Jersey – Occupation & Liberation & the Battle of Britain Air Display by Air
About the tour: Jersey – Occupation & Liberation & the Battle of Britain Air Display by Air
Tour Introduction
Join us as we journey to Jersey and visit some of the key sites that show the impact of the German occupation of the Channel Islands, during World War 2. We visit the Jersey War Tunnels, originally built as an army barracks but converted into a first aid filed bunker in 1943, the tunnel complex is now a spectacular museum. We take a tour of St Brelades Bay, see German fortifications at Corbiere and visit the Channel Islands Military Museum. We also enjoy a guided ‘Occupation Walk’ around St. Helier, were we explore the major historic sites. As as an added extra, on May departures, guests will be able to enjoy the commemorations that take place as Jersey celebrates its liberation day anniversary. September departures will experience the Battle of Britain Air display from People’s Park.
Tour Includes
- 7 nights hotel with English breakfast
- 1 lunch & 7 evening meals
- Specialist Occupation Guide as described
- Return scheduled flights to Jersey & hotel transfers in Jersey
We offer flexible payment options
Once you have booked your battlefield tour either online, or by telephone 01709 385 624, you have the flexibility of how you pay off the remainder of your balance. You can -
- Use our balance payment facility online to make and track your card payments. You can pay as much as you want up until your final due date or pay it all, the choice is yours.
- Send payments via online banking.
- Send payments via cheque.
- Call us and make a card payment, either a small amount or as lump sum until your final due date.
Our contact and online banking payment details will be on your confirmation invoice to remind you of your choices.
Tour Itinerary
For customers living outside of the UK, if you want to make a booking you will need to provide a UK postcode on our online booking system. If you are not able to provide a relevant UK postcode then you can enter the postcode for London Victoria Coach Station – SW1W 9TP. You should then be able to proceed to complete your booking.
If you do encounter a problem then you can speak to one of our friendly advisors who will be happy to help.
Please Note : After completing your booking, a member of our Customer Service team will be in touch to make sure everything is okay.
Either e-mail our Reservations Department or call on 01709 830 333 and they will check to see whether you can visit a particular cemetery on any of our Battlefield Tours, if we are not able to fit it into our itinerary then you could take some time out of the tour and do this independently by taxi or public transport.
Day 1
Fly to Jersey, where you will be met and transferred to your hotel for a seven-night stay. Tonight begins with a welcome drink and introductory talk.
Included meals: Dinner
Day 2 - Jersey War Tunnels & St Brelade's Bay
We visit the Jersey War Tunnels – an enormous tunnel complex built by the Germans as an artillery barracks, but converted into a first aid field bunker as an emergency stand-by in 1943. It is now an excellent museum which tells the complete story of the Occupation through interactive displays. We have an included lunch stop at the St. Brelades Bay Hotel, a home to German soldiers during the Occupation.
This afternoon we take a tour of St. Brelades Bay with Jersey’s foremost military historian and acclaimed writer, Ian Ronayne.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
War Tunnels (3)
Key Visits
- War Tunnels
- St. Brelade’s Bay
Day 3 - Free Time
A day at leisure to relax and do as you please.
Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4 - Corbiere & Channel Island Military Museum
Guided by Ian Ronayne, we spend the day visiting a number of World War II locations, some of which are not normally open to the general public. We head out to the coast for a guided tour of the Noirmont Point Command Bunker, seeing the German fortifications at Corbiere, visiting the Channel Islands Military Museum and calling at Moltke Battery at Les Landes.
Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Corbiere (2)
Key Visits
- Channel Islands Military Museum
- Moltke Battery at Les Landes
- Noirmont Point Command Bunker
- Corbiere
Day 5 - Liberation Day (May departure) or Battle of Britain Air Display (September departure)
Liberation Day (May departure)
Join the commemorations that take place as Jersey celebrates its liberation from German occupation.Battle of Britain Day (September departure)
We head to the People’s Park in St. Helier, where there will be a static display of helicopters. This afternoon, enjoy the spectacular Battle of Britain Air Display which takes place over St. Aubin’s Bay with the dramatic backdrop of Elizabeth Castle.
Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Battle of Britain Display (3)
Key Visits
- Battle of Britain Display
- Liberation Day
Day 6 - La Hougue Bie
Today we meet at 0930 hours in the hotel reception. Both groups will todayvisit La Hougue Bie, the most spectacular prehistoric monument in the Channel Islands. The 40-foot mound,which is topped by a medieval chapel, houses a Neolithic passage grave built around 3,000 BC. There is an introductory film, a film showing the building of the reproduction Long House, an archeology museum and a display of artifacts from the world's largest Celtic coin discovery made in 2012 as well as a German Command Centre, now a memorial to the Island's forced workers during World War II. The coach will return to St Helier via Gorey, home to the stunning Mont Orgueil Castle(Entrance extra cost). You can choose to alight in Gorey to explore the village,harbour and castle and catch the 1 or 1A bus back to St Helier or returnto St Helier on the coach. The afternoon is spent at leisure.
Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Mont Orgueil Castle (2)
Key Visits
- Mont Orgueil Castle
Day 7 - Free Time
A day at leisure to relax and do as you please.
Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8
Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK.
