For many of our guests, a visit to the D-Day beaches is at the top of the list of places to visit whilst staying with us. The landing beaches are an unforgetable destination, poignantly reminding us that 100,000 soldiers lost their lives here in 1944.The 5 beaches, code named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword are situated to the North of us here at La Foucaudiere and can easily visited as part of a day trip.
On the beach at Arromanche you will see the remains of the Mulberry Harbour. Prefabricated sections were linked together form an artificial harbour, which was used over a period of 8 months enabling the delivery of 4 million tons of supplies and the landing of 2.5 million men and 500,000 vehicles.
Don't miss the town of St Mere Eglise on the Cotentin Peninsula, which was the first town to be liberated in France. Famous also because one of the American paratroopers was caught up on the spire of the church as he made his landing. John Steele hung there for two hours in the midst of the fighting until he was finally cut down and taken prisoner by the Germans.
The museum, 'Musee Airborne' at St Mere Eglise is highly recommended.
It is open from 1st February to 30th November and during the Christmas holidays between 9.30am -12pm and 2pm - 6pm.
Opening hours are extended between April 1st and Sepember 30th from 9am - 6.45pm.
