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Dunkirk and Fortress Europe - 5 days from £299

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5-Day Break

  • Day 1 – Departure by coach then onwards to Belgium for a four-night stay.
  • Day 2 – Dunkirk; Ypres and the Last Post Ceremony Discover the ‘miracle’ of the withdrawal at Dunkirk and visit the site of the old mole, including the area of the Dunes where the ‘small ships’ came to prominence. Then study the fighting in and around Calais – the ‘Last Stand’ – seeing the museum in Parc St. Pierre, the Citadel, Fort Neuilly, the Cathedral Bunker and Fort Lapin. In the evening, join our optional excursion to Ypres, to attend the moving Last Post Ceremony at the magnificent Menin Gate Memoria. B
  • Day 3 – Coastal Defences We examine the sites once containing huge guns and missiles designed to fire directly across to Britain. See sites at Sangatte, Cap Blanc Nez, Cap Gris Nez, the museum at Todt Battery with its immense Railway Gun and the V3 London Cannon site at Mimoyeques. In addition, you’ll visit the V2 complex at Eperlecques. B
  • Day 4 – Wormhout and Ostend After a visit to the massacre site at Wormhout, we see the little known V1 (‘buzz bomb’) fixed launch area near Hazebrouck. Continue to the Belgian resort of Ostend where the Atlantic Wall Museum summarises the strength of the Festung Europa – Fortress Europe. B
  • Day 5 – La Coupole We explore this former V2 base and museum, then onto Calais and return home. B

Included Meals: B=Breakfast

Please Note: Entrance fees to museums and places of interest are at extra cost.

Notes

Prices are per person, based on two sharing

Extras:

  • Optional excursions
  • Single room supplement £65
  • Travel insurance from £31.95

Passengers :

Tour Includes

  • Free joining points
  • Travel by executive coach
  • 4 nights’ accommodation with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefields Guide
  • Battlefield visits as described

Silver Service

Upgrade to Silver Service and enjoy these extras

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

Tour Dates

Dunkirk And Fortress Europe (5 Days)
Tour Ref: 5BDK/1

04 June 2012 - £325.00

01 October 2012 - £299.00

03 June 2013 - £329.00


Dunkirk And Fortress Europe (5 Days) - Silver Service
Tour Ref: 5BDKV/1

16 July 2012 - £389.00

20 August 2012 - £379.00

22 October 2012 - £359.00

01 April 2013 - £369.00