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D-Day Normandy’s ten most poignant but least visited battlefield memorials

Alastair — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:56:56 +0000

Most of Normandy’s D-Day/Battle of Normandy battlefield and memorial sites are both impressive and emotional, but once you get way from the coast and head inland, you begin to find evocative sites that are comparatively unknown and rarely visited. Here are ten sites, off the beaten path, that I think are particularly poignant and worth […]

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Musée Espace Air Passion, Angers

Alastair — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:08:50 +0000

The Musée Espace Air Passion at Angers airport is focused on the restoration and presentation of extraordinary French aircraft, or aircraft with a French connection. The majority of the collection is made up of rare, often unique, civil light aircraft and historic gliders, some of which have been restored to an airworthy condition. Importantly, the […]

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Musée Espace Air Passion – Long Version

Alastair — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:03:25 +0000

The Musée Espace Air Passion at Angers airport does exactly what it says ‘on the tin’ – it’s a space, a giant hanger, filled with extraordinary aircraft and people who are passionate about them. The majority of the collection here is made up of rare, often unique, civil light aircraft and historic gliders, some of […]

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Moto Guzzi Brand Museum Opens

Alastair — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:23:38 +0000

Moto Guzzi, the famous Italian motorcycle manufacturer, has just opened its new production facility at its historic home on Lake Como and with it, a new brand museum and visitor experience. Moto Guzzi’s parent, the Piaggio Group, has invested over 50 million Euros and spent five years redeveloping the former factory site in Mandello del […]

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Le Château de Pignerolle U-Boat HQ

Alastair — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:51:03 +0000

It’s hard to imagine the U-boat war being conducted from a group of bunkers in the wooded grounds of a château just outside Angers, miles from the coast and the U-boat bases. But that’s exactly the point. The British raid on Saint-Nazaire in March 1942 (Operation Chariot) really un-nerved both Kriegsmarine commander Grand Admiral Raider, […]

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National Motor Museum to leave Beaulieu

Alastair — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:09:14 +0000

That’s a bit of a shock! It’s a bit like hearing the ravens are quitting the Tower of London. Yesterday, the National Motor Museum Trust issued a statement announcing that it has begun the process of identifying a new home for the National Motor Museum as its current lease at Beaulieu is approaching the end […]

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The UK’s first electric tour boat

Alastair — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:35:26 +0000

The Silver Raven, which started operating the official 40-minute ‘Tower of London River Tours’ on the Thames in March this year, is the UK’s first electric tour boat. She is one of the new generation of river craft on an increasingly greener artery through London’s heartland. “It’s got to happen,” says her captain, Chris Manktelow. […]

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Review: Imperial War Museum, London

Alastair — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:11:33 +0000

The Imperial War Museum (IWM) in Lambeth, South London is one of the world’s best known military museums, and the parent to four branches of Imperial War Museums: IWM North in Manchester, IWM Duxford near Cambridge, The Churchill War Rooms in Westminster, and HMS Belfast on the Thames. It was originally formed in 1917, a […]

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Historic Sunbeam 1000hp restoration completed

Alastair — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:08:22 +0000

National Motor Museum engineers have successfully restored the World Land Speed Record breaker Sunbeam 1000hp car, in time for its planned 100th anniversary run at Daytona Beach in the USA next year. The restoration project has taken over three years, with many additional years of preparatory work. It has tested the Museum’s workshop team, led […]

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M24 is the new name for the Le Mans 24hr Museum

Alastair — Sat, 23 May 2026 15:41:18 +0000

The former Musée des 24 Heures du Mans (“The Museum of the 24 Hours of Le Mans”) has undergone a renovation and will be re-opening its doors on 28th May 2026, 16 days before this year’s 24hr race event, as simply M24 – Musée du Sport Automobile. And it has a new Patron; seven-time Formula […]

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