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3 day trip in car from UK to Europe

Hi,
We live in the south east and for the coming August end Bank Holiday, I would like to surprise my family with a quick trip to western Europe in car.
We are family of 4 with 2 kids aged 9 and 5.
We have already been to Paris a few times, so Disney has been covered before (but will reconsider due to kids).

Can someone please advise of places/ cities to visit and activities to do in 3 days?

Happy to leave very early on Saturday 29th Aug and come back very late on Sunday night, 31st.

Your input would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

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  • PeteDoff
    PeteDoff Posts: 428 Forumite
    "3 day trip in car from UK to Europe"

    Unless some bar steward moved it, the UK is IN Europe.
    Turning left avoids some of the idiots (only some)
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    2 days queuing in Kent to get on Eurotunnel, 1/2 day at Calais evicting illegal immigrants from your car, 1/2 day at Carrefour stocking up on cheap booze.
  • Shelldean
    Shelldean Posts: 2,410 Forumite
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    The date you put mean two days/one night? Not three days?
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
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    agrinnall wrote: »
    2 days queuing in Kent to get on Eurotunnel, 1/2 day at Calais evicting illegal immigrants from your car, 1/2 day at Carrefour stocking up on cheap booze.

    Just been to the continent by car. Five minutes wait at Folkestone for the tunnel last week on the way out. Fifteen minutes today at Calais on the way back. Not one migrant was seen. We did somehow manage to acquire 200 bottles of wine along the way though.
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