Club Arnage
Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: redstu on January 18, 2008, 07:56:55 pm
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Newhaven _ Dieppe 01:00 on Thursday before the race.Returning on the Monday.
Good price? £102.50 and only a short drive to le Mans.
But will the bar be open?
and are any other CAers likely to be on it?
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I looked at that crossing but, my god, it leaves in the middle of the night :o :o :o We often used this route, when it was run by hoverspeed. A good compromise between short ferry+long drive and long ferry+short(ish) drive.
We're now booked on Speedferries (a maiden voyage for me :-\), out Wednesday @ 1045, back Monday @1330. All for £72, almost reasonable :)
Only another 5 months of waiting.......
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I'm booked on Speed ferries to:
1045 Mon 9th
2050 Mon 16th
The only thing i'll say paulydee is make sure you get up early on the monday morning /sunday night.
if you miss a Speed ferries boat you could be in for very long wait.
Baron Blanc
(This time in 5 months it will only be 52 weeks til Le Mans)
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An early start indeed, but 20:50 was looking a bit late for the home leg. At least we'll miss the traffic....... or maybe not.
Apologies in advance to everyone else in HA we wake up as we bugger off at what seems like the middle of the night!
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Fair point,
I am cheating slightly as I live in kent so only about 30 mins from Dover so the later boat is not really a problem.
just means time for a meal in Boulougne watching other Lm 'ers arrive. although the only boat with really cheap tickets was the 2350 but thats just silly :)
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I am booked on Newhaven -Dieppe 7am on the Wednesday
Return Le Havre Newhaven 19.30 on Sunday (hope there are no hold ups on the Autoroute!)
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The Newhaven route is for us the only cost effective and time efficient option other than the Tunnel, 01:00 is Ok as we can leave Newcastle in the afternoon rather than at 6 in the morning.
I liked the tunnel but this gives us more time and the "excitement" of a ferry!
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It's Newhaven-Dieppe for us as well. Out on Wednesday morning at 01:00 return Sunday night at around 23:30ish.
Cost for car + 4 + trailer + cabin both ways is £235.
Brittany Pirates wanted nearer £700 for similar crossings!
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We're now booked on Speedferries (a maiden voyage for me :-\), out Wednesday @ 1045, back Monday @1330. All for £72, almost reasonable :)
The huge advantage of Speedferries is on returning to Dover you dont have a 60 minute queue through Customs.
Another tip for Speedferries - by December most of their 'Basic' price tickets suitable for Le Mans were gone. But if you buy vouchers you can then exchange them for any sailing that has 'Flex' places. For the next few days they have a 6 voucher deal for £26 each.
With a following wind I should also be on the 1045/Wed crossing.
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LD Lines. Portsmouth - Le Harve.
Out Sunday 9th overnight
Return Tuesday 17th afternoon. (After a night of civilisation in a hotel somewhere like Dinard or St Malo)
Cost £97!! ;D ;D ;D
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i need to book mine but cant decide what car to go in ???
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No ferry booked as Team Oldtimer will be leaping on the train (as has become customary of late) BUT did book the Friday and Monday off work the other day.
Let the planning commence.
;D
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IIRC, you can change the car quite easily. As long as you don't book for a mini and then want to take a van for no extra charge.
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LD Lines. Portsmouth - Le Harve.
Out Sunday 9th overnight
Return Tuesday 17th afternoon. (After a night of civilisation in a hotel somewhere like Dinard or St Malo)
Cost £97!! ;D ;D ;D
Good price LPP but are you returning from Le Harve? Dinard and St Malo are great places to stay, but are quite a haul from Le Harve. Honfleur would be a better bet if you want some civilisation before the return trip home...
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Whats the choices??
Anway you can always book the car as "TBA" as long as you book the right size it'll be ok.
Don't leave it toooo late as the returns tend to get full on some routes on Monday/Sunday Nights
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It's Newhaven-Dieppe for us as well. Out on Wednesday morning at 01:00 return Sunday night at around 23:30ish.
Cost for car + 4 + trailer + cabin both ways is £235.
Brittany Pirates wanted nearer £700 for similar crossings!
Same for us (SPS -Robbo, on his bike with Speedferries) Great price, taking a Tranie, TR4 and VW Campervan for about £550 with cabins for all. See you in the bar.
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IIRC, you can change the car quite easily. As long as you don't book for a mini and then want to take a van for no extra charge.
i thought it was concrete.......... hhhmmmm think ill get booking asap
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Team Booze'n'tabs will be on that ferry, returning 00.30 monday! The bar will be open. They are crap at loading, last year they didn't start loading till after the advertised departure time..
