remains mulberry harbour

Scanned seaside from ex German bunker in area & saw the local museum for the Mulberry Harbor modulesMust seeHad huge models of Mulberries.Excellent site & experience.

Time has eroded the landing supports, though some can still be seen and the enormous hull of a landing raft in the middle of the beach which nearly disappears at high tide are incredible feats of engineering. The landing supports were connected by bridges one of which can be seen at the side of the mueseum. The enormity of what was achieved is still awe inspiring to this day. The museum has a detailed model and is well worth visiting. You can then walk up the hill just past the museum to see a tank. The town has plenty of cafes, restaurants and shops and it is a lovely place jist to wander and to look out to sea.

This is not to be missed in a visit to Normandy. Enough remains so you can still see, and at low tide walk around these impressive structures. There are also bits of the steel roadway on the landslide, and these are not to be missed. Go to the museum and it is all visible with an excellent detailed model. This area was known as "Gold Beach" and the Mulberry harbor that was placed there certainly was crucial to winning the Battle of Normandy. Don't miss this great historical place, and while you are there you can browse the gift shops and stop for lunch at the local hotel - restaurant, it is very French.

Although not much remains, after one of the harbours being destroyed by storm, the sheer scale of their construction to this day remains awe inspiring.

What an amazing engineering feat and what a huge boost to morale this must have been to the British to have created this and seen its operation. I would say that it is impossible not to be impressed by this.

Visit Arromanches at the D-Day anniversary. It's a party. War vehicles driven all the way from Britain, enthusiast people wearing the companies uniforms. You can even talk to veterans.

The view of this engineering feet, is incredible, The museum that is on the quay is very good and the 360 cinema on top of the cliff is humbling. The Museum opens in Feb, visit in March April, more of the beach and town should be available.

If you know anything about D-Day, it is sad and overwhelming to stand here and envision the events of that day.

Come here to see the remains of the harbor and not to visit the museum near the beach. You can drive up to the 360 movie theater to get some good views of the harbor. It looks like you can likely get views from the other side, but we did not go there. You do have to pay for parking near the 360, just a means to gouge the tourist of a few euros.

Was here shortly after D-Day anniversary and it was amazing to see the gathering there to honor the achievements of the Royal Engineers, Royal Army/Navy and Marines. Wreaths were placed on all the monuments; several elderly soldiers were at the site and flowers spelling "peace" were placed in the sand on the beach. The tide was out so you could walk quite far out to observe some of the caissons from a closer vantage. It was uplifting to see so many people there to honor all that was sacrificed to save Europe from tyranny. Hard to believe 2.5 million soldiers arrived at this port in the first 100 days of the Normandy invasion.

A great piece of british engineering history - glad that it is still there for us to see. Lest we forget.

The movie 'The Longest Day' gives a reasonable account of what happened on D-day 70 years ago, but visiting the harbor and seeing first hand was amazing especially when you can see so much of the artificial harbor that was built so long ago. It is a must.

My wife and I visited the Mulberry Harbor in Arromanches-les-Bains with a group tour of the Normandy area. We both wish we’d known a lot more about the Mulberry Harbor before we went, as our appreciation for the extraordinary accomplishment of its creation would have enhanced our experience tremendously. As other reviewers have mentioned, the tide was out when we were there, so it was easier to see the remaining concrete caissons that produced the harbor.

I wish there are more signs at the beach front to explain about them. Luckily I read a little about the place before visiting or else it would have been quite puzzling figuring out what those structures are.

This was a highlight for me, as I'm such a history buff. So amazed this stuff is still there after so many years have gone by. At low tide, we were able to walk out to some of the massive pieces of floating harbor. I couldn't believe how big these were. It was pouring rain when we were there, but it was still amazing.