Northern France

ShiftZZ · Apr 3, 2025

Going over mid April, want to visit Normandy and Brittany.

We arrive in Calais early morning so want to move along , had thought about Ler Crotoy, but they are now charging 9 euro per night.

Any suggestions for aires etc close to the sea, prefer low cost/free if possible...

Ta

DavidG58 · Apr 3, 2025

What’s wrong with €9

You can’t take it with you

But Montruiel sur mer was free last time we stopped

ShiftZZ · Apr 3, 2025

DavidG58 said:
What’s wrong with €9

You can’t take it with you

But Montruiel sur mer was free last time we stopped

Montruiel sur mer is now €17. I dont mind paying but Le Crotoy has no facilities, and its a rough car park... We wantedn somewhere for a couple of nights.

MisterB · Apr 3, 2025

Dives Sur Mer - free park up in the area you're looking for .. we stayed there a few weeks ago, thought it was a really good spot and we would definitely go back!

Puddleduck · Apr 3, 2025

Visited here 50 years ago and would love to go back. There is an Aire

Camping-cars · Saint-Pair-sur-Mer

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One of the highlights of our trip was a visit to Villedieu-les-Poelles (hope I spelt that correctly) on market day.

Mont St Michel was touristy even then and I wouldn't revisit but nice to see from a distance.

DavidG58 · Apr 3, 2025

ShiftZZ said:
Montruiel sur mer is now €17. I dont mind paying but Le Crotoy has no facilities, and its a rough car park... We wantedn somewhere for a couple of nights.

Montreuil

Details for Montreuil a Overnight parking - with services Montreuil-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, 62170

www.searchforsites.co.uk

Still free according to S4S and a lovely town to visit

cyberyacht · Apr 3, 2025

For Normandy & Brittany, "Oi wouldn't start from here, sor". Calais puts you over a hundred miles from where you want to be. Dieppe or Caen would put you much closer unless you are a 'recycled mole'.

Hawkstone · Apr 3, 2025

Puddleduck said:
Visited here 50 years ago and would love to go back. There is an Aire

Camping-cars · Saint-Pair-sur-Mer

maps.app.goo.gl

One of the highlights of our trip was a visit to Villedieu-les-Poelles (hope I spelt that correctly) on market day.

Mont St Michel was touristy even then and I wouldn't revisit but nice to see from a distance.

We stayed here last summer. We had tried the aire in Granville but it was nothing more than a sloping car park and very windy road to get there so we carried on. We actually extended our stay to 2 nights because we liked it so much.

scousebird · Apr 3, 2025

ShiftZZ said:
Montruiel sur mer is now €17. I dont mind paying but Le Crotoy has no facilities, and its a rough car park... We wantedn somewhere for a couple of nights.

It was free in December and I think cliffanger have stayed there since then and can confirm.

Many of the aires along the northern coast are payable now, not many freebies.

suavecarve · Apr 3, 2025

This one is aside a leisure lake 9km cycle or drive to the coast and no problem about space being there upon return. It's free.

For those following the journal (s) will realise we feel we made a huge error in judgement going to St Valery en Caux last night.
Well the place got worst if that is possible. We had made arrangements with our french close neighbours that they... https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/journals/lac-de-caniel-cany-barville-cracker.99/

Lenny HB · Apr 3, 2025

ShiftZZ said:
Le Crotoy has no facilities, and its a rough car park... We wantedn somewhere for a couple of nights.

Both the Aires at Le Crotoy have services, I prefer the one at the northern end of the town behind the sand dunes. Nice walk into town beside the sea about 1½ miles to the centre.
Plenty of good seafood restaurants.

Branston · Apr 3, 2025

MisterB said:
Dives Sur Mer - free park up in the area you're looking for .. we stayed there a few weeks ago, thought it was a really good spot and we would definitely go back!

I second this, popular but pleasant enough. Short walk to beach and even shorter to Lidl for supplies.

cliffanger · Apr 3, 2025

scousebird said:
It was free in December and I think cliffanger have stayed there since then and can confirm.

Many of the aires along the northern coast are payable now, not many freebies.

Definitely free when we stayed on 16th March.

scousebird · Apr 3, 2025

Just remembered, we've seen loads of MHs parked here when we've passed and I don't suppose they pay.

Carrefour · Berck

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Terry242 · Apr 3, 2025

Memorial Royal Engineers · Arromanches-les-Bains

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Free stopover in museum car park

Shrimp · Friday at 7:54 AM

We nearly always stop at Montruiel for a night, either coming or going, but in spite of its full name you won’t find sea anymore, that went centuries ago!

Hawkstone · Friday at 8:20 AM

suavecarve said:
This one is aside a leisure lake 9km cycle or drive to the coast and no problem about space being there upon return. It's free.

For those following the journal (s) will realise we feel we made a huge error in judgement going to St Valery en Caux last night.
Well the place got worst if that is possible. We had made arrangements with our french close neighbours that they... https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/journals/lac-de-caniel-cany-barville-cracker.99/

I think we tried Valery en caux a couple of years ago and couldn’t find the right entrance. We arrived at a height barrier, then panicked, as did another van behind us and just drive on.

MichaelT · Friday at 8:23 AM

ShiftZZ said:
Montruiel sur mer is now €17. I dont mind paying but Le Crotoy has no facilities, and its a rough car park... We wantedn somewhere for a couple of nights.

Le Croroy has all services and overlooks the harbour.

pjay · Friday at 8:41 AM

Neufchatel Hardeloh, free park up within walking distance of the sea, no facilities though.

park4night - (62152) Neufchâtel-Hardelot - 231 Avenue Joseph Lesur

Parking Reserved for Motorhomes & Converted Vehicles. Parking in a row. 2 Dirt parking lots side by side. Garbage cans available, far from the village. Near the Sea **If you are parked elsewhere, the Police will direct you to this parking lot**

park4night.com

Pete

Diabalo · Friday at 8:42 AM

ShiftZZ said:
Montruiel sur mer is now €17. I dont mind paying but Le Crotoy has no facilities, and its a rough car park... We wantedn somewhere for a couple of nights.

There used to be 2 Airs in Le Crotoy, the popular one up by the harbour and another the other side of town between the lake and sand dunes. Are they both charging the same?

Lenny HB · Friday at 8:47 AM

Diabalo said:
There used to be 2 Airs in Le Crotoy, the popular one up by the harbour and another the other side of town between the lake and sand dunes. Are they both charging the same?

Yep, they have always charged the same, I prefer the sand dunes one.

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