Staying at Newhaven Ferry

[M21s21]

Hi
We are booked on the early ferry 13th Feb
I have seen posts somewhere about staying in the ferry queue overnight ready to board

Is this a thing still
Cheers

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

We stayed in their car park overight. Its a bit small and close to the maim road but it was ok for 1 night. The queue for the 11pm ferry had started at 6pm for info.

 

[suavecarve]

I would move up to the ferry entrance from the car park as soon as the gates close for the previous ferry ensuring first on and therefore first off.

 

[lorger]

We stayed on the car park on the left as you enter the gates, I then went and informed the reception desk and they were quite happy.

 

[M21s21]

That’s brilliant thanks all- we are in the West Country so need to get there the night before ready to leap off the blocks in the morning like a coiled spring

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Ingwe]

Be us the week after next!

 

[BigGandher]

Be us the week after next!

It's me now ! Very windy tonight , very basic but easy park up , free of you getting ferry next day .

 

[PlacidoD]

Assuming it is not a Sunday get there before 22:00 and you can fill up at the Sainsbury's PFS 300 yards away then get yourself a KFC or MacDonalds if that is your bag while waiting for the 23:00 queue to board if there early.

I don't know about being first on and thus first off. Being just 6 metres I have some times been shunted into the lane next to the hull which has to filter into the adjoining lane to exit and had to wait for the crew to release my lane after the adjoining middle lane!! Slightly galling!

 

[M21s21]

Thanks everyone
I will set off for Newhaven with confidence and a spring in my step

 

[Lenny HB]

Thanks everyone
I will set off for Newhaven with confidence and a spring in my step

Newhaven is so laid back & easy compared to other ports.

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[topknines]

Hi M21s21,

You're in for a smooth trip! Newhaven is indeed a laid-back port compared to others. Safe travels, and hope you have a stress-free start to your journey!

 

[OldAgeTravellers]

We usually do Newhaven as it is so laid back but it was so expensive on 28 December. So we booked via Irish Ferry’s from Dover to Calais who also take Tesco Points. We arrived two hours early and they put us on the earlier Ferry (no extra charge) boarding immediately no time to even make coffee in a flask (we don’t do ferry food or drink). Nice ferry with wider vehicle lanes, didn’t have the lay-back seats but much quicker than Newhaven to Dieppe. Will use again if necessary.

 

[TinaLes]

I notice when booking they dont ask your age only 16+, how long do they hold you phone before you can claim your over 60 discount, is it an easy affair?
I guess you can tell I have just spent over 2 days two separate on-line chats which took well over 3 hours each to get anything done. Response time between questions raised by them was over 50 minutes, before I got fed up and went back to get another adviser, who was also slow in response, but not 50 minutes.
I Canne Tak it onymore!
LES

 

[Lenny HB]

I always find booking very quick one of the first questions they ask is are you over 60. They ask for my email address from that they get full name reg number etc just takes a few minutes.

 

[Rockpool]

We use the Newhaven to dieppe ferry as it’s so easy. We find parking up at the terminal has to much noise for us, so we tend to park up at the far end of the promenade in Seaforth which is only 10 mins along the road.

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Rockpool]

I always find booking very quick one of the first questions they ask is are you over 60. They ask for my email address from that they get full name reg number etc just takes a few minutes.

Just booked our tickets the other day and it was soo easy, only took about 5min to sort it all out, as Lenny said the took our reg no and asked if over 60 and that was that.

 

[Ingwe]

It's me now ! Very windy tonight , very basic but easy park up , free of you getting ferry next day .

Have a great time. Be safe.

 

[Northernraider]

I would move up to the ferry entrance from the car park as soon as the gates close for the previous ferry ensuring first on and therefore first off.

Doesn't work like that unfortunately it just means first through check in . Then you get put in a lane and there's 5/6 lanes

Not guaranteed to be first.

