Comments on: Make your car journey more fun

By: Kate Locke

Kate Locke — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:55:42 +0000

Hi Mumof2, when we travel down through France, we use one of the route finder websites to find the best route (the siblu website has a good one under the “getting there” tab; then pick a town midway and find a novotel or similar that is as close as possible to the main route. Novotels work well for us because they have family rooms with 2 double beds that are a reasonably cheap option for 2 adults and 2 smallish kids. Plus they are totally set up for children which is always a relief.

The best route from Calais to Bonne Anse goes through Le Mans and Tours -there’s a Novotel at Tours which we are going to try this summer – here’s the link.http://www.novotel.com/gb/reservation/liste_hotels.shtml.

Hope it works for you.

By: campinginfrancefan

campinginfrancefan — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:25:59 +0000

Hi – I stopped at the siblu parc Croix de Vieux Pont, just to the west of Paris for a couple of nights when I went down south. You could always ring up to ask if you could stay there, or even Domaine de Dugny is on the way. But I think there is a minimum number of nights you can stay (2 or 3). On the way back we stopped at a hotel. You could try looking at the Accor hotels website, think they show Ibis as well. If you just want somewhere to sleep and may arrive late I recommend booking a hotel near an airport, as they are always easier to find! (Follow the airplane direction signs and all the hotels are together).

By: mumof2

mumof2 — Sat, 23 May 2009 19:15:41 +0000

Does anyone know a good place to stop overnight with kids on the way to Bonne anse plage from the eurotunnel?

By: Kate Locke

Kate Locke — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:38:18 +0000

The introduction of the portable DVD player has made entertaining children on long car journeys easy and painless. Simply plug in, choose your DVDs, and set off. We’ve made 6 hour journeys with barely a peep from the back.