2/3 nights somewhere in the UK or maybe Northern France?
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Hey
I want to go somewhere in my car for a few nights with my girlfriend. We did want to go to Cornwall, but we will be going in August, I've been told its mayhem during the school holidays? Would rather not stay in hotels, because I'm picky where I park my car and I think having a little bit of a kitchen for breakfast would be good.
Don't want to stay in a city, Cornwall would be ideal really, but not if it's mad busy. So are there any alternatives?
Thanks in advance
I want to go somewhere in my car for a few nights with my girlfriend. We did want to go to Cornwall, but we will be going in August, I've been told its mayhem during the school holidays? Would rather not stay in hotels, because I'm picky where I park my car and I think having a little bit of a kitchen for breakfast would be good.
Don't want to stay in a city, Cornwall would be ideal really, but not if it's mad busy. So are there any alternatives?
Thanks in advance
You'll spend too much time on ferries to go to Brittany. If the break is 2 to 3 days.(The ferry fair is horrendous)unless going for a couple of weeks.
You'll get nothing from Normandy and the Pas de Calais (not very interesting)and in the season again the cost of a ferry/Tunnel is a waste unless going for a couple of weeks. Weigh up the cost of all the ferry travel etc, then you will realise that what you could have spent without wasting time on Minging ferries.
You'll get nothing from Normandy and the Pas de Calais (not very interesting)and in the season again the cost of a ferry/Tunnel is a waste unless going for a couple of weeks. Weigh up the cost of all the ferry travel etc, then you will realise that what you could have spent without wasting time on Minging ferries.
Edited by mgroadster on Monday 18th July 19:25
mgroadster said:
You'll spend too much time on ferries to go to Brittany. If the break is 2 to 3 days.(The ferry fair is horrendous)unless going for a couple of weeks.
You'll get nothing from Normandy and the Pas de Calais (not very interesting)and in the season again the cost of a ferry/Tunnel is a waste unless going for a couple of weeks
You can book Eurotunnel for a car (incl all its occupants) during August for £44 return for several nights for example. Not a huge amount You'll get nothing from Normandy and the Pas de Calais (not very interesting)and in the season again the cost of a ferry/Tunnel is a waste unless going for a couple of weeks
Silver993tt said:
You can book Eurotunnel for a car (incl all its occupants) during August for £44 return for several nights for example. Not a huge amount
Yes of course, but once there, there is nowhere of any interest worth visiting.There is nothing scenic or inspiring about Northern France, and Brittany which is great is just too much time to waste travelling to on a few day trip.Great food can only be got at tucked away Country auberges or good quality restaurants. The run of the mill, will serve you a plat du jour, but whilst filling may not be remarkable.
Edited by mgroadster on Monday 18th July 19:34
mgroadster said:
Yes of course, but once there, there is nowhere of any interest worth visiting.
There is nothing scenic or inspiring about Northern France, and Brittany which is great is just too much time to waste travelling to on a few day trip.Great food can only be got at tucked away Country auberges or good quality restaurants. The run of the mill, will serve you a plat du jour, but whilst filling may not be remarkable.
Utter rubbishThere is nothing scenic or inspiring about Northern France, and Brittany which is great is just too much time to waste travelling to on a few day trip.Great food can only be got at tucked away Country auberges or good quality restaurants. The run of the mill, will serve you a plat du jour, but whilst filling may not be remarkable.
Edited by mgroadster on Monday 18th July 19:34
car_era said:
Utter rubbish
Well maybe so in your opinion, but at least write something more than two words to support your claim. I'm sure folk are more than interested to read many sides of the coin including something from someone who only seems capable of typing two words on the subject of travel. Explain why it's utter rubbish, I may well agree with some of your argument or points of view but to just put "utter rubbish" seems to me an opinion of someone "not quite all there"mgroadster said:
Well maybe so in your opinion, but at least write something more than two words to support your claim. I'm sure folk are more than interested to read many sides of the coin including something from someone who only seems capable of typing two words on the subject of travel. Explain why it's utter rubbish, I may well agree with some of your argument or points of view but to just put "utter rubbish" seems to me an opinion of someone "not quite all there"
For you to totally dismiss the whole of Northern France in the way you did deserves little other comment than the one I made. Like you I have driven through France on numerous occasions, I would agree that if you are just bombing down from Calais for example to the south the Autoroutes are a little dull but believe me there are many many interesting and inspiring places to visit up north if you take the time to find them. For a long weekend why not the OP try the champagne region , its easily reachable from Calais. Come off the E17 at St Quentin and wend your way down towards Laon along the D1044, its just a fantastic road and the elevated Cathedral there is magnificent. Keep on going south towards Geuex and visit the historic Reims circuit. Within striking distance then would be Epernay or even on down to Troyes which is a fantastic French Mediaeval city.The run from there to Semur en Auxerre is just fantastic.
