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We are potentially looking to holiday in the SE this year and thought it might be quite cool to train across to France one day, early start and late back.
Dunkirk is nearby, that might be quite interesting. Anything else that would be worth a fleeting visit, or one great thing for a full day.
(Kids 21,19 and 16, but don’t mind a bit of history or culture)
Up to De Panne on the Belgian Border. Lovely little town with a pristine beach and town centre.
After that, 20-30 mins away, Ypres, which is a bit of a tourist hot spot, but still a pretty
good place to visit. Come back via Cassel, on the largest hill in the area, and read about its involvment in both World Wars.
Plenty of WW1/WW2 history to explore - visit a cemetery for a truly humbling experience
Go see that gigantic town hall type place just to marvel at the quite ridiculous number of windows it has.
Up to De Panne on the Belgian Border. Lovely little town with a pristine beach and town centre
It's like weston-super-mare with uglier buildings!
Alternatively the Baie de Somme isn't too far away. Le Crotoy whilst very touristy has a fantastic beach and lots of cafes and restaurants.
Stop people getting in boats ?
If you are taking in WW2 sites then la coupole is pretty decent, as is the blockhaus just up the road.
V2 rocket assembly place is worth an hour fo sure
Biggest aquarium in Europe is at Boulogne-sur-mer.
And the old town of Boulogne is surprisingly nice...walled town (well, partially)
Visit the battlefield of Crécy 1346. Spoiler alert: France 0, England and Wales 1 or more accurately arrogant toffs in shiny armour on horses 0 peasants with longbows 1
Used to live in SE. Have done a day trip to bruges before.
Nice town. Breweries. Moules et frites etc.
Le Touquet would be my choice although the aquarium is a good shout too.
Bologne, the walled town and the aquarium. It was great 20 years ago and is even better now
One of the nicest legs of one of my bike tours was Calais to Crotoy - WW2 bunkers, Napoleans monument, Boulogne was nice, Etaples big casaulty evacuation point for injured WW1, le touquet - etc or you could head in land and do Azincourt - nice little museum and you can walk around he battlefield 1415 as above french nobility 0 longbow 12
should have said take the coast road. Cap Gris Nez - stand looking at the white cliffs - ceasar, Napolean, Hitler - any old numpty (me).