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13/2/2015 at 12:03pm
Location: West - North Yorkshire
Outfit: Swift Speedbird 490 Mondeo Estate
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We have used the Portsmouth route, in the past, from the north but gave up after the second time when we were almost refused boarding and told we would have to wait more than two and a half days for the next crossing 'in our price bracket'.
The first time going via Portsmouth we were late, no fault of our own, having set off early, but traffic was bad and we arrived later than we hoped. However, we were still in plenty of time for the ferry.
The second time, having 'learned our lessons' we set off much earlier but had a nightmare journey, with road accidents, motorway closures, sitting for ages on a closed motorway with nowhere to go, and even when we got going again had more traffic problems. This resulted in us arriving at the port just in time to see the ferry boarding, but we were refused entry. After such a nightmare journey this was the last straw and I burst into tears, especially when the 'jobsworth' seemed to delight in saying we would have to wait from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday before we could cross! Fortunately the intervention of the check-in clerk at the next booth allowed us through, and she radioed to the loaders to allow us two minutes to get through and get on board.
Basically the moral of this is to only go via Portsmouth from the north if you allow an overnight stop the night before - any other way you might face what we did, and with two children in the back believe me it isn't the best start to a holiday.
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13/2/2015 at 1:44pm
Location: Stockton on Tees
Outfit: Lunar Clubman SB Kia Sorento
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We leave from Teesside, for the 320 mile drive to the tunnel , around 7am.
Towing a caravan , we go A1M ,M11, M25, M20. We usually arrive at the tunnel about 1.30pm after 15minute stop at Grantham.
We have booked tunnel this April for 2.10 pm, if we are early or late it doesn't matter, they are very flexible.
We usually head towards Rouen ,then down the A75, so out first stop is usually at Camping St Claire at Neufchatel en Bray.It is a couple of hours easy drive in France, but it is a lovely site with a large supermarket with fuel a short walk away, or a McD if you are into fast food after a long drive.
John
Post last edited on 13/02/2015 17:57:01
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