Britain at War was our excursion in Dover, England. We visited the front lines of WWII, including the Battle of Britain. Our first stop was at the Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum at the RAF Manston. We took a self-guided tour of this free museum and saw the Spitfire and Hurricane fighter planes used in the war. We had one hour here, which in my estimation 30 minutes would have been enough. It’s a very small museum.
Then we traveled to Ramsgate Harbor and spoke with locals in the tunnels during their 10 year reunion. Lots of historical information given. 60,000 Brits and others were housed in the tunnels during the war. 4200 “Little Ships” departed from this harbor to rescue Allied Troops who were stranded in Dunkirk.
Our next stop was at JackDax for a delicious fish & chips lunch with apple crumble for dessert. Very nice service and they used haddock for their fish. Worth a stop!
By far the best part of this excursion was the Battle of Britain Memorial in the village of Capel-le-Feme. This is a very well done immersive and interactive museum. There was a 5 minute video portraying the “Scramble Experience” where we could get a better of idea of what life was like during the war.
This excursion could use some fine-tuning, IMHO, especially given the price of it.
Enjoy and happy and safe travels to all!
Cindy
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