On Route to Brittany

carlton100
carlton100 Forum Participant Posts: 11
edited April 2016 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

Hi all,we are aiming to explore the Brittany area first 2 weeks in June,will be landing at Calais 11.55am on a Monday.We have 3weeks in all .Would appreciate any ideas for stop over on Route and any Ideas of sites in Brittany.We enjoy quite sites and being
close to the coast.2 Adults 0Kids 1 Dog.Thanks

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  • eurortraveller
    eurortraveller Club Member Posts: 6,830 ✭✭✭
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    edited April 2016 #2

    Hi Carlton. If you really have to start from Calais instead of a ferry port nearer to Brittany...

    Day 1 about 170 miles from Calais down to the municipal site at Etretat on the Normandy coast 

    Day 2 Have a look round that pretty coastal stretch which all the famous Impressionists painted .

    Day 3 another 170 miles to Camping aux Vallon des Merlettes at Matignon. It's just past Dinard. 

    Days 4 to 10 walk the cliffs to Cap Frehel, then splash out to the island at St Jacut , drive to St Malo and Dinan.....times running out already. Where do you want to go next?

  • carlton100
    carlton100 Forum Participant Posts: 11
    edited April 2016 #3

    Hi thanks for the reply that all sounds fantastic,we decided to sail to calais because not sure how the dog would cope in the car on his own due to this being our first time abroad.

  • Pippah45
    Pippah45 Forum Participant Posts: 2,452
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    edited April 2016 #4

    I have used Wimereux several times for the first/last stop.  Two sites there in the ACSI book I preferred the Municipal one for the dogs not Petite Indien.  Then the area round Mont St Michel again ACSI.  My dogs go in caravan for the crossing with blinds
    down so they don't feel the need to guard it!  

  • Wanderbirds
    Wanderbirds Forum Participant Posts: 71
    edited April 2016 #5

    Hello Carlton,

    Don't know what type of rig you have and we have not been to Brittany since 2010, however, there may be some useful information on our blog
    here and more photos
    here.

    Carl

  • Dunclair
    Dunclair Forum Participant Posts: 127
    edited April 2016 #6

    We like to use the Municipal in Pont De L'Arche. We will be there tomorrow night. We then go on to Vannes, because Jenny loves it there. It is an easy drive from Vannes to L'Orient, Quiberon, the alignments at Carnac and many other places.

    Pont D is just a couple of hours down the road from Calais and Rouen is well worth a visit, even if you are only slightly interested in history - you know, like seeing where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake.

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