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LD Lines. Portsmouth - Le Harve.
Out Sunday 9th overnight
Return Tuesday 17th afternoon. (After a night of civilisation in a hotel somewhere like Dinard or St Malo)
Cost £97!! ;D ;D ;D
You could be in a spot of bother there PP - it's either the sunday, or it's the 9th, but not both - not in June (this year) anyway!!
Del
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Its Sunday the 8th... silly me ;)
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IIRC, you can change the car quite easily. As long as you don't book for a mini and then want to take a van for no extra charge.
i thought it was concrete.......... hhhmmmm think ill get booking asap
LD lines let you change vehicle or passengers but charge £10 for each change.
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LD Lines. Portsmouth - Le Harve.
Out Sunday 9th overnight
Return Tuesday 17th afternoon. (After a night of civilisation in a hotel somewhere like Dinard or St Malo)
Cost £97!! ;D ;D ;D
Good price LPP but are you returning from Le Harve? Dinard and St Malo are great places to stay, but are quite a haul from Le Harve. Honfleur would be a better bet if you want some civilisation before the return trip home...
I want to show Lady PP some of the sights, as all she has seen of France is Arnage, Le Mans centre and the roads to LM from the ferry at speed. Oh and the inside of the hypermarkets.
May do Honfleur but I have stayed in Dinard loads of times so am rather fond of it. Also the Mont is on the way back and there cant be many things like that in Tasmania!! (Thats where she is from)
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IIRC, you can change the car quite easily. As long as you don't book for a mini and then want to take a van for no extra charge.
i thought it was concrete.......... hhhmmmm think ill get booking asap
LD lines let you change vehicle or passengers but charge £10 for each change.
Hmm, not strictly the case LPP
Last year I didn't have Bill2s name on the tickets but the girl at their office suggested I just go to the terminal and advise the booking hand at the ferry. I did that and there was no charge, yet another reason to make LD lines my ferry of choice.
Red Tape? huh! a pox on it sirrah.
But I still havent got settled on a day to travel yet, might be Wednesday out Newhaven to Le Havre and home via Le Havre to Pompey...Tuesday return, might be with ya in the bar yet PP
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I think it's a case of if you phone up to amend your booking you will be charged, if you do it at the port when you arrive and it's a "no cost" change, ie same num of pax and same size car, same crossing etc, then they do it there and then, usually free.
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LD Lines. Portsmouth - Le Harve.
Out Sunday 9th overnight
Return Tuesday 17th afternoon. (After a night of civilisation in a hotel somewhere like Dinard or St Malo)
Cost £97!! ;D ;D ;D
Good price LPP but are you returning from Le Harve? Dinard and St Malo are great places to stay, but are quite a haul from Le Harve. Honfleur would be a better bet if you want some civilisation before the return trip home...
I want to show Lady PP some of the sights, as all she has seen of France is Arnage, Le Mans centre and the roads to LM from the ferry at speed. Oh and the inside of the hypermarkets.
May do Honfleur but I have stayed in Dinard loads of times so am rather fond of it. Also the Mont is on the way back and there cant be many things like that in Tasmania!! (Thats where she is from)
Dinard is a fantastic place to stay after the race. In the days before marriage and kids I used to have much more sedate itinerary involving sailing into St Malo a couple of days before the race and returning a few days after the race after more time in Dinard - bliss. These days though Mrs Oldtimer doesn't like me to use up too much of the precious holiday allowance (and money) on trips to LM - it holds no fascination for her at all.
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LD Lines. Portsmouth - Le Harve.
Out Sunday 9th overnight
Return Tuesday 17th afternoon. (After a night of civilisation in a hotel somewhere like Dinard or St Malo)
Cost £97!! ;D ;D ;D
After a week of noise, camping and drunkenness it's good o roll up somewhere like Dinard, get a nice hotel with a decent shower, have a couple of cheeky ones outside the bar on the promenade, move over to Davy's Bar on the corner for a couple of their cocktails and home made caramel vodka shots.... then on to one of the many superb and very reasonable restaurants. (Do you remember the one where you cooked your own meat and fish on red hot lumps of granite at your table?) Shame thats gone! :(
Bar Fonda is also good for after dinner as its normally full of all the local totty ;) to glance at through the weary bloodshot I usually possess after a week in a field in the company of likeminded people!!
I took the yanks that camped with us there last year as they offered fuel, hotel and dinner/drinks in exchange for a lift to the ferry. They loved it..... as did I ;D
PP
Good price LPP but are you returning from Le Harve? Dinard and St Malo are great places to stay, but are quite a haul from Le Harve. Honfleur would be a better bet if you want some civilisation before the return trip home...
