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VISITOR GUIDE
.2020.
NORMANDY, A LAND OF CONQUEST!
BAYEUX BESSIN 1 D-DAY FESTIVAL 4 FEUX D’ARTIFICE
EVENTS ALL
NORMANDY DE LA TOUR VAUBAN
PORT-EN-BESSIN-HUPPAIN
2 RENDEZ-VOUS
À LA CATHÉDRALE 5 SOIRS D’ÉTÉ À L’ABBAYE 7 LE GOÛT DU LARGE
YEAR ROUND!
BAYEUX DE JUAYE-MONDAYE PORT-EN-BESSIN-HUPPAIN
3 LES MÉDIÉVALES 6 PRIX BAYEUX DES 8 L
A CATHÉDRALE
DE BAYEUX CORRESPONDANTS DE GUILLAUME
DE GUERRE BAYEUX
June 1
2 July & August 3 4 5
2 3
E VENTS
E VENTS
October 6
November 7 December 8
View the full schedule on www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
CONTENTS
THINGS TO DO GETTING
AROUND
PAGES PAGES
6to31/41to45 32to40
EATING OUT WHERE
TO STAY
4
Welcome 5
WELCOME
CONT ENTS
PAGES PAGES
Bayeux Intercom Tourist Information is delighted to bring you the new 2020
visitor guide. Whether it’s a holiday or getaway, there’s everything you need to
make it unforgettable! Heritage, leisure, food & drink, wellness... get the best out
of the international Bayeux Bessin - D-Day Normandy destination!
46to51 52to67
Bessin is an unspoilt land where earth and sea meet in the heart of Normandy,
around Bayeux, the medieval town at a stone’s throw from the D-Day beaches. Our friendly team at our Tourist Information centres are here to help you:
Seine-Maritime Unearth everything it has to offer as you wander amongst its leafy countryside
and lofty cliffs: a town with personality, a fishing port, a magical village or a ARROMANCHES BAYEUX LONGUES-SUR-MER PORT-EN-BESSIN
fortified riverside farm... 2 rue Maréchal Joffre Pont Saint Jean Site de la Batterie Quai Baron Gérard
Manche Calvados Eure 14117 Arromanches-les-Bains 14400 Bayeux 14400 Longues-sur-Mer 14520 Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
Tél. 02 31 22 36 45 Tél. 02 31 51 28 28 Tél. 02 31 21 46 87 Tél. 02 31 22 45 80
Orne
Let’s not forget the world-famous attractions! arromanches@bayeux-tourism.com info@bayeux-tourism.com longues@bayeux-tourism.com port@bayeux-tourism.com
Bayeux, «the medieval town, gateway to the D-Day beaches»
Arromanches, «the D-Day Mulberry Harbour»
Port-en-Bessin, «the Bishops’ Harbour» Bayeux Bessin, a quality destination [see page 68]
Longues-sur-Mer, «the German Battery featured in The Longest Day»
Juaye-Mondaye, «the beautiful Norman abbey» Opening times on www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
Produced by Bayeux Intercom Tourist Information. Design: Unik Studio - Caen - Printing: Imprimerie E. VINCENT
Photos : Calvados Tourisme, Manche Tourisme, Bayeux Intercom, A Guérin, G. Wait, F. Bonnin, T. Houyel, V. Meigné, P. Lebris, Mr Hollenberg, J. Tack, A. Roland-Gosselin, S. Guichard, S. Maurice - Bayeux Museum, M. Quemener,
F. Auclair, JM. Piel, Jakez, Stephanedeve, Imperial War Museum, Eliophot, Sarafossette, Klio Production, R.Corbin / Patrimoine Normand, C. Guibout, F. Levalet, F. Mahaut, P.Plisson, H. Bois, MC Desdoits, M Dehaye,
Carels Photography, JM Jansen / Calvados Attractivité, P. Stroppa / Les Filles du Bord de Mer, Fabrice Lerouge/Onoky/Getty Images, Fotolia, Jupiter images, Thinkstock, Istock, Francis Cormon/Overlord museum Aerial.
Maps : CRT Normandie (page 30) / Extraits SCAN Régional® - © IGN - 2012 - Licence n°2012-DINO/3-12 - all rights reserved (page 31)
This document is for reference only and Bayeux Intercom Tourist Information shall not be held responsible for it. Rates set in December 2019
for the entirety of 2020 may be subject to slight modifications. Accommodation rates stated in the guide do not include holiday tax.
BAYEUX
BAYEUX BESSIN, GATEWAY
G2 4 F1 5
TO THE D-DAY BEACHES LE MÉMORIAL
DES REPORTERS
This one-of-a-kind site in Europe is
SITES devoted to reporters and the free-
UNACCOMPANIED TOUR: dom of the press with a scenic trail
free entry all year marked by white headstones bea-
H1 1 G2 2 G1 3 ring the names of 2000 journalists
Rue de Verdun ou
who have been killed all over the
boulevard Fabian Ware
14400 Bayeux
world since 1944. By: Bayeux Coun-
cil and Reporters Without Borders.
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER
BÉNY-SUR-MER I2 5
NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY
This 70ha cemetery overlooks Omaha Beach. OPENING TIMES
CIMETIÈRE 9387 soldiers who fell during the Normandy 01/04 > 30/09: 9am-6pm
ARROMANCHES BAYEUX LONGUES-SUR-MER MILITAIRE Campaign rest in peace here. The Chapel, Me- 01/10 > 31/03: 9am-5pm
Free wheelchair upon request,
morial and Wall of the Missing honour their
CANADIEN memory. subject to availability
ARROMANCHES CIMETIÈRE MILITAIRE BATTERIE ALLEMANDE There are 2049 graves at the Bény- 25/12 & 01/01
GUIDED TOUR:
DE L’OCCUPATION BRITANNIQUE DE LONGUES-SUR-MER 30 min. sur-Mer cemetery in Reviers inclu- French: 01/04-30/09: 10am & 3pm
Omaha Beach
ding 3 British soldiers and a pilot 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer
À LA LIBÉRATION 4144 World War II Commonwealth soldiers are The German gun battery of Longues-sur-Mer for- UNACCOMPANIED TOUR: 01/10-31/03: 3pm 02 31 51 62 00
buried in the Bayeux British military cemetery. med a key part of the Atlantic Wall and remains free entry all year and a French soldier. Most of the English: 01/04-30/09: 11am & 2pm normandy@abmc.gov
Site of an important German radar station, the men buried in the cemetery were in
A sentence in Latin on the Memorial’s pediment one of the most spectacular sites along the D-Day 01/10-31/03: 2pm www.abmc.gov
small fishing village suffered the Occupation’s 14440 Bény-sur-Mer • 02 31 37 46 80 the 3rd Canadian Division.
in tribute to the fighters reminds us that the Beaches. Consisting of 4 pillboxes - which today UNACCOMPANIED TOUR: free entry all year
restrictions. Liberated by the British on 6 June I I
1944, it became the theatre of one of the Allies’ British liberated William the Conqueror’s country still house the original guns - the coastal defence
greatest military engineering achievements: Port in 1944. battery played a highly strategic role on 6 June
F1 6 E1 7 E1 8
Winston. UNACCOMPANIED TOUR: 1944.
6 90 mins free entry all year 1 hr 7
GUIDED TOUR: Monday to Friday from 6 July Boulevard Fabian Ware - 14400 Bayeux GUIDED TOUR:
to 28 August: 2.15pm (French) - 4.15pm (English) 03 21 21 77 00 04/04 > 01/11 week-ends only:
france.area@cwgc.org - www.cwgc.org French: 11.30am - 2.15pm - 4.45pm*
T HI NGS TO DO
T HIN GS TO DO
Departure from the lookout on Arromanches 360
car park. English: 10.15am - 3.30pm (*until 25/10 only)
PRICES: Adult: 5¤ - 11 to 17 years old: 3¤ - Free under 06/07 > 28/08 Monday to Friday: 10.15am
g (English) & 11.30am (French)
11 • Ticket sale on site and from the tourist office.
