Things to do in Northern France
 

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

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Bruges, about 1 hour from Calais, a great place to spend a day or two.

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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.

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The Thiepval memorial is an hour or so from Calais if they are into history (as you mentioned Normandy)

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+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.

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The memorial is huge and can be seen for miles

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps150875dd.jpg

Things to do in Northern France
 

Great ideas, thanks all! Will look into those.

Thanks very much

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I was there last year, the thing is massive.