Pointe Du Hoc
Three Full Days/Two Nights
Cost for two people - Driver and One Passenger
6th June 1944, D-Day, Allied forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault on
Nazi-occupied France. The Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy, and the battle to
liberate France from German occupation began, it was the largest amphibious invasion in
the history of warfare.
Our D-Day tour runs over three full days, we will visit many of the evocative and sometimes
emotional sites that stand as a reminder of the human cost and horror experienced by
those young Allied soldiers so many years ago.
You’ll receive CB commentary as we drive along a mixture of tracks and roads, giving you
an insight from a different perspective of this famous battle
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Pegasus Bridge Memorial Museum
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Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
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First views of the Mulberry Harbour
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Longues-sur-Mer Battery
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American Cemetery, Omaha Beach
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Pointe du Hoc
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Bayeux War Cemetery and Memorial
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German cemetery at La Cambe
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Museum of the Battle of Normandy
Tour Highlights
Over three days, we will visit many of the evocative and sometimes emotional sites
that stand as a reminder of the human cost and horror experienced by those young
Allied soldiers so many years ago.
You’ll receive CB commentary as we drive along a mixture of tracks and roads,
giving you an insight from a different perspective of this famous battle, traveling in a
small convoy of a maximum of 6 vehicles.
Using the highly rated Novotel in Bayeux just a short drive from the edge of Gold
Beach, you will experience the same sand and tides that bore witness to horrific
casualties on the first day of the invasion, but gave the allies a foothold on the
European mainland. We will travel along the invasion front keeping away from the
routes used by those who are unable to venture further than the roadside. We will
see the side of Normandy that has changed little since the advancing soldiers made
their way across and through the lanes and farmland. From the high cliffs and gun
emplacements at Pointe Du Hoc, past the remains of German gun batteries to the
long shallow beaches, such as Arromanches which still have the remains of the
Mulberry Harbours sitting on the sand we will visit many of the evocative and
sometimes emotional sites that now show little sign of the horror experienced by
those young Allied soldiers so many years ago.
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pack including meeting places, times, booking references etc.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at:
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D-DAY
1944-2024
2024
Price for two people -
Driver & One Passenger
Just £100 deposit required at booking
to secure your place
D-DAY
JUL
23-25
JUL
20-22
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Example Itinerary :
(Subject to change and alteration as more details become available)
Day 1 - Independent travel to Caen area, Normandy for a 0930hr meet. Welcome,
introductions and briefing. The tour starts with a visit to the Pegasus Bridge Memorial Museum,
which gives an excellent insight on paratroopers and glider troops. The original Pegasus Bridge
can also be seen here. We leave the museum and take tracks to get us over to Fort Hillman
where we stop for lunch. We move on to take in Beny-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery, the Stanley
Hollis memorial at Crépon - the only VC awarded on D-Day itself. We then head towards
Arromanches. From the green lanes on the crest of the hills you can see the Mulberry Harbour
and ‘Gold Beach’. Arrival time at the Hotel will be around 17:30.
We usually have a table booked for 19:30. This is optional but gives you chance to relax after
your journey and also get to know each other over deliciously, typically French courses in a local
restaurant. The cost is approximately €35pp plus drinks.
Day 2 – We travel to the coast and then west along the Gold and Omaha invasion front seeing a
side of Normandy that has changed little since the advancing soldiers made their way across and
through the lanes and farmland. Our first stop; the German gun batteries at Longues-sur-Mer.
Leaving the area of ‘Gold’ Beach, tracks take us to the fire-fight village of Port-en-Bessin before
arriving at the American Cemetery at Colleville. We then visit the shore-line of ‘Omaha’ Beach. A
short drive then takes us to the high cliffs and gun emplacements at Pointe Du Hoc followed by a
visit to Grandcamp Maisy. We then take in a few more green lanes before finishing the day at the
German Cemetery at La Cambe.
Day 3 – Our day starts in Bayeux with a look around Battle of Normandy Museum before
visiting the largest CWGC cemetery in Normandy. Routing inland takes us to Jerusalem, the
smallest but very poignant CWGC cemetery in Normandy, then on to view the Ellon Landing
Ground. We loop around the Fontenay battle-ground thence to Tilly-sur-Seulles. A north-east
direction will then take us to our final stop; the recently unveiled British Normandy Memorial,
which records the names of the 22,442 servicemen and women under British command who fell
on D-Day and during the Battle of Normandy. We conclude the tour here - the timings allow for
an independent meander around the area before heading to the ferry port at Caen/Ouistreham
and the 2300hr departure.
(Non-contractual Tour examples, subject to alteration when necessary. Evening events
TBC – All times are local)
Tour Costs
The prices include Driver and one Passenger based on minimum of 2 persons per
vehicle. Extra Adults are £299, Children 11-16 are £99, under 11’s free.
What’s Included?
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Double/Twin room with breakfast for Hotel based tours - based on two sharing.
Extra rooms are charged at cost, currently around £400 for the two nights
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Experienced 4x4 and Battlefield Guides for the duration of the tour.
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CB commentary delivered straight to your vehicle (free loan of a CB radio if
you don’t have one)
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Entrance to the Pegasus Bridge, Battle of Normandy and D-Day Museums
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Our bespoke BattlefieldsBy4x4 booklet pertinent to the Tour.
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A goodie bag containing various information leaflets, flyers, stickers and pens.
Accommodation
The D-Day Tours include accommodation at the Novotel in Bayeux, a short drive
from Arromanches, Gold Beach and lots of bars, restaurants, entertainment and
displays. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
What's not included:
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Food and refreshments
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Ferry or Eurotunnel Crossing
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Any extras at campsite
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Any extras, bar, restaurants etc at hotel.
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Fuel
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Tolls
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Visits to museums and visitor centres outside of the tour
If you are ready to book, click the ‘Book Now’ button next to your chosen date
above. Remember, we only require a £100 deposit.