Office de tourisme de Bayeux Intercom UNACCOMPANIED TOUR: free entry all year
Bureau d’Arromanches
14117 Arromanches-les-Bains - 02 31 22 36 45 D-Day Landing PRICES: Adults: 5¤ -
Children (11-17 years old): 3¤ - Free under 11 CRICQUEVILLE-
www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
Beaches Ticket sale and departure from the tourist office
Office de Tourisme de Bayeux Intercom
EN-BESSIN GRANDCAMP-MAISY LA CAMBE
Bureau de Longues-sur-Mer POINTE DU HOC BATTERIE DE MAISY CIMETIÈRE MILITAIRE
14400 Longues-sur-Mer - 02 31 21 46 87
UTAH BEACH www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com Pointe du Hoc was a strategic site in the German This German battery was an integral part of a mi- ALLEMAND
fortifications on the Normandy coast that was litary sector covering Utah and Omaha Beaches. The 7.5ha site was inaugurated on September
I
OMAHA BEACH attacked by Colonel Rudder’s 2nd Ranger Batta- The 5th and 2nd US Ranger Battalion’s final attack 21st 1961 and is one of six World War II German
LA MANCHE lion on the morning of June 6th 1944. The site on June 9th 1944 lasted 5 long hours. Visit 3km of military cemeteries in Normandy. The perma-
Sainte-Mère-Église Criqueville- stands 30m above the sea with remnants of the trenches, tunnels and six 155mm artillery plat- nent exhibition was inaugurated on 5 June 2019.
Vierville-sur-Mer
21 Sainte-Marie- en-Bessin German artillery battery. forms. Close to 21,300 German soldiers who lost their
du-Mont 20
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
Colleville-sur-Mer UNACCOMPANIED TOUR: free entry all year UNACCOMPANIED OR GUIDED TOUR: lives in Normandy rest here.
6 GOLD BEACH
7 Port-en-
JUNO BEACH OPENING TIMES Site tour with written translations UNACCOMPANIED TOUR: free entry all year
Bessin Longues-
Grandcamp-Maisy 24 sur-Mer Arromanches-les-Bains Visitor Centre (F, GB, D, NL, I, E, DK) and tour guide on request.
19 Courseulles- OPENING TIMES
Carentan La Cambe 5 16 13 sur-Mer 01/04 > 30/09: 9am-6pm PRICES
15
8 3 Winter (31/10-31/03): 9am-5pm
23
SWORD BEACH 01/10 > 31/03: 9am-12.30pm/1.30pm-5pm Adults: 7.20¤ • Children: 4.80¤ • Students: 6¤
1 10 11 Ver-sur-Mer Free wheelchair upon request, Summer (01/04-31/10): 8am-7pm - Sat/Sun 9am
9 25 OPENING TIMES:
subject to availability between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Bayeux 5
April, May and September: 10am-4pm
01/01 & 25/12 RN 13 - 14230 La Cambe
2 4 12 Bény-sur-Mer 17
June, July and August: 10am-6pm
Merville- 14450 Cricqueville-en-Bessin 02 31 22 70 76
Franceville
7 Route des Perruques - 14450 Grandcamp-Maisy marie-annick.wieder@volksbund.de
18 02 31 51 62 00
0044 7411 932 197 - info@maisybattery.com www.volksbund.de/home.html
Ranville normandy@abmc.gov
www.maisybattery.com
www.abmc.gov
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22
Caen
BAYEUX BESSIN, GATEWAY
G1 13
To go further...
C3 14 A2 15
TO THE D-DAY BEACHES
MUSEUMS
MUSÉES
H1 9 H1 10 H1 11
COMMES - PORT-EN-BESSIN CAEN CARENTAN
MUSÉE DES EPAVES LE MÉMORIAL DE CAEN D-DAY EXPERIENCE
SOUS-MARINES Caen Memorial is a key museum built on a former More than just a museum! The site, in the middle
Twenty-five years of underwater exploration has German bunker. Explore the museum that tells the of the US D-Day sector is home to 2 museums:
brought up impressive relics and personal items story of the Second World War, the D-Day Lan- Dead Man’s Corner on the German side and
from the sea bed including from large warships dings, the Battle of Normandy and the Cold War. D-DAY EXPERIENCE on the American side, the first
that sank around June 6th 1944. 3 hrs immersive museum about D-Day. It presents the his-
ARROMANCHES ARROMANCHES ARROMANCHES 1 hr GUIDED TOUR: booking required
tory of parachutists from the 101st Airborne Division.
on (00 33) (0)2 31 06 06 45 2 hrs
PRICES
MUSÉE DU ARROMANCHES 360 LIBERATORS Adults: 7.50 ¤ PRICES: Adults: 19.80 ¤ • Children (10-18 years old), PRICES: Adults: 13 ¤ (2 museums with simulator) -
DÉBARQUEMENT CINÉMA CIRCULAIRE MUSEUM - Children (7-16 years old): 4.50 ¤ seniors: 17.50 ¤ • Under 10s: free • Family ticket: 51 ¤ 19 ¤ (2 museums with simulator + cinema) • Children:
(2 adults + child(ren) 10-25 years old) 9 ¤ (2 museums with simulator) - 15 ¤ (2 museums
This is the first museum built to commemo- «Normandy’s 100 Days» A moving experience on NORMANDY 1944 OPENING TIMES with simulator + cinema) • Film screening only: Adults:
rate June 6th 1944 and the Battle of Normandy. an amazing site which takes you back to D-Day. 01/06 > 30/09: 10am-1pm/2pm-7pm OPENING TIMES: 02/01 > 04/01: 9.30am-6pm 9 ¤ - Children: 7 ¤
Unique collection of uniforms and items from
The museum was built on the very site of the Exceptional archive footage shown on 9 screens Open weekends and bank holidays in May 28/01 > 31/03: 9am-6pm • 01/04 > 30/09: 9am-7pm
the Battle of Normandy donated by veterans. 01/10 > 31/12: 9.30am-6pm OPENING TIMES: 01/10 > 31/03 : 10am-6pm (7 days
Mulberry Harbour; you can still see what remains depicts the 100 days that changed the world. Personal stories from liberators. A diorama 6pm a week) • 01/04 > 30/09 : 9.30am-7pm (7 days a week)
of it a few hundred metres from the shore. 30 mins takes you back in time and through history. 01/01, 05/01>27/01, 25/12
Route de Bayeux - D6 1 hr before for the museum, 2 hrs before for visits
75 mins • UNACCOMPANIED OR GUIDED Authentic WWII memorabilia available for 14520 Commes - Port-en-Bessin Mondays in November and December
PRICES including a screening
TOUR: Commentary and film included in the tour, sale. 02 31 21 17 06 (except on 21st and 28th December)
Adults: 6,50 ¤ • Discounted rate: 5,50 ¤ 06/01>12/01 and December 24th, 25th and 31st
8 booklets available in 19 languages museedesepaves@orange.fr Esplanade Général Eisenhower • 14050 Caen 9
OPENING TIMES 25 mins
PRICES: Adults: 8.20 ¤• Children (6-18 years old)/ I 02 31 06 06 45 • resa@memorial-caen.fr 2 Village de l’Amont - Saint Côme-du-Mont
Session on the hour and every half hour: GUIDED TOUR: 30 mins on request http://normandy.memorial-caen.com 50500 Carentan-les-Marais - 02 33 23 61 95
students: 6 ¤• Veterans/soldiers: 6.30 ¤ 02/01 > 04/01: 10am-5pm
PRICES: Adults: 4 ¤ • Children (10-15 years old): contact@dday-experience.com
28/01 > 31/03: 10am-5pm I I I I I I If I I
T HI NGS TO DO
OPENING TIMES
T HIN GS TO DO
2.50 ¤ • Under 10s: free www.dday-experience.com
Feb-Nov-Dec: 10am-12.30pm/1.30pm-5pm 01/04 > 30/04: 10am-6pm I I I I
March-Oct: 9.30am-12.30pm/1.30pm-5.30pm 01/05 > 31/08: 9.30am-6pm OPENING TIMES I I If I I I
Apr: 9am-12.30pm/1.30pm-6pm 01/09 > 30/09: 10am-6pm 15/04 > 15/09: 9.30am-6pm
May-June-July-Aug: 9am-7pm 01/10 > 31/12: 10am-5pm 9 rue Colonel René Michel
Sept: 9am-6pm 01/01, 05/01>27/01, 25/12 14117 Arromanches-les-Bains COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER F1 16 OVERLORD PRICES: Adults: 8.40 ¤• Discounted rate: 6.10 ¤
including children (10-17 years old) - under 10s,
Sun: 10am exc. June-July-Aug
WEEKLY CLOSING: Mondays in November and 02 14 08 60 98 / 02 31 21 61 49 MUSEUM veterans and soldiers in uniform: free
Easter weekend: 9am-7pm for 3 days kokhans@hotmail.com
30 mins before December (except on 21st and 28th December) OMAHA BEACH OPENING TIMES:
January and December 24th, 25th, 26th and 31st Chemin du Calvaire I I f I I I
This unique collection of over 10,000 items Feb, March, Oct, Nov, Dec: 10am-5.30pm
Place du 6 Juin - 14117 Arromanches-les-Bains 14117 Arromanches-les-Bains illustrates the history of the Battle of Normandy April, May, Sept: 10am-6.30pm
02 31 22 34 31 - info@musee-arromanches.fr 02 31 06 06 45 up to the Liberation of Paris. The 6 armies June, July, Aug: 9.30am-7pm
