Van Si
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155 miles north this morning. We decided on Neufchâtel En Bray, so I set the sat nav to avoid Rouen. I enjoy driving in France and find it much easier and less stressful than back home, but having driven through Rouen twice before, I bloody hate driving anywhere near Rouen. That sat nav kindly told me halfway through the journey it had found a better route, yep ... Rouen. Any way made it round there ok with no dramas, still hate it though, on the homestretch towards Calais.
Neufchâtel is just what aires (in my opinion) are supposed to be. Hard standing pitches bordered with little hedges each with their own lawn. It accommodates 15 vans, has EHU and a service point for everything else. The shower block us spotlessly clean and it us just nice. It's situated enough out of town to be peace and quiet but near enough to supermarkets and town to walk or cycle to. For dog owners the disused railway track over the road is now a cycle route which is great for long or short dog walks (and car free access to the town centre).
There were 6 spaces free when we arrived at 2pm, by 6pm it was full. We've had another BBQ tonight and chilled out, although a bit too much emphasis on the 'chilled' as the temperature has dropped quite significantly.
The plan tomorrow is to head to Montreuil sur mer, our usual pre / post Calais stopover for our last night. A lovely little town inside its own ramparts with some nice bars and restaurants.
Neufchâtel is just what aires (in my opinion) are supposed to be. Hard standing pitches bordered with little hedges each with their own lawn. It accommodates 15 vans, has EHU and a service point for everything else. The shower block us spotlessly clean and it us just nice. It's situated enough out of town to be peace and quiet but near enough to supermarkets and town to walk or cycle to. For dog owners the disused railway track over the road is now a cycle route which is great for long or short dog walks (and car free access to the town centre).
There were 6 spaces free when we arrived at 2pm, by 6pm it was full. We've had another BBQ tonight and chilled out, although a bit too much emphasis on the 'chilled' as the temperature has dropped quite significantly.
The plan tomorrow is to head to Montreuil sur mer, our usual pre / post Calais stopover for our last night. A lovely little town inside its own ramparts with some nice bars and restaurants.