Faye boarded the bus this morning at around 6.30 for the start of her trip to France. Her itinerary is:
Today - 7th March
Boarding 11.50am Folkestone to Calais Euro Tunnel (crossing takes about 45 minutes)
After lunch - stop off at Nausicaa, the French National Sea Life Centre.
Arrivaal at
Château around 6pm
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| Château De Chantereine |
Kingswood - Château De Chantereine, Rue de Chantereine, 76910 Cruiel-sur-Mer, France
Here is the website
Tour of the site, allocation of rooms.
Dinner
8.30 to 9.30pm - mini Olympics organised by the Kingswood staff.
Tuesday - 8th March
Morning visit to Dieppe - stop off at a Creperie
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| Dieppe |
Packed lunch
Visit Hypermarket
Carousel of climbing, archery and fencing.
Dinner
8.30 to 9.30pm Mystery trail organised by the Kingswood staff.
Wednesday - 9th March
Guided tour of Rouen, the capial of Normandy, to learn about the history and culture that shaped the city.
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| Rouen |
Packed lunch
French games back at the
Château
Dinner
8.30 to 9.30pm Scrapheap challenge organised by the Kingswood staff.
Thursday - 10th March
Guided tour of the WW1 Somme battlefields, including the Albert Trenches museum, Mansel Copse, Lochnagar Crater, La Boiselle, the impressive Thiepval monument and Beaumont Hamel.
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| Lochnagar Crater |
Packed lunch
Dinner
8.30 to 9.30pm Disco supervised by school staff and run by the Kingswood staff.
Friday - 11th March
A visit to the Chocolaterie in Beussant
Packed lunch
Journey home, taking the 1.50pm shuttle from Calais.
Faye has taken a camera with her, so she will be taking her own pictures. I'm sure she is going to have a fantastic time in France!
This morning we woke up to snow - although it seems to have all gone to water now - it was still snowing when I took Ewan to school:
Pics taken with my old Finepix that I keep in my car - can't believe it still works!
