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Walking the D-Day Beaches of Normandy
This walking tour of the D-Day beaches is based around some of the walks in Paul Reed's, our head guide, book; ‘Walking D-Day'. We walk Sword, Juno and Omaha Beaches seeing locations off the beaten track in Normandy, and also look at the American Airborne and British Airborne on D-Day seeing Brecourt Manor and Pegasus Bridge.
Tour Includes
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
- Convenient local joining points
5 days from £699pp
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Local departure by coach, then onwards to Caen for a four-night stay.
Walk 2: After lunchtime in Courseulles, our second walk follows the Canadian landings at Juno Beach. Here we walk Mike Sector seeing where the Canadian, Scottish and Royal Winnipegs fought. We see the beach itself and walk the German defences, look at the story of ‘Cosey’s Bunker’ and see an original D-Day Churchill AVRE that landed in support of the Canadians.
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Key Visits
Walk 4: Following lunch we go to St. Marie du Mont where we follow the story of the ‘Band of Brothers’ on D-Day seeing locations in the town connected with their story and then walking through the Bocage lanes to Brecourt Manor to examine Richard Winters assault on the gun battery here.
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Key Visits
Walk 5: Today we look at the role of British Airborne and Commandos from D-Day onwards in the so-called ‘Eastern Flank’ walking the ground between the villages of Amfreville and Breville, the scene of heavy fighting in June 1944. We spend lunchtime at Pegasus Bridge and in the afternoon take time off or join us on an optional tour to Merville Battery where we look at the attack here by 9th Battalion Parachute Regiment on D-Day seeing the Merville bunkers and museum.
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Return home.
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Accommodation
You will stay for four nights at the 3-star Brit Hotel Caen Nord Memorial, or a hotel of a similar standard.
Carline Caen Nord
The Carline Caen Nord Hotel is set in a flowery surrounding with a garden in the area of Caen. The hotel is close to the D-Day landing beaches and the William the Conquer historical town. The hotel facilities include a lounge, a bar, a restaurant and Wi-Fi in public areas.
Hotel Facilities
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General
- English Speaking Staff
- Guest Lounge
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Lift
Room
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer on Request
- Fridge
- Non-Smoking Rooms Available
- Shower
- Telephone
- Free Wifi
Service
- Safe Box in Reception
- 24 Hour Front Desk
- Iron at Reception
Food & Drink
- Vegetarian Meals
- Gluten Free Menu
- Lactose or Dairy Free Menu
Accessibility
- Disabled Rooms Available
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Rooms on Request
Transport
- Bus Stop Nearby
Hotel
- English Speaking Staff
- Guest Lounge
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Lift
- WiFi Available
Silver Service Coach
More than simply your method of transport, Silver Service offers a coach with added comfort and facilities, such as deluxe reclining seats with leather headrests, an onboard entertainment system, and a spacious rear lounge so you can socialise with your fellow passengers.
Silver Service Features
- Specially designed reclining seats, with leather headrests, footrests and extra legroom.
- A spacious rear lounge where you can relax, socialise and get to know your fellow passengers.
- Our onboard entertainment and satellite navigation system makes your journey fly by.
- Free personal headphones mean you can tune into the music channel, listen to the radio or watch DVDs being played by your crew.
- Personal tables so you can enjoy your refreshments in comfort as you take in the passing scenery.
Reviews
4.8 Out of 5 ( 4 Reviews )
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Quality
4.8 / 5
Value for Money
4.8 / 5
Ciaran Heney, 0 years ago
Great holiday, Paul and Ben have amazing knowledge of the Normandy landings, hotel 2* was ok, purchased evening meal every night and food was excellent, and priced reasonably, transport side of the holiday involving pickups and transfers was also excellent. Thank you for a wonderful holiday.
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Mr Taylor, 0 years ago
The guides and the walks were fantastic. The hotel less so.
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S Gil, 0 years ago
The walking tour was really achievable, about 3 miles per walk. Both Leger guides were knowledgeable and enthusiastic. A great holiday
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Alan Malloy, 0 years ago
Enjoyed this trip and it fulfilled expectations. This was mainly because of the quality of the guides, Fred and Lawrence. Also the drivers on our coach, Sonia and Larry. who did everything possible to make our outbound and inbound journeys as comfortable as possible. The only negative was the amount of time we were all held up at French customs at Calais. This 3 hour delay meant that we missed our intended ferry an led to delays in getting home. While I understand this is no fault of anyone at Leger as it was solely down to the indolence of the French border guards; If there is any chance of giving some feedback to the French border guards on this issue I believe it should be done. In my view and others on the coach French border guards seemed to take a perverse delight in ensuring everyone on a coach passing through Calais were inconvenienced as much as possible. It completely soured an otherwise enjoyable tour..
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