top camping site uk image
Pneumonoul
I would like to know what are the best holiday destinations in North and Northwest France, nice to visit it one day.
I live in the UK and come by car, so it should be in the areas of Calais, Dunkirk, Bolougne-sur-Mer etc.
The holiday can be anything - where it's camping, walking or landscape, it doesn't matter. (But at least give AS MUCH details as you can please!)
Answer
Calais was practically flattened during WW2 as was Dunkerque, so neither town has particularly picturesque buildings and the post war architecture there is dull and colourless.
Boulogne-sur-mer, due to the fact that it stretches uphill was bombed all round the harbour, but the old walled city came out of the war relatively unscathed and has been restored lovingly. It has many places of interest within the walls, nice little restaurants and shops. There is easy parking under the ramparts. Down town there are picturesque markets on the place Dalton in front of the old church of Saint Nicolas. The harbour is interesting with its coming and goings and there is the superb sea life centre Nausicaa near the beach with an amazing variety of live fish from all over the world on display. The countryside around Boulogne is very pretty, and there are other small towns like Saint-Omer in the interland which are compact and picturesque. Also close to Saint-Omer is the glass manufacturing town of Arques, and the Abbeys at Wisques.
If you drive for an hour down the motorway from Boulogne you reach a wonderful area where to walk by the bay of the Somme, the pretty town of Saint-Valery, and its sister town Rue. The area is particularly noted for birds and the light around there is exceptional. There are some good beaches along the coast and you can drive back along peaceful country roads via the forest of Le Touquet and the harbour of Etaples, stopping at the very moving military cemetery North of Etaples. The coastal road from Boulogne to Calais winds its way through a number of small villages where restaurants sell food fresh from the sea and runs by capes Gris-nez and Blanc-nez from where you can see the white cliffs of Dover so clearly on a blue day that you get the impression they are extremely close.
Normandy is lovely too, very rural , with gentle hillsides, castles, medieval towns, the landing beaches of course. The town of Rouen is beautiful though a bit of a nightmare to drive through, but the medieval centre is stunning.and there is a lot to see and visit as well as being a good shopping area.There is the house and garden of the Impressionist painter Monet at Giverny where he painted his famous water lilies.
Caen was practically razed to the ground during WW2 so has little to offer, but if you do the crossing to Dieppe, that is also an interesting town and you can drive to Mont Saint-Michel which is one of the World's Heritage sites and stunning: a long hike up from the parking but well worth the visit and the view from the top is breathtaking.
There are plenty of good camping sites wherever you go as France has very high standards in that respect and sites have to offer certain compulsory facilities to be registered.
Calais was practically flattened during WW2 as was Dunkerque, so neither town has particularly picturesque buildings and the post war architecture there is dull and colourless.
Boulogne-sur-mer, due to the fact that it stretches uphill was bombed all round the harbour, but the old walled city came out of the war relatively unscathed and has been restored lovingly. It has many places of interest within the walls, nice little restaurants and shops. There is easy parking under the ramparts. Down town there are picturesque markets on the place Dalton in front of the old church of Saint Nicolas. The harbour is interesting with its coming and goings and there is the superb sea life centre Nausicaa near the beach with an amazing variety of live fish from all over the world on display. The countryside around Boulogne is very pretty, and there are other small towns like Saint-Omer in the interland which are compact and picturesque. Also close to Saint-Omer is the glass manufacturing town of Arques, and the Abbeys at Wisques.
If you drive for an hour down the motorway from Boulogne you reach a wonderful area where to walk by the bay of the Somme, the pretty town of Saint-Valery, and its sister town Rue. The area is particularly noted for birds and the light around there is exceptional. There are some good beaches along the coast and you can drive back along peaceful country roads via the forest of Le Touquet and the harbour of Etaples, stopping at the very moving military cemetery North of Etaples. The coastal road from Boulogne to Calais winds its way through a number of small villages where restaurants sell food fresh from the sea and runs by capes Gris-nez and Blanc-nez from where you can see the white cliffs of Dover so clearly on a blue day that you get the impression they are extremely close.
Normandy is lovely too, very rural , with gentle hillsides, castles, medieval towns, the landing beaches of course. The town of Rouen is beautiful though a bit of a nightmare to drive through, but the medieval centre is stunning.and there is a lot to see and visit as well as being a good shopping area.There is the house and garden of the Impressionist painter Monet at Giverny where he painted his famous water lilies.
Caen was practically razed to the ground during WW2 so has little to offer, but if you do the crossing to Dieppe, that is also an interesting town and you can drive to Mont Saint-Michel which is one of the World's Heritage sites and stunning: a long hike up from the parking but well worth the visit and the view from the top is breathtaking.
There are plenty of good camping sites wherever you go as France has very high standards in that respect and sites have to offer certain compulsory facilities to be registered.
Is it hard to learn how to climb mountains?
Niklas P
Im just asking because i would love to do it sometime in the future is there a way u can go with a guide or is it specific training ?
Answer
Find some people to hook up with. Either book in to a camp site in the mountains or find an organized hiking group.
