Best site for tunnel December 2021

[Bessy765]

Subject to the situation re travel, where is the best site for an early train ? Say leaving around 07:00, 7.5 mtr motorhome no facilities required,

 

[davidbaldam]

Canterbury Park and Ride.

 

[Land Yachties]

The Drum Inn pub, 5 minute drive from Eurotunnel and excellent food

 

[hymermick]

Black Horse Farm Caravan Club Site Densole Folkestone CT18 7BG. It is about 3 miles from the tunnel and has an area for early departure.

 

[Simon Meadwell]

Canterbury park and ride. Good pub for tea then early start half an hour and your on the train

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[B-well]

Hythe couple of minutes from the tunnel, parking alongside canal bank nr Sainsbury`s, easy walk into town centre, 15 -20 min walk to beach.

 

[LesW]

The Drum Inn pub, 5 minute drive from Eurotunnel and excellent food

Bit of a rip off though, £20 (more if EHU required) just to park in the car park regardless of how much you spend inside!

Master Brewer nearer the Tunnel much better value.

 

[Land Yachties]

Bit of a rip off though, £20 (more if EHU required) just to park in the car park regardless of how much you spend inside!

Master Brewer nearer the Tunnel much better value.

Depends on what you call a rip off. We are happy to spend 20 quid on a site then walk to the local pub and spend there as well. We use the Drum in for location and good food and treat it as the start of our holiday

 

[LesW]

Depends on what you call a rip off. We are happy to spend 20 quid on a site then walk to the local pub and spend there as well. We use the Drum in for location and good food and treat it as the start of our holiday

Exactly the same with The Master Brewer, except it's free to use their car park.

 

[Al n Val]

The Drum Inn pub, 5 minute drive from Eurotunnel and excellent food

But quite a severe slope up into it

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[mitzimad]

weve used the drum but found it an expensive night by the time youve bought meals and drinksb depending on time we wild at farthing corner or use park and ride

 

[Helen Ariel]

Hi, we have a lovely free spot right on the seafront front in Folkestone with an AMAZING Nepalese restaurant only 15 minutes walk away.
PM for details, or read our latest thread.

 

[Ditcha]

We are going to give this place a try got to collect AHC,s for the pooches then early train.

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[Al n Val]

We are going to give this place a try got to collect AHC,s for the pooches then early train.

Home - The Valiant Sailor

www.thevaliantsailor.co.uk

that was the very first place we pitched up at when doing the tunnel

it’s up a very long steep hill but good food and a friendly welcome

there’s a Tesco at the roundabout before you climb the mountain to fill up as well

 

[orridge]

Canterbury park and ride or consider going straight over on a late crossing plenty of options within 20 mins of the tunnel and you are ready to go the next day.

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[Pekepal]

Hi, we have a lovely free spot right on the seafront front in Folkestone with an AMAZING Nepalese restaurant only 15 minutes walk away.
PM for details, or read our latest thread.

Think you will find that Folkestone definitely do not encourage overnight parking for motorhome on the seafront.

 

[Pekepal]

Canterbury Park and Ride.

This is about 15 miles away.

 

[Lenny HB]

Far easier to cross late afternoon early evening loads of places to stop on the other side.

 

[colyboy]

Catch an evening train

 

[B-well]

Think you will find that Folkestone definitely do not encourage overnight parking for motorhome on the seafront.

Agreed Folkestone seafront difficult but parking okay on the Leas overlooking seafront in front of The Grand and Metropole hotels.

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[B-well]

We are going to give this place a try got to collect AHC,s for the pooches then early train.

Home - The Valiant Sailor

www.thevaliantsailor.co.uk

I would give them a call to check if open, passed the other day in afternoon and all closed and boarded.

 

[Ditcha]

I would give them a call to check if open, passed the other day in afternoon and all closed and boarded.

Will do just rang a couple of weeks ago to book thanks

 

[Helen Ariel]

Think you will find that Folkestone definitely do not encourage overnight parking for motorhome on the seafront.

No we didn't find that. Our spot is a legal parking place, no signs preventing overnight parking and not over looked by any buildings. We enjoy a meal in Folkestone then get to crack on with the drive through France the next day.

 

[Pekepal]

Agreed Folkestone seafront difficult but parking okay on the Leas overlooking seafront in front of The Grand and Metropole hotels.

No parking overnight

 

[Pekepal]

No we didn't find that. Our spot is a legal parking place, no signs preventing overnight parking and not over looked by any buildings. We enjoy a meal in Folkestone then get to crack on with the drive through France the next day.

As a matter of interest is that by the new apartments being built on seafront.

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[Parrot Face]

We haven't used it for a while as we now go straight over and overnight in France, but the Flying Horse at Boughton Lees used to encourage motorhome overnighting. They had a large area behind specifically for motorhomes. A lovely village green opposite . All in all a great peaceful stop about a 15 minute drive from tunnel. The best one we tried and they don't always demand you to have a meal. Give them a ring to check they still take motorhomes 01233 620914

 

[Paul Wilkins]

Another thumbs up for Black Horse Farm Caravan Club Site, Densole. They have 'Ferry Pitches' which are away from the other campers so that you can come and go at all hours without disturbing other folks (unless they're also on the 'Ferry Pitches').

 

[B-well]

No parking overnight

Metropole west is okay for overnight., Also along the frontage no overnight motorhomes sign is only on one side of the road.

 

[599]

hi bessy 765. we normally take the tunnel in the afternoon but we are having to go early morning 21th December so we are staying here in know its not cheap but we need electric overnight & only a short drive to the tunnel . val https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/certificated-locations/england/kent/ashford/watercress-farm/

 

[wp1234]

The Drum Inn pub, 5 minute drive from Eurotunnel and excellent food

Seem to recallthe access was a bit dodgy for longer / bigger vans ? or have things changed

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