I've been first at check in everytime I'm uses it. But only once been first on

 

[Sue and Rick]

Newhaven is so laid back & easy compared to other ports.

Nearly horizontal

 

[sueandjohn]

I would move up to the ferry entrance from the car park as soon as the gates close for the previous ferry ensuring first on and therefore first off.

Yes we always do - from memory park in front of right gate as left one has the search area so delays the queue

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[MichaelT]

We usually do Newhaven as it is so laid back but it was so expensive on 28 December. So we booked via Irish Ferry’s from Dover to Calais who also take Tesco Points. We arrived two hours early and they put us on the earlier Ferry (no extra charge) boarding immediately no time to even make coffee in a flask (we don’t do ferry food or drink). Nice ferry with wider vehicle lanes, didn’t have the lay-back seats but much quicker than Newhaven to Dieppe. Will use again if necessary.

I think there's 15% off at the moment too.

 

[Peter Nick Harvey]

Yes we always do - from memory park in front of right gate as left one has the search area so delays the queue

We have always been searched and last time asked 'do we have any sharp knives'?!

 

[NewToMH]

We haven't used the ferry for a while, a hiatus on motorhome ownership, but there used to be a pub on the way to the S side of the docks that would let you stay in their carpark overnight and had good food and drink (sorry forgotten what it is called). If you go on a bit further there is parking close to the outer harbour but we weren't sure if the gates were locked overnight. The pub is about 5-10 mins drive from entrance to the ferry port.

 

[MichaelT]

We haven't used the ferry for a while, a hiatus on motorhome ownership, but there used to be a pub on the way to the S side of the docks that would let you stay in their carpark overnight and had good food and drink (sorry forgotten what it is called). If you go on a bit further there is parking close to the outer harbour but we weren't sure if the gates were locked overnight. The pub is about 5-10 mins drive from entrance to the ferry port.

this one

The Hope Inn

Details for The Hope Inn a Motorhome Pub Stopover Newhaven, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, BN9 9DN

www.searchforsites.co.uk

 

[Wendo55]

Assuming it is not a Sunday

What's different about Sunday please?
I'll be there Sunday 19th for the 11am Monday ferry.

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[drmartinwhite]

Hi
We are booked on the early ferry 13th Feb
I have seen posts somewhere about staying in the ferry queue overnight ready to board

Is this a thing still
Cheers

We live down the road in Lewes so never had to stop overnight and tend to get the earlier ferry. However, we are planning to cross over in May and take the 5’ish ferry and then stay in the Dieppe Aire before travelling on the next day, never done that though.

Anyway, S4S lists a couple of pubs round Lewes, the Juggs in Kingston is just down the road (there happens to be a CL site very close to the pub too) but The pub is good, one of our locals. Also, there is space by the cricket ground, also on S4S that motorhomes sometimes stay overnight, presumably catching the ferry next day. Again, another good pub round the corner, the Swan. There may be others, e.g. Abergavenny Arms in Rodmell, don’t know if they do pub stopovers though.

 

[Purrfecttune]

I would move up to the ferry entrance from the car park as soon as the gates close for the previous ferry ensuring first on and therefore first off.

That’s what we did, great location away from the car park and road.

However, although first through the gate we were then reparked and boarded at least half way through the process.

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

That’s what we did, great location away from the car park and road.

However, although first through the gate we were then reparked and boarded at least half way through the process.

But you did get on the ferry

 

[alasdairandannie]

Hi
We are booked on the early ferry 13th Feb
I have seen posts somewhere about staying in the ferry queue overnight ready to board

Is this a thing still
Cheers

Once the previous ferry has gone you can stay in the queue, we’ve done it a couple of times. Same detail in Dieppe.

 

[Pablo19]

I'm about to set off from Somerset in a couple of hours, ready for tomorrow sailing. I will park up at Seaford as suggested above, we stayed there last time in June and it was perfect and very close to the port. It will be a tad chillier this time though!