Self-guided tour of the Radio Museum and BBC Tower

Name: Visita libre del museo de la radio y de la torre de la BBC
Start: 2020-09-20T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2020-09-20T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Château de Creully

You will discover a beautiful collection of civil and military radios as well as the 1st studio BBC during the landing of 1944.

Domingo 20 septiembre 2020, 09:00, 14:00Passed

During the Battle of Normandy, the BBC installed its first radio studio in the square tower of the Castle. All information concerning the allied advance was transmitted to the United Kingdom. In 1994 the museum of radio was inaugurated, 3rd of the name in France. You will discover a beautiful collection of civilian and military radios and feel the atmosphere of the time by the reconstruction of the studio of war correspondents.

About the location

Château de Creully

30 place Paillaud, Creully, 14480 Creully sur Seulles

Calvados
Normandie

A few kilometers from the landing beaches and the Bayeux Tapestry, the medieval castle of Creully is one of the most important of the Calvados after those of Caen and Falaise. Located in the heart of the village of Creully-sur-Seulles, its history is close to that of William the Conqueror, the Hundred Years War or the Battle of Normandy. The castle’s Square Tower was chosen to secretly house the BBC’s war reporters' studio after the village was liberated in June 1944\. The castle of Creully also surprises with its atypical architecture, which testifies to the multiple transformations it underwent from the 12th to the 19th century. Its fortress appearance, with its moat, ramparts and machicolations contrasts strongly with the Renaissance turret of the façade. The stables and the exceptional Romanesque hall recall the presence of the great lords who succeeded each other in Creully for several centuries.