can anyone give any advice on car trip to France?

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Andrew C

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Hello, I would like to spend a week driving in france round coast normandy brittany and maybe loire,with my partner,I am loking for some reccomendations as i have never visited these parts before, and would like any advice from cheapest ferry crossing, good cheap accomadation and must see places to visit, has anyone done this type of trip before as I am looking for any ideas, thanks.
 
P&O and SeaFrance to cross the channel from Dover. Book early for good prices.
Must see the Mont Saint Michel and Etretat in Normandy, and the Chateaux de la Loire if in that area.
Accomodation: sorry, don't know, I am French and don't stay in hotels there.
 
your choice of ferry depends on where you live. we go portsmouth-caen because we live in hampshire. St Malo is handy for Normandy/Brittany. If you live in Devon or Cornwall there is Plymouth-Roscoff.

a must-see is Mont St Michel, near St Malo.
I like the fishing village of Cancale

any long drive is best done on Sunday or a bank holiday as the lorries are not allowed on the road.

when you plan for lunch in a restaurant, you MUST sit down to eat before 12:30. they expect to close at 2pm. Sunday is more flexible but during the week the small places cater for workers who have a fixed lunch time, turning up at 1pm is not good!
 
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