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Three Countries, One Crossing

Belgium, Germany and France without a single airport: canal houses, forest roads, then the half-timbered waterways of Strasbourg before pointing the car back at Calais.

Nights
9
Pace
Balanced
From
£1544 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

    4 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. Return · Dover – Calais

    8h 30m drive to the port