D-Day Beaches Tour from Bayeux: British & Canadian Landings

Walk the five invasion beaches where British and Canadian forces came ashore on D-Day.

A private guided tour from Bayeux covering the British and Canadian D-Day landing sites across Normandy, with stops at Sword Beach, Juno Beach, Gold Beach, Longues-sur-Mer gun battery, Pegasus Bridge and Ranville War Cemetery. Your guide speaks English or Dutch and the tour runs nine hours with private transportation and air-conditioned vehicle included. Museum entrance fees are separate.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Longues-sur-Mer45m
2. Sword Beach30m
3. Pegasus Memorial Museum30m
4. Ranville War Cemetery30m

Visit British and Canadian invasion beaches

• See German gun battery at Longues-sur-Mer
• View remnants of Port Winston artificial harbor
• Visit British landing site and artificial harbor remains
• See new British Memorial in Ver sur Mer
• Explore Canadian landing site and Juno Beach Centre option
• Visit Sword Beach and French Commandos landing site
• Hear story of Pegasus Bridge capture
• Visit Pegasus Memorial Museum
• See Ranville War Cemetery near Pegasus Bridge

The experience

What does it take to understand how the invasion actually unfolded? This tour moves through the five beaches where British and Canadian forces landed, starting at Longues-sur-Mer where a German gun battery threatened both Omaha and Gold Beach, then following the route through Gold Beach itself, where you can still see the remains of Port Winston, the artificial harbor the Allies built offshore. The guide walks you through how it happened, not just where, so the geography makes sense as strategy.

The day covers Sword Beach, where British troops fought their way inland toward Bayeux, and Juno Beach, where Canadian forces came ashore and pushed deeper into Normandy. You'll see the British Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer overlooking part of Gold Beach, and stop at Pegasus Bridge (the first D-Day objective the airborne troops captured) with the Pegasus Memorial Museum there to explain how the bridge was taken. The tour ends at Ranville War Cemetery, where many of those airborne troops are buried, close to the bridge itself.

Private transportation means the pace is yours: no fixed group schedule, no waiting for others to board. The vehicle is air-conditioned and has WiFi on board. Your guide is live and speaks English or Dutch. Museum entry fees and lunch are not included, and the Juno Beach Centre has an optional entrance fee if you want to go inside.

What’s included

• Private transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• live guide in English or Dutch.
• WiFi on board.
• pickup from your Bayeux location.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to FridayDeparts at 09:00

Book up to4h before

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Dutch

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.You can choose from 20 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 9 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Neptune Battle Tours

Is this one for you?The nine-hour day means a full immersion in the invasion sites without rushing between them, which suits anyone who wants to understand the geography and strategy rather than just tick off landmarks. Private transport lets you set the pace at each stop.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Dutch.

What exactly is Pegasus Bridge and why does it matter on D-Day?

Pegasus Bridge was the first D-Day objective captured by British airborne troops, taken before dawn on June 6th to prevent German reinforcements from crossing the Orne River. The Pegasus Memorial Museum at the bridge tells the story of how it was taken and held.

Can I visit the museums and cemeteries, or do we just see them from outside?

The tour stops at Ranville War Cemetery where you walk among the graves. The Pegasus Memorial Museum is included as a stop. The Juno Beach Centre is optional with an entrance fee you pay separately if you choose to go inside.

How much walking is involved over the nine hours?

You walk at each beach and cemetery stop to see the landing sites and memorials, but the tour is built around private transport between locations, so you're not on your feet the entire day.

Does the tour include lunch or time to eat?

Lunch is not included. The nine-hour tour allows time to stop for a meal, but you arrange and pay for it yourself.

What's the difference between the British and Canadian beaches on this tour?

Sword Beach and Gold Beach were British landing zones. Juno Beach was where Canadian forces came ashore. The tour visits all three, so you see how the invasion spread across the coast and how each force moved inland from their landing point.