Parking at ferry port/euro tunnel

[Yorkie]

any one experienced sleeping in or near Dover or tunnel for an early departure?

 

[briwy]

Check out the Drum Inn at Stanford. Five minutes from the tunnel. We've used it a number of times.

 

[Andy80F]

You can park on part of Waterloo Crescent on the seafront as allowed https://www.dover.gov.uk/Transport,...king/General-Information/Caravan-Parking.aspx we parked there waiting for an early ferry. No toilets or facilities so we had to have a night cap in a nearby hotel just to use the facilities rebore retiring.

 

[Hulky]

You can park right on the seafront harbour.
Pay and display until 6pm and then free until 8am
Many motorhome and campers stay there

 

[Hulky]

Also when you wake up in the morning you can have all you can eat breakfast at travel in like we did last year

 

[Julie and Archie]

At Christmas I travelled by Eurotunnel but stayed on Calais side in Aire on Cite shopping complex. Bit noisy as it is next to trains but plenty of space. There and back arrived at the Aire about midnight. Advantage is that I can travel after work on Friday, cross the channel and then get early start on French motorways.

 

[campandfly]

https://www.searchforsites.co.uk/marker.php?id=26796

New Facilities at Calais. There is even a little Cali Icon

 

[B J G]

You probably are aware but the French motorway service areas have been closed around Calais.

Also when last over there in February there wasn't much difference in Diesel prices compared to UK. The falling Sterling/Euro rate being the reason. Supermarket prices, 1.30 Euros Motorway more expensive.

 

[CannellWalker]

Not mega close (about 40min), but a good overnight stop is the Pilot Inn at Dungeness. V good fish and chips.

 

[bigmac77]

We stayed at the Folkeston C&CC site. They accept one night stays, the site was peaceful and quiet and the view is nice over the channel.

 

[Victor_Tango_]

Anyone have similar recommendations for Portsmouth? Getting the earlyish ferry to Santander in June and would like to just wake up and roll on.

 

[Martin]

They allow you to park up at the ferry terminal in Portsmouth, I think you need to arrive after the last ferry check in of the day so around 10pm onwards.

 

[Victor_Tango_]

Thanks Martin, that's good to know.