www.musee-arromanches.fr resa@arromanches360.com who fought here are presented in life-size Lotissement Omaha Center
www.arromanches360.com
I I I I I reconstructions with soldiers’ belongings and 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer - 02 31 22 00 55
I I I I over 35 vehicles, tanks and weapons. contact@overlordmuseum.com
www.overlordmuseum.com
1 hr
1hr before 31/12 > 14/02 I I I f I I I
BAYEUX G2 12 MUSÉE MÉMORIAL
DE LA BATAILLE MERVILLE-FRANCEVILLE C2 17 MUSÉE DE PRICES: Adults: 8 ¤• Children: 5 ¤•
PRICES: Adults: 7.50 ¤ • Schoolchildren: 5 ¤ • Discounted rate: 7 ¤
DE NORMANDIE Children (under 10s): free LA BATTERIE
OPENING TIMES
The Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum in Bayeux Museum Pass available on-site. DE MERVILLE 15/03 > 30/09: 9.30am-6.30pm
Bayeux, the gateway to the D-Day beaches, is OPENING TIMES 01/10 > 15/11: 10am-5pm
The Merville Battery, located between Cabourg
the only site in the region to present the milita- 01/05 > 30/09: 9.30am-6.30pm 30 mins before 16/11 > 14/03
and Ouistreham is one of D-Day’s most iconic
ry operations that took place on Norman soil in 01/10 > 30/04: 10am-12.30pm/2pm-6pm sites. Learn about the events that took place here Place du 9e Bataillon
summer 1944. 45 mins before • January and 25/12
as you take a look at the C-47 Dakota aeroplane 14810 Merville-Franceville-Plage
1 hr Boulevard Fabian Ware - 14400 Bayeux and step inside the bunkers. You can relive the 02 31 91 47 53 - musee@batterie-merville.com
GUIDED TOUR: July and August in French, 02 31 51 25 50 battery’s attack in one of them. www.batterie-merville.com
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 10.30am bataillenormandie@mairie-bayeux.fr
75 mins - Free tour included in museum www.bayeuxmuseum.com 90 mins I I f I I I
entry fee. I I I I f I
BAYEUX BESSIN, GATEWAY H3 22 H1 23 F1 24
TO THE D-DAY BEACHES
C3 18 F1 19 A2 20
TILLY-SUR-SEULLES VER-SUR-MER VIERVILLE-SUR-MER
MUSÉE DE LA MUSÉE AMERICA - MUSÉE D-DAY OMAHA
BATAILLE DE TILLY- GOLD BEACH In the heart of Omaha Beach, the museum
SUR-SEULLES 1944 (3 000m2) presents thousands of original items
The AMERICA centre tells the story of the first in an authentic American building, 200m from
The museum housed in a former 12th century USA-France airmail connection, the AMERICA’s the beach. The museum houses the fabulous
chapel recounts a confidential yet decisive part forced sea landing in Ver-sur-Mer on July 1st 1927 Brissard collection between the US cemetery
RANVILLE SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-MER SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT of the Battle of Normandy. Field items, photos and the beginning of airmail. The GOLD BEACH (4km) and Pointe du Hoc (7km).
and testimonials provide an insight into the centre tells the story of the British landings in
struggle that went on for the liberation of Tilly, 45 mins
MUSÉE MÉMORIAL MUSÉE MÉMORIAL MUSÉE DU the KING sector on GOLD on June 6th 1944.
from July 7th to 19th 1944. GUIDED TOUR: In French only, prior booking
PEGASUS D’OMAHA BEACH DÉBARQUEMENT 40 min required (at least 72 hrs in advance).
45 mins
The museum is devoted to the 6th British Air- Dive deep into the history of D-Day on Omaha DE UTAH BEACH GUIDED TOUR:
PRICES: Adults: 4.50 ¤• Students (over 15s): 2.50 ¤ PRICES: Adults: 6 ¤ • Children (8-15 years old): 3.50 ¤ •
borne Division, the first liberators to set foot on Beach. Our museum is 200m from the beach Children (5-15 years old): 2 ¤• Discounted rate: 3.50 ¤ Discounted rate: 5 ¤ • Guided tour rate: 7 ¤ •
Utah Beach Museum stands in the exact spot booking required, from 10 participants
Norman soil on the night of June 5th to 6th 1944. with an extensive collection of authentic items, OPENING TIMES: 17/03 > 31/10: Under 8s and veterans (39-45): free
where American troops landed in Normandy on PRICES: Single rate: 4 ¤ • Under 12s, veterans: free
The museum depicts the glider division’s many uniforms, weapons, vehicles, archive photos and 10.30am-1pm/2pm-6pm (Sun 11am-1pm/2pm-5pm)
June 6th 1944 and depicts in 10 stages the events Guided tour: 5 ¤
operations, the most famous being the capture a period documentary film (25 mins) alongside • June, July, August: daily OPENING TIMES
of D-Day from its preparation to its outcome and
of Pegasus Bridge. testimonials from US veterans. OPENING TIMES • March, April, May, September, October: closed Monday 01/04 > 31/05: 10.30am-6pm
success. 01/06 > 31/08: 10am-7pm
75 mins 1 hr 01/05 > 29/09 weekends and bank holidays: 30 mins before
90 mins 10am-12pm/2pm-6pm 01/09 > 30/09: 10.30am-6pm
PRICES: Adults: 8 ¤• Children/Students: 5,50 ¤ PRICES: Adults: 7 ¤• Children (7-15 years old): 4 ¤ 2 place Amiral Byrd
GUIDED TOUR: booking required May to Chapelle Notre Dame du Val 01/10 > 31/03
Free: under 8s Students (16-25 years old): 5.60 ¤ Centre St-Exupéry - 14114 Ver-sur-Mer
September, subject to guide availability 14250 Tilly-sur-Seulles - 06 07 59 46 02 Route de Grandcamp Maisy
OPENING TIMES 02 31 22 58 58 - america.goldbeach@sfr.fr
10 OPENING TIMES
PRICES: Adults: 8 ¤• Children (6-15 years old): 5 ¤ association@tilly1944.com www.goldbeachmusee.fr 14710 Vierville-sur-Mer - 02 31 21 71 80 11
01/02 > 31/03: 10am-5pm Feb: 10am-5pm • March: 10am-6pm • www.tilly1944.com
Museum tour supplement: 1.50 ¤• Full site tour d.dayomaha@orange.fr - www.dday-omaha.fr
01/04 > 30/09: 9.30am-6.30pm Apr/May: 9.30am-6.30pm • June: 9.30am-7pm If I I I
01/10 > 15/12: 10am-5pm July/Aug: 9.30am-7.30pm • Sept: 9.30am-6.30pm supplement (museum and beach): 4 ¤ I I I I I If I I I
T HI NGS TO DO
T HIN GS TO DO
Oct/Mid-Nov: 9.30am-6pm OPENING TIMES
January and 16/12 > 31/12
Avenue du Major Howard
1 hr before October to May: 10am-6pm MILITARIA
15/11 > 06/02 June to September: 9.30am-7pm
14860 Ranville
02 31 78 19 44 Avenue de la Libération 1 hr before H1 25
ARROMANCHES MILITARIA
info@memorial-pegasus.org 14710 Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer 01/12 > 25/12 & 31/12 Antiques shop specialising in authentic World January
www.memorial-pegasus.org 02 31 21 97 44 Utah Beach - 50480 Sainte-Marie-du-Mont War II pieces. 11 boulevard Gilbert Longuet
contact@musee-memorial-omaha.com 02 33 71 53 35 - musee@utah-beach.com 14117 Arromanches-les-Bains
I I If I I www.musee-memorial-omaha.com www.utah-beach.com OPENING TIMES
Daily from early February to mid-November and 02 31 21 51 04
I I If I I I I I If I I I Christmas holidays: 10am-6pm (Sunday 11am-6pm) arromanchesmilitaria@free.fr
and from May to September 10am-7pm (Sunday www.arromanchesmilitaria.com
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11am-7pm) I If
ARROMANCHES
INDEPENDENT GUIDES
SAINTE-MÈRE-EGLISE A2 21 AIRBORNE OPENING TIMES
MUSEUM February, March: 10am-6pm • April: 9.30am- YOURNORMANDYGUIDE D-DAY TAGESAUSFLUG AUF DEUTSCH
Relive the D-Day landings alongside American 6.30pm • May, June, July, Aug: 9am-7pm
Sept: 9.30am-6.30pm • Oct, Nov: 10am-6pm
Follow me on the routes of Normandy Full-day D-Day excursion in German or French. With Franco-German relations
parachutists! Get on board real planes, leap into and learn about its history! Whether in mind, this day has been designed particularly for the younger generation of
June 6th 1944 and land in Sainte-Mère-Eglise in 1 hr before you wish to explore the D-Day beaches, Germans who have come to Normandy wanting to learn about their history and
the midst of battle. New: Hyper realistic expe- Jan and Dec except during Christmas holidays Bayeux, the Côte Fleurie area or Mont ours. Individuals, families and groups.
