Somme

[Cyclefrance]

Originally Posted by Buddug

Hello Cyclefrance
( Who was it who said that I wouldn't be able to stay away ? In my defence , I have to say that I have at last finished what I had to do , and for family reasons , I simply cannot avoid replying to this post . )
My grandfather fought in the Somme , in Mametz Woods which is near Albert . He was seventeen , and with the Royal Welch Fusiliers . Very famous battle . The signs towards the site are bilingual French/ Welsh , and there is a dragon monument on a hillock overlooking the woods . I went there with my children a few years ago . Did you go there yourself ?
And did you go Ypres ?

Hi Buddug - sorry for late reply - work has been exceptionally busy and I've been using spare time to start buildiing the website. You can access it via www.geocities.com/cyclefranceuk - still a way to go at the moment...

Ref yr question above - I haven't visited Mametz Woods yet. This year we were short of spare time and so I did some research around Courcelles au Bois (where we were staying) and also around Colincamps - I'll be adding this to the website in due course.

Ypres we cycled to in 2000 and spent a good week there visiting Paesschendale, Popperinge, Menin gate, Messines Ridge, Plugstreet, Hill 62 and other sites. We are planning on a return trip next year, all going well.