Reply to: Le Touquet

[Churchill]

I've flown to Le Touquet a couple of times from Blackpool.

I wasn't a passenger, which was nice.

Some very nice restaurants indeed.

The last time I stayed at the Holiday Inn. They had a free transfer to the sea front.

[wurzel]

To mark the end of my post Christmas healthy binge, I fancy putting the car on the Eurotunnel train & going over to France the 1st weekend of Feb. I've always wanted to go to Le Touquet. Have looked into it, nice hotels, restaurants etc but there is one question the guides don't answer; does it smell bad? If it smells anything like Boulogne, its neighbour up the coast, I'm not going within a million miles of it whether they call it "Paris On Sea" or not. Anyone been?

Didn't smell bad at all. Stayed at the Mercure Grand Hotel, a place best described as having a jaded elegance but all the quirky artwork everywhere made up for where it was a bit rough round the edges.

Hotel Red Fox was cheap and cheerful a few years ago but no idea what it's like now. If you are a golfer I would recommend Le Manoir - handy for golf but a little out of town and too far to stagger back from The Blue Parrot (if it's still there)

Didn't find the Blue Parrot, don't reckon it's there any more but did find a great bar called Jean's Cafe. Good range of local and Belgian beers; in fact I fell off the wagon spectacularly Saturday night and put away 3 litres of Leffe Brune. What with the wine I had with my meal, I felt like sh!t the next day. Glad I wasn't taking the ferry home

[wurzel]

Westminster? Blue Parrot? Sounds very English this place.

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[suityou01]

Hotel Red Fox was cheap and cheerful a few years ago but no idea what it's like now. If you are a golfer I would recommend Le Manoir - handy for golf but a little out of town and too far to stagger back from The Blue Parrot (if it's still there)

Westminster? Blue Parrot? Sounds very English this place.

[singhr]

Hotel Red Fox was cheap and cheerful a few years ago but no idea what it's like now. If you are a golfer I would recommend Le Manoir - handy for golf but a little out of town and too far to stagger back from The Blue Parrot (if it's still there)

[ASB]

The Westminster is a good hotel. But pricey. The casino across the road from it wasn't a bad spot for an evening. I don't recall it smelly apart from a bit of salty air. Haven't been for about 5 years though.

A few nice restaurants on the seafront etc too. Traffic getting in and out can be completely chaotic, but mainly bank holidays etc.

[Platypus]

A guy I worked with several years ago went to Le Touquet several times and loved it.

[aceboy]

there is a an endurance styled beach race is held every spring at the seaside town of Le Touquet. The event attracts riders and spectators from across Europe. There are approx 1000 vehicles that start...

Worth checking your dates, as you may find thre are a lot of people still in hotels. Also they town may be "recovering" from 50k spectators!

http://www.enduropaledutouquet.fr/www/en/home_page.aspx

[Gonzo]

To mark the end of my post Christmas healthy binge, I fancy putting the car on the Eurotunnel train & going over to France the 1st weekend of Feb. I've always wanted to go to Le Touquet. Have looked into it, nice hotels, restaurants etc but there is one question the guides don't answer; does it smell bad? If it smells anything like Boulogne, its neighbour up the coast, I'm not going within a million miles of it whether they call it "Paris On Sea" or not. Anyone been?

I went there on a school trip when I was a kid, so it was a long time ago.

I do remember a strange smell that lingered over the whole of that part of France but I don't recall that I found it particularly offensive.

[suityou01]

Looking at the cost of accomodation there Morocco seem attractive.

[MarillionFan]

Why not do the Cannonball run?

[suityou01]

Not a lot. Just a nice place apparently. It's the place of choice for Parisians to go at weekends & it's not far from the French end of the tunnel so easily doable for a weekend.

Went there as a kid with a school trip. Cobbled streets, quite French. I enjoyed my time there, but then again I was only a kid and my time was spent not only practising my French but smuggling booze, fags and fire crackers (then illegal) back to the UK.

[wurzel]

So what happens at Le Touquet?

Not a lot. Just a nice place apparently. It's the place of choice for Parisians to go at weekends & it's not far from the French end of the tunnel so easily doable for a weekend.

[OwlHoot]

To mark the end of my post Christmas healthy binge, I fancy putting the car on the Eurotunnel train & going over to France the 1st weekend of Feb. I've always wanted to go to Le Touquet. Have looked into it, nice hotels, restaurants etc but there is one question the guides don't answer; does it smell bad? If it smells anything like Boulogne, its neighbour up the coast, I'm not going within a million miles of it whether they call it "Paris On Sea" or not. Anyone been?

So what happens at Le Touquet?

It would be easier and cheaper to put the car on the M40 and head to the annual Cheese Rolling contest at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire. Might smell a bit cheesy though.

[PRC1964]

I can't vouch for Le Touquet, but a couple of years back we went to Berck which is just down the coast. It was windy enough to blow any dodgy smells away.