rience thanks to the Histopad tablet! and 24/12, 25/12, 31/12 and 01/01 Saint-Michel, our beautiful region is PRICES
90 mins - 2hrs 14 rue Eisenhower sure to surprise and enchant you! Option 1 (I take your vehicle) • Up to 3 people: 200 ¤
50480 Sainte-Mère-Eglise Ask about 3 people or more and groups
PRICES: OPENING TIMES:
02 33 41 41 35 Option 2 (I provide a minibus and driver) • Up to 3 people: 250 ¤
Adults: 9.90 ¤ all year round upon reservation
infos@airborne-museum.org 50 ¤ per extra person (maximum 7)
Children (6-16 years old): 6 ¤ www.airborne-museum.org 06 89 88 89 80
Family pass (2 adults/2 children): 28 ¤ € contact@yournormandyguide.com OPENING TIMES: all year round upon reservation
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www.yournormandyguide.com f I 06 20 17 39 60 • info@ddaytagesausflug.fr • www.ddaytagesausflug.fr
BAYEUX BESSIN, GATEWAY MONT SAINT-MICHEL
SHUTTLE
NORMANDYONTOUR
Licence n°2018/28/0000616
NORMANDY TOURS
Licence n° 2018/28/0000294
TO THE D-DAY BEACHES
Licence n° 2014/25/0000290 Half-day guided tours of the D-Day and Bessin
Tours to the D-Day Landing Beaches with a British beaches (F, GB) in a minibus seating 1-8 people.
Daily shuttle bus to Mont Saint-Michel: 8.30am guide in a luxury 8-seat vehicle. American,
departure from Bayeux behind Hotel Churchill. Departure from Hôtel de la Gare or your hotel.
Canadian & British D-Day sectors.
10am arrival in Mont Saint-Michel. 3 hours of PRICES
PRICES Half day (departs 8am): Pointe du Hoc, Omaha
free time to explore Mont Saint-Michel. 1pm de-
Full day: 110 ¤/pers. Beach sector, US Military Cemetery, Visitor Centre.
parture from Mont Saint-Michel. 2.30pm arrival • The Allied Experience Tour (8.45am-5.45pm):
in Bayeux. Adults: 70 ¤- Students: 60 ¤- Children: 50¤
American, Canadian & British sectors. Half day (departs 1.15pm): D-Day Museum in
PRICES • The American Beaches Tour (8.45am-5.45pm): Arromanches, German Battery in
68 ¤ return per person including entry to the abbey American sector + Airborne Museum. Longues-sur-Mer, Omaha Beach sector and
• The Mont Saint-Michel Tour (8.45am-5.45pm): US Military Cemetery, Pointe du Hoc.
OPENING TIMES
Free time in Mont Saint-Michel + return journey via Adults: 77 ¤ - Students: 67 ¤ - Children: 57 ¤ (visit to
02/03 > 31/10
the Landing Beaches including 1hour guided tour: D-Day Museum Arromanches incl.)
Hôtel Churchill - Churchill Shuttle Normandy American Cemetery and Visitor Center or
14-16 rue Saint Jean Overlord Museum.
OPENING TIMES
14400 Bayeux
Half-day: 70 ¤/pers. 01/04 > 31/10 (Tuesday to Sunday): 8am-10pm
02 31 21 31 80 • info@hotel-churchill.fr
• The Canadian and British Sector Tour (8.45am-
www.hotel-churchill.fr 26 place de la Gare - 14400 Bayeux
12.45pm).
02 31 92 10 70 - j-m-bacon@wanadoo.fr
• The American Sector Tour (1.45pm-5.45pm).
www.normandy-landing-tours.com
DEPARTURE: place de Québec 8.45am-5.45pm (or
from the train station of Bayeux 9.45am-5.45pm:
NORMANDY please contact us for more info) - Check-in possible
EXCURSIONS 10 mins before departure - Online booking.
OPHORUS
Licence n° 2016/25/0000200 Iain HENNELLY
Licence n°2016/75/0000119
Revisit the historical D-Day Landings sites, re- 6 voie Panoramique
14960 Saint-Côme-de-Fresné Expert in small group tours, Ophorus offers
live key moments of D-Day and experience this
MINIBUS EXCURSIONS turning point in World War II. 07 83 81 09 21
admin@normandyontour.com
guided tours in a minibus departing from Bayeux.
Visits include some of the major attractions in
PRICES www.normandyontour.com Normandy.
Departure: Place de Québec in Bayeux - Full day (8am-6pm)
US, Anglo-Canadian sector: 105 ¤
- Half-day (8am-1.30pm or 12pm-6pm)
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- Half-day and full-day tours of the U.S. and Canadian
sectors
12 US, Anglo-Canadian sector: 75 ¤ 13
BAYEUX SHUTTLE CASTLES & GOLD - Mont Saint-Michel transfer: - Mont Saint-Michel and gourmet tour with tastings
Licence n° 2018/28/0000759
APPLES TOUR BEACH 85 ¤ including entry to the abbey NORMANDY of local products.
half-day: 70 ¤ per person - full-day: 100 ¤ per person
Guided tours in English of the D-Day beaches Licence n° 2015/25/0000102
COMPANY 17 rue Tardif - 14400 Bayeux SIGHTSEEING
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Discounts for children, seniors and large families.
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in the American, British and Canadian sectors. 06 42 56 12 28
Shuttle bus to Mont Saint-Michel.
CHATEAUX - HERITAGE TOUR: Explore Norman Licence n° 2016/25/0000088
booking@normandyexcursions.com
TOURS OPENING TIMES: March to November
heritage in Bessin: Daily departure: 9.30am Place We’ve put all our experience into bringing you Licence n° 2015/25/0000217
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PRICES de Québec or from your hotel (4pm return). an exciting trip back in time accompanied by a Your guide would love to share 15 years of info@ophorus.com
D-Day Beaches Half-Day: from 60 ¤/pers.
D-Day Beaches Full Day: from 110 ¤/pers.
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95 ¤ per person allied soldiers buried in Normandy.
Mont Saint-Michel: from 70 ¤/pers. PRICES
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OPENING TIMES Half-day (1.30pm-6pm): Gold Beach and Omaha
OPENING TIMES
01/05 > 31/10 Beach: Arromanches - Longues-sur-Mer - NORMANDY • 8.30am-12pm: Adults: 65 ¤ - Students: 55 ¤ -
Open all year round (peak season from April to Children: 45 ¤
ALBION VOYAGES
Omaha Beach - US cemetery - Pointe du Hoc EXCURSIONS
October, off season from November to March)
Adults: 75 ¤ - Students/Children: 65 ¤ A-1 Tour: Omaha Beach - B-1 Tour: Gold Beach OVERLORDTOUR
1 rue Larcher - 14400 Bayeux
02 31 30 26 14
Full day (8.30am-5.30pm):
& TOURS • 1.15pm-6pm: Adults: 75 ¤ - Students: 65 ¤ - Licence n°2017/75/0000499
bayeux@albion-voyages.com Licence n° 2017/28/0000239 Children: 55 ¤
09 70 44 49 89 Sainte-Mère-Eglise - Utah Beach (including
www.albion-voyages.com A-2 Tour: Omaha Beach Relive milestone events from the Second World
bookings@bayeuxshuttle.com Airborne museum or Utah Beach) - Pointe du Hoc - Fancy joining in a group tour to the American
B-2 Tour: Sword Beach and British Airborne War with guides with a passion for the subject.
