TRIP TO THE OPAL COAST, FRANCE - 20th May - 24th May 2009 |
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| Thursday 20th May for 4 nights Approx. Cost: £1000.00 per couple (to include bed, breakfast and evening meals and ferry crossings). If we can keep within the above cost we will try and organise at least a couple of lunches in typical French restaurants and entry to some of the venues | |
| Wednesday 19th May Stay overnight at the Ramada Hotel, Dover (optional) (Dinner bed and breakfast, approx. £90 per couple) | |
| Thursday 20th May Depart Dover 1000 hours ferry for Calais (75 minutes) arrive Calais 1215 hours (local time) Thursday 20th – Monday 24thMay Hotel Clery , south-east of Boulogne at Hesdin l’Abbe Web site: Hotel Cléry |
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A few ideas of places we will be visiting: Battlefield of Agincourt – see the Battlefield and visit Medieval History Centre in the village Beussant - guided tour of a chocolatier with opportunity for a tasting Boulogne - medieval quarter and cathedral Nausicaa – Boulogne’s huge sea life centre Eperlecques Blockhouse - A complex of bunkers built by the Germans in 1943 to house V2 rockets La Coupole - The site of a WWII V2 rocket base, now a very interesting museum Mareis Fishing Museum, Etaples - Guided tour by a former fisherman plus board a trawler and experience a simulation of a strong gale Abbey de Valloires and Gardens Parc Ornithologique du Marquenterre Mimoyecques - V3 museum |
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| Monday 24th May Depart Calais approx. 1600 hours, arrive Dover 1615 hours (local time) | |
Important Note The hotel is holding 15 rooms for us so places will be reserved on a first come, first served basis, and on receipt of a deposit of £250 per couple. We can only hold the rooms until 15th January 2010 so please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to come. The deposit will be non-refundable and the balance will be payable no later than Friday 19th March 2010. It is estimated that the cost of the whole trip will be approximately £1,000 per couple to include ferry crossings, dinner, bed and breakfast at the hotel, admissions to some venues and possibly a couple of lunches. Please send your deposit cheques made out to Jaguar Drivers Club Area 1 to 57 Gorselands, Newbury, RG14 6PU. Could you also indicate whether you would require a twin or double bedded room and any dietary requirements and at the same time let me know whether or not you would like to stay in Dover on the night before, Wednesday 19th May. Sue Parkinson
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