We highly recommend Diane and Vic Piuk to anyone contemplating a battlefield tour. Diane and Vic are an amazing team with an incredible depth of knowledge and remarkable energy and passion.
Diane guided our tour of the Somme and her personalised research took us to the precise area in Estrees that saw the action for which Patrick’s great uncle was awarded a VC. By further exploring the area on foot, we were quite overcome by emotion to find the remains of the actual pillbox where it all took place.
Our one-day battlefield tour was, without doubt, the highlight of our trip to France. Diane’s enthusiasm and ability to describe WWI history with relevance to the places we visited was completely engaging and inspirational.
We plan to return for further tours with Diane and Vic to the areas around Ypres and the Menin Gate.
Thanks again for a truly memorable and meaningful experience.

Dear Vic,
Following our two-day tour of the Ypres salient under your guidance my Regimental Dining Club’s coach party of 44, including many ‘first-timers’, has provided some very good feedback using words like “fantastic”, “excellent”, “a cracker”, “brilliant”, “interesting” and “enjoyable”.  Your flexibility, reliability and enthusiasm contributed greatly to the experience.  We cannot thank you enough for arranging access to Hussar Farm which allowed us, for the first time, to climb inside the OP on the centenary of its construction by our Regiment.  Your never-ending flow of detailed information drawn from an encyclopaedic knowledge of a subject about which you are clearly passionate was quite breath-taking and often difficult to keep up with!
Thank you for your contribution to a most successful trip.
Best wishes

For Diane & Vic
Admired colleagues and great friends!
Your dedication to ensuring that the men who fought on the Western Front will never be forgotten is an inspiration to us all. More power to you both!
Best wishes,

Dear Vic
It was good to meet you on Saturday and many thanks for the effective and innovative way that you showed me around the area, particularly Bertangles and Hamel. By the way, this year is the 93rd anniversary of the Battle of Hamel, perhaps something should be made of this, as of course it is officially recorded that victory was famously attained in just 93 minutes!
Keep up the good work and I am happy to refer others in your direction.
Best wishes,

Dear Diane,
Thank you very much for giving us such an amazing day exploring the Somme battlefields and cemeteries.  You took so much trouble resulting in our seeing and learning so much about our relations, even the places where they made their last stand. Thank you too for researching and sending us the War Diary for Robert’s battalion all of which was very interesting.  It was good to know that his death was quick as he had already suffered being wounded three times.

It is hard to believe what everyone went through during that dreadful war and it has given a lot of food for thought.

We had a good trip home – neatly avoiding the rail strike – and hope to meet with you again if we make it out there again.

Thank you again for all you did for us – we enjoyed seeing our first ever (as far as we know) appearance on Facebook! Nice memories of a really interesting day.

With very best wishes

Dear Diane,
Faye and I want to thank you most sincerely for the wonder guidance you provided. It was a real pleasure to spend the day with someone who could convey their knowledge with such passion and friendliness, all delivered in your infectious Nottinghamshire voice. We wish your business every success.

Best wishes, Gene and Faye Dennis.

Hi Diane,
 You wouldn’t remember me, but in 2012, myself, my girlfriend, and her father came from Los Angeles to stay at yours and Vic’s B&B and you gave us the most amazing tour of the battlefields focused on American involvement.  I remember having an incredible breakfast with a host of knowledgeable and friendly guides, nearly falling down a massive crater after slipping on the chalk, and getting to lower the flag at the American cemetery. It was and continues to be a highlight of all our travels and we think of it often.
 
One day we hope to return.  Thanks to you and Vic for all your work keeping the memory of those who sacrificed their lives, alive