FRANCE and COVID19: as at 1 April 2022 The rules vary depending on where you live/arriving from: GREEN list countries (includes UK and USA) – all travellers can come for any reason – including holidays,…
Ouistreham beach Ouistreham (14 Calvados, Normandie) is known to many as the port of arrival/departure for Brittany Ferries cross-channel crossing from Portsmouth to Caen. Yet it is worth a visit,…
EU citizens under the age of 26 get free entry into most of France’s national monuments and museums, and many museums are free for the first Sunday of each month.…
The town and port of Cherbourg (50 Manche, Normandie) sits at the top of the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy and is an important cross-channel ferry port with crossings from Poole…
2015 marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Dunkirk and Operation Dynamo. To commemorate the event, the Association of Dunkirk Little ships (ADSL) announced the return of more than…
Dunkerque is becoming a popular destination for cross-channel travellers with the regular ferry service from DFDS now offering 24 crossings a day. Although the crossing from Dover takes a little…
Brittany Ferries is to launch "economie" crossings Portsmouth LeHavre and to Spain,
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More UK - France ferry competition this summer
Dunkerque (62 Pas de Calais, Hauts de France) manages to brighten up the miserable northern French winter with its annual Carnival on numerous dates between 1 January - 22 March…
Although Dunkerque (59 Nord, Hauts de France) is not the most attractive of Channel ports, the DFDS ferry from Dover to Dunkerque has meant that many travellers now by-pass Calais…
Brittany Ferries will add Portsmouth-Bilbao to is list of ferry routes from 27 March 2011 - The twice weekly service will be in addition to the existing ferry services to…
The northern French city of Lille is one of my favourites for a weekend break - medieval old town (Vieux Lille) together with all the vibrancy, restaurants, shopping and other…
Don't want to fly? There are other options for getting to France train and ferry Train from London to Dover Priory, then transfer bus to Dover Eastern Docks, foot passenger…
Corsica is considered to be one of the most beautiful of the Mediterranean islands, and whilst you can fly direct there is also the option of taking the ferry across…
In August the pretty Brittany port of Roscoff (29 Finistère, Bretagne) celebrates the local speciality - the Pink Onion (oignon rose) and the locals who used to cross over to…
Most of us hit the autoroute as soon as landing (or de-training) in Calais (62 Pas-de-Calais, Hauts de France) and heading South (or East), the most frequent diversion being for…
Grandcamp-Maisy Scallop Festival This small village of Grandcamp-Maisy (14 Calvados, Normandie) is transformed into a hub of scallop tastings, demonstrations, market stalls, and entertainment for the Scallop Festival 30 November…
If you are a fan of Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Elton John (or in previous years Bruce Springsteen, Lily Allen or Lenny Kravitz,) then a visit to the town of…
Brittany Ferries has introduced a new ship on its Plymouth - Roscoff route - the mv Armorique (see photo):- The state-of-the-art €120 million cruise ferry Armorique has been designed specifically…