Holidays 2025
Departs: Sunday 5th October 2025 | 5 Days
Normandy Battlefields
Tour Price: £659.00 per person
Your Holiday Centre
A region known for its wealth of major historical sites, fabulous countryside, the most delicious seafood imaginable and its produce of rustic cheeses and ciders in its pretty rural areas.
Normandy has an important history from William the Conqueror to WW2 with a dramatic coastline that included the D Day Landing beaches, stylish beach resorts and the stunning Mont St Michel. These are just a few of the many attractions that will all vie for your attention.
With superb attractions, from the picturesque harbour of Honfleur to the magnificent Gothic abbey of Mont St Michel, this region has long been a favourite with British holidaymakers.
The 6th of June 1944 saw one of the most audacious and heroic wartime operations of the 20th century. Around 156,000 Allied soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy in the biggest seaborne invasion in military history. Known as Operation Overlord, the Allied mission was clear: to take back France from the invading Germans by moving inwards from the coast. Five landing beaches were given the codenames Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword, by which they are still known today. From Saint-Marie-du-Mont to Ouistreham, soldiers stormed the coast, taking thousands of casualties. The ensuing Battle of Normandy lasted for 80 days as the Allies repelled the German forces.
Tour Inclusions
- All coach travel
- Ferries
- Porterage
- 4 nights half board
- City tax
- Excursions
- Guided Tour of D Day Landing Beaches
- Entrance to Museum-Bayeux Tapestry
- Entrance to Caen Memorial
- Services of a tour manager
Special Notes
- Insurance.
- Full valid passport.
- Currency for this tour is the Euro.
- Please inform us of any special dietary needs (diabetic, gluten free, vegetarian, etc).
- Special requests are put forward to the hotel, and they will do their utmost to accommodate your needs.
Tour Price
- Price Per Person
- £659.00
Single Room Supplement: £150.00 (Double/twin room)
Your Accommodation
Hotel Antares & Spa Honfleur
Rue St Clair, 14600 La Riviere-Saint-Sauveur, France.
Tel: +33 2 31 89 10 10.
The Antares hotel is located 2km from Honfleur city centre and its port. This 3 star Antares Hotel & Spa will seduce you with the wealth of its facilities entirely dedicated to your well-being.
There are 78 rooms, all with en-suite (bath or shower), you will appreciate the comfort of spacious rooms, some of which have a view of the Pont de Normandy. The rooms have a flat screen TV with satellite channels, hairdryer, alarm clock and tea/coffee making facilities.
The SPA area is accessible to all residents at no extra charge with an indoor swimming pool heated to 29° and a sauna. There is also an indoor and outdoor terrace.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Depart Local Area
After boarding your luxury coach, you make your way to Dover for our morning DFDS ferry crossing to Calais. There is a meal voucher included for food and a drink. We travel south through France with comfort stops, to the harbour town of Honfleur and our Hotel Antares Honfleur where we shall spend the next 4 nights with dinner, bed and breakfast.
Day 2: Rouen & Honfleur
Today you will visit the town of Rouen for free time to explore this capital of Normandy, which lays claim to William the Conqueror in 1066, Richard the Lionheart, who literally left his heart here and the tragic story of Joan of Arc. This afternoon you travel back to the harbour area of Honfleur for you to explore the beautiful harbour. Later, you return back to the hotel to relax before dinner.
Day 3: Bayeux Tapestry & Guided Tour of the D Day Beaches
A morning visit to the Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux. The Bayeux Tapestry is an 11th century work of art unique in the world. Almost 70 meters long, immerse yourself in the embroidered story of the conquest of England in the year 1066 by William, Duke of Normandy. A visit to the museum allows you to discover the Bayeux Tapestry in its entirety, to approach it without damaging it, and to understand its history and creation. There is an audio-guided commentary, available in 16 languages. This afternoon we pick up our local guide for a tour 3-4hr tour of the Normandy Beaches.
Day 4: Caen City & Memorial
Today we travel to the city of Caen, for free time to explore the two abbeys, the castle and historical city centre. After lunch we go to Caen Memorial Museum. As we step up to the Esplanade Eisenhower, named after the Supreme Commander in 1944, before us is the smooth stone cliff face of the Memorial. A jagged gash splits it apart, and either side a huge inscription in capital letters spells out the solemn words across the ripped facade: 'Suffering shattered me, brotherhood raised me up, and from my wound spurted forth a flood of freedom'. Now we are invited to step inside that wound of history. Just as the architecture symbolises the eruption of war into peace, so the site of the Memorial was chosen as a symbol. Bang on top of the German General Richter's underground headquarters in a former Caen stone quarry. He commanded the principal defending division of the D-Day Landing Beaches - which would be almost wiped out in one day. A century marked by the World War II, a conflict that resulted in the death of 60 million soldiers and civilians. A century of major geopolitical upheavals, marked by Europe's determination to preserve peace. Inside there are different sections to visit. World War II - This section plunges you into the heart of the Second World War, exploring the causes, the consequences, the key players, and the decisive battles. The D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy - This section explains the decisive military operation that enabled the Allied forces to successfully land on the beaches of Normandy, significantly contributing to the defeat of the Nazi forces in Europe. There is also much more on offer. From here we make our way back to the hotel.
Day 5: Depart for Home
After breakfast and cases have been loaded, we say farewell to our hosts at the Antares Hotel and make our way back to the ferry port for our afternoon ferry. There will be a meal voucher included for food and a drink. We should arrive back in our local area mid evening.