France at Easter

There is a campsite near Paris called Maison Lafitte. It is a bit pricey but it is a great
location for visiting Paris as it has train station within walking distance. Trains run
every 20 mins and you are in the centre of Paris in no time.
Enjoy

Hi All, how are the plans going for the Easter trip to France.
I booked us into the Disney Cheyenne for 2 night and 3 day site passes - i wonder can the Pools belonging to the other Disney Hotels be used as this one has not got one???

I am unsure where to spend the remainder of the days - thinking straight drive to Paris and stay at Camping Paris Bois de Boulogne (which is open all year) then do Disney and back to this park again before the drive to Cherbourg - but i would like to do the somme etc - but as unfamiliar with this area and length of drive / where to stay etc?

Seeking a bus route for paris also
What is/are anyone else who is going getting on with their plans???

Bob, Motorhomes can stay in the Car Park at the Theipval Tower overnight. Ive stayed there a number of times just tell the folk in the shop and so long as you are away before the coaches arrives which is usually after 10:30 a.m. there's no problem.

Bob, do you know if Teddy & Phoebe is going back next year to the Ulster Tower? I'm taking a group of 65 to the Somme centre in February near you.

Thanks Flipper Dipper = I am going to get to the hotel first thing before the park opens on our first check in day to get my park tickets, park up Hessy and hit the parks.

Come back at the end of the first day to check in and crash for the evening. I wonder would they allow me to hook up in their car parks for the fridge? If not the gas will do.

Probably will fill the cupbaords with snacks before we arrive as i have heard that grub and drinks are a bit costly - but it is Disney and if the cinemas here charge high for a gallon of coke - its the norm for them too.

Are there any restrictions on what you can bring into the park with you as my oldest has nut allergy and i like to ensure that his grub is clean from nuts?

That's great Bob I'll give you the date nearer the time but it's a Saturday.

Cheers Flipperdipper - got a text telling me the boat was leaving 1 hour earlier??
How awesome they can tell the weather and arrival details nearly 90 days ahead
Wonder what their crystal ball can show the price of diesel

Haven't heard back from Fork so just wondering if anyone else has done this trip?!

now,where to start...........

first of all we went on a small budget so what follows is what came out of that.we went for 13 days

we booked through stena using a 20% discount which we got at the time of the ploughing championships.sign up for the stena newsletter and they will email you around then.its worth it to pay the extra 10 euros or so for the flexi fare as you can cancel up to the day before sailing with only a couple of euro penalty.

there has been lots of discussion about differences between the irish ferries "Oscar wilde ship" and stenas " horizon".

the Oscar wilde is bigger and and has more facilities but it was 110 euros dearer with facilities that we would not use.make your own choice.

now Disney...

first of all you can stay in the coach car park in Disney at 30 euro a night( see below).we did and made it our base to explore paris as well.there is a lovely big heated toilet and shower block.
there is only toilets and showers open at that time of year.there is a tank disposal grid with taps but it was closed with no water.you are looking at getting water from the toilet washbasins and emptying cassettes down the toilet discreetly.

you have two options with Disney tickets. you can go with day or multi day passes or you can get an annual pass.

http://www.dlpguide.com/planning/booking/annual-passports/

we found the middle price annual pass was the same price as the 3 day pass but it includes parking charges as well.also if you have 5 people you get 20 % off, so basically 5 people for the price of four.

certain dates are blocked out for the passes,check carefully what days each pass gives you and get the right one.we got the middle one.dont forget they are 12 month passes so if you can get back to Disney before the end of the year,even better

we went to paris on the days that were blocked.

we used the train for transport into paris all the time.we went to val d'europe to the supermarket by train.
we got these from the train station

http://parisbytrain.com/paris-…ecouverte/

they were 25 euro per person but you had all trains metros and buses for the 7 days.
make sure you get the 5 zone one.they only come as a Monday to sunday type ticket.
so depending on the day you get there may not suit

we went to Versailles for the day using them from Disney.we met a family of four who had bought standard day return tickets from Disney to Versailles which cost them 84 euro just for that one trip.

the weather was dry but it was freezing.warm clothes,hats, gloves full tanks of gas.you will need your heating.

when we researched the trip al the info we found seemed to be to stay somewhere and then go to Disney.we turned that idea around and stayed in Disney and used that as a base.

hope that helps
any questions ask away

Hi Adi
Just as regards food shopping.if you get the train tickets you can go to Val d,europe . it's the next train station over.about 7 or 8 minutes.then go out of the station and turn right.there is a shopping centre in front of you.there is a large auchan supermarket in the basement floor.it has everything you need foodwise.
We hardly went anywhere in the camper once we were parked up

As regards Disney and queues .some days it was busy and some quiet.check online when the French schools close for Easter.it will be busier then.
There is a light and fireworkt show at night each night.the rides are quieter than.
Also don't forget that the annual passes entitle you to magic hours in the morning.
Well the middle priced pass did.c heck the link I sent you
Another thing to check is that Disney is being renovated at the moment.i think it's over 3 years.
Google should tell you whether they are finished or not.
Thunder mountain and the paddle boat was closed for renovation when we were there.
Forgot to say that you have to pay parking to the first time you go into the carpark.once you get your annuall passes you can get a parking form stamped at to cover you for your stay
This office is called the luggage office.its on the right hand side of the Disneyland hotel as you go in.

Security in Disney is very tight.there were armed soldiers patrolling the car park 24/7.we found that reassuring to be honest