This superb four-day tour will take you from defeat to victory, tracing the events during one of the most gripping periods of the 20th century. From the miracle of the Dunkirk Shield, to the Dieppe Raid and the beaches of Normandy, we'll travel along Hitler's Atlantic Wall, in the footsteps of brave soldiers.

Tour Inclusions
• 3 nights in traditional & unique accommodation
• Specialist Battlefield Guide/Driver
• All mini-coach transportation
• Full European breakfast daily
• Full evening meals x 2

Entrance fees as listed:

• Juno Beach Museum
• Pegasus Bridge Museum
• Airborne Museum St Mere Eglise
• Chateau Memorial Museum Dieppe
• Dunkirk Museum
• Utah Beach Museum

Tues 08 Jun, 2010 - Fri 11 Jun, 2010 (3 nights)Tues 06 Jul, 2010 - Fri 09 Jul, 2010 (3 nights)Tues 10 Aug, 2010 - Fri 13 Aug, 2010 (3 nights)Tues 07 Sep, 2010 - Fri 10 Sep, 2010 (3 nights)Tues 05 Oct, 2010 - Fri 08 Oct, 2010 (3 nights)

Itinerary:

Day 1  Dieppe
We make our way from Lille to Dunkirk to find out all about the Dunkirk Shield. Operation Dynamo, the evacuation from Dunkirk, is one of the most celebrated military events in British history. For over six months the two armies had faced each other across the Franco-German border, but after the German offensive in May 1940, the Allied armies were split, nearly trapping the BEF without any hope of escape. Instead, the BEF was able to fight its way back to Dunkirk, where troops were rescued by a fleet of small ships. En route, we see remnants of the Maginot Line in Cassel, the site of the Le Paradis Massacre, where the Norfolks were executed by the SS after surrendering, and the barn in Esquelbecq where the Warwicks met a similar fate.
(D)

Day 2    Bayeux
We visit sites connected with the Dieppe landings of 1942, which involved British, Canadian and American units. The objective of Operation Jubilee was to capture and hold an established port to gauge the German response. Highlights today include visiting the landing sites of No. 3 and No. 4 Commando and Blue and Green Beach, where the Canadian Regiments suffered great losses. We continue to Bayeux to our overnight accommodation.
(B)

Day 3    Bayeux
We spend time covering the British and Canadian landing and dropping zones. Gold, Juno and Sword Beaches, each with their own reminders of epic events: the Mulberry Harbour in Arromanches, Pegasus Bridge, Cafe Gondree (the first house to be liberated), Merville Battery overlooking Sword Beach and many other places of interest, including Divisional and Unit Memorials where we will pay our respects, make for a full programme.
(B/D)

Day 4   Normandy Beaches
Our final day will be spent covering the American involvement, visiting Utah and "bloody" Omaha Beaches, with its sheer cliffs at the Point du Hoc and Colleville Cemetery, containing the remains of nearly 10,000 servicemen. A stop at Ste Mere Eglise, where paratrooper John Steele got caught on the church steeple and home to the Iron Mike Memorial to the US Airborne Forces, brings us to the end of our visit. We leave Normandy behind for our return to Lille.
(B)

Price

Pick-up/Drop-off Information:

This tour starts at 11.00am from 'The Meeting Point' at Lille Europe Rail station (Eurostar terminal)
Make your own way to the pick-up point at 11:00 am at the 'Meeting Point' inside the Lille Europe station. If you are staying in Paris you may catch SNCF operated train service from Paris Nord to Lille Flanders (approx 1 hr 20 mins). From Lille Flanders make your way to Lille Europe for the 11.00am pick up at 'The Meeting Point' inside the rail terminal. Please note that transfers from Paris are not included in the price of your tour.

If you require transfers from London, please ask for our Eurostar prices.