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SATURDAY 5th TO
SUNDAY 13th JUNE 2010 |
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| Day 1 |
Saturday 5th
June - London |
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Arrive in London under own arrangements -
details to be confirmed |
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You
will make your way to your hotel |
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Free time |
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1800 - General welcome to the tour, distribution
of tour packs and explanation of how things will
run |
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1900 - Drinks in the bar |
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1930 - Welcome
dinner and tour briefing -
included |
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London - overnight
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| Day 2 |
Sunday 6th
June - London |
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0930 - Depart after breakfast for the Imperial
War Museum - free |
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1000 - Imperial War Museum - Introduction from
the staff and you will then be free to explore |
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Lunch in a London
pub -
included |
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1400 - Visit to
the Cabinet War Rooms -
included |
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Return to hotel |
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1900 - Gather in the bar |
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1930 - Dinner /
speaker (World War II)
- included |
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London - overnight
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| Day 3 |
Monday 7th
June - Dover and Travel |
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0830 - Check out of hotel and drive to Dover
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1030 – Arrive Dover Castle |
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1045 - Book in for your tour of Dover Castle and
The Secret Wartime Tunnels - included (lunch
facilities available- not included) |
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1645 – Outbound P&O Ferry Dover/Calais |
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1915 – Arrive France local time and drive to
your hotel in the Dunkirk area ( |
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2030 – Dinner in
the Hotel –
included |
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Dunkirk - overnight
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| Day 4 |
Tuesday 8th
June - Dunkirk and Dieppe |
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0830 - Depart after breakfast with packed
lunches |
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Packed Lunch -
included |
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Drive down to Dieppe (about 3 hrs) |
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1630
- The 1942 raid on Dieppe (and the 1944 battle) |
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1800 - Check into your hotel in Dieppe (1night) |
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1930 - Dinner in
the hotel
- included |
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Dieppe - overnight
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| Day 5 |
Wednesday 9th
June - Travel and Normandy/D Day |
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0900 - Check out after breakfast and drive down
the coast to Normandy |
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1130
- 6th Airborne Division
operations - D Day and after
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Lunch at La
Chaumiere, Courseulles -
included |
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1800 - Check into your hotel in the Caen/Bayeux
area (2 nights) |
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1930 - Dinner in the hotel - included
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Caen/Bayeux
- overnight
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| Day 6 |
Thursday 10th
June - Normandy/Breakout Battles |
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0900 - Depart hotel for your full day's touring |
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Op GOODWOOD - The Canadian flanking role and
the failure of the British armour
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Lunch - either
local restaurant or packed lunch from hotel - we
are investigating the feasibility of a
restaurant -
included |
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Return to hotel to freshen up |
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Evening meal in
restaurant in Caen or Bayeux
- included |
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Caen/Bayeux
- overnight
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| Day 7 |
Friday 11th
June - Bayeux and Travel to London |
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0900 - Check out of hotel and drive to Bayeux |
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Free morning in
Bayeux - opportunity to explore this Medieval
town and view the Bayeux Tapestry if you wish
- not
included |
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Lunch - not
included |
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1430
- Depart Bayeux and drive to Ouistreham - the
ferry port |
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1630 - Ferry Caen/Portsmouth |
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Meal for you on the ferry -
included |
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2130 - Arrive UK - local time and drive back to
London |
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2330 - Check back into your London hotel (2
nights) |
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London - overnight
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| Day 8 |
Saturday 12th
June - Travel and London |
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Free day in London for your own sightseeing and
shopping |
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1930 - End of Tour
Dinner with a speaker - Special event dinner -
included |
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There is a dress
code for this dinner - a suit and tie will be
required with the equivalent for the ladies. |
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London - overnight
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| Day 9 |
Sunday 13th
June - Travel home |
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Check out of hotel
in time to check in for your return flight |
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Guide will
accompany you to the airport |
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Your itinerary may be subject to change at short
notice due to a variety of factors. Whilst every
effort will be made by the guides to visit all
the sites included in your itinerary, there may
be times when this will not be possible. |
