UK Buell Enthusiasts Group @ D-Day 80th Anniversary Normandy, June 2024.
Event page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/216374331232598
Accommodation (5 nights) Tuesday 4th to Sunday 9th June:
Hôtel de La Croix de Malte
5 Rue des Halles
50100 Cherbourg en Cotentin
France
There is a free garage for motorcycles and bicycles available upon reservation.
Hotel website: http://www.hotelcroixmalte.com/en
Official D-Day 80 website: https://en.normandie-tourisme.fr/highlight/80th-anniversary-of-d-day
Using Route Nationale N13, the Hôtel de La Croix de Malte is ideally located for visiting
Sainte-Mère-Église where the paratroopers of the American 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions
parachuted into Normandy on the night of 5th/6th June 1944, Pointe du Hoc and the American
landings on Utah Beach and Omaha Beach.
If you would like to attend this event with fellow Buell/EBR and Moto Guzzi enthusiasts, please
book directly with the Hôtel de La Croix de Malte or use your preferred hotel booking platform.
You don’t have to stay 5 nights, choose the length of time that suits you best. Please let us know
if you’ve booked so we have an idea of numbers attending. Email: Contact
As of 20th October, Hôtel de La Croix de Malte is now fully booked for the period
4th to 9th June 2024.
A search of all the major hotel booking platforms indicates that there’s still
(mainly apartment type) accommodation available in the Cherbourg area during that period.
We have booked the following Brittany Ferries sailings:
Tuesday 4th June 08:30 Poole-Cherbourg
Sunday 9th June 18:15 Cherbourg-Poole
Points of interest and distances from Cherbourg
Sainte-Mère-Église = 23 miles. See: https://airborne-museum.org/en/homepage
Parc Naturel Régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin = 30 miles.
Utah Beach Landing Museum, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont = 32 miles. See: https://utah-beach.com/en
Pointe du Hoc = 47 miles. See: https://www.abmc.gov/Pointe-du-Hoc
Omaha Beach Memorial, Avenue de la Libération, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer = 51 miles.
See: http://www.musee-memorial-omaha.com/en/ & https://www.abmc.gov/normandy
Bayeux = 58 miles
Arromanches-les-Bains = 64 miles. See: https://musee-arromanches.fr/en/histoire
Pegasus Bridge, Ranville = 83 miles. See: https://musee.memorial-pegasus.com/en/pegasus-bridge
Merville-Franceville-Plage = 87 miles. See: https://www.batterie-merville.com/en/merville-battery
Update 21st January:
Although not strictly necessary for this area in France, we thought it advisable to obtain Crit'Air (Air Quality Certificate) stickers. With many vehicles expected to visit the Normandy D-Day 80th Anniversary temporary emission controls may be introduced at short notice.
For details of the Crit'Air scheme and to apply for stickers see the official French government website: https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr
You will need to provide a photo or scan of your vehicles V5C Registration Certificate.
