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Tranter's French Adventures

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  • Trip start
    April 29, 2025
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    Canterbury

    Apr 29–30, 2025 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    We always like to stay at Canterbury at the park and ride before our morning ferry to Calais, as it was great weather we had a nice tapas style meal at the local pub.

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    Equihen Plage

    Apr 30–May 1, 2025 in France ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    We headed towards Normandy from Calais and our first stop was an aire in a great spot right on the cliff's above the biggest beach we have ever seen. There is a nice cliff side walk to Le Portel taking in a lighthouse and fort. In the evening we watched the sun set with a glass or two of cider, We had a quiet night at this Aire before moving on.Read more

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    Saint Valery sur Somme

    May 1–2, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    We moved along the coast to Saint Valery and found the town Aire. It was rammed by the time we arrived but managed to find a place. The town itself sits on an estuary across from Le Crotoy. Its a bank holiday in France today and the place was full of locals enjoying the weather. Saint Valery has a pretty marina with steam trains that take you all the way to Crotoy. We had a nice walk along the river and over the other side to the marches.,Then a tour of the town. next day we explored the estuary and around the medieval part of the town. Its a place we would definitely recommend and we will be back tooRead more

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    Mesnieres en bray

    May 2–4, 2025 in France ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    We travelled inland to our next overnight stop, at the beautiful village of mesnieres en bray. The Aire is free with water and waste emptying facilities provided. The village is small but very pretty with a stunning church and chateau at its centre. There is also a very good Greenway which goes all the way to Dieppe. We walked it on both days taking in a few villages along the way but Dieppe at 40km is to far for us.Read more

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    Le Bec Hellouin

    May 4–5, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    For our next stopover we found a parking area where motorhomes are allowed to overnight in the stunning village of Le Bec Hellouin. It has a large church just across from a large monastery abbey which is still in use. We had a look around the grounds which are very well kept and offer a stunning backdrop for the village. There is also a Greenway next to our parking which we hiked along to the next town.Read more

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    Villers Bocage

    May 5–6, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    Our first CCP Aire stop on this trip takes us west of Caen on our way to Brittany. Villers B myocage is it medium size town with plenty of shops. We followed a hike using the Alltrails app and did I nice 5mile circuler of the town. The weather was colder today, but only rain we had was on the way here so not to bad.Read more

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    Bayeux

    May 6, 2025 in France ⋅ 🌬 12 °C

    On our way to our next stopover we decided to visit Bayeux for a few hours, we parked up at the war museum and headed for the town centre. Bayeux is home to the most amazing cathedral, which we visited after strolling round the town. The town is also home to the largest commonwealth war cementry, as it is Victory in Europe day we had to visit. We were so glad we did as the place is simply stunning and is kept in mint condition, a credit to the commonwealth war graves commission.Read more

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    Port En Bessin

    May 6–7, 2025 in France ⋅ 🌬 11 °C

    Our stop for tonight takes us to the town of Port En Bessin. Its a working fishing port that has a nice town front with a harbour. It is famous for being the place where the british brought in a temporary fuel pipe line for the DDay landings. The commandos who first landing here came under serious firepower as the German defences were almost impregnable. The commando did successfully took over the town but not without heavy losses, its a fascinating story and really sad. We did a 6 mile hike around the area which we followed using the Alltrails app.Read more

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    Isigny sur Mer

    May 7–8, 2025 in France ⋅ 🌬 12 °C

    We had a quiet night here at a free aire with services, its a small town that is famous as being where the Disney family originated from. The town has a beautiful Marie building in its centre. We had a few walks around in the afternoon and morning before moving on.Read more

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    American War Memorial Omaha

    May 7, 2025 in France ⋅ 🌬 12 °C

    We decided to visit the American war memorial and we were so glad we did, what an amazing place, we spent a good 3 hours here as there is so much to see, there is a brilliant exhibition covering the allied DDay landings which we thoroughly enjoyed and found it fascinating and thought provoking. We also walked onto the beach, if you ever get the chance to come to this area its well worth a visit.Read more

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    Picauville

    May 8–10, 2025 in France ⋅ 🌬 13 °C

    We moved inland to the CCP Aire at Picauville, this CCP aire is the best one we have been to, it has brand new showers cleaned every morning, its more like a campsite than an aire. We had a great view of the marshes and spotted lots of stork's flying above us. The town has plenty of shops and there are a few hiking trails dotted around which we followed.Read more

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    Bretteville Sur Ay

    May 10–11, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    After a quick stop at Lidl for groceries we headed along the coast to a free beach park up that we found on search for sites. It sits just behind the beach. We had nice walks along the beach, thankfully the weather held up and we had a great stay.Read more

