North of France

[Pied Piper]

Spending a week in the north of France and want to spend some time visiting WW2 musuems.

I have visited WW1 battlefields Ypres, Bruge etc.

Anyone have any recommendations?

[stillgrinning]

I have just driven back along the top of France from Brittany and stayed in Caen over night. This seems to be the centre of the D Day landings stuff with museums and memorials everywhere. It's also close to that 1066 tapestry which I will not try spelling ! You are also not far from Mont St Micheal which is riddled with history (although I'm not sure about modern history). Caen was also William the Conquerer's home (before he conquered obviously) and has huge cathederals and castles things throughout.

I am happy to recommend our hotel as very reasonable on all fronts.

Ian

[ph1l5]

for great photos, head to the Choas Battery, 4 massive bunkers there is a road that runs by park up and let ur car face straight to them with full beams on now walk throught the field to them (watch out for a ditch) photos you took will be very good and its quiet moving as one has taken a direct hit from some sort of battleship, there is bits of the gun all over the walls.

Arromanche beach at low tide in the dark is good too. and you can drive onto it.

[NormanD]

In the Caen area you have
Bayeux, D-Day landing beaches including Arromanches and the Pegasus Bridge, to name a few.

[Matt172]

not been for years, but Pegasus bridge and the airborne museum there is a must. You can have a coffee in the cafe that was the first place in France to be liberated, Mullberry harbour remains at Arromanches are good too.

[snorky]

on the D300 at Watten south of Dunkerque there is a huge concrete bunker and some V1 rockets