Day 1 – UK to Lisieux

Board with our tour manager our private executive coach at the designated pick up points – P&O Ferries crossing from Dover to Calais – continue to Lisieux and check in to the excellent 3* Grand Hotel de l’Espérance – dinner in the hotel.

Day 2 – D-Day Beaches

Guided coach tour focusing on the D-Day landings and taking in sights such as Pegasus Bridge and Arromanches, selected as one of the sites for two Mulberry Harbours built on the Normandy coast – visit the D-Day Museum overlooking the spot where one of the harbours was constructed and where its remains can still be seen today – continue to the Memorial at Caen, a museum serving as a powerful reminder of the precious and precarious nature of peace.

Day 3 – Lisieux, Caen & the Bayeux Tapestry

Morning at leisure in Lisieux. Why not enjoy a coffee at a pavement café set alongside quaint half timbered houses or visit the Cathedral Saint Pierre? – guided tour of the thriving and dynamic city of Caen whose sights include the Men’s Abbey and Ducal Castle – the Bayeux Tapestry Museum houses the tapestry that recounts in great detail William the Conqueror’s invasion of England in 1066.

Day 4 – Honfleur & Deauville

Time at leisure to explore picturesque harbour town of Honfleur that inspired numerous French artists, to visit the Old Dock surrounded by pretty narrow houses or to admire the Lieutenancy and Saint Stephen's Church – boat trip along the beautiful Seine Estuary – continue on to Deauville, one of France’s most glamorous seaside resorts.

Day 5 – France to UK

Travel to Calais for our P&O Ferries crossing to Dover and onward travel to our original pick up points.

Four nights in the 3* Grand Hotel de l’Espérance in Lisieux. Dinner is included on our first night and the remaining three nights are on bed and breakfast basis. Situated in the heart of the city close to the medieval cathedral, all rooms at the hotel are en suite.

Single room supplement £99

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Entrance fees to places of interest

Remember this itinerary is just our suggestion. Tailor make this tour exclusively for your group to suit your members’ budget or preferences. You could:

• visit Monet’s Gardens at Giverny
• stay at a 4* hotel
• on half board basis
• with fewer or different excursions
• for more (or fewer) days
• bring your own specialist lecturer
• include all entrance fees and gratuities