With the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy Landings around the corner, I thought it would be good to share some of the spots I’ve visited along the beaches and share some history too. This route takes us from West from Cherbourg all the way East to the Merville Battery, with plenty of stops along the way! If you’re planning a motorcycle tour or otherwise to Normandy, hopefully this video serves as an inspiration and a guide of some of the different sites awaiting you.
It should also be noted that this wasn’t all one day! I’d say take two or three sites a day to give yourself enough time to enjoy it, and stop for much needed water breaks. The roads I took on my Royal Enfield Daisy Bell were generally around 70kph/45mph, which is perfect Bullet speed 👌. And as I say in the video, there’s much more out there to see, consider this a jumping off point! Can’t exactly show you everything in the museums or surrounds, so get out there and explore, and let me know how you get on!
If this video hasn’t satiated your appetite, check out this playlist I made of each video where I visited sites relating to Operation Overlord:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWVI3_YhPjBx9CYO1vp3yTRQOysvn1qNS
And a map!
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Cherbourg-en-Cotentin,+France/Sainte-M%C3%A8re-%C3%89glise,+France/Dead+Man’s+Corner+Museum/Pointe+du+Hoc,+France/Longues-sur-Mer+battery/Cap+Manvieux,+France/Arromanches-les-Bains,+France/Le+Grand+Bunker+-+Museum+of+the+Atlantic+Wall/Pegasus+Bridge/Museum+and+the+Merville+Battery+site/@49.33905,-0.4472301,61189m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m69!4m68!1m5!1m1!1s0x480c97121faa62e1:0x7ec61fc418bcf800!2m2!1d-1.622224!2d49.6338979!1m5!1m1!1s0x480b79330fb87139:0x40c14484fb96760!2m2!1d-1.318183!2d49.409904!1m5!1m1!1s0x480b831bee488d13:0x8758c44f3ca42f64!2m2!1d-1.2687952!2d49.3286836!1m5!1m1!1s0x480b0a35f1069ef9:0x7636a3776c92f0cb!2m2!1d-0.9892703!2d49.3971886!1m5!1m1!1s0x480a554a02c37013:0x6b20f6cc374e47d8!2m2!1d-0.6948401!2d49.3432768!1m5!1m1!1s0x480a55967cbc720b:0x4fd7f93f56d427f2!2m2!1d-0.640441!2d49.345516!1m10!1m1!1s0x480a55dae15101c5:0x40c14484fbcfd00!2m2!1d-0.622415!2d49.339021!3m4!1m2!1d-0.4490452!2d49.3303632!3s0x480a58da478e37a5:0x1afa4af5b553afaf!1m5!1m1!1s0x480a63f9a3d3b853:0xa3efa65585c55364!2m2!1d-0.252313!2d49.287449!1m5!1m1!1s0x480a666263cb7623:0x2a8f4f89e141602e!2m2!1d-0.2742477!2d49.2424096!1m5!1m1!1s0x480a6496878cd3eb:0xd8072094a6999a9c!2m2!1d-0.1973081!2d49.2696141!2m1!1b1!3e0?entry=ttu
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BEACHES? All I want to do is race steam trains Brendan
Never forget 🙏
Best opening *EVER*, followed by an outstandingly well put together video.
Interesting, enjoyable, informative and the Bullets blatting away between stops was the icing on the cake. Bravo 👏🏼 better than anything on telly.
Lest we forget
legendary bike and legendary video. seen a bullet 500 on a greek island recently. can only imagine what it must feel like cruising around there on a bike like this.
The best into in the history of youtube ever XDXD
That was a good one. Nice history stuff also.
In 2020 i got myself a 500 2nd hand , it was one of 250 camo specials RE made . the 1st owner had only used it for D-Day trips ! (mind you when he was over there one trip he had to have the crankcase sensor replaced ) i was even let into a local military event via the exhibitors entrance because they thought it was the real thing , the line for the normal car park was really long , so i couldn't refuse , could i ?? Sad to say i sold it on in 2022
Well worth the re-cap on your travels.