www.bayeuxshuttle.com Omaha Beach - US Cemetery D-Day beaches or Mont Saint Michel? We can offer
C-2 Tour: Juno Beach PRICES
Adults: 100 ¤ - Students/children: 85 ¤ this service. You will never forget this experience! • 8.30am-6pm: Adults: 110 ¤ - Students: 90 ¤ - • Half-day : 65 ¤ per person
Full day Canadian tour: Saint-Aubin-s/mer - PRICES Children: 70 ¤ (8.20am-12.30pm/1pm or 1.45pm-5.30pm/6pm)
Bernières-s/mer - Courseulles-s/mer (includes D-Day beaches US sectors full day E-1 Tour: US Airborne, Utah Beach and Omaha Beach Tour 1: Omaha Sector
the Juno Beach Center) - Canadian Cemetery (9am-5.30pm): US cemetery, Omaha Beach, • Mont Saint-Michel (8.30am-4.30pm): including • Full day (8.20am-5.30pm/6pm): 110 ¤ per person
Reviers/Beny - Abbey of Ardennes - Carpiquet Pointe du Hoc, Sainte Mère Eglise, Utah Beach, entry to the abbey and tour Tour 2: Omaha/Utah
Longues-sur-Mer Adults : 100 ¤ - Students/children : 85 ¤ Angoville-au-Plain - 100 ¤ per person • Combined tours: A1/B1 + A2/B2/C2 for the same Tour 3: Omaha/Band of Brothers
German battery » Boulevard Winston Churchill
14400 Saint-Vigor-le-Grand
Mont Saint-Michel shuttle bus (8.20am-4.15pm):
including entry to the abbey - Including Normandy
price as a full day Tour 4: British/Canadian
Tour 5: 101st Airborne
01/01, 02/01, 25/12
09 67 82 05 14 speciality tasting session - 70 ¤ per person • Mont Saint-Michel Tour: 75 ¤ per person
contact@normandy-dday-tours.com 5474 Boulevard Winston Churchill
OPENING TIMES: Open all year round 14400 Saint-Vigor-le-Grand OPENING TIMES: 01/03 > 31/10
www.normandy-dday-tours.com
13 rue Paul Yves Ezanno 02 31 51 70 52 - contact@normandy-st.com 07 89 00 28 41
14117 Arromanches-les-Bains www.normandy-sightseeing-tours.com office.overlordtour@orange.fr
06 16 45 32 14 www.overlordtour.com
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TOURS
TO THE D-DAY BEACHES MARITIME CULTURE G1
PRIVATE TOURS MARINA MARINE ACCESSORY
BOUTIQUE
NORMANDY NORMANDY OVERLORDTOUR G1 G1
EXCURSIONS TOURS Licence n°2017/75/0000499
Licence n° 2018/28/0000294 Overlordtour provides private tours to give you
& TOURS
Licence n° 2017/28/0000239 Normandy Tours provides half-day private tours a more personal experience as you explore the TOUT
D-Day sites in Normandy.
Treat yourself to a private tour of the D-Day of the D-Day beaches in French and English. L’UNI-DE LA
beaches, Mont Saint-Michel or anywhere else in Departures from Hôtel de la Gare opposite the
station or from your hotel. Private tours for 1-8
PRICES
520 ¤ (1-4 people)
VERSMER
Normandy! You’ll never forget your experience
with Normandy Excursions & Tours! We would people on request. 580 ¤ (5-8 people) www.comptoirdelamer.fr
1200 ¤ (9-16 people)
love to share our passion for Norman history OPENING TIMES
PORT-EN-BESSIN
MODE PÊCHE NAUTISME DÉCO LOISIRS ALIMENTAIRE CULTURE COSMÉTIQUES
with you. 01/04 > 31/10 Tuesday to Sunday OPENING TIMES PORT-EN-BESSIN PORT-EN-BESSIN PORT EN BESSIN
4 Quai Philippe Oblet
GRANVILLE
Quai Sud
CHERBOURG
Quai de l’entrepôt
26 place de la Gare 01/03 > 31/12
PRICES
Full day private tour of the US D-Day beach 14400 Bayeux 07 89 00 28 41 BERTHS FOR COMPTOIR DE LA MER CENTRE CULTUREL
sectors: 02 31 92 10 70 office.overlordtour@orange.fr YACHTS Comptoir de la Mer brings sea dogs clothing for LÉOPOLD SÉDAR SENGHOR
- 1-3 people: 520 ¤ j-m-bacon@wanadoo.fr www.overlord.com all the family, fishing equipment, nautical items,
www.normandy-landing-tours.com Port-en-Bessin is an exciting stop in the heart Seven themed tours explore life in a fishing har-
- 4-8 people: 580 ¤ I cultural objects, cosmetics and regional pro-
of the 1st fishing harbour in Normandy, near bour: the rocky foreshore and its flora and fauna
- 9-12 people (in the same vehicle): 1100 ¤ duce. Support French traditional fishing when
- 13-16 people (in the same vehicle): 1300 ¤ the D-Day beaches and medieval town of at low tide / unloading the day’s catch at the fish
Bayeux. 24m pontoon and welcome facility for you shop at Comptoir de la Mer. market (Tuesday night only min. 10 participants) /
Private tours throughout Normandy on request.
yachtsmen (with charge). Shops and restaurants. OPENING TIMES the port and its infrastructures / Seurat and
13 rue Paul Yves Ezanno
14117 Arromanches-les-Bains
PRIVATE VEHICLE Please contact the Tourist Information Office. 01/10 > 01/04: Signac scenery / the port in June 1944 / a fish
Mon-Fri 10am-12.30pm/2.30pm-6.30pm (7pm Sat), wholesaler’s workshop / the shipyard.
06 16 45 32 14 WITH CHAUFFEUR OPENING TIMES
Sun 9.30am-1pm/3pm-7pm. Closed on GUIDED TOUR: booking required with a
contact@normandy-excursions-and-tours.com April to October Tuesday apart from during half-term. morning and afternoon departure subject
www.normandy-excursions-and-tours.com
14 Office de tourisme de Bayeux Intercom 01/04 > 14/07 & 19/08 > 30/09: to schedule and availability 15
WORLD WAR II UNFORGETTABLE Bureau de Port-en-Bessin Mon-Sat 10am-12.30pm/2.30pm-7pm -
PRICES: Adults: 5.50 ¤ • Children (10-15 years old):
VETERANS’ MEMORIES NORMANDY 02 31 22 45 80 Sun 9.30am-1pm/3pm-7pm.
3 ¤• Under 10s: free • Family ticket (2 adults + 2
EVTC 01419001301 EVTC 01417000301 www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
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14/07 > 19/08: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, children (10-15 years old)): 15 ¤
Our company creates a unique experience by Private tours to suit your needs with a passio- Thursday and Saturday: 10am-7pm -
NORMANDYONTOUR focusing on sharing the personal accounts of nate and experienced guide. D-Day beaches, US, Friday 10am-11pm and Sunday 9.30am-7pm
OPENING TIMES: 02/01 > 31/12
Licence n° 2018/28/0000616 10am-12.30pm/2pm-6pm Monday-Friday
those who have served during WWII. Our pri- British and Canadian sectors, full day or half-day
4 quai Philippe Oblet 01/01 & 25/12 • Saturday afternoon and
vate tours offer the flexibility to individualize from your hotel, station etc. 14520 Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
your experience. We have designed multiple Sunday. No tours on Wednesday afternoon.
D-Day group tours in English with a British PRICES 02 31 51 16 80
guide in a luxury 8-seat Mercedes Tourer: tours which allow you to view the major places D-Day beaches full day: 500 ¤ contact@copeport.com 2 rue du Croiseur Montcalm
American, Canadian & British D-Day sectors or linked to D-Day in Normandy. Mont Saint-Michel: 350 ¤ www.comptoirdelamer.fr 14520 Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
Honfleur: 600 ¤ 02 31 21 92 33 - visites@portenbessin-huppain.fr
visits to Mont Saint-Michel, Deauville, Trouville PRICES
www.portenbessin-huppain.fr
and Giverny, Saint-Malo, Honfleur, La Loire or Le Full Day Tour: 500 ¤ - Step on Full Day Tour: 380 ¤ 07 78 95 34 66
Pays d’Auge (sampling of Calvados & cheese). Half Day Tour: 300 ¤ - Step on Half Day Tour: 200 ¤ contact@unforgettable-normandy.com I
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Open all year round. Secure online booking. ww2vmtours@gmail.com CHERBOURG A1
NB: Check-in 10 mins before departure. https://ww2veteransmemories.org
LA CITÉ DE OPENING TIMES
08/02 > 31/12: 9.30am-6pm (7pm in July
DEPARTURE:
• From your hotel (Bayeux/Caen): Monday to Sun-
I f I I LA MER and August) • Opening times can vary accor-
day from 9.45am* to 5.45pm (*or 8.45am on request) Cité de la Mer in Cherbourg: Dive into ding to time of year
or from Place de Québec in Bayeux. a sea adventure! Situated in the former 90 mins before • 01/01 > 08/02
• From the Bayeux train station: 9.45am-5.45pm Transatlantic terminal, Cité de la Mer is the
Monday to Friday (suitable for full day excursions Low season closing dates available to view
attraction in Normandy devoted to Man’s on www.citedelamer.com
from Paris by train). great undersea adventure and the ocean’s
6 voie Panoramique mesmerizing depths. Gare Maritime Transatlantique
14960 Saint-Come-de-Fresne Cherbourg-Octeville
07 83 81 09 21
admin@normandyontour.com
Omaha Beach PRICES 50100 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
www.normandyontour.com « Les Braves » Adults: 19 ¤
Children (5-17 years old): 14 ¤
02 33 20 26 69
info@citedelamer.com
Under 5s: free but they can’t visit www.citedelamer.com
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BAYEUX BESSIN, GATEWAY BAYEUX G2 BAYEUX G2 BAYEUX G2
TO DUCAL NORMANDY
CATHÉDRALE VIEUX BAYEUX DISCOVERY WALKS
DE BAYEUX Entirely spared during the events of 1944, the CITY TOUR BAYEUX
The cathedral - which was consecrated in 1077 historic centre offers a remarkable architectural
by Bishop Odo de Conteville, the half-brother of ensemble. From the foundation of Bayeux to An enjoyable and informative city tour of Old
William the Conqueror - was the original show- General de Gaulle’s famous speech, anecdotes, Bayeux. Discover our exceptional medieval
case for the Bayeux Tapestry. Revealing the heritage and curiosities retrace 2000 years of Normandy town, its history, architecture, anecdotes
Romanesque and Gothic splendour of the the city’s extraordinary history. and colourful expressions. Recommanded on
church, the tour also includes access to Tripadvisor / Rick Steeves. Available in French or
GUIDED TOUR: English, please refer to our website.
