michaeldr Posted 2 April , 2019 Share Posted 2 April , 2019 It's good that our GWF Pal Eric Goossens and his wife Özlem have seen their great work at The Gallipoli Houses recognised again, this time in the Daily Saba "We customize everyone's experience to their time and their budget and use many hotels on the peninsula," he said, adding that "some are exceptional like Eric and Özlem's Gallipoli Houses. You never know who you'll meet there, could be a famous hobbit like Sir Peter Jackson or any number of famous historians." see https://www.dailysabah.com/expat-corner/2019/03/26/legendary-expat-series-meet-the-gallipoli-artist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted 15 July , 2019 Share Posted 15 July , 2019 Hello, I have stayed yesterday at the Royal Hainaut at Valenciennes, it's a new 4 star hotel open since May 2019. Very good, very nice, an impressive building and nice work after a 8 years restoration. The building was an hospital used in WW1 and until 2009. I have stayed in a certain number of hotels in France and Europe and this one is definitily on my top list. Everything is "magnifique", from the swimming pool to the bar and the rooms. Website here: https://www.royalhainaut.com The hospital was there in 1918... And the same building today The hotel is inside: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelab Posted 22 October , 2019 Share Posted 22 October , 2019 (edited) Accommodation Name. Coquelicotel Postal address 10 Route de Bray, Méaulte, 80300 Albert, France Phone number if known. Telephone: 0033 (0)3 22 74 87 95 Mobile: 0033 (0)7 60 15 36 48 Email address if known. contact@coquelicotel.com Website URL if known. http://www.coquelicotel.com/. The owner apologises for the rudimentary nature of the website; better viewing via booking.com at https://www.booking.com/hotel/fr/coquelicotel.en-gb.html Super studio apartments, with cooking facilities, for short or long stays. Perfect for visiting the Somme area. Edited 25 October , 2019 by angelab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 2 November , 2019 Admin Share Posted 2 November , 2019 Le 1880 Cambrai http://www.le1880.fr/en/home/ Lovely rooms and communal living area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRKY Posted 17 October , 2021 Share Posted 17 October , 2021 Sad that Butterworth has closed on the Somme, now a private house. tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 18 October , 2021 Admin Share Posted 18 October , 2021 Stayed there once, a lovely place, but our visit was slightly marred by a certain Antiopdean couple. I see a new place at Mametz has appeared on Gites de France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteStarLine Posted 18 October , 2021 Share Posted 18 October , 2021 18 minutes ago, Michelle Young said: a lovely place, but our visit was slightly marred by a certain Antiopdean couple Michelle, my wife and I apologise unreservedly for that! Oh wait, maybe you mean a Queensland couple cited in a certain thread. 12 hours ago, KIRKY said: ad that Butterworth has closed on the Somme, now a private house. Tony, this would have to be very sad news. We had a few stays there starting in 2012 and my wife emailed John last year at the height of COVID to see how he and Chantelle were going. We got a lovely reply with an understated suggestion that things were tough. Great place for Australians following units on the Somme as it is so close to everything that featured from March to August 1918, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 30 April , 2022 Admin Share Posted 30 April , 2022 http://chambre-hote-somme.com/en/ Beautiful setting right by the Somme river. Comfortable rooms and a very good breakfast. Very close to the Le Hamel park and the Mond/Martyn crash site. Sadly had only one night but will definitely go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 7 August , 2022 Admin Share Posted 7 August , 2022 Stayed here for a couple of nights, good for the Cambrai area. https://www.booking.com/hotel/fr/la-boussieroise.en-gb.html?label=gen173bo-1DCAsoTUIPbGEtYm91c3NpZXJvaXNlSAlYA2hQiAEDmAEJuAEHyAEN2AED6AEB-AEDiAIBmAICqAIDuALqvr-XBsACAdICJGNmYjgxNzczLTA0OTgtNDA3My05N2EwLTYwYzE1Y2YzNDQzMNgCBOACAQ&sid=f60f0a6f4a045a0ff3be0eccb3b86dd3&dist=0;room1=A%2CA;sb_price_type=total;type=total& This little place was very nice. Ideal for visiting the Arras battlefields. https://www.gites-de-france.com/fr/hauts-de-france/pas-de-calais/aux-petits-paves-62g1754 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 29 September , 2022 Admin Share Posted 29 September , 2022 Lovely place handy for Abbeville and Somme bay. https://ferme-du-scardon.fr/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 29 March , 2023 Admin Share Posted 29 March , 2023 Luxury bed and breakfast not far from the Belgian border. Gîte on site too but not stayed there. Fabulous breakfast and optional evening meal. https://herbes-folles.fr/ Good bed and breakfast in the village of Agny, handy for Arras. Very good breakfast. https://www.chambres-hotes.fr/chambres-hotes_a-la-suite-d-arras_agny_55576.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lancashire Fusilier by Proxy Posted 30 May , 2023 Share Posted 30 May , 2023 I've recently returned from a visit to the battlefield area. I think it's been mentioned on this thread before, but I can highly recommend Julie and David Thomson's B&B at Number Fifty6 at La Boiselle. Julie and David are very welcoming and knowledgeable hosts, with a special interest in WW1 sites in their area. Amongst other things, they are trustees of the nearby Lochnagar Crater and during covid accommodated the stonemasons who were restoring the Thiepval Memorial. They operate a system of communal dining for both breakfast and their excellent three course evening meal, so there is plenty of opportunity to swop notes with other like-minded souls. https://www.number56.