Limestone cliffs, gently wooded hills and the granite outcrop of Mont St Michel, Normandy offers diverse geographical studies in a pleasant coastal environment, easily accessible from the UK.
Search for fossils on France’s ‘Jurassic’ coast, investigate renewable energy, water management and recycling at EANA sustainability park or step back in time at the D Day landing beaches to assess how geographical constraints significantly affected the progress of the 1944 invasion.
A highlight of any Normandy trip will be a visit to Mont St Michel where currently impressive engineering works are restoring this UNESCO site to its original marine setting. Students can identify how the river has silted up over the decades due to the nineteenth century causeway, and the sea is no longer able to circulate making the site now almost completely landlocked. This is a perfect location to consider river and coastal ecosystems and processes, and develop understanding of the long term impacts of tourism whilst witnessing one of Europe’s most fascinating landscaping projects in action.
Plus stay at our exclusive Château du Baffy which provides the perfect base for a tour of superb educational value and fascinating experiences.
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4 Days to Normandy
Day 1:
Depart early from school and connect with your channel crossing. Stop off on the Normandy coast at Etretat to walk along the cliffs and investigate coastal erosion.
Day 2:
Visit EANA sustainable centre, enjoy lunch from locally grown produce. Visit Honfleur formerly an important trading port. Opportunities for settlement studies or investigation of tourist impacts. In the evening a trip to a local bowling alley.
Day 3:
Travel to Mont St Michel. Stop off in the Bay to observe the wetlands environment and human impact on the estuary area. Take a guided talk of the major engineering works including the newly constructed dam. Visit the medieval abbey settlement.
Day 4:
Visit the interactive centre at Paleospace on Normandy's Jurassic Coast, take a guided walk along the fossil beach. Head for your ferry stopping off en route at a local Hypermarket.