Great inspiration for perhaps taking my son via the slow roads on the back of my Classic 500 and visiting some of the Normandy WW2 landmarks, nicely done. And presented with a respectful approach to those who fought and those who lost their lives.
Brilliant as ever. Thanks for posting. I really enjoyed the opening scenes. For the first minute was just birds tweeting and the sound of an Enfield! Beautiful sounds…..
Thank you Brendan a very good and interesting video, great respect for those who made such sacrifice for freedom.
Nice doco man
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne landed as far as St Sauveur (my fam collected them on 6/6/44)
Great video Brendan and indeed the whole point of the Dday celebration is to remember the incredible bravery of the allied forces a vast number of whom gave their lives in this crucial campaign.
I saw duty in Germany late 70's….got three different generations of people who experienced Germany from the 30's though the post war years and Germans born in the late 50's ..early 60's …. the scars on the land and people still lingered. Last year we visited Vienna, Warsaw, Budapest… other cities… Auschwitz Birkenau and they're still rebuilding … In September we have a 15 day " Band of Brothers " tour… Beaches to Berlin…. I would love to do the D Day events with my 1942 Wla. Read they have nearly 200 registered… add the M-20's, a few Norton's, French machines and of course the German Zundaps and BMW;s,,, and perhaps a Russian machine. D Day here…. perhaps a mention on the evening news…. Sadly, today's youth don't even know who the combatants were.. Thanks for bringing history alive…. 😎
Brandon is going to send himself to mariupol to recover terrain on his enfield 500 – LOL.
Great video Brendan, thank you for sharing this as it was very well done.. great recap of a part of WW2 history where so many sacrifices were made .. LEST WE FORGET. ..Cheers Phil 🇦🇺
Very nice video, thank you for sharing, regards😊
Thank you for producing this! As a fellow Bullet Rider (2018 C5) I felt like I was right alongside for the ride. Great history lesson, and I hope to make it across the pond someday to experience the areas you shared in person.
Live in France 90 mins from the D Day beaches, was there for the 70th celebration’s on our Vespa px 125 and last year on our 350 classic and going up on the 6th for a long day on the classic, choker here nowhere to stay so a long day riding from Caen up through to saint mer eglise 5hen home via Granville, shame you can’t make it again for the 80th ….. Pete 🇫🇷
Don’t slap the end of the magazine it will dislodge the top round , otherwise great vid lol
Thanks Brenden great vlog …inspirational…
This is episode is fantastic! Thanks for doing it!
"1940'sly" is my new favorite term!
A very fitting piece of work there. I think you struck a good balance. D day was only 18 years before I was born so I’m delighted that you younger generations are embracing the history. It’s so so important. That you did it in an entertaining way was so engaging.
Thank you for showing that…
We DO remember them
Very interesting and well put together. I took a trip around most of the same places in about 2008 it was an eye opening experience for me as I had not gone specifically with a ww2 agenda in mind, but became absorbed and fascinated with it all including the very thought provoking cemeteries. Now living in Australia it was great to revisit the places in the company of such great motorcycles. I have 9 RE motorcycles in my collection they are the icing on the cake for me. Great work. Like Saddlebags says better than The Television…. and how. Good on Ya Mate as they say round here.
Great video, thanks! I've toured all over Europe on my Kawasaki W650, normally use the ferry to Cherbourg, and always take a day or two around Normandy. The sites you visited are all very familiar, and it's great to see someone else trundling along the same roads. I normally stay in a small hotel/motel in Arrowmanche, which used to be called the Mountbatten, but Google maps tells me it's now the L'Deal. Happy travels!
Great video. Got a list of places to visit for our trip over in a few days time. Cheers Brendan
Amazing ride along and history lesson! I've been waiting for another video from you and this surpassed any expectations. Well done!
A great video. As an owner of a RE 500 I appreciate the beautiful noise it makes. The tour on the RE would be perfect.