When you choose a Normandy visit you can be sure of a successful tour.  Whether your focus is French language and culture or European History your programme will be busy and always stimulating.  The region is popular with schools and you can choose from a selection of youth centres and pleasant hotels.

For Language study, the Normandy area is close to home yet retains so much of the traditional ways and values of France.  You can show your pupils the centuries-old way of life with its gastronomy, farming and tradition of English visitors plus modern exciting developments in Rouen, Cherbourg and Dieppe.  Spend a day at Mont-St.Michel, visit a cider-maker and enjoy shopping and sightseeing in Bayeux.

If you wish to include an historical element you can visit William the Conqueror’s birthplace of Falaise Castle then chart his political success on the Bayeux Tapestry.   Your visit to nearby Arromanches can include the 360 Degree Cinema, where a powerful film sequence brings to life the D-Day Landings, then view the Mulberry Harbour remains from the modern town.

And if you are planning a team building tour then Normandy can offer beach activities, local exploration in old-fashioned towns and visits around a bell foundry, submarine and oyster farm.

 

TWO - CENTRE TOURS

And to make even better use of your time in France why not consider including a visit to PARIS, FUTUROSCOPE or a THEME PARK?  Just ask for details.

ACCOMMODATION

Relais Bon Séjour

Stay right by the sea in this popular student centre not far from Caen.  Your group can enjoy the spacious accommodation and leisure facilities of table tennis, mini-golf, football area and disco.  Each room is en-suite, and the restaurant overlooks the sea.  Book early for a stay in this fantastic venue!

Hotel Kyriad Carentan

Spend an enjoyable visit at this two-star hotel, well situated in an historic Normandy town between Caen and Cherbourg.  All bedrooms are en-suite with satellite TV.  Pupils sleep 2 – 3 per room and adults have twin or single rooms.  Your group can eat in the hotel dining room and take a packed lunch with you each day.  Why not book an evening cider-farm visit or cheese-tasting?

Les Tourelles

This welcoming youth centre in the coastal resort of Asnelles sur Mer, is really handy for visiting the coastal D-Day sites as well as historic Bayeux.  The centre has three buildings set in its own grounds and is very close to the beach.  Full board, with packed lunches, is available. Your group can enjoy a relaxing location after a busy day of study and sightseeing.

La Grange d’Espins

Converted farm buildings in Thury-Harcourt, south of Caen, offer your group a secure and comfortable centre in the heart of the countryside.  Your accommodation will be in four-bedded rooms, with twins for staff, and home-cooked meals are provided.  The centre has large wooded grounds with plenty of space for activities and evening relaxation. 

VISITS AND EXCURSIONS

• Bayeux Tapestry, shops and Cathedral
• Arromanches town and D-Day Beaches
• 360 Degree Cinema, authentic D-Day film
• Outdoor markets with traditional produce
• Cider-farm with orchards tour
• Goat farm and cheese production
• Chocolate factory
• Normandie Caramels, factory tour
• Mont-St. Michel town and abbey, memorable day out
• Falaise Castle, birthplace of William the Conqueror

TYPICAL ITINERARY FOR A 5 DAY TOUR
( Longer or shorter tours are available)

Day One

Morning departure from School, drive to Portsmouth for the afternoon ferry with a meal on board, or sail from Dover with an easy motorway drive via the Pont de Normandie.  Check in to your hotel and relax at the beach or park.

Day Two

Visit to Bayeux, its Tapestry and Cathedral then drive to Arromanches for lunch.  View the famous Mulberry Harbour and D-Day Beaches and visit the 360 Degree Cinema or museum.  Shopping and café visit.

Day Three

Morning in Caen to see the Castle and Abbeys then a tour of a cider-farm or cheese-maker.  Study project in a traditional Normandy town such as Falaise or Honfleur.

Day Four

Day excursion to Mont-St. Michel, climbing the narrow winding streets to its ancient Abbey.  Shopping and language work in the quaint stores.  Conclude by visiting the famous biscuit producer for sampling and purchases.

Day Five

Leave hotel after breakfast, souvenir shopping before your return sailing.  Arrival at School during the evening.

COST

On application. 

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