Only those who haven’t a clue tend go to Europe in late July and throughout August. You won’t find me there, unless it is a place of very little interest.
One for Arsey - Doc’s holiday take 19….
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It was on a romantic row boat in Dinan my missus told me she was having an affair and wanted to split up.
Great place, Dinan.
Where we live in the Dordogne is not what you’d call quiet in the tourist season. Brittany is like Cornwall in that it’s all about the coast - I’m sure there are plenty of lovely places inland but, just like Cornwall, few people visit. It was 10C cooler than at home so we were happy enough!
Long time ago now!Feel bad for you, but that made me larf
The day before at Cap Frehel, looking across at the Channel Islands I asked her outright if there was anything she wanted to tell me?
24h later she blurted it out.
"Knock me dahn wiv a fevver" as the song goes!
On the other hand though
If I only recommend one place for you to ignore staying inthen it’s Ploumanach.
You taking the piss again now ?
You taking the piss again now ?
Not at all.
You wanted advice about Brittany.
I amongst others gave you some and my main advice was to not stay in one place as you’ll miss out pottering around the coast.
So you decide to ignore the advice and mainly stay in one place, saying that you’ll ride out each day as the places look doable .
They might be doable if you ride straight from Cancale/St Malo on the dual carriage ways but the whole point of Brittany is it’s stunning coastline which you won’t see much of if you ignore advice…..again….and do your own thing .
To put things in context I stayed in Cancale a few years ago and it took us 3 days to reach Ploumanach having followed the coast as much as possible and stayed in St Cast and Binic.
We could have just blasted there in a couple of hours and missed everything on the way ……
You’re a top bloke and a mate BUT it does get annoying when you ask for advice on numerous threads and quite often ignore most of it and just Doc off and do your own thing
Well sticking up for myself that's absolutely not true. I always look at advice given on here despite the piss taking which I don't mind I generally take it and spend ages looking into it. I might not stay in your hotels but otherwise take the advice which I have done and we will be staying at a different place every night. My numerous threads as you say are for different trips which again I have taking your advice.Not at all.
You wanted advice about Brittany.
I amongst others gave you some and my main advice was to not stay in one place as you’ll miss out pottering around the coast.
So you decide to ignore the advice and mainly stay in one place, saying that you’ll ride out each day as the places look doable .
They might be doable if you ride straight from Cancale/St Malo on the dual carriage ways but the whole point of Brittany is it’s stunning coastline which you won’t see much of if you ignore advice…..again….and do your own thing .
To put things in context I stayed in Cancale a few years ago and it took us 3 days to reach Ploumanach having followed the coast as much as possible and stayed in St Cast and Binic.
We could have just blasted there in a couple of hours and missed everything on the way ……
You’re a top bloke and a mate BUT it does get annoying when you ask for advice on numerous threads and quite often ignore most of it and just Doc off and do your own thing
Maybe I'll just not ask anymore.
And ps. I greatly appreciate people taking the time for giving out the advice. Routes ect
I'm many things but I'm not ignorant or rude on this forum and always say please & thank you.
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Chaps, Doc has a way of arranging his holidays, which makes sense to him. How he uses the information he receives and tunes it suit himself is up to him. That he does attract some (hopefully) good natured pee taking - myself included - and takes it on the chin, is just a byproduct. Let’s not go overboard with it, please. At least he gets out on his bike and gives things a go, based on the help he’s asked for and received here, mixed in with his own ideas as to what he wants to do. I am guessing but maybe a part of the idea behind this holiday, is to try something different. If that ‘different’ is just the cross-Channel ferry to St Malo, as opposed to his regular North Sea crossing, super. I wouldn’t ride to Hull to catch a ferry to Holland, as (living in London) it wouldn’t make much sense in me doing it. But, it makes sense for Doc to journey for two days across England, to catch a ferry to St Malo to get to Brittany; trying something different in the process. It becomes part of the holiday, an ‘adventure’ in itself.
It matters not one jot to us, if he wants to base himself in one place for four nights or whether he moves on to a different hotel each day. He wants to do it that way. There is a lot to be said for staying put, as you avoid the packing and unpacking which moving each day entails. He might change his mind, he might not. Who cares, really? If he wants to go from his base hotel, 75 miles along the coast or inland and 75 miles back again, to be back for rosé at 15:30, super again. So what if he misses something? Whatever it is he misses, it won’t go away in our lifetimes and he can (if he wants to) always go back.
It matters not one jot to us, if he wants to base himself in one place for four nights or whether he moves on to a different hotel each day. He wants to do it that way. There is a lot to be said for staying put, as you avoid the packing and unpacking which moving each day entails. He might change his mind, he might not. Who cares, really? If he wants to go from his base hotel, 75 miles along the coast or inland and 75 miles back again, to be back for rosé at 15:30, super again. So what if he misses something? Whatever it is he misses, it won’t go away in our lifetimes and he can (if he wants to) always go back.
Doc, here’s a circle with a 75 mile radius, centred on the middle of Brittany. I chose 75 miles, simply as a 150 mile day out, should see you back to your hotel by mid-afternoon.
To draw the circle, I used this website:
www.mapdevelopers.com
It is useful, particularly when plotting days out, not least as you can move the circle about, giving different ideas on where you might want to stay.
