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The Grand European Road Trip

Belgium, Germany and France in one loop: a canal city, the forest ridge road, the Alsace vineyards, then the Normandy cliffs before turning for home.

Nights
11
Pace
Ambitious
From
£1838 for two
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The shape of the trip

  1. Outbound · 1h 30m

    Dover – Calais

  2. 1h 35m drive from Calais

    Bruges

    2 nights · Minnewater Apartments

    A city that rewards an early start: bell towers, still water and waffle steam on cobbles that stay empty until the coaches arrive. Park the car on the edge and walk the rest.

  3. 7h 45m drive from Bruges

    The Black Forest

    3 nights · Waldhaus am Bach

    Forest roads that fold into one another, thermal towns, and the kind of quiet you only find an hour off the motorway. Bring walking shoes.

  4. 55m drive from The Black Forest

    Strasbourg

    3 nights · Petite France Maison

    Petite France is a canal postcard; the European quarter is a different city entirely. Between them, the cathedral and a wine route that starts at the tram stop.

  5. 8h 40m drive from Strasbourg

    Normandy

    3 nights · Cliff Top Cottages

    Wide skies and an unhurried coast road: Honfleur's harbour, the cliffs at Étretat and orchard country inland where the cider is still made by hand.

  6. Return · Dover – Calais

    3h 10m drive to the port