Calais : good alcohol & other purchases ?

dlusman

I will be passing through Calais at end of this month.

Does anyone have any recommendations on cheap beer, wines & spirits they have tried - or anything else that is worth buying ? Or is all the cheapest stuff there to attract the tourist money and not worth it

Any outlets particularly better than others ?

citykid5

don't know about wines and spirits, think wines much cheaper.
but if your a smoker a trip to addinkirk just over the Belgium border is a must. old holbourn hand rolling tobacco at £5 for 50grms

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benjus

Since the Euro soared in value over the last decade there aren't the same bargains there used to be, but wine is still a good buy as you'll save UK duty.

It's a few miles out of Calais, but I found this place - http://www.boursot.co.uk/ - much nicer than the big warehouses around Calais - they stock a good range from cheap table wine to fine wines for cellaring.

oliverr

We stopped somewhere near the French and Belgian border, but it was in Belgium. The car park was just full of british cars

Hollie84

My husband and his friend went last year for wine, beer and a trip to Belgium for tobacco. Tobacco was a great price.
Have a look here http://www.calaiswine.co.uk/
all the prices there, I like my pink fizz and it is pricey here when u fancy a bottle of a weekend so saved me a good few quid getting it in France.
He also bought a case of saint omer beer back 20 bottles £6 and it tastes nice to.

DCFC79

What about spirits or are the supermarkets of in terms of price, i remember the prices of spirits in Auchan, Carrefour etc were same as here but that was about 7 years ago so might be a better xchnage rate now.

shown73

Check out the Pidou website. Three branches, lots of special offers. Beer fans should check out packs of 24 St. Omer.

ronmiel

If you are travelling through France to get to Calais, I would do my shopping before getting there. Prices are higher in the port areas than the rest of France, but they are still usually lower than the UK.