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2010 Jul 18th, 2011 10:06 PM

Normandy: Honfleur in late September
 
The last time DH & I stayed in Honfleur was in July 2003! The weather was hot & parking spaces were few. But we loved it there!

We are planning to return to France in September 2012. We will be staying in Honfleur for 4 nights in late September. I assume that the weather will be pleasant & we won't need a room with air-conditioning. Will parking be an issue?

Any other insights about staying & traveling around Normandy in late September?

Many thanks!

avalon Jul 19th, 2011 12:45 AM

You might check to see when the Cidre Festival is in Beuvron sur Oise..great fun and not that far from Honfleur

kerouac Jul 19th, 2011 12:50 AM

The "after season" is a lovely time to visit Normandy. Make no assumptions about the weather. We are having late October weather in Paris at the moment.

JulieVikmanis Jul 19th, 2011 01:10 AM

Parking has got to be easier then. Enjoy Honfleur. We think it is one of the loveliest places in France--actually in all of Europe.

2010 Jul 19th, 2011 12:02 PM

Thank you for your replies!

<b>avalon</b>: Cider Festival sounds like great fun! I'll check it out!

<b>kerouac</b>: You're absolutely correct! The weather has been 'topsy-turvey' this year - can't make any assumptions. We look forward to being in Normandy when it's not so busy!

<b>JulieVikmanis</b>: Well, we have a few places in mind to stay. One has private (free) parking while the other offers garage parking for a fee. We were wondering about the possibility of on-street parking. Or maybe this will be a non-issue towards the end of September!

LynFrance Jul 19th, 2011 12:06 PM

There is a large municipal parking lot on the right just as you enter Honfleur but it is a pay parking lot.

seafox Jul 19th, 2011 12:47 PM

We stayed at Hotel Le Chat and arranged for a parking space at the hotel with them ahead of time - they had limited spaces so we pre-reserved.

JerryS Jul 19th, 2011 03:31 PM

Churchill hotel has free parking. It's about a 5 minute walk to the center of Honfleur.

2010 Jul 19th, 2011 07:41 PM

Thanks everyone!

<b>LynFrance</b>: Thanks for the parking info!

<b>seafox</b>: Do you have a link for the Hotel Le Chat? I googled it but could not find much about it.

<b>JerryS</b>: I also googled The Churchill but only found websites for a hotel of the same name in Bayeux. Do you have a link?


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