Carrière Wellington

A profoundly moving experience, the tour of the tunnels flowed effortlessly from start to finish, Merci Isabelle and our guide Mathais. A worthy tribute of rememberance to the Kiwis who worked underground to prepare for the 1917 Battle of Arras, a humbling experience that is sensitive to the memory of those men and to their living descendants. Thank you to everyone involved in preserving the history. Lest we forget.

An exceptional visit. Interesting and sad in equal measure. A real thought provoking experience. Well worth in even if "history isn't your thing".

An excellent starting point if you are going to visit the various memorials in the area. The guided tour of the underground areas and the history explanation is detailed and very sobering to see what the soldiers went through over 100 years ago.

Very interesting experience. Caves do not feel confining if you are claustrophobic. Our guide was fun and made it entertaining and informative.

We had a tour guide named Manon who explained the Battle of Arras and how thousands of French and Brits worked to build the tunnel. We were brought underground and it was cold and dark, a combination of videos and sounds made the experience even more vivid. North France made a perfect world war tour

I highly recommend visiting this site. Especially for people interested in history and for those who lost a family member on that fateful day. For me, it was an emotional day as I was walking in the footsteps of my great grandfather who lost his life in the Battle of Arras. The guide was really good, however, I would have preferred if the tour was solely in English as opposed to bilingual, I felt we missed some points.

Truly impressive ww1 tunneling site occupied by the Kiwis prior to the 1917 battle of Arras. Guided tour with an English speaking guide , the subterranean tour is fascinating, sad, and stunning all at once.

Informative and moving in equal measure. Very well presented. A must for uk and commonwealth visitors to the area, especially those interested in history. Younger visitors will love the tin hats worn and the headphone guide works very well.

Well, this was a little secret that I knew nothing about until I actually arrived in Arras. Actually, as soon as I arrived my first question was - why am I here. As it turned out it was to visit this place, which is a huge network of caves underneath Arras. Originally it was a limestone quarry from the 17th Century but during World War I the Kiwis went down here and dug a huge network of caves to hide something live 24000 troops for eight days as they prepared for an assault on the German lines. Since there is something like 20kms of caves down here they only take you down in guided tours, and also give you a helmet because it is easy to hit your head. There is a multi-media presentation in parts of the caves, as well as reconstructed sections such as the bunk house. There are also lots of signs pointing to where the toilet is (for the troops that is, not the visitors). At the end they also have a short film that gives an outline of the outcome of the battle. Pretty cool place is you're not claustrophobic.