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Taking up to 5 people
(+ Guide / Driver) in our comfortable air-conditioned Citroën C8 minivan or rental vehicle we will explore the battlefields of Normandy on foot, by car, and through museums.
Your guide will be Dr Andrew Thomson, History Ph.D. (University of Kent). His topic was the experiences of U.S. troops in France in 1944-45 (you can consult an abstract of the thesis on this site).
This is a suggested itinerary only - on all our trips we are of course happy to accommodate specific requirements, and to adjust the schedule depending on weather and preferences.
Ask us for an individual quote today.
Dieppe 1942 / Normandy 1944
A suggested 3-day / 2-night private tour for up to 5 people
Make your own party - do get in touch to discuss possible dates
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Private groups (i.e. you & your friends);
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Staying in the pretty town of Bayeux, here is a suggested 3-day (2-night) itinerary that covers not just Dieppe, Juno Beach and Falaise, but gives you a taste of Normandy itself, with its delightful countryside, coast, and local food. Naturally we can put together a family-specific tour, and tours of different durations.
Day One - August 1942:
The Dieppe Raid
- After a night in Canterbury, or a 40 minute train journey from London to Ashford - 35 minute Tunnel crossing in our car, then 2 hr drive from Calais.
- Pickup from Paris - 2 hr 30 minute drive
Tour of Dieppe from around midday taking in the main beach, Esplanade and Chateau viewpoint; visits to the sites of the flanking attacks at Puys to the east and Pourville to the west; visit the Canadian cemetery. Drive on two hours to Bayeux, checking-in to our hotel around 6.30 p.m.
Day Two - June 1944:
Juno Beach & the advance inland
Morning tour of Juno Beach including 'Atlantic Wall' bunkers and gun emplacements at Bernières and St Aubin, 'DD' swimming tank and AVRE tank at Courseulles, the Juno Beach Centre, and the Canadian cemetery. Afternoon tour following the route inland followed by Canadian troops: Buron, Putot, etc. Second half of the afternoon free in Bayeux (second night here).
Day Three:
The road to Falaise & the Falaise Gap
Morning tour looking at the attacks from Caen towards Falaise (operations Totalize and Tractable), Falaise itself, and the closing of the Gap to the south - Trun, Chambois and Mount Ormel. Leave around 2.30 p.m., aiming to get you to your finishing point by 6.00 p.m.
- 3 hr drive to Channel Tunnel. Back in the UK we will put you on a high-speed train to London, arriving there around 7.50 p.m.
- Drop-off in Paris - 3 hr drive
Check out our prices here
Do get in touch to discuss details and possible dates.
See also:
World War II Tours
A suggested 3-day itinerary: D-Day & the Battle of Normandy
A suggested 5-day itinterary: Normandy & the Ardennes
A suggested 3-day itinerary: The Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge)
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Dr Thomson's Tours
Tour operator & private guide
Tailor-made private tours of South-East England, France, Belgium & Germany
Above: One of the memorials on the beach at Dieppe
Below: Juno Beach viewed from inside a German anti-tank emplacement
Above: the Town of Falaise
Left: Canadian memorial in Putot en Bessin
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Add-ons before or after your tour One of the key things that we offer is flexibility: we are keen to help you enhance your tour experience by offering you the chance to visit somewhere that you’ve always wanted to see (either just before or after your tour with us). And bear in mind the possibility to do this in the context of being dropped off somewhere interesting for the next leg of your vacation (or business trip). Starting the tour in one place and finishing in another is something we do often for clients. Add-ons available on a Dieppe/Normandy tour: |
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The landing beach at Pourville, near Dieppe
