Matt

I was on this tour March 24th this year Silver Service. We had a superb tour gude in Bill McQuaddie and excellent Leger tour drivers, Andy and Tracey.

 The hotel used in Arnhem is the Golden Tulip and is an excellent stop over hotel laying on a fine hot breakfast buffet ,and a Leger set menu for dinner at a reasonable price.

You will visit all the sights regarding the battle for Arnhem culminating with the famous bridge itself. The tour then crosses into Germany and visits various points where the British rhine crossings were made.The second day in Germany concentrates mainly on the American Rhine crossings at Remagen.

All in all a very good tour; one big down point though was the hotel this tour uses for the two nights in Germany. It was quite a come down from the lovely hotel in Arnhem!

all the best, Phil

Good to hear you had a good time.

I have been on tour where Bill has been a guide before, I agree he is excellent. I have even stayed in the Golden Tulip before. It is probably the best hotel I have stayed in while traveling with Leger. The free internet access, the terrace overlooking the lake, the English Bar and the food are all great benefits.

I am taking my father as a belated 60th birthday present on the June 25th tour hopefully he will enjoy it as much as you did.

Regards

Matt

 On the last day, the trip back does involve a very early start, can i suggest you take your own alarm clock, as on my trip the hotel wake up system didnt work, and Bill had to give a few doors a bang!  Also the TVs in the rooms seem to get poor signal or none at all.

But that didnt really matter , as the hotel does superb german lager at only 2.50 euro for a large pils (.4 litre ) in the bar!

Cheers Phil.

Very useful information. Especially with regard to the beer

What was the travel like ? Unfortunately my dad has had an operation on his knee not too long ago. I have warned him on the expected journey times, but hopefully it won't be too arduous.

It is always nice to get a guide book or a postcard but other than that I am not overly fussed on souvenirs.

Cheers

Matt

 But the journey breaks at Antwerp Motorway services for evening meal.  A couple of "Only Fools and Horses" videos on the way as well.

We went "Silver Service" on my tour, so much more leg room on the coach, and drinks served by the crew on the way,  was very nice.

 Compared to the D Day tour we did by executive coach of a similiar distance , this trip seemed easy in comparism.

The first day of Arnhem battlefield sites does have a lot of stops at important locations, but if your Dad wants to stay on the coach, he can.

The longest stop, is at the Hartenstein Hotel, which is around 2 hours plus. Time for lunch, and tour the hotel museum. 

On the return trip from Germany, following a very early start, the tour stops at motorway services at Brussels, and a cheap cigarette/booze outlet in Belgium before getting to Calais.

Hope this info helps. Cheers Phil...