And with that I whole heartedly agree! Exremely beautiful places,BUT as I understood it, the O/P only had a "few days". I took this as 3 to 4 and therefore heading towards Reims etc. would all be driving (to get there and back).
As for the top half of Northern France, I stand by my previous statement, unless someone has found a little somewhere that little bit special.
Many people also think that as soon as you hit the shores of France, you are going to get "good food and wine". This without doubt is not true. You may be lucky enough to come across a small Auberge that produces food in the "old French style" but are getting more difficult to find.
A roadside Relais Routiere place will fill you up, but the food I say again is not remarkable and to experience the true taste of France both in cuisine and wine, you need a pretty well equipped Wallet.
Good wine, like any where else in the world has to paid for, unless some think that a litre of Vin du pays d'oc in a plastic bottle for 1.95euro is good.
I thoroughly agree with "car-era" but for just a few days away...."Non"
As for the top half of Northern France, I stand by my previous statement, unless someone has found a little somewhere that little bit special.
Many people also think that as soon as you hit the shores of France, you are going to get "good food and wine". This without doubt is not true. You may be lucky enough to come across a small Auberge that produces food in the "old French style" but are getting more difficult to find.
A roadside Relais Routiere place will fill you up, but the food I say again is not remarkable and to experience the true taste of France both in cuisine and wine, you need a pretty well equipped Wallet.
Good wine, like any where else in the world has to paid for, unless some think that a litre of Vin du pays d'oc in a plastic bottle for 1.95euro is good.
I thoroughly agree with "car-era" but for just a few days away...."Non"
mgroadster said:
You'll get nothing from Normandy and the Pas de Calais
Would guess you didn't look very hard then........Places to visit within 40 minutes
La Coupole
Mimoyeques
Bethune
An hour away, Amiens is worth a whole day
Places to Stay(with good restaurants)
Montreuil Sur Mer
Les Hauts de Montreuil
Coq Hotel
Etaples
Le Charles Viii
Maybe visit Houlle and try the locally distilled gin,
Or you could head to the Somme (of which Amiens is tha capital of the region), enough culture there for a week and more (the gothic cathedral is outstanding)
Too many people dismiss the North, it really does have a lot to offer. As for Eating and the cost of wine - Well with the current exchange rate wine certainly is not the bargain it used to be anywhere in France, certainly in restaurants. The food is however another story, still plenty of fantastic places to eat (even in the North).
Silver993tt said:
Brittany. empty compared to Devon/Cornwall or pretty much anywhere nice in the UK.
I disagree it gets really busy especially in August when the French are on holiday too. The chances of renting a reasonable place for a few days rather than a week are also very slim in my experience.But the holiday type areas in England would be just as bad.
If the OP doesnt need any coast, maybe the Cotswolds or parts of Somerset, or book a cheap flight and do a city break somewhere, maybe Barcelona, Prague etc
We have stayed here on several occasions: http://www.domaineleparc.fr/index.htm
Bit of a drive from Calais, but lovely area to explore and the B&B was fantastic.
Bit of a drive from Calais, but lovely area to explore and the B&B was fantastic.
kirsty-s2k said:
We have stayed here on several occasions: http://www.domaineleparc.fr/index.htm
Bit of a drive from Calais, but lovely area to explore and the B&B was fantastic.
See !! Bit of a drive from Calais, but lovely area to explore and the B&B was fantastic.
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