Trip to France

[guerdeval]

Nice coastline east of morlaix and hopefully still plenty of places to stay up toward locquiric but it’s been a few years since I lived that way, the granite coast

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Does anyone have a definitive order of the best route for the beaches and Also to take in the American cemetery and the Pegasus bridge too to keep the mileage down.

I did it and left the list at home.

 

[korky]

If you are coming from the west,the order of beaches is Utah,Omaha,Gold,Juno and Sword. After Utah just follow the coast along eastwards. From memory the American Cemetry is just inland from Omaha, and Pegasus Bridge your last stop after Ouistreham.It's not a huge area , I cycled the length of it over 2 days.

 

[barryd]

Don't go to any of them Kev. Absolutely rubbish.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

If you are coming from the west,the order of beaches is Utah,Omaha,Gold,Juno and Sword. After Utah just follow the coast along eastwards. From memory the American Cemetry is just inland from Omaha, and Pegasus Bridge your last stop after Ouistreham.It's not a huge area , I cycled the length of it over 2 days.

Thanks Korky, I'll ignore the oaf.

We're in Penzé tonight.

No pic as it really persisting down, as it has almost every day since got here.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

A good one to learn.

Vous ne pouvez pas vous garer là monsieur

 

[Tonybvi]

Thanks Korky, I'll ignore the oaf.

We're in Penzé tonight.

No pic as it really persisting down, as it has almost every day since got here.

We used to use Penze the night before a ferry from Roscoff but last time we were there it was a fairly sad place. I hope things have improved. We now use St Pol de Lion or St Thegonnec if we’re sailing from Roscoff.

 

[Greengrass]

Thanks Korky, I'll ignore the oaf.

We're in Penzé tonight.

No pic as it really persisting down, as it has almost every day since got here.

Don't forget the Canadian one, Polish just down the road but no good for scooters And don't forget La Cambe German military war grave cemetery,

 

[TJBi]

If you are coming from the west,the order of beaches is Utah,Omaha,Gold,Juno and Sword. After Utah just follow the coast along eastwards. From memory the American Cemetry is just inland from Omaha, and Pegasus Bridge your last stop after Ouistreham.It's not a huge area , I cycled the length of it over 2 days.

And make sure to see the original Pegasus Bridge; the current one is a replacement in the same style, but the original is on land near to it (and is currently being repainted - featured on French TV lunchtime news today).

 

[Pudsey Bear]

We used to use Penze the night before a ferry from Roscoff but last time we were there it was a fairly sad place. I hope things have improved. We now use St Pol de Lion or St Thegonnec if we’re sailing from Roscoff.

Supposed to only be 5 Van's but there are 13 here now, more or less full all bloody foreigners too.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

And make sure to see the original Pegasus Bridge; the current one is a replacement in the same style, but the original is on land near to it (and is currently being repainted - featured on French TV lunchtime news today).

Yes I spotted that on g earth looking for a place to stay.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Don't forget the Canadian one, Polish just down the road but no good for scooters And don't forget La Cambe German military war grave cemetery,

Can you elaborate on that please GG?

 

[Greengrass]

Can you elaborate on that please GG?

You have the Canadian war cemetery just out of Caen on the N158 at BRETTEVILLE pass that at LANGANNERIE you have the Polish war cemetery You also have a Aire in the Village

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Thanks we'll see if we can fit them in as well, but a lot will depend on access.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I just tried to put in all the places we'd like to visit in Lower Normandy into Autoroute and it only accepted Utah, Omaha and Gold beaches, nothing else in the system, bloody Mericans.

 

[mariesnowgoose]

I think @number14 is in Normandy for the D-day celebrations, just in case you haven’t spotted his thread.

https://wildcamping.co.uk/threads/d-day-80th-celebrations-very-busy-here.98155/

 

[Greengrass]

I just tried to put in all the places we'd like to visit in Lower Normandy into Autoroute and it only accepted Utah, Omaha and Gold beaches, nothing else in the system, bloody Mericans.

This one is on your route, German War Cemetery Huisnes-sur-Mer well worth a visit

 

[TJBi]

I just tried to put in all the places we'd like to visit in Lower Normandy into Autoroute and it only accepted Utah, Omaha and Gold beaches, nothing else in the system, bloody Mericans.

Bear in mind that there could be significant disruption in the Calvados département on 30 May due to the Olympic Flame Relay.

 

[witzend]

Normandy best missed altogether for a month

 

[TJBi]

Normandy best missed altogether for a month

Not at all. I would avoid areas hosting the Olympic Flame Relay (and that's one day per département) and avoid the D-Day commemoration restricted area on 06 June - although if you're already in the restricted area by 05 June and don't move before 07 June I don't believe that you should have any issues.