026 & beyond it means we get the chance of 4 days walking the #battlefields of #Cuinchy, #Festubert,#Fromelles, #Givenchy & beyond. An area seldom focused on,looking forward to this with Phil,
& @thewargravesguy
& @thewargravesguy
October 16, 2025 at 7:26 AM
And were off! With a plan for 2025 to enable growth in 2026 & beyond it means we get the chance of 4 days walking the #battlefields of #Cuinchy, #Festubert,#Fromelles, #Givenchy & beyond. An area seldom focused on,looking forward to this with Phil,
& @thewargravesguy
& @thewargravesguy
World #MentalHealth Day ..... Everyone of us is enough .... If it all feels to much, remember ....... The world is a better place with you in it ..... there is always someone there to listen. #WorldMentalHealthDay
October 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
World #MentalHealth Day ..... Everyone of us is enough .... If it all feels to much, remember ....... The world is a better place with you in it ..... there is always someone there to listen. #WorldMentalHealthDay
#PicOfTheDay Heilly Station @cwgc.bsky.social #Cemetery #MericourtLAbbe #Somme. Started in May 1916 the cemetery was used by medical & fighting units in the area throughout most of #WW1, with many graves containing more than 1 man. 2973 men now stand easy here including 83 #German burials.
October 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
#PicOfTheDay Heilly Station @cwgc.bsky.social #Cemetery #MericourtLAbbe #Somme. Started in May 1916 the cemetery was used by medical & fighting units in the area throughout most of #WW1, with many graves containing more than 1 man. 2973 men now stand easy here including 83 #German burials.
#PicOfTheDay The seldom visited #NampsAuVal #British @CWGC #Cemetery #Somme. In allied hands throughout #WW1 the village was used as a CCS when the #German #SpringOffensive began in March 1918.The cemetery was started & used then until mid April 1918. 425 men now stand easy here,including 16 #French
September 24, 2025 at 6:22 AM
#PicOfTheDay The seldom visited #NampsAuVal #British @CWGC #Cemetery #Somme. In allied hands throughout #WW1 the village was used as a CCS when the #German #SpringOffensive began in March 1918.The cemetery was started & used then until mid April 1918. 425 men now stand easy here,including 16 #French
Wow! Another three 5☆ Google reviews in the last week, and all from very different tours! Were proud of what we deliver and it shows we are doing it right. Why not see what memories we can make for you and book for 2026! #Thankyou
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September 17, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Wow! Another three 5☆ Google reviews in the last week, and all from very different tours! Were proud of what we deliver and it shows we are doing it right. Why not see what memories we can make for you and book for 2026! #Thankyou
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As always huge thanks to Julie & David of @Number56BandB, your welcome, hospitality and food are above and beyond and just make everything easier!
#ThereReallyIsNoWhereBetterOnTheSomme!
#ThereReallyIsNoWhereBetterOnTheSomme!
September 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
As always huge thanks to Julie & David of @Number56BandB, your welcome, hospitality and food are above and beyond and just make everything easier!
#ThereReallyIsNoWhereBetterOnTheSomme!
#ThereReallyIsNoWhereBetterOnTheSomme!
And thats another wrap! A very moving final stop at #GrandSeraucourt #British @commonwealthwargraves #Cemetery before some free time for the group. Its been an amazing 6 days which had everything, a brilliant group and a tour that wont be forgotten! #HomeTime
September 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
And thats another wrap! A very moving final stop at #GrandSeraucourt #British @commonwealthwargraves #Cemetery before some free time for the group. Its been an amazing 6 days which had everything, a brilliant group and a tour that wont be forgotten! #HomeTime
A final good morning #LaBoisselle & for this tour! Where has 6 days gone! But before we head back, a nice 5.8 Mile stroll across the #Somme this morning before breakfast, then we head off for a final personal stop for the group and some free time at the hypermarket! #LetsRoll
September 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
A final good morning #LaBoisselle & for this tour! Where has 6 days gone! But before we head back, a nice 5.8 Mile stroll across the #Somme this morning before breakfast, then we head off for a final personal stop for the group and some free time at the hypermarket! #LetsRoll
Another fantastic day with our group across the #Somme. The day starting at #Lochnagar,before heading to a part of #Ulster! A tour of #Thiepval wood and a personal wreath were laid, followed by stops at #Authuille, #DelvilleWood & #Fricourt #German #Cemetery rounded the day off.
