Prepare your visit
Our Opening Hours
April, May, and September:
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Saturday, Sunday, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Closed on Tuesdays
June, July, and August: Open daily, same hours
Last admission 45 minutes before closing.
Prices
Individual Tour:
Adult > €5
Children aged 5 to 15 > €2.50
Students over 16 > €3
Group adults (10+ people) > €4
Reduced rate > €4
Veterans (2gm) > free
Free for World War II veterans, guides, group leaders, and coach drivers.
The museums offer free guided tours during the months of June, July, and August*
*times may vary depending on the season
Group Tours
Guided Tours:
We offer two guided tour formats in French and English, lasting 1.5 hours, by appointment:
Museum Tours: A complete tour of the museums. Time divided equally between the two themes.
Package: €25 + admission price for individual or group rates. From 1 to 25 people.
Visit of the British Normandy Memorial: Come discover the beauty of the site and the magnificent view of the Ver-sur-Mer marsh and the remains of the artificial port of Arromanches. Why a British memorial in Ver-sur-Mer? How and by whom was it built? What history does this site tell us? Which British units landed here on June 6, 1944? We also commemorate the soldiers whose names are engraved on the stones of this memorial.
Accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Package: €50 for 1 to 50 people.
Guided tour of museums + memorial:
Duration: 3 hours+
For groups of more than 25 people, the group will be divided into smaller groups. Package: €75 + individual admission
Example: Guided museum tour for 10 adult visitors (reduced rate: €4): €25 + €40 = €75
Example: Memorial tour for 5 adult visitors (full rate: €5): €25 + €25 = €50
Example: Museum + Memorial tour for 30 children and 5 accompanying adults (free admission): €75 + €75 = €150
Quotes and special offers available upon request.
Reservations: +33 2 31 22 58 58
Or by email: america.goldbeach@gmail.com
Educational activity:
Learning Morse code!
Accessibility:
Wheelchair users: The museums do not have an elevator to allow wheelchair users to access the first floor. Therefore, wheelchair access is available. They can access the ground floor of the museum via the emergency exit, which will be opened for them by museum staff.
How to get to Ver-sur-Mer?
- By car:
Paris-Musées America/Gold Beach: 3 hours 20 minutes
Caen-Musées America/Gold Beach: 35 minutes
Bayeux-Musées America/Gold Beach: 24 minutes
Cherbourg-Musées America/Gold Beach: 1 hour 24 minutes
Ouistreham-Musées America/Gold Beach: 34 minutes
Free parking is available at the museum entrance. Electric car charging stations are also available.
- By taxi: A parking space is reserved for taxis.
- By bus:
- By train:
Paris St Lazare-Bayeux: approximately 3 hours
Paris St Lazare-Caen: approximately 2 hours 20 minutes
Caen-Bayeux: 15 minutes
Cherbourg: approximately 1 hour 10 minutes
- By bicycle or motorcycle: Parking spaces for bicycles and motorcycles are available at the museum entrances.
Reduced rate beneficiaries:
- Groups of 11 adults or more
- Residents of Ver-sur-Mer (upon presentation of proof)
- Adults accompanying a member of the America & Gold Beach association with a valid membership card
- Partner campsites (visitors showing an America & Gold Beach museum flyer stamped by the partner)
- Partners with an agreement:
1. KEOLIS Bus, visitors with a bus ticket for the day of the visit. 2. Cherbourg Defense Base Circle with a "Marine Loisir" card.
- Persons with a current Included Mobility Card.
- French military personnel upon presentation of a current Military Travel Card or SNCF Military Family Card.
Free admission:
- World War II veterans
- Wheelchair users (the first floor is not wheelchair accessible, but the entire Gold Beach Museum is accessible.)
- Members of the America & Gold Beach Association
- Refugees under temporary protection with a provisional residence permit
- Children under 5
- Companions, group guides, and their bus driver
What to do in Ver?
- British Normandy Memorial
- Memorial Trail
- Stanley Hollis's Hut and America's Sign
- Beach Square
- La Marrefontaine
- Ver-sur-Mer Lighthouse
Other cultural sites in the area:
- D-Day Museum, Arromanches
- Juno Beach Centre, Courseulles-sur-Mer
- Radar Museum, Douvres-la-Délivrande
- Museum of the Battle of Normandy, Bayeux
Military cemeteries in the area:
- Bayeux British Military Cemetery
- Bény-sur-Mer Canadian Military Cemetery
- Bazenville British Military Cemetery
- Douvres-la-Délivrande British Military Cemetery
- Colleville-sur-Mer American Military Cemetery
- La Cambe German Military Cemetery
April, May, and September:
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Saturday, Sunday, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Closed on Tuesdays
June, July, and August: Open daily, same hours
Last admission 45 minutes before closing.