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    Le Haye Du Puits

    May 11–13, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    We found this quite Aire on search for sites, its not far from the beach park up, but is close to a nice town with good facilities. The Aire is free with water and waste emptying free of charge, its quite and has a nice view of an old medieval tower. There is a Greenway on an old railway line which goes coast to coast . We used it to go on a couple of good circuler walks.Read more

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    Mont Saint Michel

    May 13–14, 2025 in France ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Last stop before Brittany, and as we had never visited here we thought it was about time we did. We used the CCP aire thats about 5km from Mont Saint Michel but there is a good path taking you along the river towards the sea. Its still busy even though it's a week day but not too bad and we had a nice day there and would recommend coming and seeing it yourself if you've not been before.Read more

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    Saint Malo

    May 14, 2025 in France ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    We finally made it to Brittany and our first port of call is the fortified town of Saint Malo. This is an amazing place to visit there is so much to see. We used the park and ride and walked into the town as its not that far. The weather is sunny so Saint Malo looked fabulous. It must be one of the best kept fortified towns in France. We spent half a day walking around before moving on to our overnight stop.Read more

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    Plesin

    May 14–15, 2025 in France ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    After our day in Saint Malo, we needed somewhere close to stay overnight so we checked Search for sites and found a free aire at a Village called Plesin. The Aire is quite nice in a quiet area, there is a Greenway right next to the Aire that is great for hikes, we where worn out from the day in Saint Malo so had a short walk and settled down for the evening before moving on.Read more

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    Saint cast le guildo

    May 15–16, 2025 in France ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    We found a great free Aire above the village of Saint cast le guildo. We were on the cliff looking out to see, its a great place to stay. There is some great coastal paths going in both directions, it reminds me of Cornwall. We had a nice day exploring the village and walking the coastal route to the next bayRead more

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    Pleherel plage

    May 16–17, 2025 in France ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    We headed for a CCP Aire just along the coast from our last stop, we are enjoying the north Brittany coastline so much that we are exploring as much as we can, the Aire is well placed for the beautiful beaches in the area and the coastal paths that run alongside the cliffs. We took a hike to the lighthouse on the headland and climbed to the top for some fabulous views.Read more

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    Etables sur Mer

    May 17–18, 2025 in France ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    We found a cheap parking place where motorhomes are allowed right next to the coastal path above the beach. We did a nice hike along the coast followed by a quite night in our motorhome

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    Trevou Treguignec

    May 18–19, 2025 in France ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    We had intended to stop at a riverside Aire in the town of Treguier but it was full so moved on to Trevou and parked in a CCP Aire right next to a stunning beach. This stretch of coastline just seems to get better and better. We enjoyed hike along the Gr34 coastal path and discovering beautiful bays along the way.Read more

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    St Jean du Doigt

    May 19–21, 2025 in France ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    We headed for the Aire in the pretty village of St Jean du Doigt unfortunately it was closed when we got there so carried on 1km to the coast and parked up on the cliff with views over the beach and a nice sunset in the evening right on the Gr34 coastal path. We loved it so much that we stayed for two nights. The village has some stunning houses and it was nice walking around looking at all the buildings. There is another village close by that has a good market on a Tuesday.Read more

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    Cleder

    May 21–23, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    Moving along the North Brittany coast we found a CCP aire in a great location right next to the coastal path and a lovely beach. This part of Brittany is our favourite stop of this trip so far, so we stayed for a couple of nights to give us enough time to explore. We hiked along the Gr34 coastal path in both directions and passed lots of beautiful beaches with small boats moored in the bays. The weather has held up and we are enjoying plenty of sunshine.Read more

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    Aber Wrach

    May 23–25, 2025 in France ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    We moved a little further along the coast to the port of Aber Wrach. It's a working fishing port with pleasure boats in the large harbour. We parked in a large car park where motorhomes are allowed. Its a great stop for the Gr34 coastal path and there is a village close by with a good Boulangerie.Read more

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    Le Faou

    May 25–26, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    We headed inland as the weather was not as good so we took shelter in a Ccp aire alongside the river in Le Faou. The Aire is in a good spot and is close to the small town centre with its Church and restaurant's and pretty cobbled streets. We had a nice walk along the river and the weather stayed dry.Read more

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    Locronan

    May 26–27, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    We were recommended this stopover by a lovely British couple we met on our travels a couple of weeks ago, and what a lovely village it is! We stayed at the CCP Aire in the village which was not the best but ok for one night. We had a nice walk around the medieval village and after went on a hike we found on the Alltrails appRead more

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