I want to show Lady PP some of the sights, as all she has seen of France is Arnage, Le Mans centre and the roads to LM from the ferry at speed. Oh and the inside of the hypermarkets.
May do Honfleur but I have stayed in Dinard loads of times so am rather fond of it. Also the Mont is on the way back and there cant be many things like that in Tasmania!! (Thats where she is from)
Dinard is a fantastic place to stay after the race. In the days before marriage and kids I used to have much more sedate itinerary involving sailing into St Malo a couple of days before the race and returning a few days after the race after more time in Dinard - bliss. These days though Mrs Oldtimer doesn't like me to use up too much of the precious holiday allowance (and money) on trips to LM - it holds no fascination for her at all.
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I left it too late this year but I've now booked Speedferries out 10.45 on Thursday 12th and back 20.40 Monday 16th
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LD Lines. Portsmouth - Le Harve.
Out Sunday 9th overnight
Return Tuesday 17th afternoon. (After a night of civilisation in a hotel somewhere like Dinard or St Malo)
Cost £97!! ;D ;D ;D
After a week of noise, camping and drunkenness it's good o roll up somewhere like Dinard, get a nice hotel with a decent shower, have a couple of cheeky ones outside the bar on the promenade, move over to Davy's Bar on the corner for a couple of their cocktails and home made caramel vodka shots.... then on to one of the many superb and very reasonable restaurants. (Do you remember the one where you cooked your own meat and fish on red hot lumps of granite at your table?) Shame thats gone! :(
Bar Fonda is also good for after dinner as its normally full of all the local totty ;) to glance at through the weary bloodshot I usually possess after a week in a field in the company of likeminded people!!
I took the yanks that camped with us there last year as they offered fuel, hotel and dinner/drinks in exchange for a lift to the ferry. They loved it..... as did I ;D
PP
Good price LPP but are you returning from Le Harve? Dinard and St Malo are great places to stay, but are quite a haul from Le Harve. Honfleur would be a better bet if you want some civilisation before the return trip home...
I want to show Lady PP some of the sights, as all she has seen of France is Arnage, Le Mans centre and the roads to LM from the ferry at speed. Oh and the inside of the hypermarkets.
May do Honfleur but I have stayed in Dinard loads of times so am rather fond of it. Also the Mont is on the way back and there cant be many things like that in Tasmania!! (Thats where she is from)
Dinard is a fantastic place to stay after the race. In the days before marriage and kids I used to have much more sedate itinerary involving sailing into St Malo a couple of days before the race and returning a few days after the race after more time in Dinard - bliss. These days though Mrs Oldtimer doesn't like me to use up too much of the precious holiday allowance (and money) on trips to LM - it holds no fascination for her at all.
I too have a soft spot for Dinard, other than the fact that last time I was there someone had a soft spot for my car and reversed into it causing £1500 worth of damage. Needless to say they fu-cked off without leaving driver details. >:(
Oh and Rex, I don't know if you recall but last year Team Zarse met up with Rusty and about a dozen of The Brethren. We all spent a pleasant four or five hours sat outside a bar on Honfleur Harbour drinking cold beer till the wee small hours. I can't remember if you were there or not, but it had finally stopped raining and was a very nice way to round things off. Whilst the Gimp was quite disappointed at the lack of prostitution in a supposed dockyard, Honfleur gets my vote every time.
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Monsieur Pen wasn't with us that evening Mr. Z , he stayed on for continued mirth and merriment being a damned nuisance on the campsite. We're back off to Rouen for this year Andy, there's a couple of Euro games on that evening, so it'll be a touch of footy, some Guinness in the Irish bar no doubt, followed by some of Rouens finest.
Rusty
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Sounds like it was a good night as Mr Zarse does not remember who was present!!! ;D
One year we will do it but not this one. If I feel anything like I did last year on Sunday morning then driving will not be highest on the agenda!!
I blame that all on Bill and The Nuns!!!!!!!!! ;)
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Not sure I need to know about the Nuns Rex. :o The Gimp certainly doesn't following the infamous incident with the contaminated wimple in Chartres cathedral a few years ago.
Rusty, I think we'll try to work in a stop at Rouen too this year as we're probably sailing to/from Dieppe. Footy and the Irish bar sounds good, will you be staying in the "free" Holiday Inn, a la the 04 Classic?
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Well... LD lines have got wise to our invasion weekend. Just got a price for our return crossing, leaving Friday 5th ovenite and returning Tuesday 16th at 5pm.... £276... but that is for Myself, Lady PP and Princess Alex of Warsaw so not so bad and 2 extra days away to boot
Booking will be made Friday once funds are received.
