Three day Tour of Utah and Cherbourg east area.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
Brittany Ferries in the summer season runs a service that we used : -
Poole Cherbourg
- Depart 0830 Arrive 13.45
Cherbourg - Poole - Depart 18.30 Arrive 21.45
(Using the date Tu15 Aug to Thrs17 Aug 2017)
I am not advertising for Brittany Ferries it is just the one I use from Poole as it is convenient for me, Portsmouth is another option.
Three Day Tour of Manche Area
Three Day Tour of Manche Area
Red dots are a few of the Wn defences.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
We used the Le Sainte Mere Hotel easy to use ***star and is just outside the town and a short walk.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
Fiere Bridge and across the meadow Cauquigny Church was also visited as its was held by airborne troops.
Capturing the La Fiere Causeway
Link.
A large orientation table, a memorial of Iron Mike and where the Bazooka man shot one or more tanks.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
Bloody Gulch Museum and tour (closed when we arrived). Bocage in the area the paratroops fought. Carentan Port.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
In the house is a very good I believe free museum (we were not asked to pay) and shop. The D-Day Experience, museum and a ride in a C47. The briefing by a very clever 3D officer.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
The track to the lock. The lock. Plan of the battle to take and hold them where Col Johnson’s group fought.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
The spot . Memorial on the wall.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
Cable bunker. Anti-tank Wall. Wno1.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
Wn01
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
Very good for food.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
Plan of the area. Part of the Museum. Utah Beach.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
So loads to see and you don't have to do all of them just the ones that you wish to.
A good place for an evening meal is the Bar in Quineville, Hotel de la Plage. There is another Museum in Quineville if you wish to visit one more today.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
Quineville Harbour Wn19 Quineville fort Lestre Hameau Simon .
La Maison Rouge.
Wn140 Morsalines Le Hutrel.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
St-Vaast-la-Houge, R622 Quarters bunker. Main area with the R622 bunker, an R667 behind the Chapelle and the sea/tank wall. The causeway out to La Houge fort.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
Barfleur. Gatteville. StP152 Gatteville H.K.B.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
Here kids (with parental control) can have a free run of all the bunkers and surrounding area. Although I have been here many times, every time I come I find another little gem. Foot prints in the concrete, an imprint of a Gerry can, etc.
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Three Day Tour of Manche Area
Back to the ferry in time to sail home.
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