Afternoon all
Each year I normally organise a day trip to France for a few bikermates who live near me, where we tend to visit a WW2 site in the Pas de Calais area, then head down to Le Touquet for a bite to eat before the ride back to the Eurotunnel terminal. While many of the well-travelled will already be aware of many, or all of our recent destinations, I thought I'd share some of these, which I found were a worthwhile use of a couple of hours and would recommend to call in at if any of you happen to be in the area.
This year we went to the Blockhaus d'Eperlecques (just off the D207 or D300), which was a V1 / V2 launch site, and in previous years, we've also been to:
Museum of the Atlantic Wall (Audinghen off the D940)
Fortress de Mimoyecques (V3 launch site nr. Landrethun le Nord off the D249)
La Coupole (another V2 launch site off the D210 near St Omer)
Musee 39-45 (in Ambleteuse off the D940)
Azingcourt (ok, this pre-dates WW2 by a bit, but it's off the D928 just north of Hesdin)
Attached are a few shots from Saturday's trip at the Blockhaus.
Anyone got any suggestions for any other WW2 sites in the region that could become the focus of next year's trip?
Each year I normally organise a day trip to France for a few bikermates who live near me, where we tend to visit a WW2 site in the Pas de Calais area, then head down to Le Touquet for a bite to eat before the ride back to the Eurotunnel terminal. While many of the well-travelled will already be aware of many, or all of our recent destinations, I thought I'd share some of these, which I found were a worthwhile use of a couple of hours and would recommend to call in at if any of you happen to be in the area.
This year we went to the Blockhaus d'Eperlecques (just off the D207 or D300), which was a V1 / V2 launch site, and in previous years, we've also been to:
Museum of the Atlantic Wall (Audinghen off the D940)
Fortress de Mimoyecques (V3 launch site nr. Landrethun le Nord off the D249)
La Coupole (another V2 launch site off the D210 near St Omer)
Musee 39-45 (in Ambleteuse off the D940)
Azingcourt (ok, this pre-dates WW2 by a bit, but it's off the D928 just north of Hesdin)
Attached are a few shots from Saturday's trip at the Blockhaus.
Anyone got any suggestions for any other WW2 sites in the region that could become the focus of next year's trip?