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2023 Normandy

Saturday August 12^th – Thursday 17th

My trip this year will be to France. I have reserved 10 Rooms at three hotels which are reasonably priced as we will be visiting several Museums and hopefully spend an afternoon riding the original Steam Train around the Bay of the Somme then ride to Normandy. After a couple of days then visit where the Armistice was signed also where Doodle bugs were launched on London before we make our way back to catch the Eurotunnel back to Blighty.   

Saturday 12/8/23

Depart from Calais and make our way to Etaples 40 miles, for a 45 minute cemetery visit.

Leave and ride to Le Crotoy  (30 Miles) We can check into the hotel then catch the steam train or check after the train ride to Saint Valley Sur Somme and back which will be a total of 2.5 hours around the Bay of the River Somme cost 15 euros

Auberge Hotel approx. 110 Euro’s 

Sunday 13/8/23    

Depart and ride 145 miles which we will stop half way and arrive for lunch Café Gondree Pegasus Bridge Café. After lunch visit Pegasus Bridge.  

Leave and ride 8 miles to visit the Normandy Memorial Museum

Then ride 14 miles to the Hotel Ibis – As we will be visiting several museums with entry fees of 8 Euro approx. each I’ve chosen this Ibis hotel for 3 nights as the room rates are approx. £53.00 per night for two people. I’ve stayed here before and it has a Steakhouse style restaurant next door.

Monday 14/8/23

Ride 38 miles to Utah beach visit the Airborne Museum at Sainte Mere -Eglise  

Visit the Easy Company Memorial & Major Richard Winters Memorial – Band of Brothers.

Utah Beach – Utah Beach museum 

Then make our way to Pointe-du Hoc before returning to the hotel.

Tuesday 15/8/23

 Ride 20 miles to visit the American Cemetery of Omaha Beach  also the Overlord Museum and “The Braves “ Sculpture and Omaha Beach Memorial, lunch at Arromanches where you will also see the remains of the Mulberry Harbour.

Afternoon we will visit Juno Beach where the Canadians landed and visit the Museum and Memorial park. 

Wednesday 16/8/23

Check out of the hotel, visit the British Cemetery at Bayeux  this will only take 20 mins as its very close to our hotel, then ride to the Hotel Compiegne.  The rooms are about 85 Euros . This ride is about 170 miles and I'll break this up with comfort breaks and lunch so we should not be riding for more than an hour or 50-60 miles at a time.  If we arrive early afternoon we could visit the Armistice Museum or leave it till the morning, Will see on the day peoples opinion. 

Thursday 17/8/23

Visit the Compiegne Memorial Grounds and Museum. This is where the Germans signed their surrender of WW1 1918 and in 1940 Hitler used the same railway carriage for the French to sign their surrender of WW2. 

Leave here and ride 120 miles to visit the museum Le Blockhaus. Here you will see both V1 & V 2 flying bombs . 

Make our way to catch the return Eurostar and home. 

Kick stands up each morning for 09.30 and as we are visiting museums with no set time frame I’ll advise daily a time for the next part of our adventure. 

You are all freely to add hotels to your Sat Nav’s but its my route we will be following regardless of what your sat nav advises you so please bear this in mind each ride.   

I hope you all enjoy these places and look forward to this trip

Please complete the clubs booking form and send a deposit of £50.00 per bike to secure your booking  

Orson