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WWII History school trips to Normandy

4 days from £239pp

Reflecting the greater emphasis on WWII themes within many GCSE and A level courses, this increasingly popular tour seeks to make the events of June and July 1944 as broadly relevant as possible to many of the main areas of study of this major topic.

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Below, you’ll find an example of one of our most popular itinerary choices, but we can tailor-make yours from scratch to meet your exact requirements...

WWII Northern France (Normandy) - 4 days from £239pp*

Travelling in February 2013. Price includes executive coach transport from & to school & throughout your stay, 3 nights' full-board accommodation at the King Hotel includes packed lunch from day 2, extensive group travel insurance and a generous free place ratio of 1 in 8.

And then add our most popular itinerary package below for £24pp*

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Day 1	Morning departure from school	Check into accommodation	Evening meal. Local orientation
Day 2	Caen Memorial Museum	Pegasus Bridge Museum, Ranville Cemetery & Merville Battery	Evening meal. Activities at hotel.
Day 3	Arromanches Invasion Museum, 360 Cinema in Arromanches & Mulberry Harbour	Pointe du Hoc, La Cambe German Cemetery, Omaha Beach, American Cemetery Colleville & Longues Battery	Evening meal. Activities at hotel.
Day 4	Departure for return journey to school
	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Extra Day Price on request	Full day in Bayeux - visit the Battle of Normandy Museum, Bayeux British Cemetery, audio tour of Bayeux Tapestry & free time in the town		Evening meal. Free time.

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*Price shown based on 35 paying passengers departing in February 2013 & is subject to availablility. Entrance fees for some of the visits may be payable locally, but are included in the price shown.

Our most popular WWII visits in Normandy for History school trips

Here are some of our most popular visits in Normandy for History groups studying WWII. We can tailor-make an itinerary to your exact needs. Call 0845 688 8988 to create your itinerary from scratch today.

Key Visits

Caen

The scene of vicious fighting after the D-Day landings, Caen was largely destroyed. There is the opportunity to view the impressive castle ramparts as well as the beautifully restored centre.

Mémorial de Caen (Caen Peace Museum)

This unique museum offers pupils the opportunity to take a historical journey through the 20th century, discovering major events from the end of the First World War to the fall of the Berlin Wall thanks to a comprehensive collection of photographs, posters, models and films, including an exceptional film on D-Day. The Mémorial is an exceptionally rich teaching aid with which to study our shared past and introduce an element of emotion and memory, using dynamic and diverse educational activities. The museum offers an option of educational notebooks, workshops and/or guided tours of the key D-day Landing sites. Please ask us for details.

Memorial ‘Pegasus’ Museum

The capture of this bridge over the Caen Canal was vital to the success of the British airborne assault on D-Day. The original bridge was replaced when the canal was widened but it may still be seen in the excellent Airborne Museum nearby.

D-Day Landing Beaches

Tours of several of the landing beaches, such as Omaha, Utah, Sword or Juno can be arranged. Possible stop-off s include the Canadian-focused Juno Visitor Centre.

Pointe du Hoc

The shattered remains of one of the most powerful German coastal batteries in the area stand amidst a sizeable area of preserved battlefield on top of the impressive cliff s, from which men of the American Rangers made their famous attack on D-Day.

1944 Museum

The Utah Beach Landing Museum is set up at the site of the US landing on the 6th of June, 1944. Guided tours are off ered to explain German defences and the diff erent stages of the landing on Utah Beach.

Mulberry Harbour

This great engineering feat built for D-Day sped up the unloading process so that allied troops were supplied as they advanced across France. The remains of this enormous structure can clearly be seen lying off the coast of Arromanches.

Arromanches Invasion Museum

A collection of models, photographs, arms and equipment of the Allied forces are contained here as well as a plan which makes it easier to understand the landing operation. Guides, study packs and Royal Navy films are available.

La Cambe German Cemetery

In the years following WWII, the German War Graves Commission decided to establish six main German cemeteries in the Normandy area. La Cambe, started in 1954 is the main German cemetery in the beach area. A total of 21,222 German soldiers are commemorated there.

