Biker friendly B&B near Calais

[Oliwoof]

Can anyone recommend a B&B near calais please. I have looked on all the obvious biker friendly sites but most of the B&B are quite a drive from the port. I will be arriving late evening in France on my wifes newly purchased 1974 CB200 and need a good resting place before starting the last leg of my journey back to the Pyrenees.

Cheers, Phil
http://www.pyreneesmotorcycletours.com

 

[wessie]

If you are arriving late I recommend you use one of the chain hotels such as Etap or Ibis. They are much more receptive to late arrivals than a family run place.

 

[Bigyin]

Have you tried Formula 1 as a cheap and cheerful place to stop over as i have used them a few times on my trips to France.

Not the most luxury but functional and normally with a bar/eating place nearby

http://www.hotelformule1.com/gb/hotel-2454-formule-1-hotelf1-calais-coquelles/index.shtml

 

[Wapping]

live dangerously, take your pick: http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotels-g196659-Calais_Nord_Pas_de_Calais-Hotels.html

 

[Bryn]

I will be arriving late evening in France on my wifes newly purchased 1974 CB200 and need a good resting place before starting the last leg of my journey back to the Pyrenees.

CB200 ... I've fond memories of these... First ever proper bike was a 1975 model in green.... I was out at midnight on my 17th birthday

 

[Lord Snooty]

Try the Villages Hotel, part of a chain, right next to Jct 44 on the A16. Secure overnight parking and there is an Aussie bar opposite for beer and nosh.

 

[Davel]

Ace Hotel at Arras is good for a simple night stop-over. It's about an hour from Calais, if you're heading via Paris etc.

There's a decent Italian near-by, although it doesn't sell alcohol!

Free wi-fi and pretty cheap too....

 

[harry the cat]

Les Ballastieres

This place is an hour from Calais at Ste. Pol sur Ternoise and run by an english couple, Sue and Paul. They are both bikers and will give you a warm welcome.

www.lesballastieres.com/

We used it last week for the second time and would recommend it.

 

[Oliwoof]

]That's great, thank you all for the information. Actually quite looking forward to the trip in a perverse sort of way!http://[email protected]

 

[Greg Masters]

Can anyone recommend a B&B near calais please. I have looked on all the obvious biker friendly sites but most of the B&B are quite a drive from the port. I will be arriving late evening in France on my wifes newly purchased 1974 CB200 and need a good resting place before starting the last leg of my journey back to the Pyrenees.

Cheers, Phil
http://www.pyreneesmotorcycletours.com

You're riding a 36 year old CB200 from Calais to the Pyrenees?



Greg

 

[loftyboy]

The Ibis at Saint Omer is only 28 miles from Calais, has secure parking and is reasonably priced....
2 Rue Henri Dupuis
62500
Saint-Omer
France
Tel: +33 3-21931111

 

[Oliwoof]

You're riding a 36 year old CB200 from Calais to the Pyrenees?



Greg

Just to let you know how the trip went, after a bit of spanner work and two new tyres I left Walsall on Tuesday morning via Bristol to Folkstone by the evening, did the tunnel the next day and travelled through France by a route plotted with the assistance of "Best Biking Roads Atlas", one more overnight near Poitiers and I got home 6:00pm Thursday. The small roads were great fun and took your mind off the growing aches and pains. The whole trip was quite uneventful for all the right reasons and put many a smile on peoples faces as my 6' 4" frame somewhat dwarfed the bike!
http://www.pyreneesmotorcycletours.com

 

[Deleted account 240901001]

Bloody good show! Makes the point...any bike, given enough preparation and enough time for the journey can be used to tour...and have fun!