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Amadeus
08-06-14, 08:14 PM
My parents haven't been on the Chunnel and I think they'd enjoy it. The question is what to do once there!
The Normandy beaches seem too far away, I wondered about going to arras which is quite nice, but any other recommendations? Not sure if there is much to see at Dunkirk?

Thanks
Dipper
08-06-14, 08:19 PM
Bruges, about 1 hour from Calais, a great place to spend a day or two.
Mrs DJ Fridge
08-06-14, 08:23 PM
As you head from Calais on the main road to Reims you get to a very interesting museum about the launching of the V1 rockets, it is all well catered for English as well as French, it is called La Coupole.
Kenzie
08-06-14, 08:29 PM
The Thiepval memorial is an hour or so from Calais if they are into history (as you mentioned Normandy)
DJFridge
08-06-14, 08:52 PM
The Thiepval memorial is an hour or so from Calais if they are into history (as you mentioned Normandy)

+1 on Thiepval. We took the boys on a "find the WW1 relative" trip a couple of years ago which included Thiepval. Museum very interesting and the memorial site is a sobering place indeed.
Kenzie
08-06-14, 08:59 PM
The memorial is huge and can be seen for miles

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg268/kenzie2k3/DSC_0039_zps150875dd.jpg (http://s250.photobucket.com/user/kenzie2k3/media/DSC_0039_zps150875dd.jpg.html)
Amadeus
08-06-14, 09:03 PM
Great ideas, thanks all! Will look into those.

Thanks very much
Specialone
08-06-14, 10:46 PM
The memorial is huge and can be seen for miles

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg268/kenzie2k3/DSC_0039_zps150875dd.jpg (http://s250.photobucket.com/user/kenzie2k3/media/DSC_0039_zps150875dd.jpg.html)

I was there last year, the thing is massive.