Ranville Cemetery

The village of Ranville was captured on the morning of D-Day and the cemetery there contains the graves of many of the men of the Airborne Division killed on that day and in the subsequent fighting, including some of the casualties from Pegasus Bridge.

Optional visits and activities include:

The Normandy American National Cemetery and Memorial, St Laurent Bayeux Tapestry

Below, you'll find some of our most popular accommodation options for school groups.

This is just a sample of our full range, so for full details of all properties available, please call 0845 688 8988 to speak to one of our Educational Travel Advisors today.

Maison Familiale Bon Sejour

This modern, purpose-built centre opened in 1986 and belongs to the ‘Cap France’ association.

King Hotel

A modern, purpose-built motel style hotel with external corridors.

MFV Les Tourelles

Les Tourelles is a 19th century manor house which now forms part of a small complex along with three other chalet style buildings. This property offers good quality accommodation and superb study and recreational facilities for school groups. Les Tourelles is set in its own grounds - an obvious advantage for supervision purposes. The centre directly overlooks the beach too.

V de V Ma Normandie

A large, traditional-style house for the main building and accommodation in wooden chalet-style bungalows. Set in its own grounds.

NST Guide Lecturers - From only £10pp per day

An increasing number of schools book a Guided Study Tour each year due to the recommendation of NST’s customers. Why not add an NST Guide Lecturer to your tour package.

Your Guide Lecturer will:

Be selected from a specialist team to meet your exact visit requirements
Be a highly experienced and knowledgeable educationalist
Have a long and proven track record of delivering excellent results
Have an understanding of the needs of students and information delivery
Understand the pressures and requirements of Group Leaders

Benefits of NST Guide Lecturers:

A Strong Teaching Background - All of our guides are ex-teachers with specific History expertise. Their educational background and detailed knowledge of the current curriculum will help them meet your specific needs. As former teachers they also understand the demands and requirements of organising educational visits.
Helping You to Prepare Your Ideal Itinerary - Our guides will contact you before your tour to discuss your learning objectives. They will then advise on the appropriate visits to build an itinerary that matches your specified objectives and enables your group to get the most out of every day.
More Time for One-to-One Teaching - With an NST Guide Lecturer leading the group, you gain the opportunity to provide individual tuition and enjoy the visits with your students.
First Evening Talk - Your Guide Lecturer will provide an informal discussion on your first evening, setting the scene for the next few days. Helping students focus on the days to come and covering many general questions up front, this talk will allow more time for specific questions at each site.

Our team of guides include:

Jeff Garner - Programme Co-ordinator - A Cambridge graduate, Jeff has extensive experience in both museum work and secondary education. In this 24th season as Programme Co-ordinator, Jeff works with your Tour Consultant to allocate the ideal guide for each group and oversees tour arrangements. Jeff is responsible for guide training and involved in product development and this year has developed two new areas for History tours: Berlin: The Cold War and the Fall of Communism, and London History.
Alan Reed - Growing up near Arras, Alan’s interest in World War Battlefields started at an early age as the son of a War Graves Commission family. Alan combines a huge knowledge of the Battlefi eld area with a detailed understanding of both the history and culture of the region. He is a published author of ‘Meet at Dawn, Unarmed’, a book on the Christmas Truce of 1914.
Robert Watson - An experienced retired secondary school teacher, Robert combines his extensive guiding experience and excellent knowledge with a keen understanding of how to relate this to all groups
Tom Morgan - Former teacher Tom is an experienced Battlefields guide, with his own well respected WWI website. As well as being a published author, Tom has also made a television documentary on the Battle of the Somme.
Greg Davey - An experienced History and English teacher with over 13 years of teaching experience, Greg has also tutored for the Open University. Greg has written E-Learning courses covering the origins of WWI and runs a business which provides Living History materials to schools.
Peter Crook - With a career as Head of History and Associate Advisor for History with a Local Education Authority, Peter has been guiding tours to the WWI Battlefields for his own and other schools since 1982 and is a published author.

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