Eurotunnel
Hi all, anyone recommend a site near the tunnel. We are travelling from Leicester and need an overnight before boarding next morning.
Regards Bas
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Black Horse Farm Club Site, short distance to the tunnel & handy for Sainsburys supermarket to fill up on fuel & food before you cross. As previous poster says there are dedicated ferry/tunnel pitches.
Many people use BHF site for the ferry/tunnel and ignore the rest of the site which is a shame because its a great site apart from just a overnight stop. But there's no better site to use for the tunnel than BHF.
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We have used Black Horse Farm quite a lot prior to crossing via Eurotunnel. it's very convenient. Just a heads up, if you are just staying one night to have to pay in advance direct with the site.
David
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As with many others, we used to use Black Horse Fm, but I have started to drive from South Yorkshire past Leicester on the M1 to catch the ferry or Eurotunnel and go over to France the same day. This does save a huge amount of time the following day if you've a long way to travel. Just a thought.
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Not sure if your outfit is Caravan or Motorhome?
If a site is needed, Black Horse Farm, as already mentioned.
If you are in a Motorhome, then, Canterbury Park and Ride have an "Aire" type area.
However, like @Paul56 above, our usual practice now (even with a 350 mile drive from Tyneside), is to take a late in the day Tunnel Crossing and stay in France. Usually Cite Europe, since we are in a Motorhome.
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Cite Europe? Lorries to the left of us, trains to the right of us. Into the valley of noise rode the 600. Doesn't look like a peaceful spot, even for a quick overnight.
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I gave up Black Horse Farm many years ago too. I had assumed that the ferry pitches would be "drive through" pitches but in those days they weren't - just the usual car alongside arrangement. Rehitching the caravan by torchlight early in the morning, in darkness, in the rain, with a ferry to catch seemed a needless task, so we also began to do as Paul and Ken have said.
Are the ferry pitches now "drive through"?
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Personally I would change your tunnel booking to the afternoon you travel to Dover and stay near Calais the first night. Saves a lot of hassle in the morning and you start your second day already sur le continent. We do that and travel much further than you to Dover.
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