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Quote: Originally posted by The Magoos on 29/7/2013

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Thanks for all your replies. We did get down to Le Vigan last year with 2 overnight stops but Val mentioned that she did the whole trip with 1 overnighter so we thought we'd give it a go.

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If I'm perectly honest we actually have two overnights.  We have a 7.30 am start from near Abbeville, which gives us an extra seven  hours or so of driving time before you arrive in France at 2.00 pm, so at almost the end of our first day you're just setting off from Calais.    We don't usually drive much after 3.00 to 4.00 pm except on our way home when we may do a longer day.

This year we're staying overnight with our son in London and getting an early ferry and then plan to get to Chateauroux for the first night. 

Bentondeep, from Calais, you should be OK to get to Clermont Ferrand by 9pm (depending on traffic / towing etc). in 2010 and 2011 we did Clermont Ferrand, arriving in Le Harvre at 12:45 - about 1:30 once on route, we stopped for late lunch at Dreux, and arrived in Clermont Ferrand around 7:30pm

If you allow 2 hours extra journey from Calais, I guess that you will be off the Ferry by 1pm

Quote: Originally posted by bentondeep on 29/7/2013

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We are off to the costa brava in 2 weeks.

Planning to set off from sheffield at around 3:30 - 4:00am in time for the ferry from dover to calais at 10:15.

Then hoping to get as far as clermont ferrand by 9:00pm.

I have booked a hotel in bourges also just in case we cant do it.

Wish me luck.

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