Decent beach resort in Northern France

[littlebasher]

Planning on taking the Mrs and Megabrat to a beach in France, once that isn't a million miles away from Calais.

Any suggestions, don't mind driving as far as Caen but i have no experience of this part of France. Always drive straight through it!

Suggestions on somewhere to stay as well would be helpful, otherwise being a tight arse i'll end up in one of those F1 hotels that live near the side of the Autoroutes!

[nagsheadwarrior]

Spelt wrong but Le Touquet
Very smart and unusual.

[davepoth]

If you can stomach it, there are beaches in Belgium too.

If you want to go as far as Caen, why not take the ferry from Portsmouth? You can get a cabin, it's quite good fun.

[Badvok]

De Panne in Belgium has a lovely beach, 45 mins from Calais

[dave stew]

We stayed in Le Crotoy on the Somme. Nice enough place, but I wouldn't rush back.

[Issi]

If you're looking for weather, don't forget that you're only a 'few' miles south of the South coast of Blighty.

Houlgate is quite nice though.

[Roger645]

nagsheadwarrior said:

Spelt wrong but Le Touquet
Very smart and unusual.

great beach nearby at Hardelot as well

[anothernameitist]

Berck plage

Fort Mahon Plage, try the resturant near the beach before the last roundabout on the right.

Hardelot and Le T as advise previously

[schmalex]

Rather than Normandy, which is a bit dull, how about catching the Fast Cat from Poole to St Malo and then driving round the corner to Port de Plaisance near Benodet? It's lovely round there and, personally, I much Brittany.

[ettore]

Deauville/Trouville pretty good with Honfleur D-Day beaches all within striking distance too.

[audidoody]

Wimereaux (half an hour from Calais) or Le Touquet (an hour from Calais) are very nice beach resorts.

[Kneetrembler]

schmalex said:

Rather than Normandy, which is a bit dull, how about catching the Fast Cat from Poole to St Malo and then driving round the corner to Port de Plaisance near Benodet? It's lovely round there and, personally, I much Brittany.

+1

[castex]

Le Touquet is nice. I would go for Deauville. Be sure to eat moules at Les Vapeurs in Trouville.

[LeoSayer]

Badvok said:

De Panne in Belgium has a lovely beach, 45 mins from Calais

There's a centerparcs there and you're not too far away from Plopsaland as well.

[castex]

LeoSayer said:

Badvok said:

De Panne in Belgium has a lovely beach, 45 mins from Calais

There's a centerparcs there and you're not too far away from Plopsaland as well.

Yeah, don't take any risks

[wobert]

The beach at Wissant is great, and the village itself a typical French village. All 15 mins from Calais....

[NNH]

+1 more for Le Touquet. Stay at the Holiday Inn (honest! It's gorgeous), eat at Le Paris and Perard. Buy lots of nice wine on the way back to Calais. This has been the recipe for a very happy Mrs NNH for some time now

[littlebasher]

Holiday inn eh....

That's more my style!

[NNH]

It was all I could find the last time we went, but it's actually rather nice, tucked away behind all the really posh houses.

[goldblum]

schmalex said:

Rather than Normandy, which is a bit dull, how about catching the Fast Cat from Poole to St Malo and then driving round the corner to Port de Plaisance near Benodet?

Or a little bit further - Il de Re, just off La Rochelle.