A trip to Normandy in June?

[SS HJ]

Hello,

i'm thinking of going to Normandy in June to visit some places.
Seems a lot of hotels are being booked up now.
I want to stay in Caen as i will have a car.

should i book it now? how long would be needed for a trip i'm thinking a week or maybe more?
i'm thinking of getting there on the 2ed which is a thursday.

is there much to see around the Falaise pocket and more inland?

Thanks

[Gran Sasso]

Naturally june is the busiest time of year - I prefer to go end of april / early may. I recommend not to stay in Caen, its just a big modern town, not much left of its old charme. And its on the most eastern point of the sector. Stay at or around Bayeux, or rent a holdiday house near a beach, they dont cost much, and you will enjoy the sceneray and quietness every day ;-)

And of course there is a lot to see. You just have to be more specific, what do you wanna see?
"Just" the beaches and museums, or battlefields, famous crossroads, buildings, hedgerows, etc? This needs to be sorted out 1st, before making a time-frame. You can stay a week or 1 months, depending on this.

[SS HJ]

Naturally june is the busiest time of year - I prefer to go end of april / early may. I recommend not to stay in Caen, its just a big modern town, not much left of its old charme. And its on the most eastern point of the sector. Stay at or around Bayeux, or rent a holdiday house near a beach, they dont cost much, and you will enjoy the sceneray and quietness every day ;-)

And of course there is a lot to see. You just have to be more specific, what do you wanna see?
"Just" the beaches and museums, or battlefields, famous crossroads, buildings, hedgerows, etc? This needs to be sorted out 1st, before making a time-frame. You can stay a week or 1 months, depending on this.

Ahh so you think that is a bad idea i would like it to be quite hot for the wife also.
Ahh maybe Bayeux then might be better.
I want to visit the museums the main beaches also where the SS fought and the main sites. The German war graves Herr Wittmann's grave. villers bocage where he knocked out the tanks and where his tank was disabled. also where his tank was knocked out.
i want to visit the battle from the beaches down through Cean to Falaise pocket aswell.


I have some then and now books "Panzers in normandy" and "D-day vol1" "Ruckmarsch" also villers bocage through the lense.

[Totenhead]

Ahh so you think that is a bad idea i would like it to be quite hot for the wife also.
Ahh maybe Bayeux then might be better.
I want to visit the museums the main beaches also where the SS fought and the main sites. The German war graves Herr Wittmann's grave. villers bocage where he knocked out the tanks and where his tank was disabled. also where his tank was knocked out.
i want to visit the battle from the beaches down through Cean to Falaise pocket aswell.


I have some then and now books "Panzers in normandy" and "D-day vol1" "Ruckmarsch" also villers bocage through the lense.

I wouldn't go in June if I were you Martin

[SS HJ]

I wouldn't go in June if I were you Martin

Very bad time to go? is it very busy. i have been hearing this maybe May then might be better.
Roman.

[jonesy]

You have got to go during the anniversary week. The atmosphere is fantastic. It won't be that busy as its not a big anniversary year. Plenty of WWII vehicles on the roads and re-enactors (some dubious) will add to it all.

If you go off the beaten track to visit areas of importance you will avoid the tourists who stick to the usual places e.g. Beaches and St. mere Eglise.

No place like it. I love the place.

[Totenhead]

Very bad time to go? is it very busy. i have been hearing this maybe May then might be better.
Roman.

Sorry

I thought you were someone else

[SS HJ]

You have got to go during the anniversary week. The atmosphere is fantastic. It won't be that busy as its not a big anniversary year. Plenty of WWII vehicles on the roads and re-enactors (some dubious) will add to it all.

If you go off the beaten track to visit areas of importance you will avoid the tourists who stick to the usual places e.g. Beaches and St. mere Eglise.

No place like it. I love the place.

Yeah can get a bit much with all the US reactors any German ones?
ive been told by a few to go in may maybe

Sorry

I thought you were someone else

stop winking at me is kind of creepy

[Woolgar]

I'm going beginning of March, no doubt it will be cold but quieter perhaps

Nick

[SS HJ]

I'm going beginning of March, no doubt it will be cold but quieter perhaps

Nick

How long do you plan on going for? are you just visiting the beaches or also inland towards the Falaise pocket?

[Totenhead]

stop winking at me is kind of creepy

Sorry buddy, I thought you were ironcross13 who was banned last week !!

[SS HJ]

Sorry buddy, I thought you were ironcross13 who was banned last week !!

sorry thought you was stalking me
so have you been to normandy many times? is it really bad in june?
i thought june would be good for as that's the date of D-Day but maybe it's a bad idea like many have said