the Treasury and Chapter Room. from Monday to Friday: 06/07 > 04/09 : 11.15am
GUIDED TOUR: (in English) and 3.30pm (in French). Other school GUIDED TOUR(GB): available in English EVERY
Monday to Friday: 06/07 > 04/09: 10am (in holidays (subject to schedule) bilingual tour at 3.30pm DAY, no need to book: at 9.30am from April to
English) and 2:15pm (in French). Other school holidays September and 5pm in April, May, June and
90 mins - Departure: main entrance of the September. Private tours in English or French all
(subject to schedule) bilingual tour at 2:15pm
MUSEUMS & MONUMENTS 1hr - Departure: cathedral main entrance.
cathedral. Tickets available on-site or from the
Tourist Office.
year round on request (at specific rates) and subject
to availability (minimum 2 adults).
Tickets available on-site or from the Tourist Office. PRICES:
Limited to 17 pers. PRICES: Adults: 15 ¤ • Children: free
Adults: 5 ¤ • Children (11-17 years old): 3 ¤ •
G2 G2 PRICES: Adults: 5 ¤ • Children (11-17 years old): 3 ¤ Free for under 10s OPENING TIMES
Free for under 10s Guided tours in English: 01/04 > 30/09
16 SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOUR: 23 information Other times: please email or phone us. 17
OPENING TIMES panels • Map available from the tourist office
07 70 18 46 53 / 07 83 02 70 27
01/01 > 31/12 : 8.30am-7pm Office de tourisme de Bayeux Intercom discovery.walks.bayeux@gmail.com
Sunday mass at 10.30am Bureau de Bayeux - 02 31 51 28 28
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www.discovery-walks.org
Office de tourisme de Bayeux Intercom www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
Bureau de Bayeux - 02 31 51 28 28
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BAYEUX G2
LE P’TIT TRAIN DE BAYEUX
TAPISSERIE MUSÉE D’ART ET D’HISTOIRE The little tourist train takes you around Bayeux Departure from Bayeux Cathedral
DE BAYEUX BARON GÉRARD (MAHB) old town, its landmarks, the Battle of Normandy rue Lambert Leforestier:
This embroidered wall hanging is a masterpiece of Romanesque art. The MAHB and its collections are displayed in the former episcopal Museum (stop on request), British military 11am-11.45am-12.30pm-2pm-
Measuring 70m long and 50cm high, it illustrates William’s conquest cemetery and memorial and the war reporter 2.45pm-3.30pm-4.15pm-5pm-5.45pm-6.30pm
palace (11th-16th century) near the Bayeux Cathedral. Explore every aspect of
of England in 1066. This unique insight into medieval life in Europe is listed memorial. Departure from the Battle of Normandy Memorial
artistic creation in Europe from Prehistory to the 20th century. Museum: (1/05-15/09): 11.10am-11.55am-12.40pm-
on the UNESCO Memory of the World register. 35 mins • Tickets available from the driver
90 mins 2.10pm-2.55pm-3.40pm-4.25pm-5.10pm-5.55pm
1 hr PRICES: Adults: 6 ¤• Children (3-12 years old): 3.50 ¤ Oct-Nov: last departure at 5.45pm from the cathedral
GUIDED TOUR: July and August in French, Monday, Tuesday,
UNACCOMPANIED AND AUDIOGUIDE TOUR: Thursday, Friday: 3pm OPENING TIMES: 01/04 > 01/11 02 97 56 67 46 - 07 86 46 32 95
16 languages / junior commentary F and GB Tour duration: 75 mins - Free tour included in museum entry fee Departure from the Tourist Office: petit.train-duloch@wanadoo.fr
PRICES: Standard rate: 9.50 ¤ • Discounted rate: 7.50 ¤ • Schoolchildren: 5 ¤ PRICES: Adults: 7.50 ¤ • Schoolchildren: 5 ¤ • Children (under 10s): free 10.45am-11.30am-12.15pm-1.50pm-2.30pm-3.15pm- I
Child (under 10s): free Bayeux Museum pass available on-site. 4pm-4.45pm-5.30pm-6.15pm • On market days
Bayeux Museum pass available on-site. (Wednesdays) departures from the Tourist Office
OPENING TIMES begin at 2:30pm.
OPENING TIMES 01/05 > 30/09: 9.30am-6.30pm • 01/10 > 30/04: 10am-12pm/2pm-6pm
01/03 > 31/10: 9am-6.30pm (7pm May to August) 45 mins before • January and Christmas Day
01/11 > 29/02: 9.30am-12.30pm/2pm-6pm
37 rue du Bienvenu - 14400 Bayeux - 02 31 51 25 50
45 mins before • January and Christmas Day
mahb@mairie-bayeux.fr Walk in the Aure Valley »
13 bis rue Nesmond - 14400 Bayeux - 02 31 51 25 50 www.bayeuxmuseum.com From the sensitive natural area in the south of Bayeux to the Haizerie
tapisserie@mairie-bayeux.fr - www.bayeuxmuseum.com
I I I I I f I I Farm in Vaux-sur-Aure to the north, take a gentle stroll along the river
and enjoy the beautiful countryside around Bayeux.
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CAEN FALAISE
ABBAYE AUX DAMES CHÂTEAU GUILLAUME-
LE-CONQUÉRANT COLOMBIÈRES CREULLY-SUR-SEULLES SAINT-GABRIEL-BRÉCY
The Abbaye aux Dames was founded in 1060 by Matilda, William
The Château of Falaise and the city wall form some of the last testimonies
the Conqueror’s wife, and consecrated on June 18th 1066. The abbey, a
to the power of the Dukes of Normandy. Explore the impressive network of CHÂTEAU DE CHÂTEAU FORT PRIEURÉ
masterpiece of Norman Romanesque art, together with the 18th century
convent and the French-style garden form a stunning ensemble. fortifications and visit a unique ensemble of Anglo-Norman keeps and wall COLOMBIÈRES DE CREULLY SAINT-GABRIEL
towers in the heart of the town. Château de Colombières is one of the best- An 11th century feudal castle. The estate became Founded in 1058 by the Fécamp monks upon
1 hr to Friday and 2pm-6pm at weekends
75 mins OPENING TIMES known military fortresses from the feudal period a real fortress during the Hundred Years’ War. the Lord of Creully’s request, the Priory of Saint
GUIDED TOUR: Convent, abbey PARK: 01/11 > 31/03 : 8am-6pm
GUIDED TOUR:
Daily 10am-6pm in Lower Normandy and was built between It was fully decorated in the 17th century. During Gabriel boasts a 13th century portal, the former
and crypt: daily 2.30pm-4pm 01/04 > 31/10 : 8am-8pm
08/02 > 03/07 & 01/09 > 10/11:
(7pm from 04/07 to 30/08) Bayeux and Isigny-sur-Mer near the D-Day the 1944 Landings, the château was home to the monks’ refectory, a tower and court room. The
PRICES: UNACCOMPANIED TOUR: 01/01, 01/05 and 25/12 beaches. This listed Monument encapsulates first BBC studio on French soil. The radio museum chapel’s decor, which became the property of
3.30pm (long weekends and half-term) 1 hr before • 06/01 > 07/02
free • GUIDED TOURS: Standard rate: Région Normandie - Abbaye aux Dames 04/07 > 30/08: and 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nov 1000 years of Norman history. opened in 1994. the Department in 2008, is a jewel of Norman
4 ¤• Discounted rate: 2 ¤ Place Reine Mathilde 10.30am, 3.30pm, 5pm (daily) Romanesque art. The whole site was listed in
Place Guillaume Le Conquérant 45 mins 45 mins
Under 18s: free 14035 Caen Cedex 1 1845.
