Dunkirk & Fortress Europe

Dunkirk & Fortress Europe

Blitzkrieg to the ‘V’ weapons 

Our itinerary
Day 1 Local departure by coach then onwards to Belgium for a four-night stay.
Day 2 Dunkirk (included), Ypres and the Last Post Ceremony (optional). Discover the ‘miracle’ of the withdrawal at Dunkirk and visit the site of the old mole, including the area of the Dunes where the ‘small ships’ came to prominence. Then study the fighting in and around Calais – the ‘Last Stand’ – seeing the museum in Parc St. Pierre, the Citadel, Fort Neuilly, the Cathedral Bunker and Fort Lapin. In the  evening, join our optional excursion to Ypres, to attend the moving Last Post Ceremony at the magnificent Menin Gate memorial. B
Day 3 Coastal Defences (included). We examine the sites once containing huge guns and missiles designed to fire directly across to Britain. See sites at Sangatte, Cap Blanc Nez, Cap Gris Nez, the museum at Todt Battery with its immense Railway Gun and the V3 London Cannon site at Mimoyeques. In addition, you’ll visit the V2 complex at Eperlecques. B
Day 4 Wormhout and Ostend (included). After a visit to the massacre site at Wormhout, we see the little known V1 (‘buzz bomb’) fixed launch area near Hazebrouck. Continue to the Belgian resort of Ostend where the Atlantic Wall Museum summarises the strength of the Festung Europa – Fortress Europe. B
Day 5 La Coupole (included) We explore this former V2 base and museum, then onto Calais and return home. B
Included Meals: B=Breakfast

Your hotel
You will stay for four nights in the historic town of Lo, just over the French border in Belgium at the Hotel Oude Abdij which translates as ‘Old Abbey’. This family-run 3-star hotel has a spacious lounge area, bar, restaurant, large patio and lift. All bedrooms have a T.V., telephone and hairdryer.

5 days from only £299

What’s Included?
• Specialist Battlefields Guide
• 4 Battlefield visits
• 4 nights' accommodation with continental breakfast
• Travel by executive coach - upgrade to Silver Service available
• FREE local joining points
Please Note: Entrance fees to museums & places of interest are at extra cost.

Upgrade to Silver Service for luxury coach travel and enjoy these added benefits
As above plus...
• Deluxe, reclining seats
• Extra legroom
• Comfortable rear lounges
• Porterage at your hotel

Prices are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras • Optional excursions

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Executive Coach - Tour Ref: 5BDK
21 Sep 20009	299	7 Jun 2010	319
26 Apr 2010	299
Supplements
Single Room	59

Silver Service Tour Ref: 5BDKV
27 Jul 2009	339	17 May 2010	349
3 Aug 2009	339	24 May 2010	359
5 Apr 2010	349	28 Jun 2010	359
Supplements
Single Room	59