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D-Day Landings in Normandy
See the landing beaches, battlegrounds, military cemeteries and museums of the single biggest invasion force ever assembled.
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Special Family Departures
To make these tours more accessible to families, we are pleased to offer reduced prices for children (aged 17 and under ) on selected dates in the school holidays. This offer is available on 4-day breaks on Apr 10, May 28, Aug 13. 1 child sharing a room with 1 or 2 paying adults pays £149 (subject to room availability). 2 or 3 children travelling with at least one adult, occupying their own room, pay £199 each.
To book one of these special departures at the reduced child prices, please call our reservations department on
Holiday Itinerary
4-Day Break
- Day 1 – We journey to Normandy in France and stay for three nights.
- Day 2 – THE BRITISH SECTOR (included). Full day with your specialist Battlefields Guide. Follow the progress of the British 6th Airborne Division – see Ranville Cemetery, Pegasus Bridge and Café Gondré. Continue along the British and Canadian beaches to Arromanches and Bayeux. B
- Day 3 – The American Sector (included) Firstly we visit the huge guns at the Battery at Longues-sur-Mer, taken by the Devonshires on 7 June, then we enter the highly emotive American Sector, visiting the American Cemetery overlooking tragic Omaha Beach, and the beach itself, walking in the footsteps of these brave young men. Time for lunch and a visit to the Airborne Museum in Ste. Mère Église, the scene of some of the tragic landings of the U.S. Paras, the Screaming Eagles and the All-Americans. In the afternoon we see Utah Beach where the U.S. Infantry landed to link with the Paratroopers to secure the Cherbourg peninsula and make a stop at the German Peace Garden Cemetery, where 21,000 fallen from the Normandy Campaign are buried. Before returning to our hotel we also visit the headland of Pointe du Hoc, courageously taken by the American Rangers. B
- Day 4 – Journey to Calais then return home. B
5-Day Break
- Day 1 – We journey to Normandy in France and stay for three nights.
- Day 2 – THE BRITISH SECTOR (included). Full day with your specialist Battlefields Guide. Follow the progress of the British 6th Airborne Division – see Ranville Cemetery, Pegasus Bridge and Café Gondré. Continue along the British and Canadian beaches to Arromanches and Bayeux. B
- Day 3 – The American Sector (included) Firstly we visit the huge guns at the Battery at Longues-sur-Mer, taken by the Devonshires on 7 June, then we enter the highly emotive American Sector, visiting the American Cemetery overlooking tragic Omaha Beach, and the beach itself, walking in the footsteps of these brave young men. Time for lunch and a visit to the Airborne Museum in Ste. Mère Église, the scene of some of the tragic landings of the U.S. Paras, the Screaming Eagles and the All-Americans. In the afternoon we see Utah Beach where the U.S. Infantry landed to link with the Paratroopers to secure the Cherbourg peninsula and make a stop at the German Peace Garden Cemetery, where 21,000 fallen from the Normandy Campaign are buried. Before returning to our hotel we also visit the headland of Pointe du Hoc, courageously taken by the American Rangers. B
- Day 4 – INLAND BATTLES (included). We investigate the 'inland battles', including Jerusalem Cemetery and Villers Bocage, covering the story of German tank ace, Michael Wittmann. You'll also study 'Operation Epsom' and Hill 112. In the afternoon, we visit the 'Falaise Pocket' walking and driving the 'Corridor of Death' – the only escape route for two German armies. Our day ends at the Polish Memorial at Montormel. B
- Day 5 – To Calais then return home. B
B=Breakfast Br=Brunch L=Lunch D=Dinner
