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Do you mean 1.00 am?  We usually arrive in Calais/Dunkerque around that time, and usually by the time we get to the Aire de la Baie de Somme (near Abbeville) we've had enough driving.  The Aire is just off the autoroute (toll) but we get there mostly using non-toll roads, and only pay for a very short section!

There are few suitable places along the road, certainly where we would want to stay overnight, after Baie de la Somme - but others may come up with something.  Are you in a caravan, or motorhome, or planning to sleep in the car?

We do have another overnight stop before the Dordogne area - but then we're not really in any hurry, and rarely have an 'end' destination in mind!

Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 22/2/2011

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Do you mean 1.00 am?  We usually arrive in Calais/Dunkerque around that time, and usually by the time we get to the Aire de la Baie de Somme (near Abbeville) we've had enough driving.  The Aire is just off the autoroute (toll) but we get there mostly using non-toll roads, and only pay for a very short section!

There are few suitable places along the road, certainly where we would want to stay overnight, after Baie de la Somme - but others may come up with something.  Are you in a caravan, or motorhome, or planning to sleep in the car?

We do have another overnight stop before the Dordogne area - but then we're not really in any hurry, and rarely have an 'end' destination in mind!

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We're planning on doing this this summer too. We arrive in France at around 9pm and are planning on driving to the aire at Abbeville and stopping for the night without unhitching, then an early getaway the next day before stopping at either the municipal at Vatan, or Les Grands Pins near Vierzon. We'll then take a slow jaunt down to our site on the Dordogne the next day.