The best traffic-free bike rides around Miraumont

In addition to the exceptional viewpoint, the landscape interpretation table allows you to better understand the environment that unfolds before you.

Magnificent viewpoint overlooking the Somme Valley. The climb is quite steep to get there from Péronne.

magnificent view

The Tour d'Ulster, also known as the Helen Tower or Tour de Belfast, is a British war memorial. It was built in 1921 to commemorate the soldiers of the 36th Ulster Division who died during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. The tower is a replica of a neo-Gothic tower in Clandeboye Park, near Belfast, where the 36th Division trained. An interesting anecdote is that the 36th Ulster Division was the first to attack during the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916, but suffered heavy losses from both German and British artillery fire. The division lost over 5,500 men in just a few hours. The Tour d'Ulster has a cafeteria where you can enjoy a cup of tea, scones or Tayto chips, a specialty from Northern Ireland. It is a nice place to relax.

The Cratère de Lochnagar, an impressive war memorial, was created by a huge mine blown up by the British Royal Engineers on 1 July 1916, as part of the Battle of the Somme. The explosion marked the beginning of the battle and left a crater 90 metres in diameter and 25 metres deep. Interestingly, the crater was named after Lochnagar Street, the trench from which the tunnel was dug. The crater is now a preserved site of remembrance and a religious service is held there every year on 1 July in memory of those who died.

Tour d'Ulster has a cafeteria where you can enjoy a cup of tea, scones or Tayto chips, a specialty from Northern Ireland. It is a nice place to relax for a while.

The Tour d'Ulster, also known as the Helen Tower or Tour de Belfast, is a British war memorial. It was built in 1921 to commemorate the soldiers of the 36th Ulster Division who died during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. The tower is a replica of a neo-Gothic tower in Clandeboye Park, near Belfast, where the 36th Division trained. An interesting anecdote is that the 36th Ulster Division was the first to attack during the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916, but suffered heavy casualties from both German and British artillery fire. The division lost over 5,500 men in just a few hours.

Inaugurated in 1930 at a location known as Red Cross Corner, the Pozières Memorial comprises a cemetery with 2,756 graves (1,828 British, 708 Australian, 219 Canadian, and 1 German), including 1,374 unidentified, as well as a memorial commemorating 14,649 victims (14,328 British and 321 South African) who have no known grave, who fell during the German counterattack of March 1918. Their names are engraved on the walls surrounding it. Pozières was attacked on July 23, 1916, by the 1st Australian Division and the 48th (South Midland) Division, and was captured the following day. It was lost on March 24 and 25, 1918, during the major German advance, and recaptured by the 17th Division on August 24. Quote on the entrance pediment: "In memory of the officers and men of the 5th and 4th Armies who fought on the battlefields of the Somme between March 21 and August 7, 1918, and of those of their dead who have no known grave"