Ferry Tickets booked for our Westfield Trip 2026.

[Murraymint]

That's the ferry tickets booked along with our hotels for our trip to France in June 2026. Hopefully we get away from all this rain we've had in Scotland over the last month or so.

 

There will be just the 2 westfield's going and you never know might meet a few during the trip...will get back nearer the time .

[BobMet]

Good move, hard to beat Westfielding sur le continent.  We are heading over for a couple of weeks in July. Whereabouts are you heading?

[Tim (Sideways) Johnson - Club Treasurer]

We’re attending the Laon Historique in May. First time in the Westfield, looking forward to packing light

[Murraymint]

2 hours ago, BobMet said:

Good move, hard to beat Westfielding sur le continent.  We are heading over for a couple of weeks in July. Whereabouts are you heading?

We take the ferry over to Rotterdam, then down to Lille, Evreux, Chambord, Saumur, we have a few days in each place and just do some smaller roads with the villages. We then travel back via Portsmouth.

[Craigieboy]

4 hours ago, Murraymint said:

That's the ferry tickets booked along with our hotels for our trip to France in June 2026. Hopefully we get away from all this rain we've had in Scotland over the last month or so.

 

There will be just the 2 westfield's going and you never know might meet a few during the trip...will get back nearer the time .

 

Oh fantastic, can't beat a Euro trip 

 

Just remembering that I saw you returning last year travelling up the A1.

 

I'm booked on the Newcastle ferry in June too, though not decided on a route yet. Done the Alps the past 4 years and although we enjoy it, I was thinking of possibly doing more of the Netherlands this year and along to Denmark. 

Should really get my finger out and do some research. 

 

Hope you have a great trip.

[BobMet]

Lovely stuff @Murraymint and @Craigieboy and @Tim (Sideways) Johnson - Club Treasurer

 

This year we'll be heading for a week in the Dordogne, including 2-night stays each way in the Loire. Using the tunnel on the way down and Caen-Portsmouth ferry on return.

 

Already planning Almeria in southern Spain for '27!

[SteveB21]

On 02/02/2026 at 17:47, Tim (Sideways) Johnson - Club Treasurer said:

We’re attending the Laon Historique in May. First time in the Westfield, looking forward to packing light

@Tim (Sideways) Johnson - Club Treasurer - We'll be there too, but not in the Westfield - although I am thinking of taking the Westfield in 2027. Just need to find someone mad enough to be my navigator! Where are you staying? 

[LoneWolf]

On 02/02/2026 at 21:09, BobMet said:

Already planning Almeria in southern Spain for '27!

Wow south Spain in the Westfield driving from the UK? That's dedication

[Tim (Sideways) Johnson - Club Treasurer]

1 hour ago, SteveB21 said:

@Tim (Sideways) Johnson - Club Treasurer - We'll be there too, but not in the Westfield - although I am thinking of taking the Westfield in 2027. Just need to find someone mad enough to be my navigator! Where are you staying? 

Good question. I’ve booked a few trips recently, so not entirely sure

[BobMet]

1 hour ago, LoneWolf said:

Wow south Spain in the Westfield driving from the UK? That's dedication

We've done about 7 continental trips in Westies, typically ~2000 miles each, mainly around France but also to Austria. Apart from the attractions of weather, scenery and food the roads and traffic are so often more amenable to Westie driving than in the UK. Now I've retired (5 days in) I'm looking forward to getting more miles under my belt!

 

We're thinking of tunnel or cross-channel ferry for the outbound to Spain and return via Santander and Bay of Biscay.

[Tim (Sideways) Johnson - Club Treasurer]

5 minutes ago, Tim (Sideways) Johnson - Club Treasurer said:

Good question. I’ve booked a few trips recently, so not entirely sure

That's prompted me to have a look. We have one night in St. Marie des Champs so we don't have to rush a late drive off the ferry and then a few nights in a bijou chateau at Bichancourt, about 40 mins from Laon. Obviously that'll mean a drive in each day of the event, but we have a couple of days either side to just relax and enjoy the French countryside.

[SteveB21]

Bichancourt - that will be a nice drive in to Laon. Will look out for a yellow Westfield!

[Tim (Sideways) Johnson - Club Treasurer]

21 minutes ago, SteveB21 said:

Bichancourt - that will be a nice drive in to Laon. Will look out for a yellow Westfield!

Accompanied by a green Morgan (flat rad) hopefully. Newly rebuilt engine going in that this week