Timed for the beginning of the school holidays in the UK, P&O Ferries have come up with a special offer. Take the ferry over with your car and family and you can download vouchers before you go to get special rates at various amusement parks and sites near Calais.
P&O Ferries happens to be my favorite ferry company for cross-channel trips. Their boats are modern and well equipped and among their several restaurants and cafes, there's an excellent Langan's Brasserie which is perfect for a good meal before getting onto the motorway at Calais. Also worth the extra cost is the Club Lounge which is a spacious, comfortable space where you can read the newspapers, take a shower, and have a free glass of Champagne, tea and coffee. It's all included in the price of £14 per person if you buy onboard, or £12 if you pre-book.
But back to the special offers aimed at families. The attractions include the Bagatelle amusement park near Calais which offers one free child entry with two adults (saving 16.50 Euros); Agincourt Visitor Centre (discount of 1.50 Euros per person); Aqualud water park in Le Touquet (entry price 15 Euros instead of 18.50 Euros) and La Coupole, the dramatic Nazi rocket base near St. Omer used for the dreaded V2 bombs (18.50 Euros for two adults and up to five children). When you have a family to entertain, all such savings help!
Further information:
Book on P&O Ferries www.POferries.com
Get Summer Days Out vouchers on P&O Ferries
Attractions:
- Park Bagatelle www.parkbagatelle.com
- Agincourt Visitor Center www.azincourt-medieval.com
- Aqualud Water Park in Le Touquet www.aqualud.com
- La Coupole near St. Omer www.lacoupole-france.com
Image: The sinister dome of La Coupole
I just finished a book on WWII and would love to see that rocket base. It’s where they fired them at London, right?