I fancy visiting the D day Beaches next summer. Where's the best place to stay not too far away from the coast? Whats the best way of getting there? I'm thinking about taking the ferry to Norhern France and then visiting a few trenches and then driving down to Normandy or taking the ferry direct to St.Malo.
dont get your trenches WW1 mixed up with the beaches WW2. get the ferry to Caen (Ousterheim) next door to Sword beach. went to Hermanville sur mer a couple of years ago for the 60th anniv with my regt assn, very moving. that was the place where my regt landed in the 1st wave at 6am. plenty of good b & b in Caen
RE: D Day Beaches -Try a hotel in Bayeux Close to most of the British/Canadian/American beaches, + tapestry to see as well. Went last summer.
RE: D Day Beaches -Try a hotel in Bayeux I'm more or less looking at self catering for 4 adults and two children. A house or Country Cottage would be ok provided it's not two far away from the Coast. We like to do a bit of snorkelling so a few rocky bays close by would be ideal.
i know it's not D-Day but don't be tempted with Dunkirk - nowt there really from a ww2 historical point of view
RE: i know it's not D-Day but Dunkirk, I was stranded there once in 1980 coming back from Grenoble. Bloody French fishermen had blockaded the Port. We were packed like sardines on 7 buses and I slept wedged upright up all the way to Calais. Got back to Dover about 8 hours late and then I threw up as I was getting off the ferry. A Memorable journey. One of the old lads I worked with at Tracky was trapped on the beach in the War and he pissed himself laughing, he said it took me longer to get out of Dunkirk than he did. I'm glad nobody was trying to bomb me like the Germans were him.
RE: D Day Beaches -Try Arromanches sur Mer where they positioned the mulberry harbours. There's bound to be self-catering accomodation there. Lovely beach for your children too.
RE: D Day Beaches -Try Arromanches sur Mer There is a great museum there too. Very freindly people make English welcome when I was there. Bayeux very nice too also see the tapestries.