PRICES: Adults: 8.50 ¤ • Children: 4 ¤ 14700 Falaise • 02 31 41 61 44 GUIDED TOUR: July, August, September, on 6 and GUIDED TOUR: visit the château rooms,
OPENING TIMES 02 31 06 98 45 / 06 48 37 99 80 1 hr • GUIDED TOUR: July and August at 5.30pm
Family Pass: 21 ¤ (2 adults and up to chateauaccueil@falaise.fr 7 June, exceptional tour of the listed Grand Garden radio museum, BBC tower and cellar.
ABBEY (Normandy Regional abbayeauxdames@normandie.fr (meet in the chapel) - Digital tablets (FR/GB) avai-
6 children) • Reduced rate (subject to www.chateau-guillaume-leconquerant.fr (2pm-7pm)
Council head office): 8.30am- www.normandie.fr/abbayeauxdames PRICES: CASTLE + MUSEUM : Adults: 6 ¤ - Seniors, lable during chapel opening times. Videos in French
12.30pm/1.30pm-6pm from Monday
conditions): 6 ¤ I I If I PRICES: Adults: 6 ¤ • Under 12s: free students, schoolchildren: 4 ¤ - Children (under 12s):
I are subtitled for the hard of hearing.
free • MUSEUM OF THE RADIO : 4 ¤ - Children
OPENING TIMES PRICES: Unaccompanied tour: free • Guided
(under 12s): free • CASTLE: Adults : 6 ¤ - Seniors,
01/07 > 30/09: 2pm-7pm tour: 5 ¤ • Chapel entry: free (except exhibitions)
students, schoolchildren : 4 ¤ • Children (under
BAYEUX BESSIN, NORMANDY
July and Aug: Monday-Thursday
12s): free OPENING TIMES
Sept: weekend
18 OPENING TIMES: 03/06 > 30/08 : • Free grounds entry: 9am-12pm/2pm-5.30pm 19
6pm Mon 2pm-6pm / Tues, Weds, Thurs 9.30am-12.30pm (winter), 9am-12pm/2pm-7pm (summer)
OF THE MIDDLE-AGES Le Château - 14710 Colombières
02 31 22 51 65
& 2pm-6pm / Fri 9.30am-1pm
30 Place Paillaud - 14480 Creully-sur-Seulles
• Chapel 2.30pm-6.30pm: weekend in May, and
June, 01/07 > 31/08 daily except Tuesday
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colombieresaccueil@aliceadsl.fr 02 31 80 10 61 1 rue du Prieuré - Saint-Gabriel-Brécy
www.chateau-colombieres.fr
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mairie@creully-sur-seulles.fr
http://chateaudecreully.fr
14480 Creully-sur-Seulles - 06 89 45 71 63
saintgabrielprieure@gmail.com
G1 www.prieuresaintgabriel.fr
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MONUMENTS
Mont Saint-Michel »
BAYEUX BESSIN,
HERITAGE AND CULTURE
LONGUES-SUR-MER
ABBAYE DE LONGUES JUAYE-MONDAYE G3 ABBAYE GUIDED TOUR: every Sunday at 3.30pm, every
day in July and August at 2.30pm
SAINT-MARTIN
Longues Benedictine Abbey offers an incredible insight into medieval PRICES: Adults: 5 ¤ • Under 12s: free
DE MONDAYE
religious life in Normandy. Restoration work has made it a jewel of Norman OPENING TIMES OF THE SHOP
heritage. It was listed in 2006. Visitors can admire the ruins of the abbey A striking classical ensemble of the 18th Monday to Saturday: 9am-11.45am/2.15pm-
and surrounding grounds. century. Guided tour of the abbey church, 5.45pm - Sunday: 9am-10.45am and after
sacristy, main rooms including the library Mass : 12.15pm-12.40pm/2.30pm-5.45pm
45 mins Sunday and Monday
with its 50,000 books. A White Canon who 01/09 > 15/09
GUIDED TOUR: upon request 17 rue de l’abbaye still lives at the abbey will show you round
14400 Longues-sur-Mer 14250 Juaye-Mondaye
PRICES: Adults: 5 ¤ the place he calls home. More than a monu- 02 31 92 58 11
02 31 21 78 41 - isajer@gmail.com ment, it’s an experience!
Under 18s: free hotelier@mondaye.com
www.abbayes-normandie.com/
OPENING TIMES: abbaye/abbaye-de-longues/ 75 mins www.mondaye.com
01/05 > 10/08: 2pm-6pm every SELF-GUIDED TOUR: I I
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Other days on requestBAYEUX BESSIN, MUSEUMS
HERITAGE AND CULTURE LE MOLAY-LITTRY F3
MUSÉE DE LA MEUNERIE
In the charming wooded setting of the hamlet
OPENING TIMES: 11/04>30/06, 01/09>20/09,
17/10>02/11: 2pm-6pm Wednesday to Sunday.
Open on bank holiday. • 01/07-31/08: 10am-
To go further... of Marcy, the Milling Museum presents the
activities of a 19th century water mill farm, with
12:30pm/2pm-6pm daily except Tuesdays.
5.15pm
the original mechanical device still in place. Tool
Hameau de Marcy • 14330 Le Molay-Littry
MONUMENTS collection of a Norman farm.
02 31 21 42 13
1 hr • UNACCOMPANIED VISIT (F/GB/D) musee.meunerie@wanadoo.fr
www.ville-molay-littry.fr
BALLEROY-SUR-DROME F3
CHÂTEAU DE BALLEROY Adults: 7 ¤ - Children: 5.50 ¤ PRICES
Built in 1631 by the architect François Mansart,
Museum (grounds free) • Adults: 4.50 ¤ - Children: Adults: 5 ¤ - Children: 2 ¤ - Under 6: free I I I f
3.50 ¤ • Grounds Adults: 3 ¤ - Children: free
the Balleroy family owned the château until OPENING TIMES: 01/04 > 30/09: 10.45am-6pm
Malcom S. Forbes bought it in 1970. One of the • April, May, June and September and All Saints school
outbuildings houses the museum which presents holidays: Wed-Sun. • July, August: Monday-Sunday. OSMANVILLE E1 STATION 70 - MUSÉE DE LA RN13
the story of the hot-air and gas balloon era. • Off season: please contact us by mail or phone
Step into your childhood memories! An OPENING TIMES
45 mins last guided tour at 5.30pm 01/03 > 31/10
enthusiast has spent over 40 years collecting
GUIDED TOUR (FR/GB) of the château. 14490 Balleroy-Sur-Drome anything to do with trains, bikes, mopeds, Weekdays: 6pm-9pm
Written translations: NL, D, E, I 02 31 21 06 76 motorbikes, cars, toys, miniatures and adverts. Weekend and bank holidays: 2pm-8pm
contact@chateau-balleroy.fr This museum is all about passion! Tour to the Ancienne route nationale 13
UNACCOMPANIED TOUR of the museum
www.chateau-balleroy.fr Blockhaus on Sundays at 9.45am. 14230 Osmanville
PRICES: Château + museum (grounds free)
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Adults: 9 ¤ - Children: 6.50 ¤ • Château (grounds free)
legleuherluc@wanadoo.fr
UNACCOMPANIED OR GUIDED TOUR www.station70.org
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JARDINS & CHÂTEAU PRICES: Adults: 5 ¤ • Under 12s: free If I I
DE LANTHEUIL
The Louis XIII château and its French-style garden
were built for the family of minister Turgot in 1613.
Take part in a guided tour conducted by a des- PARKS AND GARDENS
cendent of the family and learn about the owner’s
20 family memories during the Ancien Régime, French 21
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Empire and the Occupation of 1940.
FONTAINE-HENRY LANTHEUIL
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Tuesday: 2.30pm-6.30pm
CHÂTEAU DE 45 mins Special opening for Heritage Days
FONTAINE HENRY GUIDED TOUR: upon reservation 6.30pm
Château de Fontaine-Henry, between Bayeux and PRICES: Unaccompanied tour of French-style 14480 Ponts-sur-Seulles
Caen is home to some of «France’s highest roofs». grounds: Adults: 6 ¤• Children (7-15 years old): 4 ¤ 02 31 80 14 00 / 06 74 74 78 36
This monument is one of the most spectacular in Under 7s: free • «Forest Adventure» 4x4 ride: 10 ¤ chateau@lantheuil.org
Normandy and is a former fortress, beautifully OPENING TIMES www.domaine-chasse-turgot.com
decorated during the Renaissance. It has never 01/06 > 15/09 every day except If I I
changed hands, it is still inhabited and houses a CASTILLON SAINT-GABRIEL-BRÉCY
huge collection of paintings.
