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Operation Market Garden - 4 days from £319

Your Holiday Itinerary

4-Day Break

  • Day 1 – Local departure by coach then to Arnhem-Velp for a three-night stay.
  • Day 2 – Ysselsteyn, and Nijmegen and Groesbeek Liberation Museum Today we see the German Cemetery at Ysselsteyn, before passing through Son, Veghel and Uden to Grave for a brief stop. We then travel to Nijmegen, where you can spend time at leisure or join our optional excursion in the afternoon to the National Liberation Museum at Groesbeek, which overlooks the Landing Zones of the American 82nd Airborne Division. During the tour we also see the Groesbeek Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, which contains the memorial bearing the names of 1103 Commonwealth Servicemen (many lost at Arnhem) who have no known grave. B
  • Day 3Oosterbeek & Arnhem Today is devoted to exploring Heelsum and Wolfheze before continuing to the bridge at Arnhem, which was defended by the British 1st Airborne Division. We then see St. Elizabeth Hospital, the scene of bitter fighting, and Acacialaan, where Sgt. Baskeyfield won his V.C., before arriving at the 1st Airborne Museum. Housed in the Hartenstein Hotel at Oosterbeek, this was the headquarters of the Arnhem Division. B
  • Day 4 – To Calais and return home. B

Included Meals: B=Breakfast

Notes

Prices are per person, based on two sharing

Extras:

  • Optional excursions
  • Single room supplement £59
  • Travel insurance from £31.95

Passengers :

Tour Includes

  • Free local joining points
  • Travel by executive coach - Upgrade to Silver Service available
  • 3 nights’ accommodation with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefields Guide
  • Battlefield visits as described

Reduced children prices

  • 1 child sharing a room with 1 or 2 paying adults pays £219.
  • 2 or 3 children occupying their own room pay £229 each.
  • Offer subject to availability on May 25 & Jul 20 departures

Silver Service

Upgrade to Silver Service and enjoy these extras

  • Travel by Silver Service luxury coach which includes:
    • FREE personal headphones with a choice of music & DVDs
    • Extra legroom for your added comfort
    • Comfortable rear lounge to relax and chat
  • Porterage in all hotels
  • Smaller, more personal group

Tour Dates

Operation Market Garden (4 Days) - Silver Service
Tour Ref: 4HMGV/1

29 March 2012 - £349.00

18 October 2012 - £349.00


Operation Market Garden (4 Days)
Tour Ref: 4HMG/1

25 May 2012 - £319.00

20 July 2012 - £319.00

21 September 2012 - £319.00