Can some one please tell me what the latest is for staying overnight at Cite Europe in my camper as shortly off on our first trip to France in two years?
Yours Aye
Roger
Yours Aye
Roger
Overnight at Cite Europe Calais
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cmcardle75
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Personally, I wouldn't even stop at a red light at Cite Europe, let alone overnight.
About a hours drive Montreuil aire is safe and quiet.
DO NOT even stop to shop or have a cuppa in Cite Europe or Auchan.
In fact, do not stop wheels turning until out of Calais.
In fact, do not stop wheels turning until out of Calais.
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I always used to use city Europe sad it’s no longer in use we now don’t stop within 50 miles of Calais
We have stopped at cite Europe a few times if we were on a very early train but don't see the point when in twenty mins you can be in gravelines.
Must add though in our few times we never saw any trouble.
OP
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That sounds like a big NO then thank you Funsters and no doubt sound advice
Agree, don't even stop in Calais. We had them jumping on the scooter at Auchan petrol station, then across the road at the supermarket and earlier that day the police turfed one off the scooter at cite Europe. This was 2020, not stopped moving in Calais since.
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Nice site at Guines, only a few miles away. We use it most years..
We have stopped at the Auchan at St Martin Boulogne which is just off the autoroute along the main road to St Omer, then take the fork to the Centre Commercial. Normal bourne facilities are available at the service station by buying jetons (tokens) from the cashiers cabin.
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And the reason is pretty obvious.......... despite conflicting comments
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We used to always use cité Europe but not now. Our first trip in 2 1/2 years last week and straight through to Gravelines 2. Only 20 -25 mins, free and good walking along the river or around the water parc if you have dogs. 
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St Martin Boulogne & St Omer are in different directions. St Omer,is south of Calais & St Martin Boulogne is west of Calais.
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Same here, we used it when travelling over to France in March and although all the official spots were taken we just parked in the large parking area near to the borne, no problems at all and its a nice to have a potter with the pooches round the walls etc.
You are, of course, correct except, strictly speaking St Omer is south-east of Calais and St Martin-Boulogne is more south south east. However, so am I as in my post I referred to the road towards St Omer. That road is the N42 which, after St Omer, in the guise of being called the D642, continues in an easterly direction. That is all just splitting hairs, however.
The “new” Aire at Calais is secure. So secure that it takes ages to get in.
Double barriers, high fences etc. plus the fact they you have to be able to kneel down just to read the screen on the check in, and have the patience to stay there while it processes your card. I don’t know what direction you are facing while you kneel.
However, we have now stayed there on our last four visits to France and will be there again in about two weeks. The promenade is only five minutes walk away and, on a nice evening, is great.
Mrs Maison is very hot on security, she doesn’t consider Broadmoor secure, but even she feels safe there. 10 minutes from Tunnel terminal.
Double barriers, high fences etc. plus the fact they you have to be able to kneel down just to read the screen on the check in, and have the patience to stay there while it processes your card. I don’t know what direction you are facing while you kneel.
However, we have now stayed there on our last four visits to France and will be there again in about two weeks. The promenade is only five minutes walk away and, on a nice evening, is great.
Mrs Maison is very hot on security, she doesn’t consider Broadmoor secure, but even she feels safe there. 10 minutes from Tunnel terminal.
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Your a brave man, Wouldn’t let Mrs CC come away in the van if she has had a spell in Broadmoor
You made me splutter my coffee with that one.Your a brave man, Wouldn’t let Mrs CC come away in the van if she has had a spell in Broadmoor
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Can still park there but no overnighting. Have to leave by 10pm.
It was packed when we stayed there last Monday night. It is OK if you can get on one of the marked dedicated bays, like we did on our way out 6 weeks before. But there was no chance last Monday despite arriving at 1pm. So we stayed on the dusty hardstanding bit and put up with noise of the usual French late comers. And to top it all the school bus that takes up a lot of the space started their engine at 6am and let it tick over for a while. We were only 10ft away from the engine so no sleep then.
Another one I doubt we will return to, which is a shame because it is a nice little town.
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