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Quote: Originally posted by warbis66 on 09/1/2013

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Timandcary that was because you couldn't see last year!

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Quote: Originally posted by Tim and Cary on 09/1/2013

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Hi

Over many years of visiting Du Letty at Benodet for 4-5 weeks holidays in July-August we have usually had VERY GOOD weather. In both 2011 and 2012 we had mainly good weather. I did notice a BIG difference, however, when in 2011 we split our hols with 2 weeks on the North coast of Brittany and 2 weeks at Benodet. The North coast was much cooler and much windier than Benodet.

I would say that 2012 weather was not as good as some of our previous stays with more dull days, it was however, still far better weather than we found when we stayed at St Pol de Leon for several nights on the way home and as for comparing it with the UK - words fail me!!!

Tim

Tim

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I do think in fairness you havae to be careful of generalising too much. After all it clearly depends on where you are comparing with where. Wher I live in UK we get significantly less average rainful than much of France and average temps and sunshine hours are on a par with a lot of north western France.

You really have to go Vendee, Charente area and south in general to get consistently "on average" better weather than we have here in SE England

Not disputing your own experiences as micro climates ecists all around but just saying I do think many people especially new travellers to France expect weather to be great as soon as they get past Calais

Quote: Originally posted by greenhill on 09/1/2013

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To illustrate the point re weather expectations, whilst at le letty we stood one evening in the warm drizzle chatting to 2 families from Manchester. Now we live in east Anglian which is one of if not the driest parts of the uk so we were more down on the drizzle than the mancuians, they were fine with drizzle as it was warm and they'd just spoken to someone back home who said it was torrential rain there. They were more easily pleased by the weather than us.

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We are hoping to go to Les Menhirs for May half term

have you been that time of year Warbis ?

been to Brittany past 2 May half terms ( Le Ranolien & then Les Mouettes )  

2012 was pretty cold and windy with a fair bit of  rain !  2011 was much warmer and most days really sunny

Booked today :) 7 nights for May half term