Hi all, If any of you enjoyed the series "Band of Brothers" or enjoyed playing the PC Game "Brothers in Arms" and would like to visit some of the original locations, Utah Beach, Carentan, St Marie du Mont, St Come du Mont & "Dead Man's Corner", Vierville, Hiesville etc... then come and stay with us at Utah Beach in Normandy! I can take you to all the famous Airborne sites of the 101st & 82nd Airborne Divisions, the Drop Zones, Airborne Museum at Ste Mere Eglise, Michel de Trez's new Museum and Militaria Shop at "Dead Man's Corner" and the famous "Brecourt Manor" where Winters and the troopers from Easy Compay 506th took out the howitzers which were firing on Utah Beach on June 6th 1944... Most of you will know Utah Beach, but for those who don't... Utah Beach is where the US 4th Div and elements of US 90th Div landed on June 6th 1944, five minutes away is Utah Beach Museum which is well worth visiting. Five minutes drive away is Brecourt Manor (where Winters and some of Easy Company 506th took out the four howitzers)and the memorial where Lt.Meehan's C47 crashed (made famous by Band of Brothers), Ste.Marie du Mont, Carentan is ten minutes drive away and Ste Mere Eglise is about quarter of an hour's drive and is the home of the Airborne Museum (highly recommended) and Static Line Militaria Shop. From the musuem at Utah Beach you can follow the coast road for 15km to Quinneville with amazing views and lots of Blockhouses to explore, in Quinneville there is a good Museum (which is about to be taken over) and QMC Militaria Shop which I recommend a visit to. About 40 minutes drive from us is Barneville Carteret where you can catch the ferry (it's only 8 miles) to Jersey where you can explore the island and visit the German Hospital and various Bunkers, further down the coast is the Musuem at Avranches and the Mont St.Michel, all worth a visit. In the opposite direction you can be at Point du Hoc and Omaha Beach in about 30 minutes and Pegasus Bridge and Caen can be reached in under an hour. The house has two luxury Bedrooms for guests complete with en-suite bathrooms and WC, breakfast is served every morning between 7am and 9am and the beach is only five minutes walk away. Ivy House takes it's name from the 4th US Infantry Division which liberated our house on the morning of 6th June 1944. Myself and my wife Sarah own a WW2 Jeep and are both very interested in WW2 History, Reenactment and especially the Battle of Normandy. Any forum users will be made very welcome at Ivy House, for more details please visit our website at www.ivyhousefrance.com Regards, Steve & Sarah Lee Ivy House ~ Utah Beach www.ivyhousefrance.com 00 33 2 33 71 06 57 (from the UK)
