Family 1nt stopover between Calais & Duinrell?

dadrock

We are driving via Chunnel to Duinrell this summer. We are considering heading over day before and stopping for a night. Get an afternoon in somewhere to break up the journey.
Any recommendations of a nice place for us all and a cheap hotel/B&B for 2 adults and 4 kids?

zagfles

dadrock wrote: »

We are driving via Chunnel to Duinrell this summer. We are considering heading over day before and stopping for a night. Get an afternoon in somewhere to break up the journey.
Any recommendations of a nice place for us all and a cheap hotel/B&B for 2 adults and 4 kids?

Where do you live? If in the North, have you considered the overnight P&O ferry from Hull to Rotterdam? About an hour from Duinrell, and it'll save petrol as well as B&B cost. Might be more expensive overall but a lot less driving and a lot more relaxing.

totallybored

How about Gent? It's quite pretty but not as touristy as Bruges. It's only just over an hour (or an hour and a half depending on your driving) from Calais. You could try airbnb for a large apartment or house on the outskirts. Or Antwerp as you have to drive round it to get to Holland.

*smurfy*

Ostende? ok its not far into your jounery but its where I stop on way back.going I usually go via Harwich-hook of Holland ferry and then its just a short drive to camp.

dadrock

Those are definitely worth considering thankyou. Gent looks a good option. We'll be heading from southwest so Chunnel is good choice for us.

Alli135

Bruges is just over an hour from Calais - or depending on your 'train' and how much you want to spend 'De Efterling' is a wonderful theme park/family park in Holland not to far over the Belguim/Dutch border. Well worth a visit - we love it as it is not commercialised. Well worth googling.
Or you could drive to near Duinrell to Servenigenn (sp) which is a lovely beach town really nearby.

Enjoy your holiday- we have family near Rotterdam and it is a lovely country.