Your tour
will take in a combination of battlefields, memorials and
war cemetaries. You'll learn why battles were fought at particular
locations, your guide will help you to interpret the landscape
and look for signs of the battle evident today. You'll hear
the countless stories of personal bravery and sacrifice, not
just on the battlefield but also the acts of ordinary people
in extraorinary times.
Specialist Battlefield Guides: Consistently highly rated by
Leger's guests for their knowledge, personal perspective and
going the extra mile; your guide on tour will be one of Leger's
hand picked specialists. The team of over 20 guides is headed
by Paul Reed, Tony Lea and Bill McQuade, who between the three
of them have a combined total of over 50 years' guiding experience!
Dunkirk and Fortress Europe Coach Holidays 5 Days - 7.5%
Discount
Blitzkrieg to
the ‘V’ weapons
Dunkirk
& Fortress Europe Tour Itinerary
DAY 1: To Belgium
for a 4-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. If you join us on our excursion to Ypres
we 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, then travel 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 for our
return journey home. B
Included Meals: B=Breakfast
Your Hotel
You’ll 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.
Silver
Service Departure Dates & Prices 2008 - May 2009 Tour
ref 5BDKV
4 nights’
accommodation with continental breakfast
Specialist Battlefields Guide
4 Battlefield visits: Dunkirk; Coastal Defences; Wormhout
and Ostend; La Coupole
Travel by Silver Service luxury coach
Porterage at your hotel
Smaller, more personal group
Note: Entrance fees to museums & places of interest are
at extra cost.
Leger
Brochure Price in Black Travel 55 Discount Price
in Red Quote Travel 55 Ref: T5501 + Tour Code
Tel Leger Reservations
on 0845 458 5604
March
24
£307 £284
September
1
£327 £303
May
5
£317 £294
October
13
£317 £294
June
9
£327 £303
March
1 2009
£307 £284
July
21
£327 £303
May
4 2009
£327 £303
August
18
£327 £303
Prices
are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras • Optional excursions • Single room supplement
£55 • Travel insurance
from £29.95.
