D-Day 80th Anniversary - The Optimum Experience

Join us for an awe-inspiring journey across the English Channel, following in the footsteps of the over three hundred thousand Allied soldiers and personnel who took part in the Normandy Landings eighty years ago.

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2024 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, so join us for an awe-inspiring journey across the English Channel, following in the footsteps of the over three hundred thousand Allied soldiers and personnel who took part in the Normandy Landings eighty years ago. Explore Pegasus Bridge, where the first action of D-Day occurred, Caen Memorial Museum and the beaches stormed by British forces, accompanied by a specialist battlefield tour guide.

INCLUDES

Return luxury coach travel

Return ferry crossings

Escorted by a Skills Representative

1 night half board, 2 nights bed & breakfast

D-Day tour with specialist tour guide (stops at the Sword, Juno & Gold beaches, the British Normandy Memorial & Arromanches-les-Bains)

Admission into Caen Memorial Museum & Pegusus Bridge Museum

Visit to the Ranville War Cemetery

Day 1

After this morning’s early pick-ups, we depart for our channel crossing to Calais and onto our hotel in the small Normandy coastal town of Ouistreham - why not take the opportunity to visit the nearby 80th D-Day Anniversary Memorial on the beachfront? Dinner will be included at the hotel this evening.

Day 2

We begin the day at the Caen Memorial Museum, where a self-guided tour will give you key insight into the events of World War 2 and D-Day. This afternoon, we travel the short distance to Pegasus Bridge and the nearby Museum, which saw the brave 6th Airbourne division retake the bridge in the first action of D-Day before paying your respects at the Ranville War Cemetery.

Day 3

After meeting our experienced tour guide, we set off for the Normandy beaches (Sword, Juno & Gold), where the British troops landed eighty years ago. The day will also include stops at the British Normandy Memorial and Arromanches-les-Bains, where remnants of the famous Mulberry Harbour can be seen to this day.

Day 4

After this monumental trip, we return home today.

ibis Styles Ouistreham 3*, France

Hotel Facilities

Lift
Restaurant
Bar
Wi-Fi

Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.

Name	Address	Distance
Alfreton	Bus Station, Hall Street, Alfreton, DE55 7BT
Arnold	High Street Bus Stop, Outside Leisure Centre Car Park, Arnold, NG5 7EE
Beeston	Beeston Lace Road, behind the Cricketers Pub Beeston, NG9 2LA
Bulwell	Aldi (Bus Stop SW12), Sellers Wood Drive, Bulwell, NG6 8GE
Chesterfield	Coach Station, Beckingham Way Chesterfield, S40 1TH
Derby	Bus Station, Bay 27 & 28, Derby, DE1 2AY
Heanor	Market Place, Wilmott Street (Market Square side) Heanor, DE75 7EG
Ilkeston	Wharncliffe Rd, Market Place, Ilkeston, DE7 5GF
Leicester	St Margarets Bus Station, Stand SA, Gravel Street, Leicester, LE1 3AG
Long Eaton.	The Green, Outside Poundland Long Eaton, Notts, NG10 1HQ
Loughborough	Amber Rooms, The Rushes Loughborough, LE11 5BE
Lutterworth	George Street, Outside Wycliffe Rooms Lutterworth, LE17 4EG
Mansfield	Bus Stop, Walkden Street Mansfield, NG18 1QN
Nottingham	Mount Street, Alongside the Grosvenor Casino, Nottingham, NG1 6HE
Ripley	Market Place, Express Stand Ripley, DE5 3FJ
Rotherham	Interchange Bay C1/ C2, Frederick Street, Rotherham , S60 1QB
Sheffield	Pond Hill, Opposite Penny Black Public House Sheffield, S1 2BG
Toton	Tram Stop Park and Ride, Toton Lane Notts, NG9 7JA