St Omer, Cap Gris Nez, Ardres ...............
but you may need to research bus times for Cap Gris Nez which is en route to Boulogne so you may have 'done' it - and it's no fun in wet weather!!
And if you are a shopper, City Europe - which also has a good multiplex cinema.
You might investigate Gravelines - the port for Dunkirk (Dunkerque?), Dunkirk itself, or even into Belgium ..
but you may need to research bus times for Cap Gris Nez which is en route to Boulogne so you may have 'done' it - and it's no fun in wet weather!!
And if you are a shopper, City Europe - which also has a good multiplex cinema.
You might investigate Gravelines - the port for Dunkirk (Dunkerque?), Dunkirk itself, or even into Belgium ..
Thank you 
Gravelines seems a pretty spot once you have driven through the industrial wasteland to get to it!
I can't recommend Dunkirk though. I spent a day and a half there on last weekend and there is little to recommend it. We spent a couple of hours in the war cemetary which was worth the visit but as for the rest of the town pretty poor. The beach was absolutly rammed and the town deserted! On the Sunday absolutly nothing in the town was open. The restaurants had closed for the holidays! We ended up eating in our hotel.
I can't recommend Dunkirk though. I spent a day and a half there on last weekend and there is little to recommend it. We spent a couple of hours in the war cemetary which was worth the visit but as for the rest of the town pretty poor. The beach was absolutly rammed and the town deserted! On the Sunday absolutly nothing in the town was open. The restaurants had closed for the holidays! We ended up eating in our hotel.
All booked and off to St Omer and it's only costing £6 to get over to France, bargain.
Am back, rough crossing that's for sure, other than that, good day
Tarry, We are looking to have a day trip over to France via Calais during October half-term. We like to have a wander to look around somewhere, a nice spot of lunch and then a visit to auchan on the way back. How long did it take you to get to St. Omer (we will be driving)and what is there to see/do in the town. We have been to Wimereux and Boulogne from Calais so looking for somewhere different. Any ideas gratefully accepted. We will have a 12 year old in tow so any war memorials usually fit the bill. Thanks. ESM
There are two sets of British war graves in Dunkirk. In the main cemetary is a WW1 section then just round the corner is the WW2 section. Hundreds of graves from the evacuation period plus other sets that include lines of 4 or 5 that were obviously a bomber crew lost together. Also in the same section there are a few dozen more WW1 graves incluing two lines of stones from 1919, we wondered if they were either died from wounds or the result of the flu epidemic.
Just returned from 11 days in N. France, St Omer is 43 miles from Calais on a good main road. We actually never visited the centre but visited the Blochouse at Epercques & the Coupole both in the vicinity of St Omer. The Coupole is the better of the 2 but you need to allow at least 2 and a half hours to look around. Both give good info on the net. We went to visit the blochouse at Mimoques near Calais but it is closed until 2010, by the look of it I doubt if it will be open then, the whole place looked derelict.
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Hello ESM,
I took the train to St Omer, so can't really comment how long it will take by road, but it took about 15/20 minutes or so on the train give or take. St Omer is a very pretty town as you can see from the photos I'm about to add. I liked it anyway, shame it was so windy though, must be nice to see it on a sunnier day
Rough seas coming back.
Although I wanted to, I didn't quite get to the War Musuems this time round, next time though
I took the train to St Omer, so can't really comment how long it will take by road, but it took about 15/20 minutes or so on the train give or take. St Omer is a very pretty town as you can see from the photos I'm about to add. I liked it anyway, shame it was so windy though, must be nice to see it on a sunnier day
Rough seas coming back.
Although I wanted to, I didn't quite get to the War Musuems this time round, next time though
Any more suggestions for next month, 17th April? I'd book something when I know the weather to be honest, but I need some suggestions about where to go again. Foot passenger again taking trains as per usual when I get to the other side.
Looking up a place called Bethune, I went onto the Calais Ville train station and looked where the trains go and looking into it 
I love research 
I love research
Ok, I'm been bad as self-bumping, but I've decided to take the car instead of relying on trains, makes life easier Can't wait, hope the weather is better than before as I've had some not so nice crossings lately, so here is hoping.
Can't wait, hope the weather is better than before as I've had some not so nice crossings lately, so here is hoping.
Just too say, I had a fab time on Saturday, definetely easier to take the car over, so much freedom and able to get to places you can't onfoot. When I go again, definetely taking the car again The sun was lovely all day and not a breath of wind, it was lovely really, just perfect
The sun was lovely all day and not a breath of wind, it was lovely really, just perfect
Glad to hear you had a great time on both trips Tarry (apart from the rough sea 
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Ah yes, that was pretty rough in September, but because it was so rough in September (and the two trips to and from Ireland really), I really enjoyed the flat calmness of the sea on Saturday, stood on deck enjoying it, so I think the you have to go through the rough to enjoy the smooth really took the literal meaning.
And when we go again, we'd go to La Copule
And when we go again, we'd go to La Copule
I had a fantastic day yesterday, went to Cite Europe to begin with, than drove towards St Omer than drove off to the countryside and than to Gravelines, lovely day.
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