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Birmingham, United Kingdom
Arrival base after the Holyhead ferry crossing. A convenient overnight stop before heading south — grab a curry on Broad Street or rest up near the M5 corridor for an early start through England.
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Bovington, United Kingdom
Home to the Tank Museum, one of the world's finest armoured vehicle collections with over 300 tanks including a rare Tiger I. Allow a full morning and afternoon before driving east to the Eurotunnel at Folkestone for a late crossing into France.
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Arras, France
Overnight in northern France after the Eurotunnel crossing, then morning stops at Vimy Ridge Canadian National Memorial and Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial — two of the most moving WW1 sites on the Western Front. The underground Wellington Quarry tunnels in Arras are also worth a quick visit if time allows.
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Ravenoville, France
Small village on the Cotentin Peninsula and an ideal base for Utah Beach touring — Camp Geronimo and the 101st Airborne drop zones are minutes away. Visit Utah Beach Museum, the Dead Man's Corner Museum, and Sainte-Mère-Église with its famous parachute on the church tower. June 3–4 allows deep exploration of the American sector ahead of the Cherbourg ferry on June 5.
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Cherbourg, France
Departure port for the overnight Brittany Ferries service back to Rosslare or via the Irish Ferries route to Dublin. The Cité de la Mer museum here is built around a real nuclear submarine and has a dedicated D-Day section — perfect for a final hour before boarding.