Its all starting again... excitement is building ;D
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Despite the divorce threats (nothing new there and quite frankly I become less troubled by that scenario every year) DrS and his Barrel o Monkeys have just handed over gold and silver to that dandy highwayman of the high seas Mr Brittany Turpin. Shorter and sweeter this year, travelling out on the vomit comet Poole to C'berg on Friday morning and returning Sunday, four up in the yellow truck for the princely sum of £276.
Oh hum.
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Just booked the Flying Baguettes on Wednesday 10th at 10.30 Newhaven/Dieppe back Monday at 18.00. Cost per car £130.00 :) Slightly reduced group this year - only 26 of us. Will be up for doing some music on Friday night if there is a place to play!!
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Looks like LD have opened up June sailings for Dover to Boulogne, I've just priced up my trip, Thursday 11th out, Monday 15th return, 2 up in the car for £35, bit of a bargain methinks! I will book it soon before they realise....
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Just booked Newhaven to Dieppe , one way £79 on 10th at 22:30 arriving 03:30! - so arriving at LM just in time for breakfast.
Now need to find a suitable ferry back on the 15th.
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I've now booked the ferry back; 14:00 Dunkerque to Dover with Norfolkline, booked via aferry.to as this gave me the price in pounds (£26) vs the ferrys own site whick gave the cost only in euros (39).
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Just booked the Stena HSS from Holyhead to Dun Laogaire, then Irish Ferries Rosslare to Roscoff 4 days later on Wednesday 10th, going back Monday morning Cherbourg to Poole with Brittany Ferries.
Should be an interesting trip!
Buck
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Team extreme LD lines Dover to Boulogne out on monday the 8th at 10.45 7 cars return £343 back on the 16th. NICE
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Team extreme LD lines Dover to Boulogne out on monday the 8th at 10.45 7 cars return £343 back on the 16th. NICE
The benefits of early booking - I booked mine last september. LD lines, car + 7m caravan, out sunday 7th back on 16th -£227.50
;D ;D
Del
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Team extreme LD lines Dover to Boulogne out on monday the 8th at 10.45 7 cars return £343 back on the 16th. NICE
The benefits of early booking - I booked mine last september. LD lines, car + 7m caravan, out sunday 7th back on 16th -£227.50
;D ;D
Del
Del, I think he means he booked 7 cars for £343! i.e. £49 each, the benefits of late booking! ;)
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Del, I think he means he booked 7 cars for £343! i.e. £49 each, the benefits of late booking! ;)
Ah.....memo to self - please read the details of posts before opening mouth.
Also just noticed he has booked the short crossing, whereas I am on Pompey - Le Harvre. Friends of mine booked the same crossings as me just before Xmas, just a car and 4 people (no caravan), and it came to £460 - albeit he has booked a cabin for the outbound crossing.
Del
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I think LD lines are charging too little , theyll probably go bust!
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I hope not!
Anyway Louis Dreyfus is a very large French company with a wide range of activities, not just a cross channel ferry.
I'd be more worried about SeaFrance personally....
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Ah , must be trying to put the rest out of business then, so that they can charge more next year. Norfolkline are cheap as well but thats the return ferry so not so important!
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I'd be more worried about SeaFrance personally....
SNCF are the parent company of Sea France, so I don't think so!
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SF had one month to produce a satisfactory business plan to their parent company SNCF, due to operational losses. About 10 days still to go.
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LD Lines appear to be getting wise... our intended crossing has gone up by £49 in 2 weeks :(
Must round up the funds and get it sorted asap... but hey ho... looking at the end result when we arrive it will be worth it. ;D
Dont think it will ever hit the silly figures in the £600's it used to... hopefully.
Just checked a day later departure... £3 difference... they have got wind of our pilgrimage. f**k bills.. will book on friday!
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Oh god not you again ;D
Same boat as last year? I'll get 'em in
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Oh god not you again ;D
Same boat as last year? I'll get 'em in
You might be lucky... we are looking at leaving Sat nite this year... but if you're getting em in! ;D
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Yep that is 7 cars, poorly worded fella's and God Bless LD Lines keep it cheap .......................
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Just booked Pig Pen Racing on our ferry. Out Sunday before, back tuesday after.
Lorry... see ya in the bar!! ;D
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Just booked Pig Pen Racing on our ferry. Out Sunday before, back tuesday after.
Lorry... see ya in the bar!! ;D
Sounds like you might to need warn the ferry company, not just Lorry :)
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Just booked Pig Pen Racing on our ferry. Out Sunday before, back tuesday after.
