Location: 

Plymouth

Operator

Travel England Tours Ltd

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Pick up in Plymouth and drive through the beautiful Devon countryside to Slapton Sands.  Tea, coffee and pastries available on arrival.  We then reveal one of the biggest hidden secrets of WWII involving American Military personnel preparing for their D-day landings on Utah and Omaha Beaches. 

Visit the beach where Part 1 of these tragic events happened on the morning of 27^th April 1944.  Then and now photo opportunities provided.  Short drive through villages which were evacuated on 6 weeks’ notice to accommodate 15,000 American personnel in December 1943.  Stop at Blackpool Sands and reveal Part 2 of the tragic events.  ‘Then’ and ‘now’ photo opportunities provided.  Drive back through idyllic Devon countryside to Normandy Hill, Plymouth and see where the American Military Base was situated.  Walk down the US Army’s Route 23 from Normandy Hill to Saltash Passage where the 5^th and 7^th Corps embarked their ships for their final journey to Utah and Omaha beaches on D-Day.

The Highlights: 

• The tragic story of the disasters of Exercise Tiger on 27th & 28th April 1944
• Sherman Tank Memorial
• Then and Now Photograph opportunities on beaches and surrounding areas
• Walk down Route 23, Normandy Hill to Saltash Passage
• Half day tour / 4 hours
• Buffet lunch or cream tea at Slapton Sands

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Price

From £75 per person (min. 4)

Group

4

Contact

Ian Rutherford / Sarah Rutherford

www.travelenglandtours.com
+44 208 434 3549 / +44 7966 054684
Sarah@travelenglandtours.com