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Travel to Normandy History of Warfare School Trip to Normandy & The Somme
The two World Wars saw significant developments in tactics and technology, making a history school trip to Normandy and the Somme idea for those studying the history of warfare!
In the Somme, your students will be able to learn more about the weaponry, tactics and technology and how it evolved over the course of WW1. And in Normandy, your students will see first-hand some of the impressive new technologies that were employed during WW2, including the famous Mulberry Harbours which were used during Operation Dynamo.
Want to look back even further? We also offer a history of warfare school trip to Ypres, Waterloo and Dunkirk, giving your students the chance to look at the Napoleonic Wars, as well as WW1 and WW2.
Sample itinerary
Day 1/4
Morning
Travel to Normandy 
Afternoon
Visit Pegasus Bridge
Evening
Evening meal
Day 2/4
Morning
Visit Arromanches Landings Museum and Gold Landing Beach
Afternoon
Visit to Mulberry Harbour, German Battery at Longues-sur-mer and Bayeux War Graves Cemetery
Evening
Evening meal
Day 3/4
Morning
Drive to the Somme Afternoon
Visit 1916 Somme Museum
Evening
Evening meal
Day 4/4
Morning
Visit Thiepval, the Lochnager Crater and Newfoundland Park
Afternoon
Return to school
What's included?
Activities
Arromanches Landings Museum
Built on the harbour at Arromanches overlooking Gold Beach, this museum uses original artifacts, dioramas and… Read more
Bayeux British Cemetery
The largest British military cemetery in France, this site on the outskirts of Bayeux is the last resting place of some… Read more
Gold Beach
Gold Beach was the Allied code name for the centre invasion beach during the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.The … Read more
Lochnagar Crater
On the morning of the first day of the battle of the Somme, Welsh miners blew a huge mine under the German trenches here… Read more
Longues-sur-Mer Battery
Part of the infamous Atlantic Wall built by the Germans to protect the French coast, Longues sur Mer Battery could have… Read more
Newfoundland Memorial Park, Beaumont-Hamel
On the first day of the battle of the Somme, eight hundred men of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment went over the top at … Read more
Pegasus Bridge Museum
This museum tells the story of the airborne invasion, in particular the 6th Airborne Division's capture of this stra… Read more
Somme 1916 Museum
From the ninth to the sixteenth centuries, the people of Albert, like many in the region, got used to hiding underground… Read more
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing
The slaughter on the Somme wiped out a generation, and continues to cast a shadow on Britain’s popular conscious… Read more
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Accommodation
Centre Bon Sejour
Le Clos de l’Ancien Pressoir
UNCMT Bernières-sur-mer
Situated on a fine, sandy beach, the centre has a lounge, classrooms and a restaurant, together with a leisure and games area. It also provides outdoor activities such as mini-golf, tennis and sailing. Indoor facilities include table tennis, pool and karaoke.
Students will be accommodated in twin, triple or quad rooms all with en-suite facilities. A lift makes for easy access to the 3 floors.
Le Clos de l’Ancien Pressoir is a converted horse stable which offers modern accommodation in a traditional French setting. The centre also has a large classroom, football pitch and a staff lounge overlooking the entrance.
The centre only accepts one group at a time and offers sole occupancy with students in multi-bedded rooms, and adults in twins and singles.
UNCMT Berniers-sur-Mer is an excellent school group centre located just 400m from Juno beach. The centre is set in private walled grounds with a resident centre director to help facilitate a great trip.
Students are accommodated in multi bedded rooms with teachers in twins or singles. Each room has en-suite facilities. Meals are served in a separate dining room.
Other facilities, which are perfect for school groups, include a classroom/activity room, a large TV/table tennis room, a separate area for teachers, a volleyball court and a boules pitch.
Reviews
Kirk Hallam Academy, June 2019
A fabulous trip, the organisers couldn't do enough for us. The students loved it and the itinerary planned was so varied that the students were amazed by the amount of experiences that they received in such a short amount of time.Need help?
Jenny Walsh - Tour Adviser
Don’t hesitate to contact me for any advice or further information on how your school trip can be tailored to your requirements.
0115 9404 303
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