Help with Normandy, please.
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Help with Normandy, please.
I'm researching a children's book, and looking for a small Normandy town or village that has a nice hotel for no more than €120ish a night. Ideally, it has to be quite a sleepy, little place, nothing as exciting as Deauville or Trouville, but not entirely an un cheval town either. I don't suppose anyone has any experience of anything along those lines? Thank you.
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The website I gave is still not working, evidently; I thought someone said it had been straightened out. If you're interested, someone here will give you the correct one, or a way to get in touch.
A l'attention d'Underhill!
A l'attention d'Underhill!
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The northern coast of Normandy is quite attractive with great white cliffs and beaches that are pebbles high up and sand lower downwhen the tide goes out.
I stayed at Veulettes-sur-Mer - it must have been very grand around 100 years ago but is now rather shabby. Further up the coast towards Dieppe was a really nice small town, St Valery en Caux, which has a harbour full of yachts. Along this stretch of coast are many pretty little villages - Pourville-sur-Mer has some wonderful restaurants.
I stayed at Veulettes-sur-Mer - it must have been very grand around 100 years ago but is now rather shabby. Further up the coast towards Dieppe was a really nice small town, St Valery en Caux, which has a harbour full of yachts. Along this stretch of coast are many pretty little villages - Pourville-sur-Mer has some wonderful restaurants.
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I too would heartily recommend La Chaîne d'Or, in Petit Andelys--petit because there's also just Andelys; together they are called Les Andelys. Petit is a nice village on the banks of the Seine, and the hotel has rooms looking out over the river (specify!). The restaurant is excellent, and the area is quite quiet.
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Thank you all so much! I've been going through the SNCF web site and realise I have to get a little guide book if I'm going to continue, and will almost certainly have to hire a car. (Being a Londoner I don't have one). So Andelys is definitely my goal, and I'm so grateful for all your help.
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Ah, I tried so hard with Andelys, but just couldn't manage to book a hotel, despite sending lots of emails in broken French and calling a couple. All booked up - but of course they're tiny. So, if everything goes according to Plan B, I should have booked a B&B in Giverny, although haven't had confirmation yet. But I should be close enough and have enough time to explore Andelys and Lyon Le Foret and come up with a feel for the area. Once again, thank you for your help. Having some idea of a general direction to aim for has saved me lots of time and made me feel much more confident than I would have otherwise.
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