Enjoy a well deserved spring bank holiday break with an extra day to help us avoid the traffic. We will be staying in a French Gite in typically converted farmhouse accommodation to simply walk, talk, drink and eat à la française all weekend long. 

Take full advantage of the bank holiday and enjoy a long weekend that takes our group across the English Channel to enjoy walks in the Pas de Calais region. During this short break we will explore the countryside and Montreuil-sur-Mer with its lovely church and castle set high on the hilltop.  We discover some of the finest paths and views in this region of France.

Our Walkfree Breakfree minibuses allow us to offer a diverse walking programme taking in coast, forests and pleasant French countryside.  We visit Boulogne with its medieval centre and ancient cathedral surrounded by fortified town walls. Then on to Le Touquet the famous seaside resort surrounded by pine forests, golf courses and winding roads with its echoes from the days when Noel Coward, PG Wodehouse and their chums popped over to relax on Côte d'Opale.

Here, as we stroll along the promenade and beach you will understand why Monet and Boudin loved to paint in the pearly light. There is no better place to blow away the cobwebs as we watch kite flyers and rollers breaking on the beach. Further north, from Cape Gris the views across the channel to the white cliffs of Dover and home from this different angle are truly stunning and reassuring.

Stunning French countryside, culture, shopping and walks galore – this is a bank holiday weekend not to be missed.