September 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Another fantastic day with our group across the #Somme. The day starting at #Lochnagar,before heading to a part of #Ulster! A tour of #Thiepval wood and a personal wreath were laid, followed by stops at #Authuille, #DelvilleWood & #Fricourt #German #Cemetery rounded the day off.
Good morning #LaBoisselle! A busy day ahead across the battlefields of the #Somme with some great stops lined up and maybe a few diversions! Weather not looking to bad as long as were in the right place at the right time! But firstly time for a good breakfast before we rollout!
September 12, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Good morning #LaBoisselle! A busy day ahead across the battlefields of the #Somme with some great stops lined up and maybe a few diversions! Weather not looking to bad as long as were in the right place at the right time! But firstly time for a good breakfast before we rollout!
Another great day with our group as we headed down to the #Somme. Stops at the #LinfieldFC #memorial, a 1st time visit to a grandad of one of the group at #Beauval, & some of the sites where the men of the #Ulsters fought & fell were just some of the highlights. Roll on day 5!
September 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Another great day with our group as we headed down to the #Somme. Stops at the #LinfieldFC #memorial, a 1st time visit to a grandad of one of the group at #Beauval, & some of the sites where the men of the #Ulsters fought & fell were just some of the highlights. Roll on day 5!
A special night as always under the #MeninGate for the @lastpostieper ceremony. Every one special, every one different in its own way. Tonight our group became a part of the history of the gate as a wreath was laid on behalf of the Regimental Ass of Ulster Defence Regiment.
September 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A special night as always under the #MeninGate for the @lastpostieper ceremony. Every one special, every one different in its own way. Tonight our group became a part of the history of the gate as a wreath was laid on behalf of the Regimental Ass of Ulster Defence Regiment.
A special afternoon with the group today as we paid respects to relatives of friends of the group as well as Maj Redmond, Pte John Meeke, and a visit to #StGeorges Church to end the afternoon. Tonight a member of the group is laying a wreath at the #MeninGate ceremony.
September 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A special afternoon with the group today as we paid respects to relatives of friends of the group as well as Maj Redmond, Pte John Meeke, and a visit to #StGeorges Church to end the afternoon. Tonight a member of the group is laying a wreath at the #MeninGate ceremony.
Good morning #Ypres! A quiet day today after a busy first 2 days! Free time this morning for our guests to explore Ypres before an afternoon of 2 personal stops & special stop, before 1 of our guests lays a wreath on behalf of Regimental Ass UDR at the @lastpostieper ceremony!
September 10, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Good morning #Ypres! A quiet day today after a busy first 2 days! Free time this morning for our guests to explore Ypres before an afternoon of 2 personal stops & special stop, before 1 of our guests lays a wreath on behalf of Regimental Ass UDR at the @lastpostieper ceremony!
A brilliant 2nd day with our group from #NorthernIreland, with stops amongst others at the wonderful #PondFarm, then to #Messines firstly to discuss Oct 1914 & then following the story of the #Ulstermen in June 1917. Then it was onto the #Ploegsteert area to talk truces! Now some dinner & menin gate
September 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A brilliant 2nd day with our group from #NorthernIreland, with stops amongst others at the wonderful #PondFarm, then to #Messines firstly to discuss Oct 1914 & then following the story of the #Ulstermen in June 1917. Then it was onto the #Ploegsteert area to talk truces! Now some dinner & menin gate