Lorry... see ya in the bar!! ;D
Sounds like you might to need warn the ferry company, not just Lorry :)
Forgot to mention... LD Lines. Pompey Le Havre
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Forgot to mention... LD Lines. Pompey Le Havre
Oh dear.....could be a wet trip. See you on board - in the bar
Del
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Just spoken to Woolly... him and Elvis are on the same ferry. I can see a piggy eyed arrival in LH ;D
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.....Lorry... see ya in the bar!! ;D
I'm pleased to see that the prospect of my company made you change dates.
A few LDLines Stellas as a warm up is an ideal start, but I shall miss the Rudmore Cellars. Perhaps we can have a 2 gulp silence
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Sure that can be arranged ;D
We will probably go for something to eat in town early evening, Pizza place on seafront is good ;D
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We're probably looking at a late run in, as its only a 70 minutes trip, and parking with a caravan is no fun. We got caught going down last year, in a french village looking for coffee and coissant . I had to reverse the caravan about 10 foot up a footpath and then drive off up the pavement.
Why is there nowhere decent en route to stop for breakfast?
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Our plan is to stop somewhere once out of LH and have a full fry up in the caravan at the roadside. ;D
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........and parking with a caravan is no fun.
With you there, Lorry. You can get round to the Air Balloon and park up with a 'van - a right sh*t-hole of a pub but the beer isn't (or wasn't) bad.
We got caught going down last year, in a french village looking for coffee and coissant . I had to reverse the caravan about 10 foot up a footpath and then drive off up the pavement.
Why is there nowhere decent en route to stop for breakfast?
We've been caught out in several places over the years - both parking and the petit dejeuner offered. Don't bother now - just get to LM, pitch up then relax with a beer. ;D
Del
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........and parking with a caravan is no fun.
With you there, Lorry. You can get round to the Air Balloon and park up with a 'van - a right sh*t-hole of a pub but the beer isn't (or wasn't) bad.
We got caught going down last year, in a french village looking for coffee and coissant . I had to reverse the caravan about 10 foot up a footpath and then drive off up the pavement.
Why is there nowhere decent en route to stop for breakfast?
We've been caught out in several places over the years - both parking and the petit dejeuner offered. Don't bother now - just get to LM, pitch up then relax with a beer. ;D
Del
My plan for the caravan fry up is mainly to keep the whining of "I'm Hungry" to a minimum. I have two of them with me this year so feeding is not optional ;D
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I've booked the ferry for £50!
P&O Dover - Calais - Out 11/06 at 06:00 and Return 15/06 at 20:40, Car plus 2.
Tickets paid for weeks ago, now just gotta wait for June.....
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Just booked on Norfolkline via FerryCheap.com - £38 return. The deal is here for ex-Speedferries' customers. (http://www.ferrycheap.com/norfolkline-offer.asp)
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Ferries are a pain this year as LD Lines seem to have reduced the service from Newhaven. Couldn;t go to Le Mans last year but the year before came back Le Havre to Newhaven, which was an excellent option.
Looks like I'll be doing Dover - Calias this year.
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Ferries are a pain this year as LD Lines seem to have reduced the service from Newhaven. Couldn;t go to Le Mans last year but the year before came back Le Havre to Newhaven, which was an excellent option.
Looks like I'll be doing Dover - Calias this year.
Have you thought about LD lines Dover-Boulogne route? Currently around £45 return car + 2 out Weds back Mon for LM weekend.
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Same as last year for us, Portsmouth - St Malo on the Wednesday night and back Monday after with Brittany Ferries, I know its more expensive but hey....think of the BAR TIME!! Sh*t, Shower, Shave and Breakfast on the boat Thursday morning landing at a decent 8ish, get to Le Man about 11.00am....Very Civilised ;D
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Ferries are a pain this year as LD Lines seem to have reduced the service from Newhaven. Couldn;t go to Le Mans last year but the year before came back Le Havre to Newhaven, which was an excellent option.
Looks like I'll be doing Dover - Calias this year.
Have you thought about LD lines Dover-Boulogne route? Currently around £45 return car + 2 out Weds back Mon for LM weekend.
Yes but want to come back Sunday evening! So contemplating LDLines Dover - Boulogne out, and P and O calais-Dover back.
Pondered Norfolk Line to Dunkirk but its an extra 30 minutes in the car each way!
Anyway must book something!
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Only just got round to booking.
Dover - Calais.
Out. Tuesday 9th 22:15.
Return. Monday 15th 15:00.
Same price as last year 8)