Prices
Individual Tour:
Adult > €5
Children aged 5 to 15 > €2.50
Students over 16 > €3
Group adults (10+ people) > €4
Reduced rate > €4
Veterans (2gm) > free
Free for World War II veterans, guides, group leaders, and coach drivers.
The museums offer free guided tours during the months of June, July, and August*
*times may vary depending on the season
Group Tours
Guided Tours:
We offer two guided tour formats in French and English, lasting 1.5 hours, by appointment:
Museum Tours: A complete tour of the museums. Time divided equally between the two themes.
Package: €25 + admission price for individual or group rates. From 1 to 25 people.
Visit of the British Normandy Memorial: Come discover the beauty of the site and the magnificent view of the Ver-sur-Mer marsh and the remains of the artificial port of Arromanches. Why a British memorial in Ver-sur-Mer? How and by whom was it built? What history does this site tell us? Which British units landed here on June 6, 1944? We also commemorate the soldiers whose names are engraved on the stones of this memorial.
Accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Package: €50 for 1 to 50 people.
Guided tour of museums + memorial:
Duration: 3 hours+
For groups of more than 25 people, the group will be divided into smaller groups. Package: €75 + individual admission
Example: Guided museum tour for 10 adult visitors (reduced rate: €4): €25 + €40 = €75
Example: Memorial tour for 5 adult visitors (full rate: €5): €25 + €25 = €50
Example: Museum + Memorial tour for 30 children and 5 accompanying adults (free admission): €75 + €75 = €150
Quotes and special offers available upon request.
Reservations: +33 2 31 22 58 58
Or by email: america.goldbeach@gmail.com
Educational activity:
Learning Morse code!
Accessibility:
Wheelchair users: The museums do not have an elevator to allow wheelchair users to access the first floor. Therefore, wheelchair access is available. They can access the ground floor of the museum via the emergency exit, which will be opened for them by museum staff.
How to get to Ver-sur-Mer?
- By car:
Paris-Musées America/Gold Beach: 3 hours 20 minutes
Caen-Musées America/Gold Beach: 35 minutes
Bayeux-Musées America/Gold Beach: 24 minutes
Cherbourg-Musées America/Gold Beach: 1 hour 24 minutes
Ouistreham-Musées America/Gold Beach: 34 minutes
Free parking is available at the museum entrance. Electric car charging stations are also available.
- By taxi: A parking space is reserved for taxis.
- By bus:
- By train:
Paris St Lazare-Bayeux: approximately 3 hours
Paris St Lazare-Caen: approximately 2 hours 20 minutes
Caen-Bayeux: 15 minutes
Cherbourg: approximately 1 hour 10 minutes
- By bicycle or motorcycle: Parking spaces for bicycles and motorcycles are available at the museum entrances.
Reduced rate beneficiaries:
- Groups of 11 adults or more
- Residents of Ver-sur-Mer (upon presentation of proof)
- Adults accompanying a member of the America & Gold Beach association with a valid membership card
- Partner campsites (visitors showing an America & Gold Beach museum flyer stamped by the partner)
- Partners with an agreement:
1. KEOLIS Bus, visitors with a bus ticket for the day of the visit. 2. Cherbourg Defense Base Circle with a "Marine Loisir" card.
- Persons with a current Included Mobility Card.
- French military personnel upon presentation of a current Military Travel Card or SNCF Military Family Card.
Free admission:
- World War II veterans
- Wheelchair users (the first floor is not wheelchair accessible, but the entire Gold Beach Museum is accessible.)
- Members of the America & Gold Beach Association
- Refugees under temporary protection with a provisional residence permit
- Children under 5
- Companions, group guides, and their bus driver
What to do in Ver?
- British Normandy Memorial
- Memorial Trail
- Stanley Hollis's Hut and America's Sign
- Beach Square
- La Marrefontaine
- Ver-sur-Mer Lighthouse
Other cultural sites in the area:
- D-Day Museum, Arromanches
- Juno Beach Centre, Courseulles-sur-Mer
- Radar Museum, Douvres-la-Délivrande
- Museum of the Battle of Normandy, Bayeux
Military cemeteries in the area:
- Bayeux British Military Cemetery
- Bény-sur-Mer Canadian Military Cemetery
- Bazenville British Military Cemetery
- Douvres-la-Délivrande British Military Cemetery
- Colleville-sur-Mer American Military Cemetery
- La Cambe German Military Cemetery
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