Location: 

Cornwall Tour

Operator

Travel England Tours Ltd

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Discover the US Army’s build up to the Normandy D-day landings whilst stationed in Cornwall. There are many historical locations throughout the picturesque county of Cornwall which were used in preparation for the D-day landing assault on 6 th June 1944.

From 1943 through to June 1944, there were 24 military bases in Cornwall housing tens of thousands of American troops preparing for the Normandy Landings. See the places and hear the stories about what these brave military and naval personnel experienced whilst posted in Cornwall.

The Highlights:  

• Travel England Tours specialise in Military History Tours
• A full day (8 hour) tour with fully accredited International Battle Field Guides
• Maer Cliffs in Bude: see and hear the stories of where the 2nd Ranger Battalion trained on the
  Maer Cliffs before they famously assaulted Point du Hoc on Omaha Beach 6th June 1944
• Bude War Heritage Trail: visit places of interest used by the American Troops who were
  billeted in the town during 1943/44
• 2nd Ranger Battalion Exhibition in Bude Castle
• Mount Edgcombe Country Park – home for the 29 th US Infantry on their build up to D-day and
  the embarkation point for the American 1 st Army V Corp. before they assaulted Omaha Beach
  on D-day
• Antony House – visit this wonderful stately home which was also home to the 29th Infantry
• Regiment. Walk on the concrete roads that they laid and the slipways they built for the
  Amphibious Craft to take them to their embarkation point before landing on Omaha Beach 6th
  June 1944
• Traditional English fish and chip lunch and afternoon cream tea included

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Price

£145 per person (£580 for 1-4 people)
£1200 per tour 5-12 people

Group Size

Min 2, max 12

Contact

Ian Rutherford & Sarah Rutherford

www.travelenglandtours.com
+44 (0)208 434 3549 / +44 (0)7866 387125
Sarah@travelenglandtours.com