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Day trip to France!
- Thread starter Hoggy
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adrian29uk
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- Sep 10, 2003
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Whe dont you go from Newhaven to Dieppe with the car if you live in Sussex of course.
Still the same choice, but less people. Calais is just an extension of Dover.
Still the same choice, but less people. Calais is just an extension of Dover.
Look on the Eurotunnel website, there's offers of £49 return on some days.
http://www.eurotunnel.com/ukcp3main
http://www.eurotunnel.com/ukcp3main
adrian29uk
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- Sep 10, 2003
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I know I thought exactly the same as you about the 4 hours crossing, but strangely enough I enjoyed it both going and coming back and when we got off we only had a 5 min drive to get home.
dougdeep
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Hoggy said:
It's only three hours now, and Dieppe is a much nicer town than Calais.
thedonkeycentrehalf
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Paid £17 for car and two passengers just before Christmas with P&O so £20 is not too bad. If you go over, visit the Auchan hypermarket. It is on the same retail park as Sainsburys but has a better selection of booze (and better prices). If you find their website you can download discount vouchers which save you even more money.
Also, check out the deals on the boat on your way over. Loads of people on the way back were saying that the special offers on the boat were cheaper than the best prices in France - especially on spirits and champagne.
Also, check out the deals on the boat on your way over. Loads of people on the way back were saying that the special offers on the boat were cheaper than the best prices in France - especially on spirits and champagne.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
So you went all the way to France to go to an over-sized Supermarket?!? Did you not consider actually visiting the country?thedonkeycentrehalf said:
Apologies if that seems a bit rude, as you may have been over there on holiday and popped in on the way back. Otherwise
thedonkeycentrehalf
Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
- Jul 7, 2003
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Woodchip said:So you went all the way to France to go to an over-sized Supermarket?!? Did you not consider actually visiting the country?
Apologies if that seems a bit rude, as you may have been over there on holiday and popped in on the way back. Otherwise
Yep - this was a booze run, nothing more intellectual than that!
However, it was a chance for a day trip with a mate of mine who was going anyway and the savings made on wine etc more than paid for the day out (you should see how much wine my missus can sink in a week). We had a nice day out, good lunch and I was back home in time to watch the end of the football on the telly.
cant believe france is cheaper than asda?
Safeway
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Woodchip said:So you went all the way to France to go to an over-sized Supermarket?!? Did you not consider actually visiting the country?
Apologies if that seems a bit rude, as you may have been over there on holiday and popped in on the way back. Otherwise
It's FRANCE.
adrian29uk
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- Sep 10, 2003
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The French Hypermarkets absolutely piss over Tesco for quality.
Safeway
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Yorkie said:
Bottled water is also MEGA cheap. Something like 30p for 1.5 litres of the stuff.
yeh?adrian29uk said:
the taxi back is a bit of a bastard though
Raphael Meade
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Safeway said:
Superphil
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We use www.Speedferries.com (or.co.uk), much cheaper, gets you there in 45 mins, and Boulogne is far nicer than Calais
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