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For Poitou- Charentes we always used to use Cherbourg from Portsmouth but since P&O pulled out of the route it is way too expensive, next summer seems to be £590 for car and van and that's without booking a cabinor seats.  Since the P&O pull out we go to Calais or Dunkerque.  At present a car and van up to 12m total length will cost £58 with Norfolkline so long as the offer code TEF04 is still working - it was supposed to cease over a week ago but was working a couple of days ago.  We then travel via Rouen - Le Mans - Tours and into Poitou, generally staying for an overnight at Neuville sur Sarthe - Camping le Vieux Moulin - which is just north of Le Mans.  You can do this route on N roads - cheaper, or pay and use motorways - bit quicker slightly less hassle but expensive. 

Depends how rich you are feeling and how pushed for time you are.  We have a 5-6 week holiday so we meander a bit.

At the moment Norfolk Line are offering some really good deals  from Dover to Dunkerque, but this involves a much longer journey to Poitou Charente - via Abbeville, Rouen, Le Mans, and then on to your destination.

I would have thought, though, that if you have the time for perhaps an extra overnight stop each way, you'd more than save the difference in the ferry crossting.  I would have thought that to St Malo you'd not have much change from £500, where we've just booked from Dover to Dunkerque for £58 return for car and caravan.