MLU FORUM  

Go Back   MLU FORUM > 'B' ECHELON > Military Shows & Events

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 17-02-23, 06:57
Darrin Wright Darrin Wright is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Albury/Wodonga Victoria
Posts: 606
Default Trip advice for Normandy 2023

Hello all,
after some trip advice for attending Normandy in early June 2023.
The normal travel sites do not have info on vehicle gatherings for enthusiasts etc.
Planning on driving (hire car) there Sunday afternoon 28 May and departing Thursday afternoon 8 June

Where are some of the commemoration areas & events this year?
Best places for vehicle gatherings and any swap/sales areas?
Any organised events/gatherings?
Advice on places to stay?
Any other interesting places not on the usual tourist brochures?

Appreciate any info from those that have been recently (post Covid).
Thanks
__________________
1943 Ford GPW Jeep "Follow Me"
1943 MBT trailer
1943 Dodge WC-57 Command Car
1943 Chev C60L Army Cargo Truck
1941 LP2 VR 731 Bren Gun Carrier 3" Mortar Carrying

Under restoration:
1940 LP1 Bren Gun Carrier
194? 1 Ton Trl Ben Hur
1942 C15A with sunshine cabin

MVPA 31338
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 17-02-23, 13:47
maple_leaf_eh maple_leaf_eh is offline
Terry Warner
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Shouting at clouds
Posts: 3,081
Default

I've never been to France; just flown over it several times. There are battlefield tour maps which give routes and landmarks for visitors to find things on their own. Someone smarter than me will know more specifics to advise.

I would suggest deciding on which part of the region is important for you will narrow your considerations. The American side, the British beaches, or the Canadian portion? The breakout areas? Or, the major battles?
__________________
Terry Warner

- 74-????? M151A2
- 70-08876 M38A1
- 53-71233 M100CDN trailer

Beware! The Green Disease walks among us!
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 17-02-23, 17:40
Hanno Spoelstra's Avatar
Hanno Spoelstra Hanno Spoelstra is offline
MLU Administrator
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 14,400
Default tourist guide

Hi Darrin,

This may be of help: https://en.normandie-tourisme.fr/bro...ay-1944-guide/
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 17-02-23, 22:10
Darrin Wright Darrin Wright is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Albury/Wodonga Victoria
Posts: 606
Default

Thanks for the info, the guide is handy and I did not have that.
i do have a couple of books, and our 4 weeks away has blown out to 6 weeks (should or could be 2 years to see and do everything and experience the culture).
Hoping to hear about Groups/Clubs and what they may have organised and where they may be staying.

Thank you
__________________
1943 Ford GPW Jeep "Follow Me"
1943 MBT trailer
1943 Dodge WC-57 Command Car
1943 Chev C60L Army Cargo Truck
1941 LP2 VR 731 Bren Gun Carrier 3" Mortar Carrying

Under restoration:
1940 LP1 Bren Gun Carrier
194? 1 Ton Trl Ben Hur
1942 C15A with sunshine cabin

MVPA 31338
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 18-02-23, 08:30
Hanno Spoelstra's Avatar
Hanno Spoelstra Hanno Spoelstra is offline
MLU Administrator
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 14,400
Default

Darrin, keep track of the Normandy tourist information website, they usually publish a full roster of D-Day related events.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 20-02-23, 01:16
Lang Lang is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Brisbane Australia
Posts: 1,650
Default

Darrin

This is the best I have seen for first time do-it-yourself tourists.

https://www.normandie-chambres.co.uk/beaches.html

Lang
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 03-03-23, 17:59
James P James P is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Canada
Posts: 386
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lang View Post
Darrin

This is the best I have seen for first time do-it-yourself tourists.

https://www.normandie-chambres.co.uk/beaches.html

Lang
Try also to take a run over to Objective Hillman, standing on it you can clearly see why it was sited (very well) at that location and the surrounding lands/built up areas look unchanged from back in the day. This was the objective that held up 3rd Brit Infantry Div and thus left the Canadian flank exposed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillman_Fortress
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 02-09-23, 09:48
Hanno Spoelstra's Avatar
Hanno Spoelstra Hanno Spoelstra is offline
MLU Administrator
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 14,400
Default

This may be of interest as well: https://www.normandybunkers.com/
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 03-09-23, 11:00
Big D Big D is offline
Darryl
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
Posts: 653
Default Normandy

Hi Darrin,

Carentan is a central sort of area for events and parts markets in Normandy during the celebrations and I’ve stayed in the centre of town there a few times. It is a neat little town and the people there are great. There are parades there involving current military from the US, Germany, Belgium. France etc.

You will probably find now though that accommodation anywhere around there was booked some time ago. I had a quick look at accommodation recently and you’d have to cast the net a bit wider – around 30kms out of Carentan there were a few places still available. This is still pretty handy but you won’t get the feel of things happening around you all the time. I’d be inclined to take what you can get now as the accommodation will slowly dry up as it gets closer to the time.

The big military parts markets are at Carentan, St Mere Eglise, Vierville sur Mer, Ecausseville and St Marie du Mont. There were others but I'd have to try and recall the names. There should be a schedule of dates for those military markets out soon.

Some places I’d recommend are Dead Man’s Corner Museum, St. Come Du Mont, the American Cemetery at Colleville- Sur-Mer, the German Cemetery at La Cambe, Pegasus Bridge and Pointe du Hoc. The list goes on….

Good luck with the planning.
__________________
Cheers,

Darryl Lennane

1943 Willys MB
1941 Willys MBT Trailer
1941 Australian LP2A Machine Gun Carrier
1943 White M3A1AOP Scout Car
1944 Ford M8 Armoured Car
1945 Ford M20 Armoured Car
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Forum down: Monday 23-Jan-2023 Hanno Spoelstra TAC HQ 11 24-01-23 13:37
STAGHOUND 2023 is on its way to Antwerp daninnm The Armour Forum 16 01-12-22 21:38
Tips and suggestions for a Normandy 2009 trip. sapper740 The Sergeants' Mess 14 15-03-07 07:04
Chris's trip in Oz; or: Zemsi's Great Aussie Field Trip, a.k.a. Zemsi Down Under zemsi The Sergeants' Mess 193 26-02-07 15:00
Dodge trucks S/M 2023 David_Hayward (RIP) The Softskin Forum 5 25-08-05 16:49


All times are GMT +2. The time now is 16:57.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © Maple Leaf Up, 2003-2016