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History Trip to Normandy
Key Highlights
Location
Normandy
Subject
History & Politics, The Holocaust, WWII
Duration
4 days, 3 nights
Transport
Coach
About this trip
An educational school trip to Normandy is a perfect choice to aid students’ understanding of some of the key events during WWII (as well as links to studies of the Norman Conquest with Bayeux and Falaise). Visits to the D-Day Landing beaches, war museums and memorials will give the students unique insights and learning experiences. You could also choose to stay at our Château du Baffy which has historic significance to WWII when the building and hamlet of Colombiers-sur-Seulles were occupied by the Germans.
Sample Itinerary
Day 1 Find out more
- Arrival day
- Pegasus Bridge Memorial Museum
Day 2 Find out more
- Arromanches Landing Museum
- Arromanches 360 Cinema
- Bayeux Cemetery
Day 3 Find out more
- German Gun Battery (Longues-sur-Mer)
- American Cemetery & Omaha Beach
- Caen Memorial Museum
Day 4 Find out more
- British Normandy Memorial
- Travel home
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Excursion Ideas
History
Arromanches: D-Day Landings Museum
The museum has five different sections including: a gallery of working models overlooking the historic site (guided tour), a…
History
Pegasus Memorial Museum and Bridge
A museum about WWII, dedicated to the heroic action of the 6th British Airborne Division during the battle which…
History
D-Day Beaches
Utah, Omaha, Gold Beach, Juno Beach and Sword Beach were stormed by Allied soldiers in the morning of June…
History
Juno Beach Centre and Juno Park
This is a memorial and an educational museum. The Juno Beach Centre shows visitors the importance of Canadian involvement…
History
Pointe du Hoc
Heavily defended by the Germans, this headland was an ideal post from which to survey the whole coast and…
History
Bayeux British Cemetery
This is the largest WWII cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France. It contains 4,648 burials, mostly from the Invasion…
History
Normandy American Cemetery
The cemetery site covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,387 military dead, most of whom lost their…
History
German Battery – Longues-sur-Mer
This formidable German battery, built on a picturesque cliff, included four fearsome 150mm canons, capable of firing on targets…
History
La Cambe German Cemetery
La Cambe is a war cemetery containing in excess of 21,000 German military personnel of World War II. There…
History
Overlord Museum
Located a short distance from Omaha beach, Overlord Museum covers the period of the Allied landing until the liberation…
MFL
Swimming – Aquanacre
Aquanacre is located in Douvres-la-Délivrande, just 10 minutes from the Château du Baffy. The swimming centre has 3 pools,…
History
The D-Day Story – Portsmouth
Discover the story of what took place on the 6 th June 1944 at The D-Day Story, the only…
History
British Normandy Memorial
The British Normandy Memorial commemorates the 22,442 servicemen and women under British command who fell on D-Day and during…
History
Winston Churchill Centre
The Winston Churchill Centre for Education and Learning is set to open on 6 June 2024, in honor of…
Art & Design
Les Braves – Omaha Memorial Sculpture
Les Braves is a war memorial created by French sculptor Anilore Banon in 2004, located on the shores of…
Cultural
Chateau de Falaise
Remnants of a medieval castle, dating from the 12-13th Century and on the site of the birthplace of William…
Cultural
Abbaye aux Hommes
The more ornate counterpart to the Abbaye aux Dames, this Abbey houses the tomb of William the Conquereror. Behind…
Cultural
Normandy Victory Museum
A museum with a different angle, giving insight into life in the 100 days following the D-Day landings, known…
History
Arromanches 360 Circular Cinema
A film about the terrible Battle of Normandy taken from archive images from around the world is projected in…
Accommodation Options
Accommodation
Château du Baffy
Colombiers-sur-Seulles
The Château is just 6 km from the charming seaside town of Courseulles-sur-Mer, with its yacht harbour and sandy beaches,…
Accommodation
UNCMT Tailleville
Tailleville
Tailleville is a traditional rural hamlet just 3km from Courseulles and 12km from Arromanches. The UNCMT is set in…
Curriculum Links
KS4 (GCSE)
AQA: Conflict and Tension: The Second World War, 1939–1945
Edexcel: Superpower Relations and the Cold War / Modern Depth Studies
OCR: The Second World War, 1939–1945
KS5 (A-Level)
AQA: The Second World War, 1939–1945
Edexcel: Superpower Relations and the Cold War / Modern European Depth Studies
OCR: The Second World War, 1939–1945 / Warfare and Society
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- Exclusive Accommodation - Stay at our very own Château du Baffy in the heart of Normandy
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