Hull -Zeebrugge everytime, yes it is more costly but it's an overnight journey so you are well rested. The ferry routes in the south tend to much shorter.
We are quite lucky as we are only 1 1/2hrs from the ferry terminal. the thought that we do not have to endure the M25 or the Dartford Bridge/tunnel is a bonus.
We went on the chunnel only once, I personally found it very claustrophobic.
Another usefull tip...travel on a Thursday and avoid the weekend travellers. We always find travelling on Friday very busy with people popping over for the weekend, so you get noisy groups of people trying to consume as much alcohol as possible who look as though they ought to have been on Jet2 flight to Benidorm.
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Camping Nanzel, Limone, Lake
Garda..perfect for MTB, Kayak, SUP and fell running training.
Favourite areas: Provence, French Alps, Savigny (as a stop over for Southern France: Rhein valley as a stop over for Italy. 78
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We live in Portsmouth and go over to Normandy but do it via the tunnel (lots of driving) but I'd rather be driving in control than sitting on the boat.
Also our daughter gave the Normandie Express (the fast sea cat) go faster stripes after a rough crossing last September. So using the tunnel we have no problem with her sea legs or lack of them!
Quote: Originally posted by LOUBLOU1 on 03/8/2011
You dont say when you plan on going? We go the 21st August as Brittany ferries - portsmouth to Caen do a special offer via camping cheques website. I have just paid £586 for the ferry, caravan, delux cabin and 12 camping cheques, thats mine and dh's holiday. I then just pay taxes and for the kids. I think that is very reasonable. - We drive to La Palmyre (poitou charente) from Caen, Takes about 6 hours, sometimes more depends on how many times we stop as we have a toddler with us. You then have to use a site which accepts camping cheques to.
That means you've paid £416 for the ferry - if you'd got the show discount, you could have paid £58 for the Dover-Dunkirk ferry and then about £100 in tolls (return) and maybe one or 2 extra tanks of fuel for the further driving (say £100, pessimistically).
That would be a saving of at least £160 if you go the long way - basically pays for your camping cheques...worth it, no?
Do many places take camping cheques in August?
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Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
Topic: Ferry or tunnel???????
