Wellington Tunnels
The largest surprise attack of the First World War
- ATTENTION : ce dimanche 05 mai l’avenue Lobbedez et la rue Arthur Deletoille seront fermées à la circulation. La Carrière Wellington reste ouverte, mais l’accès en voiture ne sera pas possible.
- BE CAREFUL : this Sunday 5th May, Avenue Lobbedez and Rue Arthur Deletoille will be closed to traffic. La Carrière Wellington is still open, but the access by car will not be possible.
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AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE 20 METRES BELOW GROUND
20 metres below the pavements of Arras, discover the Wellington Tunnels, a museum steeped in memory and emotion. In November 1916, the British started preparing for the 1917 spring offensive. Their stroke of genius: to have the New Zealand tunnellers connect up the town’s medieval chalk extraction tunnels to create a network of underground barracks, large enough to accommodate up to 24,000 soldiers.
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