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Hi bessie,

We left Hindley green at 13.00pm on friday arrived at portsmouth at 18.00 got the night ferry  at 20.30,the ferry docked at 7am saturday morning (uk time) It takes longer at night so you don't dock to early, we arrived at camping du letty around 12ish (france time) but we did got lost on the way due to the wife having the map upside down tee hee.We went on the night ferry as the times suited us,it is a 8-9 hr sailing time in the day

It sounds a long time but is broken up by the ferry journey and was not as bad as 10hrs down to Cornwall in one go,hope this helps.

Quote: Originally posted by herald1 on 12/8/2008

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Hi we had a had the same dilemma as you last year after 7 yrs to Padstow and each year seeming to get more rain,we decided to try France we live near you in Hindley Green and decided to try Brittany this year as its not to far to drive once in France for the first time.

We left on the last day of term on the 18/7 for 2weeks,we also have 2 kids age 11+3 and travelled to Portsmouth it took us 5 hrs to get there with a bit of traffic in Birmingham,the ferry crossing went very well and we sailed to St Malo,this route is much more expensive than going from Dover to Calais but takes away alot of the driving to the Brittany area.It cost us about £550 with Brittany Ferries for car,van+four passengers.

When we arrived in France it took us 3hrs of stress free no traffic driving to our site called Camping du Letty in a beach town called Benodet,the site is nice and quite with one bar and a lovely take away serving allsorts except burger and chips,and the bar was out of the way of the pitches and very quite.The pitches are large and some are right on the beach but these are very popular,all pitches on site are within less than a minute walk to the beach and the kids loved it ,our first visit to france was better than expected and unfortunatly for Padstow(and Rick Stein) I think it is deffo back their next year.We where lucky we had 1 1/2 weeks of perfect blue sky+1/2 week of cloud but no rain,If it rains you can always sit in with a bottle of unbeliveable cheap wine while the rain passes.

The site is reviewed on this site,if you search for it and also has its own website.If you need anymore info just ask i will try to help ta,

Andrew.

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We were in Cornwall those very same weeks and had the same weather.

Quote: Originally posted by The 2 Tops on 12/8/2008

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Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 12/8/2008

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In France it definitely won't take you 12 hours to do 325 miles, which is a good start! Roads are much less congested, and towing is much easier - so that will make the journey easier for you.

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When we left the Mont St Michel area for Cherbourg on July 5, the A84 south was jammed with traffic for miles. On site, a couple of days previously, a Dutch family told us they had suffered a horrendous journey on this road.

This is the main route from Cherbourg to the south, so beware anyone taking this route. I can't imagine the roadworks having been completed yet.

Bertie.

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Hi,

we are currently in Brittany, (Quimper) and the weather for the last  five days has been good, far better than in the UK. Nothing in life is guaranteed, but for once, we have been lucky.

Whatever the weather, France has a charm and character that is hard to beat, and gets our vote every time!

Mr UM

We just got back from Cornwall on Sat, and the weather was terrible only 1 nice day, other than that it was wind and rain.

We went to Brittany (Carnac) first time for us to France end of June, and thats it now we wont bother with a main holiday in the UK again, it was FAB! We were lucky tho had lovely weather all week! We are off to Loire valley in 10 days to see what thats like, next year we will plan our hols properly and go to France for a couple of weeks instead of a week here and there.

Think everyone gets a bit nervous before they have been, but as everyone one says it is so easy you will love it!