Pegasus Bridge Museum we visited the museum at the beginning of June 2009. Just before the D Day celebration of the landings on 6 June 1944

The Pegasus bridge museum

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The Museum has a good sized car park and is well sign posted.

The museum has a well stocked souvenir shop that sells books, dvd`s and badges.There are guided tours of the museum or you can walk round by your self.There is large indoor display with lots of genuine articles plus an audio visual presentation.

The outside area has the original bridge and a Bailey bridge. Several field guns and a glider plus parts of an original glider The opening times are April to September 9 30 am to 18 30 pm at other times 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm

Museum entrance

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Pegasus bridge exhibits

Pegasus bridge museum Calvados Normandy

Le Grand Hotel de l'Espérance

Le Grand Hotel de l'Espérance offers a restaurant and a bar/lounge.

Meeting facilities include conference rooms, banquet facilities, and meeting rooms for small groups.

The property has a 24-hour front desk.

Grand Hotel de l`Esperance Lisieux

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Pegasus Bridge museum exhibits

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Pegasus bridge museum Calvados Normandy

Bofors 40 mm gun

The Bofors gun was used throughout the Second World War The gun weighing more than two tons was manned by an eight man teams

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If you want a cottage holiday in France try Normandy

Try this Gite a few miles from where we stayed

Fiquefleur gite to rent

Situated at the edge of a peaceful hamlet, and close to the coastal town of Honfleur, this pretty half-colombage detached holiday home has been beautifully restored by its owners. The large garden offers plenty of shade from mature trees and you can see the tip of the Pont de Normandie beyond the church spire. Honfleur (5km) is perhaps the most recognised of Normandy?s coastal towns and has become a mecca for artists from all over the world. with its picturesque cobbled streets and harbour,

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Try a camping holiday in France there are campsites all over France. You can stay in a tent or a caravan

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