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[TheBoy]

How about a long weekend the other side of the channel (at least for us Brits), say France/Belgium etc, eg Brugges seems to be a nice place to visit for a couple of days?

Wasn't thinking about the sort of weekends we do here where we invariably end up messing with cars, but a relaxing, sightseeing long weekend away?


Views?

[mike213735]

This sounds like something I would like to do. I have checked the ferry crossing and in July, Norfolk Line will do a return crossing from Dover to Dunkerque for £47.20.

Mike

[TheBoy]

This sounds like something I would like to do. I have checked the ferry crossing and in July, Norfolk Line will do a return crossing from Dover to Dunkerque for £47.20.

Mike

It was the apparent success of your last Reading meet that generated the idea.  I'm sure ferry costs could be reduced with group bookings if enough people interested.

[Kevin Wood]

Would have to bring Mrs. KW so she can take over the driving after I've destroyed half my brain cells and most of my liver drinking Duvel, but I'd be up for it. 

Kevin

[Lazydocker]

Sounds like a great idea... Group bookings are available from most ferry companies

Question is... Camping or cheap hotels?

If camping, cost may prove a little prohibitive for us "Tin Tenters" plus, just to add to the thoughts, fuel is considerably more expensive over there at the moment (unless you run on fart gas which is dirt cheap in Belgium )

Just a few observations... But I may be interested

[MikeDundee]

Could be interested depending on when

[RobseyMV6]

Myself and M1ct are interested as we know this route well  When were you thinking more or less?

[TheBoy]

Myself and M1ct are interested as we know this route well  When were you thinking more or less?

Just floating ideas currently, no dates set.  If it is this year, I may have to see if someone else can organise, as not sure I'll have much time to do much between end of this week and mid of July...

[TheBoy]

Sounds like a great idea... Group bookings are available from most ferry companies

Question is... Camping or cheap hotels?

If camping, cost may prove a little prohibitive for us "Tin Tenters" plus, just to add to the thoughts, fuel is considerably more expensive over there at the moment (unless you run on Flatulence gas which is dirt cheap in Belgium )

Just a few observations... But I may be interested

again, just floating the idea as a possible

[Lazydocker]

Sounds like a great idea... Group bookings are available from most ferry companies

Question is... Camping or cheap hotels?

If camping, cost may prove a little prohibitive for us "Tin Tenters" plus, just to add to the thoughts, fuel is considerably more expensive over there at the moment (unless you run on Flatulence gas which is dirt cheap in Belgium )

Just a few observations... But I may be interested

again, just floating the idea as a possible

Yep... I was just adding observations to it.

As an aside, I probably won't be able to come if it's this year because I'm pretty much busy now until the end of September

[The Red Baron]

could be interested in this, the wife would be as she`s french

[hotel21]

Brugge would be doable for us, given the ferry on our doorstap at Rosyth.  Could go as foot passengers and hitch a lift on t'other side?  Save a few quid for us, as Dover etc is a 3 day camel ride in each direction....

[OmegaGav]

This is something i would be intrested in but probably would not be able to make it this year 

I do remember when i used to drive trucks abroad a place called De Panne near Adinkerke (tobacco alley to us european truckers!) just across the french/belgium border. it was very popular with the french,dutch and belgian tourists(I had to queue for ages to get me fags !) in the summer and has lovely beaches and not far from brugges and only a 40 minute drive from calais !

Just an idea

[MikeDundee]

Well really depends on when you want to go as the priced do vary see example below:

Norfolk Line:
Dep; 17/07/09 at 08.00 fare: £49.00
Ret:20/07/09 at 12.00 fare: £35.00
Total: £94.00

P&O:
Dep: 17/07/09 at 08.30 fare: £55.00
ret:19/07/09 at 11.45 fare: £40.00
total: £95.00

Sea France:
Dep: 17/07/09 at 08.10 fare: £57.00
ret: 20/07/09 at 11.15 fare: £34.00
total: £91.00

The fares do vary depending on time of year go next week and cost arounf £40/50 quid.  Ferry takes 1.30 going over and half an hour coming back

Book well in advance and potentially get cheaper fares, or so the site says, can't find anything saying about group discounts on their sites, but have found an agent that you can do group booking through for P&O ferries  ....No point in contacting them until we have dates and numbers.

[OmegaGav]

Well really depends on when you want to go as the priced do vary see example below:

Norfolk Line:
Dep; 17/07/09 at 08.00 fare: £49.00
Ret:20/07/09 at 12.00 fare: £35.00
Total: £94.00

P&O:
Dep: 17/07/09 at 08.30 fare: £55.00
ret:19/07/09 at 11.45 fare: £40.00
total: £95.00

Sea France:
Dep: 17/07/09 at 08.10 fare: £57.00
ret: 20/07/09 at 11.15 fare: £34.00
total: £91.00

The fares do vary depending on time of year go next week and cost arounf £40/50 quid.  Ferry takes 1.30 going over and half an hour coming back

Book well in advance and potentially get cheaper fares, or so the site says, can't find anything saying about group discounts on their sites, but have found an agent that you can do group booking through for P&O ferries  ....No point in contacting them until we have dates and numbers.

Just wondering wether it would work out cheaper if we went ferry one way and took the train the other way ?  might be an experience for everyone ? We used to do this in the trucks as the boss said it was cheaper....... :-/
I'll have a look at the prices