Normandy 1944
Pointe du Hoc
Battlefield
The story
The Rangers' cliff assault was separate from Easy's, but the preserved craters, casemates and cliff edge make the pre-invasion bombardment legible. Same kind of threat as Brécourt, on a larger scale.
What to look for
Walk the cratered ground slowly; the landscape is the exhibit.
Plan your visit
Best 09:00–10:30.
- Open
- Site open daily during works; observation post 09:00–16:30; closed 1 Jan and 25 Dec
- Price
- Free
- Parking
- Free car park on site
- Access
- Routes for reduced-mobility visitors; free wheelchair on request
- Notice
- Restoration works 2026 to mid-2027: visitor centre closed; access by west path only; film shown outdoors
Checked September 2026 from official sources: en.normandie-tourisme.fr, bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com, app-azeabmcgovwpprod.azurewebsites.net. Things change, so check before you travel.
Nearby sites
- Omaha Beach — Dog Green / Vierville · 7 km
- German Military Cemetery, La Cambe · 7 km
- Omaha Beach — central sector · 9 km
- Normandy American Cemetery · 10 km
- Utah Beach Landing Museum · 14 km
- Utah Beach · 14 km
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Easy Company: Normandy
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Normandy campaign of June–July 1944, following Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne, from the night drop and Brécourt Manor to Utah Beach and Carentan, with Omaha, Pointe du Hoc, the British and Canadian beaches and the best museums along the way.
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