France in October (2022)

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So I was originally planning on 2 weeks in France in January but Covid restrictions were imposed, but the knackers on that idea and we were gointg to head to Scotland instead. As "luck" would have it, I got covid myself so lost half the annual leave anyway.

So, now Im planning to make another run at France for the first week of October (specifically September 30th to October 6th) giving us 7 days only including ferry (Dover/ Calais) each way.

We plan to hug the coast 'twixt Calais and Le Havre as the wife's grandads brother is in a war grave there and she's interested to see it as she has little family left. We may well continue down as far as Bayeux way to see the d day beaches too.

So, I do realise the weather could be pants and may well bugger up the coastal idea but that is the plan. Wondering if anyone has any specific recommendations for stopovers, places to visit, or eat or any other experiences you've had?
Bear in mind this is for a couple (she has walking issues) so anything else probably goes including interesting shopping / markets, war memorials, museums, we don't do guided tours and the like though. Oh and we've decided to leave the dogs at home with our son.

Im planning on using the camping car parks as well as park 4 night and search for sites for stop overs so if anyone has got good ones of those theyd recommend too I'd be grateful.
 
Le Treport is a nice place to stop, the funicular aire on the hillside is the one we use. Lots of nice eating places on the harbourside and you can walk over to Mers les Bain and along the prom.

You've got Le Crotoy, always popular but you need to get there fairly early to get a spot and on the other side of the Baie de Somme there's St Valery sur Somme. Lots of nice restaurants in both locations.
 
scousebird said:
Le Treport is a nice place to stop, the funicular aire on the hillside is the one we use. Lots of nice eating places on the harbourside and you can walk over to Mers les Bain and along the prom.

You've got Le Crotoy, always popular but you need to get there fairly early to get a spot and on the other side of the Baie de Somme there's St Valery sur Somme. Lots of nice restaurants in both locations.
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thank you for this, just been googling all of them and all look like great places to visit!
 
So many nice places to stop on that run, the Mont st Michel, tapestry at Bayeux, Arromanches Deauville, Trouville and the museum at Juno beach to name a few. Have a look at my blogs as i have done that route a few times . 2010,2011,2016 have some pics of the area

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Marty Gilly and Pup said:
Montreuil. Nice town and ramparts. Free aire right in the town. Setting for the factory in Les Miserables.
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It’s a great spot to visit , it is called montreuil sur Mer but the Mer is a bit of a trek . A walk around the ramparts is well worth it and the aire is just behind the main square.

I love that bit of coast with Le Touquet and other lovely old fashioned seaside fronts to visit.
 
Le Treport has a municipal aire with elec half a mile from town for 12ish Eu or up on the cliffs for 7Eu and a free funicular ride right into the middle.
 
rebbyvid said:
So many nice places to stop on that run, the Mont st Michel, tapestry at Bayeux, Arromanches Deauville, Trouville and the museum at Juno beach to name a few. Have a look at my blogs as i have done that route a few times . 2010,2011,2016 have some pics of the area

Blogs | My Site 7721

A link to the blogs page . Some of the travels i have done in Europe.
www.rebbyvid.co.uk www.rebbyvid.co.uk
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Excellent thanks for this, will scour your blog for inspiration! The Juno beach brought back memories, did a run with some mates about 15 years ago now on our lambrettas and we turned off there to wait on one of the lads that had broken down, going in the car park there's a metal runner on a slight hump which caught the exhaust, ripping it off at the cylinder manifold, on further investigation it also ripped off half the exhaust port :-/ that was the end of that wee tour.

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Marty Gilly and Pup said:
Montreuil. Nice town and ramparts. Free aire right in the town. Setting for the factory in Les Miserables.
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I was about to say it's too near paris, then I googled the setting of the factory and see you mean Montreuil-sur-Mer, phew.
Added to my list (y)
 
PaulC70 said:
Excellent thanks for this, will scour your blog for inspiration! The Juno beach brought back memories, did a run with some mates about 15 years ago now on our lambrettas and we turned off there to wait on one of the lads that had broken down, going in the car park there's a metal runner on a slight hump which caught the exhaust, ripping it off at the cylinder manifold, on further investigation it also ripped off half the exhaust port :-/ that was the end of that wee tour.
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The Juno beach tour is worth it alone to hear American (cannot tell a Canadian from a Yank) accents talk about metres and kilometres.
 
If you are going to Bayeux try and get to see the enormous 90m long painting by David Hockney which is being displayed there alongside the tapestry this winter. I suspect buying tickets in advance online might be wise.

www.bayeuxmuseum.com

Artist David Hockney presents "his" Normandy at the Bayeux Tapestry Museum - Bayeux Museum

An exhibition of David Hockney’s famous work “A Year in Normandie” will begin at the Bayeux Tapestry Museum this autumn 2022.
www.bayeuxmuseum.com www.bayeuxmuseum.com

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Excellent choice for a short trip.....or longer. The D Day beaches and inland are interesting. As for weather, you may well be lucky. We've had sunny, albeit a bit chilly at the end of October.
 
Due to MIL breaking her hip and in hospital , it looks like our five week jaunt to Spain starting next week may have to be kicked down the road for yet another year. Need to make a decision by Sat, so I can change the ferries.
Plan B will be to stay within 5 or 6 hours of the channel ports to allow us to get back if she does deteriorate. This thread has been useful to help start planning a rough itinerery. Will probably head West as far as St Malo and then spend 10-15 days working our way back up the coast toward Calais. We may also take in some of the WW1 sites as well as Bruges.
 
Howard B said:
Due to MIL breaking her hip and in hospital , it looks like our five week jaunt to Spain starting next week may have to be kicked down the road for yet another year. Need to make a decision by Sat, so I can change the ferries.
Plan B will be to stay within 5 or 6 hours of the channel ports to allow us to get back if she does deteriorate. This thread has been useful to help start planning a rough itinerery. Will probably head West as far as St Malo and then spend 10-15 days working our way back up the coast toward Calais. We may also take in some of the WW1 sites as well as Bruges.
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If you’re near St Malo, would also recommend Dinan. Very nice place. We stayed at the La Hallerais nearby.
 
Arromanche where you can stay overnight on the clifftop overlooking Gold beach is a must.
Honfleur, St Malo also beautiful places to wander around.

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