No real holiday plans this year, so found myself wondering if the Bayeux tapestry is worth the visit. Thinking driving down to Poole via maybe Bath and anywhere else interesting en route, foot ferry to Cherbourg, then bus or train to Bayeux for a day, same ferry back to Poole then a different route back to Beyond The Wall. Is the tapestry worth it? Obvs also nearby is the DD beaches of Normandy with the US muesum and the beaches to visit, too much perspective. Cherbourg itself is also very nice and the muesum is cool where the titanic stopped and you can go on an actual submarine,.
Yes also plenty of other stuff around the town to visit β and lots more around the Cotentin Peninsula. There is a Victorian copy in Reading Museum. Reading Museum is also famous for its collection of Huntley and Palmer biscuit tins. Rob was extremely excited about seeing it and turned out to be surprisingly knowledgeable about history surrounding it.
I found it very interesting but have never understood why its not call the Bayeaux Embroidery. Whats happening in the top and bottom borders is as interesting as the main story. We quite enjoyed it with the audio description, just like a medieval graphic novel. It fair sweeps through it though, so I went back round to have a better look at the detail.
We drove down the road to Arramanches the same day of mullberry harbour fame for ice creams and a decent beach. From what I understood from school, it was the guy to the left of him falling down that was Harold as he was holding a mace and only royals could hold a mace. I visited last month and really enjoyed it. Bayeux the town is beautiful too. In fact, that whole region is pretty stunning.
Got dragged around as a schoolkid. Perhaps he should record an audio tour for bored Brits? We found a great little cafe just a little way up the first street, on the left as you go up, and you went upstairs and all the fittings were dark woood.
