Geography trip to Normandy by coach: 4 days, 3 nights

Subject range: Geography

What you’ll experience: Mont Saint-Michel is in the heart of a great bay that has the highest tides in Europe. Strong tides protected the abbey during the wars that ravaged France. At high tide, the tidal island is surrounded by the cold, fast-moving waters of the North Atlantic. At low tide, the landmass rises from the beach. Your group can experience the beautiful view over the bay from the ramparts path.
Select says: Guided tours around the bay are also possible – contact us for deatils.

Subject range: Geography

What you’ll experience: Arromanches: environmental quality investigation, tourism survey and evaluation of coastal management strategies. Arromanches is a significant tourist location on the Normandy beaches with an important role to play in telling us the history of the successful landings. But what can we learn today about how the impact of tourism is managed to sustain the environment of this coastal environment.
Select says: A great location to investigate coastal features and learn about our (as tourists) impact upon the area

Subject range: Geography

What you’ll experience: Land use transects and the location and clustering of services in the CBD. Work focussed on the urban landscape, showing through a city transept, the disposition of services and business as well as residential areas in the city
Select says: One of the most beautiful and compact towns in which to study the urban landscape.

Subject range: Geography

What you’ll experience: A coastal study developing skills in recording and presenting information. Topics include beach profiles – shingle beach; beach sediment size investigation and features of coastal erosion: chalk cliffs, caves, arches and stacks.
Select says: An opportunity to get to grips with a range of coastal features in a small area.

Subject range: Subject range: MFL, Art, Cultural, Geography, Food Technology

What you’ll experience: A town with a rich artistic and historical heritage, Honfleur has beautiful old houses, narrow paved streets, monuments, little shops, traditional restaurants, galleries, artists’ studios, a fishing harbour and a marina.
Select says: The changing light on the Seine estuary inspired Monet, Boudin, Courbet, and many others. Great place to stop for lunch on route to your destination or on the way home to break up the journey.

Subject range: MFL, Cultural, Food Technology

What you’ll experience: The markets in Normandy are fabulous places for students to see and sample the diversity of local produce and traditions, and to experience a colourful, lively and welcoming atmosphere. It’s also a great chance to try out their language skills. A full list of possibilities can be viewed a at the Normandy tourism website market page.
Select says: Bear in mind that most markets take place in the morning or on specific days. Some accommodations allow you to take food back and make lunches for your group after the market visit. Some groups enjoy doing this as a French language use excersise.