Tilly 1944 Association
This association works to promote Tilly’s historical heritage and use it for cultural, educational and tourist purposes, in particular through the Musée de la bataille de Tilly-sur-Seulles (Museum of the Battle of Tilly-sur-Seulles).
The Battle of Normandy Book Fair
Every year, the association organizes the “Salon du livre de la bataille de Normandie”, a small tourism event in Normandy. This event is an opportunity for numerous authors to pass on, through personal accounts and the work of historians, the story of the tragic events that marked the summer of 1944, particularly in Tilly sur Seulles, one of the first villages destroyed in the fighting for the Liberation, which lost almost a tenth of its population.
Camping**** L’Escapade is located about 15 minutes (15 kilometers) from Tilly-sur-Seulles. You can get there quickly during your camping holiday in Calvados!
For more information on the Tilly 1944 association, click HERE.
A must-see museum in Normandy
Inaugurated in Caen in 1985 by François Mitterrand and welcoming nearly 400,000 visitors each year, the Caen Memorial has a dual purpose: to reconstruct one of the darkest pages of humanity, the Second World War, and to be a symbol of brotherhood and universal peace.
This museum for peace houses several thematic areas including the Normandy landings of June 6, 1944. Accessible to all ages, it contains over 100,000 documents.
The Battle of Tilly-sur-Seulles Museum
One of the first villages in Normandy to be destroyed by fighting following the Allied landings, Tilly-sur-Seulles has sadly left its name in history. At the heart of a bitter battle to liberate Caen, the village was captured more than 20 times by both sides in less than a month of fighting. Defending the Tilly front cost the lives of thousands of British soldiers and a tenth of the village’s inhabitants. In the privileged setting ofa 13th-century chapel, the Battle of Tilly Museum retraces the events of this pivotal episode in the Battle of Normandy.
It opens its doors to the public during the season, from early June to late September, from 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm. The visit costs 4 euros. Admission is free for under-12s and veterans. The site includes a store, toilets, picnic area and coach parking. Guided tours are available all year round, on reservation, for groups of 10 or more.
