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The Dambusters Raid of May 1943 was one of the most iconic air operations of WW2. On this fascinating battlefield tour we honour the sacrifice of Guy Gibson VC and his crews who flew in the mission, on the 76th Anniversary of Operation Chastise. Starting in Sheffield we visit Derwent Dam and the RAF museum in Hendon, to see an original Lancaster Bomber, before continuing and visiting the Dambusters graves at Bergen op Zoom. We then travel to Germany and visit Eder Dam and Möhne Dam which were both attacked in the raid.
7 days from £699 pp
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This tour begins in Sheffield. Make you own way to our hotel in the Sheffield area where you will be staying for the night. Free car parking is available at the Leger offices in nearby Rotherham together with a free transfer service to your hotel.
We head to Derwent Dam in the Peak District where the Dambusters operated training flights because of its resemblance to the German dams, before travelling to former RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, the base of 617 Squadron. Here you can visit the heritage centre and see where the Dambusters flew from. We continue to our hotel in the Heathrow/Watford area.
Included highlights
Today, we visit the RAF Museum in Hendon to see an original Lancaster Bomber, before seeing the area at Reculver in Kent where bouncing bomb testing took place. From here we travel to France and continue to Antwerp for an overnight stay
Included highlights
Today we see the grave of Dambusters leader Guy Gibson VC, killed in a crash in a Mosquito in 1944. We also see Dambusters graves at Bergen op Zoom before continuing to our hotel in the Dortmund/Wuppertal area of Germany for two nights.
Included highlights
Today, on 16th May – the 76th Anniversary – we visit the Dams attacked in the raid, also seeing the small museum at the Eder Dam. After dinner this evening we visit the Möhne Dam at the time the attack took place in 1943, returning to our hotel late this evening.
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We travel across Germany and visit the graves of Dambuster crews in Rheinberg War Cemetery and later, at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, before having an overnight stay in the Arnhem area.
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We return to the U.K today. You can choose to be dropped off at one of our Local joining points or at the Leger offices in Rotherham to collect your parked car.
Book online OR call our friendly travel advisers on:
01709 787 463
If you prefer, then you can join the tour at the hotel. To do this, we will require a copy of your passport for identification purposes and you must advise us at the time of booking.
No reduction will be given if you should choose to do this.
We are unable to guarantee that the hotel will be able to meet your dietary requirements. We find that the majority of European countries do not generally cater for vegetarians and that the meal supplied may well be what everyone else is having minus the meat.
We will of course endeavour to arrange for a vegetarian meal at the hotel. We do however suggest that you advise us of your dietary requests at the time of booking and recommend that you speak to the receptionist on arrival with regard to your request.
You will stay for one night in the Sheffield area, followed by one night in the Heathrow/Watford area. You will then stay for one night in Antwerp, two nights in the Wuppertal/Dortmund area and one night in the Arnhem area. All hotels will be minimum 3-star hotels.
Front row seats can be reserved for £14pp (up to 6 days' duration), £22pp (7 & 8 days' duration) and £25pp (9 days' duration and over) on all European tours. This offer is only available for bookings of two or four persons on the front row and is subject to availability. In addition to this, seats on the second row can be reserved for £7pp (up to 6 days duration), £14pp (7 & 8 days duration) and £17pp (9 days duration and over). Guaranteed front/second row seats cannot be reserved on transfer journeys to/from the interchange. Children under 15 years cannot occupy a front row seat due to French Law. Central view seats are free.
Please note: On some coaches the legroom on front seats may be slightly less than that available on other seats due to the presence of a modesty board in front.
If your tour is cancelled for any reason and front/second row seats are not available on your new tour, you will be refunded the supplement. No other compensation will be payable.
Alternatively, we can take seating requests on your booking. However, requests are not guaranteed. All seat numbers are confirmed on travel documents approximately 7-10 days prior to departure.
Transfer coaches are routed approximately 2-3 weeks before departure. The route taken depends on where paassengers are booked to travel from on any particular date as to which route is taken. If you require further detailed information regarding the route to the port you can contact our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333 two weeks before you are due to travel.
With regard to the route taken by the main tour coach, this is determined by the driver.
When it comes to getting you to your destination, Leger Holidays make it easy, with a selection of travel options for you to choose from.
You can join your coach at your nearest joining point – we’ve hundreds to choose from throughout England, Scotland and Wales. To find your nearest pick up, search using your postcode below.
*Please note pickups are subject to availability.
Why not go the night before your tour for a relaxing start?
You can park for FREE for up to seven days at the Holiday Inn Ashford North and enjoy an overnight stay with English breakfast from just £39.50 per person (Based on 2 sharing a twin/double room on a B&B basis, subject to availability. Single supplements and terms and conditions apply.) We’ll then collect you from the hotel on the day of departure and return you there at the end of your holiday.
To book this package, please call the hotel on 01233 713333, quoting ‘Leger Holidays’ and your booking reference. If your holiday is longer than seven days you can pay for additional days’ parking. Ask one of our friendly reservations team for more details when you book your holiday
On most holidays if you’d prefer to join your tour coach at Stop 24 services, you can park your car in the car park which is accredited by the Park Mark safer parking scheme and is monitored 24 hours a day by CCTV. Payment for the parking is made on arrival using the self-service machines. Excludes holidays to Ireland and the U.K. and tours travelling via Brittany Ferries.
On Single Traveller holidays and coach holidays of 7 days’ duration or more, you don’t even have to think about getting to your local joining point. If you live within 20 miles of one of our free joining points we’ll pick you up from your home and take you to meet your transfer vehicle, then return you back home at the end of your holiday. The cost is from £35 per booking each way for up to four people per booking.
If you live a little further afield, you can also take advantage of this convenient option for an additional charge – please enquire at the time of booking.
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To book this tour, just give our friendly team a call on 01709 787 463 or book online at www.leger.co.uk