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 31 May , 2023 Admin Share Posted 31 May , 2023 Have stayed here twice now. Ideally situated for walking. A great view from the garden, and very comfortable beds. https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/51189656?source_impression_id=p3_1685550458_iVrvGtcql5oQCZxe And twice here, peaceful and easy to get to Ypres. https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/609180973367950502?adults=1&children=0&enable_m3_private_room=true&infants=0&pets=0&check_in=2023-07-10&check_out=2023-07-15&federated_search_id=ce484084-55e9-448e-b188-badf1b220ca4&source_impression_id=p3_1685550556_R7gjO14W9uLB7Oo3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted 25 July , 2023 Share Posted 25 July , 2023 just done a week in Battery Valley Farm. Grandcourt as expected its a working farm so expect a few noises, but right where I needed to be to see great uncles initial resting place and close to the July 16 activities. Mireille does a great breakfast , stayed in the cabin with facilities and pool. and they speak good English. https://www.batteryvalleyfarm.com/en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 16 October , 2023 Admin Share Posted 16 October , 2023 Stayed here last month. Very good for visiting the cemeteries and memorials along the Aisne Valley. https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/643274214496311088?adults=1&children=0&enable_m3_private_room=true&infants=0&pets=0&check_in=2023-11-05&check_out=2023-11-10&source_impression_id=p3_1697475767_6npU6pjeP%2Bf48G48&previous_page_section_name=1000&federated_search_id=55350dfd-1afc-472d-97ba-dee8b85e443b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 16 October , 2023 Share Posted 16 October , 2023 On 16/10/2023 at 18:03, Michelle Young said: Very good for visiting the cemeteries and memorials along the Aisne Valley. Looks lovely, but doesn't appear to have a view of a cemetery across the valley from the window...... Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickaren Posted 17 October , 2023 Share Posted 17 October , 2023 17 hours ago, Fattyowls said: Looks lovely, but doesn't appear to have a view of a cemetery across the valley from the window...... Pete. I was thinking the same Pete! Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper D. Posted 21 November , 2023 Share Posted 21 November , 2023 Just had a very good long weekend in Poelkapelle, Oud Gemeentehuis. Nele & Stijn are really the most excellent of hosts, ably supported by the oldest of their two delightful sons. We stayed on the top floor, in the modern rooms. I'm tall, so the slightly sloping ceiling was a nuisance but no more than that. The room was brilliant, only thing missing was a kettle! We have rarely slept so well in 'unknown' beds, very comfortable. Rooms are ample for a few nights, I wouldn't want to stay here for a week. En suite very good, nice thick towels & soaps etc. Good shower, nice pressure there. View from the bedroom was the church (which luckliy didn't kick off until 7 a.m.) and the main road, which wasn't too busy. Central heating is done via an airco, which would be brilliant in the (hot!) summers as the room is built inside the roof. Very clever. The service was very good, friendly and efficient. I was 'phoned on the day of arrival (whilst enjoying lunch in Zonnebeke) and asked what we wanted for our evening meal. (you see: during the winter the place is basically shut until Friday p.m. for all-day service and, therefore, their restaurant is also closed during the week) . At 5 p.m. , as if by magic, the bar opened up and we were all welcomed with a lovely, proper beer - and one glass of white wine.... The food there is very good. Nele reminds me of those cooks in the gulley af a submarine, who - somehow - manage to provide a lovely meal for all the crew! And very affordable. Talking to Stijn he informed me that he caters for 5% WW1 tourists, the rest are business people, contractors etc. Don't go looking for WW1 books and the like there (all other B & B's I've been to the seating-area's seemed cuck-a-block which books) because you won't find them. So, bring your own or make a new purchase. .... another excuse to buy a new book, or 2,3,4...! So: highly recommended! PS: talking to Johan in De Dreve: Akkerwinde B & B (with a great big skip in the drive) has ceased trading? According to their website it's "business as usual"?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 6 March Admin Share Posted 6 March Stayed here last month, excellent for the Cambrai battlefields. Warm and comfortable, with an outdoor seating area for the better weather. Short walk to a boulangerie, boucherie and a Carrefour Express. https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/925939632451577602?adults=1&children=0&enable_m3_private_room=true&infants=0&location=Cambrai%2C France&pets=0&check_in=2024-03-08&check_out=2024-03-13&source_impression_id=p3_1709743958_kdBeAOX1sKo9XGhO&previous_page_section_name=1001&federated_search_id=3914f7b0-068d-4c48-aba0-1085d6182fad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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