Travel Blogs from Wimereux, France
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Côte d’Opal
... , we learned that Wimereux and Boulougne-s-Mer formed an important hospital centre from 1914 to 1918. The medical units at Wimereux used the existing communal cemetery, with the south-eastern half set aside for the Commonwealth graves. We noticed that the ...
Brugge, Belgium to Wimereux, France 111 miles
We left Brugge and headed to Neiuwport and spent the next 29 miles on the road and then a canal. It rained on and off. Our next day took us from Neiuwport to Dunkerque, a total of 24 miles. The weather remained cloudy. The campground had internet ...
The start of the trip
... immobiliser. That took some minutes to sort having to wait for one of the breakdown thingys to arrive. So off down the road to Wimereux. We knew where the campsite was as we had used it with the hired motorhome. The only question was - could we get Monty ...
Northern France
... has his back turned on England. Apparently on the other side in England there is another statue of someone keeping their eye on France. Wimereux is was also involved in both wars. most specifically the second world war. Germans set up base here with the ...
The first time on a campsite since I was a teenage
So we poddled along from Canterbury to Dover this morning. We caught the 1230 ferry and sat for 3 hours whilst it fought its way through the weather in the English Channel. The food on board DFDS is not to be recommended. Having arrived and got offloaded ...
Nord Pas De Calais
... that I later learned was a record for the that time of the year for some time. The locals and tourists flocked to Wimereux beach and enjoyed any water sports and tanning. I enjoyed playing soccer with Anna's brother Ben; Watching their cat jump high ...
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