Included meals: Breakfast
Please note the order of the itinerary may be subject to change. On behalf of Leger Holidays, a local coach service will operate a free transfer service to and from the airport on the first and last day of the holiday. Please note that this service operates on a group basis.
Specialist Battlefield Guides
All of Leger’s battlefield tours are accompanied by specialist guides. Their individual in-depth knowledge of warfare will be informative, as well as enhance your overall experience, as they recreate a fascinating perception of the history and factual events of each battle. Discover the actual catalysts for war, the strategies employed and the final, inevitable outcomes, as well as experiencing the emotional human side of the front line.
Please note: On certain tours, you may get tour guides other that the ones listed below.
Hotel
If you prefer, then you can join the tour at the hotel. To do this, we will require a copy of your passport for identification purposes and you must advise us at the time of booking.
No reduction will be given if you should choose to do this.
All hotel rooms benefit from private bathroom facilities.
Some hotels have tea and coffee making facilities. Please check the tour pages for more information or call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333
Most hotels have a lift, please call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333 for more information.
Some hotels have ground floor rooms. Please email for information on individual hotels or call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333.
Your hotels will supply towels in your room.
We are unable to guarantee that the hotel will be able to meet your dietary requirements. We find that the majority of European countries do not generally cater for vegetarians and that the meal supplied may well be what everyone else is having minus the meat.
We will of course endeavour to arrange for a vegetarian meal at the hotel. We do however suggest that you advise us of your dietary requests at the time of booking and recommend that you speak to the receptionist on arrival with regard to your request.
Travel Options
Departure times given for each region are approximate. Please check your travel documents to confirm the actual timings.
Front row seats can be reserved for £14pp (up to 6 days duration), £22pp (7 & 8 days duration) and £25pp (9 days duration and over) on all European tours. In addition to this seats on the second row can be reserved for £7pp (up to 6 days duration), £14pp (7 & 8 days duration) and £15pp (9 days duration and over). This offer is only available for bookings of two or four persons on the front row and is subject to availability. Guaranteed front/second row seats cannot be reserved on feeder journeys to/from the U.K. port. Children under 15 years cannot occupy a front row seat due to French Law. Central view seats are free.
Please note: On some coaches the legroom on front seats may be slightly less than that available on other seats due to the presence of a modesty board in front.
If your tour is cancelled for any reason and front/second row seats are not available on your new tour you will be refunded the supplement. No other compensation will be payable.
Alternatively, we can take seating requests on your booking. However, requests are not guaranteed. All seat numbers are confirmed on travel documents approximately 7-10 days prior to departure.
We guarantee that all passengers on the same booking will be seated together on the main tour coach. Seats on the transfer coaches to and from the U.K. port are not allocated.
Hot and cold drinks are served on the main tour coaches. Prices are approximately £1 or 1.25 Euro per drink. Prices will be confirmed by the driver. Drinks may also be served on the transfer coaches but this is not guaranteed.
Transfer vehicles are routed approximately 2-3 weeks before departure and will depend on where passengers are booked to travel from on any particular date as to which route is taken. If you require further detailed information regarding the route to the port you can contact our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333 two weeks before you are due to travel.
With regard to the route taken by the main tour coach, this is determined by the driver.
All main tour coaches have on-board toilets. Transfer vehicles to and from the U.K. port may not have on-board toilets. When non-British coaches are used on transfers and tours (air holidays only) an on-board toilet may not be available. However, comfort stops will be made during long journeys.
All coaches feature air-conditioning. Should the air-conditioning system break down for a period exceeding 12 hours, compensation will be awarded up to a maximum of £10 per fare-paying passenger per tour.
Depending on the location of your pickup point, you may be picked up by coach (not necessarily the on you are touring on), minibus, taxi, National Express or Megabus service. You may then be taken to another centralised pickup location or service station. We operate a passenger interchange at Folkestone Services, where you will meet the tour coach you are holidaying on and then continue on with your outbound journey. Similarly, on the way home, you may also change transfer vehicles at another location, to take you to your final drop off point.
One medium sized suitcase per person, which should weigh no more than 20kg when full. We may refuse to carry larger or heavier cases. Hand luggage can be stored in the overhead racks aboard the coach.
It could be either - This will be confirmed in your travel documents.
When it comes to getting to the Battlefields, Leger Holidays make it easy, with a selection of travel options for you choose from.
Travel Extras
With an overnight stay, a Door-to-Door pick up or the option to meet us at the interchange, our travel extras allow you to create a travel experience to suit your needs...
Join coach at Interchange
+ Find out moreJoin your tour coach at the interchange.
On most tours if you’d prefer to join your tour coach at Folkestone Services, you can park your car in the car park which is accredited by the Park Mark safer parking scheme and is monitored 24 hours a day by CCTV. Payment for the parking is made on arrival using the self-service machines.
Excludes tours to Ireland and the U.K. and tours travelling via Brittany Ferries.
Door-to-Door service
+ Find out moreOn Battlefield tours of 7 days’ duration or more, you don’t even have to think about getting to your local joining point. Our Door-to-Door Service collects you from your home and takes you to meet your transfer vehicile, then brings you back at the end of the holiday. Door-to-Door Service is available within a 20-mile radius of one of our free joining points and is from £90 per car, return (up to 4 passengers per vehicle).
If you live a little further afield, you can also take advantage of this convenient option for an additional charge – please enquire at the time of booking.
