Normandy & Brittany
D day landing beaches and Calvados
May/June 2027
Flights from the UK and all transport within the itinerary
Quality Accommodation of 4* and above
Experienced Tour Guide from the UK
All gratuities
Visiting Normandy and Brittany allows us the opportunity to experience the quieter side of French life. We visit one of the Normandy landing beaches, made so famous when on 6th June 1944 allied troops landed in over 5,000 small boats, at the beginning of the D Day landings. There are moving tributes throughout the area, commemorating all who took part in this astounding feat; along with the remains of the Mulberry harbours, that arrived from the UK
What's Included
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City tour of Nantes
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The Tower of Brittany
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Beef Farm near St Malo
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Walled port town of St Malo
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Rail tour of St Malo
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Le Mont Saint Michel
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Family Dairy Farm
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The British Normandy Memorial
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D-Day landing beaches
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D-Day Museum at Arromanches
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Picturesque village of Honfleur
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Bayeux Tapestry
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Pegasus Bridge
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Agricultural visits per itinerary
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Cider & Calvados producer -with tastings!
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8 nights quality accommodation
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8 Breakfasts
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Many lunches & evening dinners
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All airport taxes
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Return flights from the UK
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Baggage handling
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Bay Farm Tours tour manager
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English speaking French guide
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Interest
Highlights
Normandy is the area from where William the Conqueror set out in 1066 to invade Britain. There are sandy beaches and rocky cliffs, plus inland areas of small towns & villages, in addition to gentle rolling farmland, fields & hedgerows, stables, racehorses and of course it is home to Normandy cattle. The Normandy beaches are most remembered for the Allied Forces landing on beaches code named Omaha, Juno, Utah, Gold and Sword. Evidence of the D-Day landings can still be seen today, and the beaches are still known by the landing day names.
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Weather
The best time to visit this region is summer, the warmest time of year, although we recommend bringing a sweatshirt, a light jacket & brolly!
Currency
The Euro €
Previously you would have been spending French Francs and Centimes.
Pace
Grade B
All of our tours are graded A to D according to the pace of the tour, with A being the least active. To find out more, please click here.
Meals
Breakfast every day
Many lunches & evening dinners with delicious french wine
Sightseeing
Le Mont Saint Michel. The magic begins as we cross the causeway to this impressive World Heritage site. The island rises out of the sea, topped by a gravity defying monastery, just on the border of Brittany and Normandy. Formerly a Benedictine Monastery and at one time a political prison it is a magnificent sight and one of europe's major pilgramage destinations.
Agriculture
The regions of Normandy and Brittany are synonymous with French agriculture. With its mild climate Brittany is suited to dairy farming and poultry breeding, butter and chickens are regional exports. Salt marsh lamb is also produced in the region. Brittany is also one of France’s leading vegetable growing regions with artichokes, cauliflowers, carrots & potatoes among the most important crops. Fishing is also a very important industry in Brittany, the region has many fishing ports
