Wellington Tunnels

The largest surprise attack of the First World War

soldat britannique qui tient une lanterne dans
I.Pilarowski/Carrière Wellington

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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Découvrez les principaux sites de mémoire

Pratical Information

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Avenue Fernand Lobbedez,
62000 ARRAS
Les chiens ne sont pas autorisés.

Opening Hours

Every day from 9h45 at 12:30 pm and from 13h30 at 6 pm.

Accessibility

Accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite.

From 1st September, the access to the Wellington Tunnels is via Avenue Lobbedez.