Somewhere to stop monday Night

[Graham]

We've decided this year to miss the mad hangover induced rush back on monday this year and are comming back via cherbourg ( at about 11.30am ) on the tuesday. with the idea of a leasurly drive to somewhere near the port on monday and a gentle chill out night on monday before a quick trip to the hypermarket and the ferry home on tuesday morning.

a decent campsite or maybe a travelinn type place would be fine..

any suggestions

[johnny boy]

A Villages-hotel would have to be my suggestion.

www.villages-hotel.com

There's one in Caen which should do the job nicely for you.

They're cheap (£20 a room), clean and comfortable and they're usually within spitting distance of a decent steak house.

Regards

John

[dontlift]

Sounds good to me Graham

[jvaughan]

dontlift said: Sounds good to me Graham

or hotel Formula 1.
just as cheap.... check out their website. rooms are clean, showers hot and self cleaning
www.hotelformule1.com/formule1/index.html

or ibis
www.ibishotel.com/ibis/index.html

[FLAT 6]

We did this last year, going home via Dieppe.

I recommend Arromanches - on the beaches of the Normandy landings east of the Cherbourg peninsula. It's a bit south of Cherbourg but this is where they created a huge man-made harbour which was towed across the channel and sunk off the coast a bit. Went for a swim and they make good diving platforms!! Nice to finally get a wash as well. We stayed in a local hotel, 2 to a room for about 20 euro each.

[Graham]

Looks like a good spot but a bit far for the tuesday morning....


it may have to be the F1 at Cherbourg less than 20 quid for the room !!!

there must be a bar or two in cherbourg and somewhere reasonable to get some nosh...

[dontlift]

Graham,

How many in our convoy, i can get signwriting done for all in convoy if wanted, approx 15 quid each

[Graham]

7 motors at the mo, but we might get somthing from PT
like the Muvver Decal

[johnny boy]

Sorry to chip in a bit late in the thread but the Formule1 hotels are cheap because they don't have ensuite.

I prefer to spend a few extra quid to avoid sharing facilities!

Cheers

John

[dontlift]

Here are the translated directions for for F1 hotel in Cherbourg

> De Caen, St-Lô, Rennes et Mont St-Michel: prendre N13, au rond-point avant
Cherbourg, prendre Dir. Tourlaville.
>From C etc. take the N13, at roundabout before Cherbrg, follow signs for
Tourlaville (Direction Tourlaville )

> Du Centre Ville :ZA Bd de l'Est ,dir Tourlaville Place ,au 3ème rond-point
à gauche ,F1 à 300m.
>From town centre, 3rd roundabout turn left F1 is in 300m

> De La Hague :Prendre Cherbourg par la côte puis Tourlaville Place .
>From the Hahue take Cherbourg by the coast, then Tourlaville Place .

> Des Pieux Flamanville ir Cherbourg puis Tourlaville place par le Bd de
l'Est.
>From Pieux Flamanville Vie Cherbourg then Tourlaville Place by Boulevard de
l'Est

> De la gare martime (Ferries) : prendre dir Caen, 1er rond-point à droite.
>From the Ferry port... Take directions to Caen.. Right at First roundaboot
(waiy aiy)

[dontlift]

johnny boy said:Formule1 hotels are cheap because they don't have ensuite.

I prefer to spend a few extra quid to avoid sharing facilities!

LOL - we will just have spent 1 night sleeping in the car, and 3 nights sleeping in tents and pg in bushes, the fact that they have beds will be a major plus, i dont much care if we have to use a bucket for everything else

[Guy Humpage]

There's an F1 just north of Rouen which is about halfway to the coast, we've stopped there on the Sunday night the past couple of years. After a week in a tent it is the height of luxury.