To draw the circle, I used this website:
Draw a circle with a radius on a map
It is useful, particularly when plotting days out, not least as you can move the circle about, giving different ideas on where you might want to stay.
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Thanks Richard,
I'll post up my route later. I have so far booked three hotels at different locations based on the information & routes I have received. Just going back to the same hotel on our way back to Rotterdam otherwise a different hotel every day.
Ferry is booked for beginning of July. Yes I know people have said don't go then but I can't do all my trips in August, September so have to go sometime.
I'll post up my route later. I have so far booked three hotels at different locations based on the information & routes I have received. Just going back to the same hotel on our way back to Rotterdam otherwise a different hotel every day.
Ferry is booked for beginning of July. Yes I know people have said don't go then but I can't do all my trips in August, September so have to go sometime.
I do like the idea of circling the area.Doc, here’s a circle with a 75 mile radius, centred on the middle of Brittany. I chose 75 miles, simply as a 150 mile day out, should see you back to your hotel by mid-afternoon.View attachment 294281
To draw the circle, I used this website:
Draw a circle with a radius on a map
It is useful, particularly when plotting days out, not least as you can move the circle about, giving different ideas on where yiu might want to stay.
So you riding down from Rotterdam to Brittany?!
I would have thought that you’d be riding to Portsmouth and cross into St. Malo.
Not sure what’s worse actually, riding from Slawit to Portsmouth, or Rotterdam via Belgium and northern France. Regardless of choice, you’ll more than likely to be riding on the motorways anyway, to “get there” in good time. All I know is that the continent-side route is 500 miles long port to port, versus UK side is 250.
Let us know which bits of Brittany you keen to see, perhaps bods can expand on it a bit to give you a bit more information to draw from.
Early June…
Might be a bit warm, so buy yourself one of these to stay cool
and en vogue
It's a long trek for me Portsmouth Ev. I would rather ride 80 miles to Hull.So you riding down from Rotterdam to Brittany?!
I would have thought that you’d be riding to Portsmouth and cross into St. Malo.
Not sure what’s worse actually, riding from Slawit to Portsmouth, or Rotterdam via Belgium and northern France. Regardless of choice, you’ll more than likely to be riding on the motorways anyway, to “get there” in good time. All I know is that the continent-side route is 500 miles long port to port, versus UK side is 250.
Let us know which bits of Brittany you keen to see, perhaps bods can expand on it a bit to give you a bit more information to draw from.
Early June…
Might be a bit warm, so buy yourself one of these to stay cool
View attachment 294285
It’s a useful tool, as it can help to bring some sort of scale to things. Obviously, the radius is ‘as the crow flies’ and roads in Europe are rarely straight, so some adjustment needs to be made. It does though show what a huge area a radius of just 75 miles covers. It also highlights the challenges set when bods ask for things to see and do for a day out, over what if often a huge area.
The same tool can also display more than one circle at the same time.
This can be useful, as it shows where circles might overlap, maybe giving a clue as to where might be a good spot to base yourself for a few days. Then it’s just a matter of maybe finding somewhere on a crossroads or T-junction, to give flexibility as to which way to go.
Here’s a simple example, using the same central point and a direct jaunt to the coast:
Using the circle, gave a ready idea as to where might be ‘in range’ and Google did the rest. Fine tune at leisure.
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Twice shorter than Rotterdam -> St. Malo though, that’s excluding Slawit-> Hull leg.
I would sooner ride to Portsmouth, depart on the boat at 2130-2200 and spend a night on it, having had a decent dinner (sorry tea) an a few beers. Wake up the following morning, have break, whilst watching sun come up and arrive at St. Malo at 0830, be of the boat by 0900, and enjoy the holiday destination right outside the port gates.
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Well here is my little plan so far and booked these hotels and taking in some of the routes mentioned.
1st and last stop from ferry.
maps.app.goo.gl
2nd stop From here would ride to Morlaix then down the D785 That martin mentioned to our 3rd stop
maps.app.goo.gl
3rd stop
maps.app.goo.gl
Then i thought about riding up to Dinan but have not decided yet.
Total 8 nights so six nights off the ferry.
So two nights to get back to our first hotel.
Not big mileage so will have time to have a look round.
1st and last stop from ferry.
Google Maps
Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
maps.app.goo.gl
Google Maps
Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
maps.app.goo.gl
Google Maps
Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
maps.app.goo.gl
Total 8 nights so six nights off the ferry.
So two nights to get back to our first hotel.
Not big mileage so will have time to have a look round.
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Job’s a good ‘un.
Have fun.
Have fun.
Well here is my little plan so far and booked these hotels and taking in some of the routes mentioned.
1st and last stop from ferry.
2nd stop From here would ride to Morlaix then down the D785 That martin mentioned to our 3rd stopGoogle Maps
Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
3rd stopGoogle Maps
Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
Then i thought about riding up to Dinan but have not decided yet.Google Maps
Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
Total 8 nights so six nights off the ferry.
So two nights to get back to our first hotel.
Not big mileage so will have time to have a look round.
Silly question but why did you choose to stay in a 2 horse village at a 2 star Logis that’s more expensive than my suggested 3 star place in Cancale which has numerous bars and restaurants?
And when you ride the next day , try not to blast past the Pink Granite Coast !
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