Battlefields of the Second World War

Join us and our expert guide as we experience some of the chilling realities of the Second World War. Our first excursion is to the Lille area where we follow the retreat of the British Army back to Dunkirk. We stop at Mont Cassel and see the Esquelbecq massacre site. We then arrive at the Dunkirk beaches where the defence and evacuation of the Allied forces took place. You will have time at the Military cemetery before returning to your hotel. On day three you will visit the Atlantic Wall museum to see some of Hitler's formidable line of defences round the north French coast - the 'Atlantic Wall'. You then go to the fortress of Breendonk, one of the best-conserved concentration camps in Europe. On day four, after a leisurely start, we take in Hazebrouck where we see the V1 (Buzz Bomb) launch area and then Le Blockhaus, the home of launch sites designed by the Nazis, to store, prepare and fire the secret V2 rockets. Finally, we offer an optional visit to Bruges, with its stunning bridges, canals and preserved medieval buildings.