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Subject Topic: Route Advice Dordogne to Zeebrugge Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonDobboanddobbo
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Hi I wonder if anyone can suggest the best route to take please? We are going via the Eurotunnel and know the route to take getting there but we are trying the Zeebrugge to Hull ferry back this year for the first time.
We are staying at Camping Le Paradis and every route planner I look at takes us via Paris which we want to avoid at all costs (done that and never want to do that again!). We'll also be looking for an overnight stay on the way. Thanks in advance.


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Hi Dobboanddobbo

We've done Dordogne to Zeebrugge quite a few times.

Paris isn't as dreadful as you might think and if you could brave it, you could have an overnighter somewhere like 4vents just outside Paris. That would also give you an option to jump on a local train and have a day in Paris if your schedule allows.

Or you could stay south of Orleans at Nouan-le-Fuzelier but again, the route from there to Zeebrugge is via Paris really.

Otherwise, we have also stayed at the municipal in Soissons - it is a long drag from the Dordogne though especially if you want to avoid Paris and go via Troyes.

This year we are heading East from the Dordgone and staying a couple of nights in Macon before heading North for an overnighter at Val-de-Vesle.

TC


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31/7/2019 at 10:15am
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If you know the way back to the tunnel at Calais do that and then drive another 75 miles up the coast to Zeebrugge.


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For the past two years I have driven to Rouen and stayed the night at a Campanile at Barentin. Then A28 towards Zeebrugge. The worst bit is getting off the A10 and joining the N154 to Chartres and then to Rouen.


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Thanks for your replies. For some reason I didn't think of heading towards Calais and on from there - I assumed it would be best to go the other way.
I think going the Calais route via Rouen will be best, I know Rouen can be a pig to get through at times but much prefer that to Paris!
Thanks again for your advice.


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If you are going back via Rouen, I can recommend the campsite at Beaumonth-Sur-Sarthe as a good overnight stop. We've used it on the way to the Dordogne when doing the short crossing on the way out. Convenient for the motorway, large emplacements, quite cheap.

TC


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Why not enjoy an overnight stop near Zeebrugge and have a look around Bruges before the ferry?

I would recommend this site: Camping t' Minnepark

The owner worked tirelessly to make sure that everywhere was immaculate and the toilet block was the cleanest we have ever seen. It is in Bredene just up from Ostend. You might need to check ahead and book a pitch in high season. We were be able to vacate the pitch later in the day and then drive straight to the ferry, which is a short distance away.


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Quote: Originally posted by thechief on 31/7/2019
If you are going back via Rouen, I can recommend the campsite at Beaumonth-Sur-Sarthe as a good overnight stop. We've used it on the way to the Dordogne when doing the short crossing on the way out. Convenient for the motorway, large emplacements, quite cheap.

TC


Think you'd be adding a good hour to your journey going Tours / Le Mans / Rouen as opposed to Orleans / Chartres / Evreux / Dreux / Rouen.


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Thanks everyone for the recommendations - i've definitely got a good idea of options now.
Can not wait!!


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We would also use the Chartres, Rouen route and then Calais



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