La Ferme du Lavoir

Here to see the historic D-Day remnants? Some good starting points are the D-Day Omaha Museum (five minutes’ drive), which has thousands of World War II objects collected by one devoted family, and the Overlord Museum (10 minutes), a collection of mighty tanks, vehicles and guns used during the Allied Landings. The D-Day sites don't end there, of course, as a quick glance at local maps will tell you. Drive to the Maisy Battery (15 minutes) to take a walk through two kilometres of German trenches or to Pointe du Hoc (15 minutes) to see where U.S. Army Rangers scaled 100-foot cliffs to capture influential German batteries. The Longues-sur-Mer battery (25 minutes) is also within striking distance; its four German 150mm artillery pieces will surely impress. La Ferme du Lavoir is also a handy little spot for other outings, especially those into the Cotentin and Bessin Marshes Regional Natural Park (from five minutes) or medieval Bayeux (20 minutes). The old town in Bayeux has scenic half-timbered houses and cobbled streets… and, if you didn't already know, the riverside town is home to the 68-metre-long Bayeux Tapestry, which tells the story of the 1066 Norman Conquest of England.