Day Trips To France - Day Trips To Calais

Day Trips To France - Day Trips To Calais

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Day Trips To France - Day Trips To Calais

With prices starting from as little as £25* each way for a car and up to nine people and day trip fares, don't miss out on a great break this spring. More details here.

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Calais is on the doorstep of a breathtaking coastline with miles of huge empty beaches, the fine white sand interrupted only by the cliffs of Cap Blanc Nez and Cap Gris Nez. Or head inland and drive through a countryside of rolling hills, small river valleys and forests. High standard, modestly priced accommodation and restaurants to suit most pockets and tastes can be found throughout the area to offer a taste of the real France.

Beach In Wissant

On the seaward side the village of Wissant has a huge beach, ideal for wind and water sports. Audreselles is famous for its unusual fishing boats which when not in use, are parked, car fashion, outside their owners houses. Another fishing village, Ambleteuse boasts a fine fort built by the famous French military engineer, Vauban.

Cloth of Gold - Guines

Inland a network of small roads lead to villages such as Guines, near the field of the Cloth of Gold, the famous meeting place in 1520 for Henry VIII and Francis I of France, while the pretty town of Ardres has for decades been a popular en route stopover for British holidaymakers.

Giant World War II bunker - Licques

Nearby is Licques, a charming village with a superb Gothic church, famous for its production of fine turkey, highlighted in December in an annual turkey parade. Eperlecques is notable for a giant World War II bunker, where V2 rockets were built and launched

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