Coastal escapes
The Normandy Coast Road
Five nights on the Alabaster Coast: Étretat's arches, Honfleur's harbour and the cider farms inland, with the sea always on one side of the drive.
- Étretat's cliffs at low tide
- Honfleur's harbour at aperitif time
- Cider and cheese inland from the coast
- Duration
- 5 nights · 6 days
- Destinations
- 1 stop
- Travel style
- Slow coastal driving, one cottage, short day trips
- Indicative budget
- £940–£1,270
- Ferry crossing
- Newhaven – Dieppe
Every detail is editable: change the dates, add a stop, swap a hotel or start again from the ferry.
The route
288 km · about 4 hours driving in total
P · ferry port1–1 · overnight stopDashed line · suggested route, illustrative
Night by night
The suggested shape of the trip, in driving order. Take it as it is, or treat it as a starting point and move a night, swap a hotel or drop a stop.
- Outbound · Newhaven – Dieppe4h crossing
- Drive from Dieppe · 1h 20m · 101 kmillustrative estimate
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5 nights · nights 1–5
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.
Suggested stay
Cliff Top Cottages · cabin · from £142 a night
Suggested attractions
- Étretat cliffs · free
- Honfleur harbour · free
- Normandy American Cemetery · free
- Drive from Normandy · 2h 25m · 187 kmillustrative estimate
- Return · Newhaven – DieppeSailing home