From Paris:
To reach the Somme, the simplest and most practical routes are: Take the al, toll motorway entering from the "Porte de la Chapelle" from the north circular road ("Boulevard périphérique") around the City. Exit at Roye for direct access to Villers-Bretonneux or Amiens, or at Assevillers for access to Péronne, or at Bapaume to reach Pozières (follow the signs to Albert) or Bullecourt (follow the signs to Douai). Paris-RoyeAmiens = 150 km; Paris-Assevillers-Villers-Bretonneux = 140 km.
The Australian Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux is reached by travelling north from the town of Villers-Bretonneux itself on the D23, crossing the main D1029 road and the Memorial is a little further on, on the right hand side of the road. Villers-Bretonneux is 16 kilometres east of Amiens. The Australian National Memorial stands in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, which is about 2 kilometres north of the village on the east side of the road to Fouilloy. . The D23 is quite a fast road, and the turning into the parking area in front of the cemetery and memorial comes a little suddenly, so beware of other cars behind you.The cemetery is reached first, with the Stone of Remembrance at the entrance After parking. The cemetery is laid out so that there is a wide grassed central walkway with graves either side, and the memorial beyond is framed by the rows of trees that stand either side amongst the graves.
Latitude: 49.886948 (49°53'10"N)
Longitude: 2.510312 (2°30'40"E)