Most towns have hiking clubs. Check your local library for info. Those clubs normally have a few trips to mountain areas if any are within reasonable distance.
Then you just get some boots, a pack, waterproofs if needed, warm clothes for chilly mountain air, take some food and drink, a big smile and an adventurous spirit and off you go.
Learn as you go along and keep it up. The more you do the easier it gets.
Good info from both of us on here about safety, and the romance of the call of the wild places on mine.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjWw1HKqvAwQoW.z8AmxpGwhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100714001423AArVuOi&show=7#profile-info-rASfYlXAaa . . . . .
My daughter camps in mountains. She's got a spinal njury and lives in a wheelchair.. Can't walk. Still goes camping on mountains though.
Rides a handcycle to get there and puts the tent up herself.
Thousands of people with injuries get onto mountains. So don't worry. It isn't beyond most people to do it, just that most people don't want to do it.
Just for the flavor of what it's like for a tough hike up a steep hill, and for inspiration cos the guy's partner has an injury, see this.
If you manage to read right through it you'll get the difference between doing and not doing, ways to think, and of course most folks don't do it at all.. Also a little bit about reading a map...just a bit.
It's nowhere near you unless you're near the Lake District in UK. but it's the same if you're going up a steep hill in Colorado or Vermont or the Western Ghats in India.
Up is up everywhere. So is an adventuring spirit. Have a great time...it's a good way to live.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Alw442CtBm5Ia6DP4uy03TQhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100709044122AATLsGe&show=7#profile-info-EDnyqnFMaa . . . . .
When you are used to hills like that, you've got your walking legs sorted and know how to move, how to stay safe, how to find your way, then you can tackle higher ones.
The higher you go the colder it gets on most mountains. It looks great from the valley bathed in glorious sunshine up there but the reality when you get there can be a lot different.
It's freezing. It's blowing a gale, and you'll be glad of a high rock to shelter behind and get your breath back.But the joy of being there, the view from the top, the exhilaration of having done it, far outweigh the aches and pains of getting there and the conditions you're in at the top.
If you want to get into technical stuff with ropes and harnesses, pitons, ice axes, and crampons on your boots, there are lots of groups you can go with, and lots of courses that cost a lot of money.
If you want it, you'll find a way to do it within your budget, or do some of it at least.
You'll be living the dream, if only in a fairly modest way compared to some, and you'll find a lot of help and companionship amongst walkers and climbers.
It's a great community, all over the world.
Have a good time...and then lots more of them.
Find some people to hook up with. Either book in to a camp site in the mountains or find an organized hiking group.
Most towns have hiking clubs. Check your local library for info. Those clubs normally have a few trips to mountain areas if any are within reasonable distance.
Then you just get some boots, a pack, waterproofs if needed, warm clothes for chilly mountain air, take some food and drink, a big smile and an adventurous spirit and off you go.
Learn as you go along and keep it up. The more you do the easier it gets.
Good info from both of us on here about safety, and the romance of the call of the wild places on mine.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjWw1HKqvAwQoW.z8AmxpGwhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100714001423AArVuOi&show=7#profile-info-rASfYlXAaa . . . . .
My daughter camps in mountains. She's got a spinal njury and lives in a wheelchair.. Can't walk. Still goes camping on mountains though.
Rides a handcycle to get there and puts the tent up herself.
Thousands of people with injuries get onto mountains. So don't worry. It isn't beyond most people to do it, just that most people don't want to do it.
Just for the flavor of what it's like for a tough hike up a steep hill, and for inspiration cos the guy's partner has an injury, see this.
If you manage to read right through it you'll get the difference between doing and not doing, ways to think, and of course most folks don't do it at all.. Also a little bit about reading a map...just a bit.
It's nowhere near you unless you're near the Lake District in UK. but it's the same if you're going up a steep hill in Colorado or Vermont or the Western Ghats in India.
Up is up everywhere. So is an adventuring spirit. Have a great time...it's a good way to live.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Alw442CtBm5Ia6DP4uy03TQhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100709044122AATLsGe&show=7#profile-info-EDnyqnFMaa . . . . .
When you are used to hills like that, you've got your walking legs sorted and know how to move, how to stay safe, how to find your way, then you can tackle higher ones.
The higher you go the colder it gets on most mountains. It looks great from the valley bathed in glorious sunshine up there but the reality when you get there can be a lot different.
It's freezing. It's blowing a gale, and you'll be glad of a high rock to shelter behind and get your breath back.But the joy of being there, the view from the top, the exhilaration of having done it, far outweigh the aches and pains of getting there and the conditions you're in at the top.
If you want to get into technical stuff with ropes and harnesses, pitons, ice axes, and crampons on your boots, there are lots of groups you can go with, and lots of courses that cost a lot of money.
If you want it, you'll find a way to do it within your budget, or do some of it at least.
You'll be living the dream, if only in a fairly modest way compared to some, and you'll find a lot of help and companionship amongst walkers and climbers.
It's a great community, all over the world.
Have a good time...and then lots more of them.
Powered by Yahoo! Answers
No comments:
Post a Comment