If you like to get away in your leisure vehicle out of season, then there are a number of deals being offered by DFDS.
The ferry operator will only charge travellers taking a caravan or motorhome for a car on selected sailings between Newhaven and Dieppe in 2025.
Instead of paying extra, the standard vehicle rate will apply to Saturday night and Sunday morning departures from Newhaven between January 7th and April 30th next year.
It will also be available for autumn sailings between October 1st and December 15th. To take advantage of the offer, it must be booked by December 11th, 2024.
Tourist vans up to seven metres in length and campervans measuring ten metres or less travel for the same price as single cars, as per DFDS’ standard policy.
Sailing from Ireland
Travellers hitting the open road on a motorhome or caravan trip to France from Ireland this autumn can take advantage of 20 per cent off with DFDS.
It’s offering the discount on sailings between Rosslare and Dunkirk, as long as the voyage is taken before December 12th, 2024.
Fares on the route include a cabin and all meals on board and those booking by December 11th also get a free camping pitch in Rosslare the night before the ferry crossing.
Dieppe
Upon arriving in Dieppe, the whole of France and in fact continental Europe is open to you to explore in your caravan and motorhome.
Before heading off on a touring adventure, the fishing port on the Normandy coast is worth checking out.
Dieppe Castle boasts an impressive clifftop position and its museum tells the history of the local area, while the beach, quays and eateries make for great places to relax and unwind.
If you’re in Dieppe over the weekend, don’t miss the Saturday morning market to stock your caravan or motorhome with French produce for the rest of your trip.
Dunkirk
Unsurprisingly, many of the interesting sites to visit in Dunkirk are based around its maritime history, so why not start at the Dunkirk 1940 Museum, which documents Operation Dynamo when Allied soldiers were evacuated from the city’s beaches during WWII.
Going further back, the Duchesse Anne, a three-masted sailing ship built in 1901, can be found at the Port Museum and is the last remaining full-rigged ship under the French flag.
Half an hour’s drive from Dunkirk is the walled town of Gravelines, which was built in a star shape. Its ramparts, vaults and bastions can all be explored on foot.
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