Hatch Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 I fancy taking the kids to France for a day on a ferry. What is Le Havre actually like, is there anything there to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsdinho Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 Le Havre is in the North of France Its grim up north. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 Le Havre is in the North of France I would assume the large majority of places you could go on a ferry from England for a DAY trip to France would be on the Northern Coast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 nice garlic and onions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 Cherbourg might be a better bet. This place is right next to the ferry port: http://www.ville-cherbourg.fr/uk/seaside/la_cite_de_la_mer/la_cite_de_la_mer_cherbou/la_cite_de_la_mer/default.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestSaint Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 Just came off the Oriana which docked in Cherbourg last week. There is very little to see or do there. Le Havre is just a big industrial port. There is however a town called Honfleur which is a very picturesque which is accessible from Le-Havre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 Le Havre is just a huge industrial town, nowt to do or see there really, unless your kids like warehouses and docks. Saint-Malo is quite a nice little seaside place, not sure if it'd be that great this time of year though. Ferry runs there from Weymouth, and IIRC it was quite cheap to go there. Oh, and there's fook all to do in Cherbourg, unless you're going on a booze cruise, in which case the Hypermarche's are worth a visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 17 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 17 April, 2009 What about Calais? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 How old are your kids? I'd have thought the largest aquarium in Europe would be quite an attraction, as would the submarine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 What about Calais? Queing up to see the largest aquarium in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 Le Havre is like Portsmouth tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 Depends on the kids ages, have to agree with Honfluer though it is nice there but probably somewhere you would rather take the missus than kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillyanne Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 Take them to Legoland instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpb Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 I took my son to Le Havre for a day trip once. I haven't been tempted to repeat the experience... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 Stay in the UK, there is pretty much feck all to do at a day trip in france TBF, especially with kids. The beer is expensive, it's boring, there are no longer any decent drink deals in the hyper markets, it's full of french. On the plus side, you can get a kronenberg with your cheeseburger in macD's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 There are some nice bars and restaurants in the old town in Cherbourg, and a couple of microbreweries. The Thursday market is huge and there is a massive shopping centre about 5 miles outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack rill Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 Le Havre is like Portsmouth tbh. FFS Ponty! even we have more to do than that shyt hole:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 17 April, 2009 Share Posted 17 April, 2009 Dieppe is a crap hole too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffton Posted 20 April, 2009 Share Posted 20 April, 2009 Drive a bit further down the coast and visit the war graves at Omaha beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_saints Posted 20 April, 2009 Share Posted 20 April, 2009 To sum up- France sucks. Don't go there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted 20 April, 2009 Share Posted 20 April, 2009 As others have said, Le Havre is pretty ropey. But if you take the motor you can go to some nice places close by ; Ouistreham for the D Day story, Deauville for the beach (and a nice town too). There are some pretty coastal villages along form Le Havre, but there's not much to do there. If you go to Calais, again it's quite disappointing although not as bad as Le Havre, but if you can get to it, then Le Touquet is lovely and worth a punt, although it get's busy when the sun comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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