Thursday 20th to Tuesday 25th June 2024 We spent a long weekend at a meet of the Camping and Caravanning Club Photographic Section, held at Cae Clyd Campsite & Touring Park, at Pontllyfni on the coast to the south of Caernarfon. Our thanks to the stewards for their efficient organisation and warm welcome. The site …
Brittany 16: La Ferrière-aux-Étangs, Orme and Falaise, Calvados.
Thursday 6th - Friday 7th June 2024 Thursday: La Ferrière-aux-Étangs: We spent Thursday night on an aire at the small village of La Ferrière-aux-Étangs in the Orme Departement of Normandy. The aire had previously been a campsite, which has apparently been taken over by the local community and offers a free park-up. All the electricity …
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Brittany 15: Domfront and Mortain-Bocage, Normandy
Wednesday 5th June 2024 This part of France has so many riches in terms of beautiful and interesting places to visit, we are in serious danger of overload. Today, we chose to head for Mortain-Bocage, in the Manche Departement of Normandy for a night park-up, but on the way, stopped off to briefly explore Domfront, …
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Brittany 14: Fougères, Ill-et-Vilaine
Tuesday 4th June 2024 The hill town of Fougères is dominated by its castle and fortifications. The castle itself, is one of the most impressive in Europe, having evolved through the centuries since its founding in the 12th century. It was built on an outcrop of rock, within a loop of the Nançon river, acting …
Brittany 13: Gouarec, Côtes-d’Armor and Pont-Réan, Ille-et-Vilaine …On yer Bike!
Friday 31st May - Monday 3rd June 2024 We decided that a few days at a more leisurely pace, riding our bicycles along the towpath of the Nante to Brest Canal would be good. Unlike many towpaths in the UK, the canal route is designated as a cycle/walking route. It has it a good surface …
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