Normandy | Bayeaux | Visiting sites: Band of Brothers

Trains to Bayeux leave from Gare St Lazare. You would need to take the Metro from Gare de Lyon. Use the SNCF Connect website for train times and prices. https://www.sncf-connect.com/app/en-en/home/search/od

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Thank you very much!

There is an excellent Airborne museum at St. Mere Eglise. Unfortunately most tours stop so briefly, there’s hardly any time for museums. I would research them carefully. If you want more freedom to explore at your pace, rent a car and visit the sites on your own. Or do a combination: a tour on one day, then your own visits another day. Public transportation is not good in the area.

Overlord Tours has a one-day Band of Brothers tour. I took a different Overlord tour and was very satisfied. There are additional tour companies with good recommendations on this forum, but I don't know whether any of them have BoB-focused tours.

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Bayeux has several worthwhile sights: the tapestry, the cathedral, the historic center in general, and the very good, not-too-large invasion museum. The tourist office may still have a walking tour of the old town.

FWIW, we just did the Overlord B of B tour that acraven references and it was terrific. I don't have anything to compare it to but I doubt there's a more well-paced and comprehensive tour that visits the various locations. The pickup point is a short stroll from the Churchill hotel.

Thank you so much everyone for all your great feedback, I really appreciate it, Judi

Acraven & Robert:
I really appreciate this information, I will look into the Overlord B of B Tours, because I am booked at the Churchill Hotel!
Sounds great! Judi

We were in Bayeaux for five days last October. We took an all day Overlord tour as an overview and three other days we visited the beaches on our own with a car. There are some fabulous museums to visit.
We spent the other day wandering around Bayeaux visiting the tapestry, war museum, cathedral and eating. We then drove to Mont St Michel for a night before returning to Paris. We took a train from Paris to Caen where we picked up and returned the car from Avis. Great trip.

Jane,
Thank you so much for this information. Sounds like you had a wonderful trip. How did you like visiting Mont St. Michel?Churchill Hotel offers a shuttle service. This area looks amazing! Judi

We hired Dale Booth for a day and he was outstanding!

Thank you for the referral of Dale Booth, I will look at this site.

If your last day is visiting Mont St Michel you can also return your rental car in Rennes and take the train back to Paris from there. It’s nominal fee to return to a different location within France.

Thank you KD.

Hello Judi,
Based on a recommendation from this site we booked HQCompany.
https://hqcompanytour.com/d-day-group-tours/
We had a full day private tour for our group of 5.
Our guide Yannick was knowledgeable, friendly, and went out of his way to make our tour special.
They also offer a Band of Brother's full day tour and a Mont Saint Michel full day tour.
Hope your trip is as great as ours was!

Hello Jules:
Thank you so much for this information on HQCompany.
https://hqcompanytour.com/d-day-group-tours/, I will look
over before book soon! Many thanks, Judi