GUIDED TOUR: Inside the château only. Booklets in JARDINS DE CASTILLON JARDINS DU
foreign language PLANTBESSIN CHÂTEAU DE BRÉCY
UNACCOMPANIED VISIT: Grounds, play area and A remarkable tree at Themed gardens with ponds, mixed borders and topiary. Plants are for sale 17th century Italian-style grounds spread out over 5 terraces, featuring a gate
outbuildings.
the Bayeux botanical in the adjacent nursery. by Isaac Geslin opening out on to the sky. Countless sculptures, hedge shrub
PRICES: Château guided tour: Adults: 8.50 ¤ -
Children (7-15 years old): 5.50 ¤ - Under 7s: free garden » 90 mins patterns inspired by Claude Mollet, arbour cloister, fountains, rose trees, peonies,
hellebore - Unique - 13th-15th century church.
Unaccompanied tour of grounds and outbuildings: UNACCOMPANIED TOUR: A map is available to visitors.
Adults: 5.50 ¤ - Children (7-15 years old): 4 ¤ - PRICES: Adults: 7 ¤ • Children (5-16 years old): 4 ¤ 1 hr
Under 7s: free • Château owner tour (booking required GUIDED TOUR: booking required
6 pers. minimum): Adults: 12.50 ¤ - Children (7-15 years OPENING TIMES
old): 8.50 ¤ 01/05 > 30/09 Tuesday to Saturday: 2pm-5pm - PRICES: Adults: 9 ¤ • Schoolchildren/Students: 4 ¤ • Under 12s: free
Sunday (only in June and July): 2.30pm-5.30pm
OPENING TIMES OPENING TIMES: From Easter to All Saint’s Day: 2.30pm-6.30pm Tuesdays,
Booking required outside those times.
01/04 > 14/06 & 15/09 > 30/09: 2.30pm-6.30pm Thursdays, Sundays and Saturdays in June. All year-round: daily. Prior booking required.
(open weekends and bank holidays only) • 15/06 > 5pm 6pm
13/09: 2pm-6.30pm (open daily except Tuesdays) CD 73 - 14490 Castillon Saint-Gabriel-Brécy - 14480 Creully Sur Seulles
3 place du château - 14610 Fontaine-Henry 02 31 92 56 03 - sbch@wanadoo.fr 02 31 80 11 48 - lesjardinsdebrecy@gmail.com
02 31 26 93 67 - boutique.fontaine-henry@orange.fr www.jardinscastillonplantbessin.com www.parcsetjardins.fr
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STUDIO BOUTIQUE AND CREATION
BAYEUX BAYEUX BAYEUX
LES CHAPEAUX BOUTIQUE NORMANDIE SAVOIR FAIRE
D’ANGÈLE COQUELICOTS NORMANDY CRAFTSMANSHIP - EXHIBITION - SHOP:
Hats for men and women, including the famous Normandy’s own artist and designer «Sqille» 30 designers in pottery, leather goods, jewellery, ligh-
French Laulhère beret. Angélique makes bes- explores the poppy theme in a range of items: ting, sculptures, music boxes, tableware, homeware
poke «Lilik & Framboise made in Normandie» paintings, fabrics (Jacquard), embroidery, screen etc. Local savoir-faire! Unique pieces only! Worldwide
rain hats for women. All productions are mainly prints and posters. shipment.
French or European. New section of off-the-peg OPENING TIMES OPENING TIMES
clothes: 8PM made in Italy. 01/03 > 15/11: 9am-7pm High season: daily 10am-10pm (or 11pm)
Low season: 10am-1.30pm/3pm-8pm
OPENING TIMES: Saturday morning (6pm on Sundays) - closed Monday
01/06 > 31/08 Monday-Saturday:
38 rue Nesmond - 14400 Bayeux School holidays in the off season: daily 10am-8pm
ARTISAN PRODUCTS 10.30am-1pm/2pm-7pm • 01/09 > 31/05 Tuesday -
Saturday: 10.30am-1pm/2pm-7pm 02 31 22 75 86 / 06 64 69 50 68 06/01 > 03/02 & 02/11 > 16/11
poppies.shop14@gmail.com
Sunday 42 rue des Cuisiniers
coquelicot.boutique14@gmail.com
14400 Bayeux
10 rue des Cuisiniers www.poppies-shop.com
02 31 22 92 73 / 06 37 07 39 98
14400 Bayeux
22 G2 G2 G2 02 31 10 60 13 / 06 67 21 81 68
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www.normandie-savoir-faire.fr
leschapeauxdangele@gmail.com
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AURE-SUR-MER G1 ATELIER DE LA PRICES: Exhibition room : free entry
FLAMBARDIÈRE GUIDED TOUR: Adults: 2,50 ¤ - Free under 18
Fine crafts: creation of music boxes, wooden items, OPENING TIMES: 04/04 > 25/09: free access to
BAYEUX BAYEUX BAYEUX wooden sculptures. We use tree species from exhibition room • 17/10 > 02/11 & 05/12 > 24/12: 10am-
our region including the apple, pear, wild cherry, 12.30pm/3pm-7pm • Appointments for special orders.
BAYEUX BRODERIE CONSERVATOIRE MORGANE walnut, ash, elm and oak tree. Exhibitions: free 01/01>31/03
EMBROIDERY STUDIO & SHOP: THE BAYEUX DE LA DENTELLE THOMASSIN CÉRAMISTE entry. Guided tour from the tree to the music box. Sundays, Mondays and Saturday mornings
STITCH. You’ll find embroidery kits made Studio founded to protect the expertise passed Morgane Thomassin is a Master Potter with a 90 mins 59 route d’Omaha Beach - Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes
in the workshop with reproductions of the down from 17th century Bayeux lace-makers. passion for History and Mythology. Her ceramic, GUIDED TOUR «from the tree to the piece» 14520 Aure-Sur-Mer - 02 31 22 87 81
Bayeux Tapestry and other designs. 11th century The conservatory workshop gives introductory porcelain and sandstone designs put a modern Thursday mornings at 10am from 4 April to p.broggi@wanadoo.fr - www.flambardiere.fr
embroidery technique with kits for beginners, to advanced classes in bobbin lace and needle twist on age-old subjects. Her tableware items 25 September by appointment.
children and experienced embroiderers. lace techniques. Exhibitions, events and shop. and jewellery collections are made in her stu-
Available to buy online all year round. dio-shop.
FREE ENTRY: lace-makers answer visitors’
PRICES: Embroidery classes: 14.50 ¤ per hour, on questions FREE ENTRY
BERNESQ F2 LA GRANGE OPENING TIMES:
08/01 > 31/12: 10am-12.30pm/2pm-5.30pm
Tuesdays and Fridays from 3pm
OPENING TIMES: Every day except Sundays, OPENING TIMES AU MOHAIR Monday-Saturday (exc. bank holidays: one tour and
OPENING TIMES Thursdays and bank holidays: Tuesday-Friday: 10am-6pm GUIDED TOUR of the mohair goat farm: tour of 3.30pm shop opening)
May to September: 10am-12.30pm/1.30pm-6.30pm 9.30am-12.30pm/2.30pm-6pm Saturday: 10am-1pm/2.30pm-6pm production workshops, sewing studio and exhi- Sunday
Monday to Friday - Saturdays: 1.30pm-6pm
April to October: 11am-12.30pm/2pm-6pm Monday 15 mins before See website and social media sites bition room. Shop selling knitting yarn, weaves,
La Harmonière - 14710 Bernesq
to Friday bespoke knits, bespoke clothing design. Highlight 02 31 22 47 52 / 06 82 85 51 39
Maison d’Adam et Eve Sunday and Monday
6 rue du Bienvenu - 14400 Bayeux
for kids: a direct contact with the animals. lagrangeaumohair14@orange.fr
November to March • Sunday 5 rue de la Chaîne - 14400 Bayeux - 06 60 44 10 48
02 31 92 73 80 1 hr www.la-grange-au-mohair.fr
24 rue Nesmond - 14400 Bayeux morgane.thomassin.ceramiste@gmail.com
conservatoire.dentelledebayeux@gmail.com PRICES: Free entry • Free guided tour If I
06 89 84 32 36 - contact@bayeux-broderie.com https://morganeceramique.wix.com/creation
https://dentellesbayeux.com
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