Town twinning: Ambridge-Mireille Easter 2016
Trip details
All participants depart from Portsmouth, on Brittany Ferries.
Bookings to be made by each person, couple, as some may be happy with airplane seats, others want cabins.
Ferry leaves Portsmouth at 20h15 on Friday 25th March 2016, arrives at Saint Malo 08h15 Saturday 26th March 2016.
Ferry costs are £55 for outward bound on the Friday and £30 for the return. As it is an overnight on the Friday cabins are available for 2-4 people from £31 to £35….if they book their own transport they can choose.
Bus from Mireille town twinning will meet the participants. Visit to Dinan historic old town.
Lunch: at participants cost.
Afternoon: travel to Mireille (Saint Guen 22530) approx 1 hour 30 minutes.
Accommodation: dormitory for 8 in Youth Hostel plus a few double rooms available with local residents.
Evening: reception with Monsieur Le Maire and other council members, followed by dinner at the restaurant Chez Isabelle (the only nearest thing to the Bull)
Sunday 27th March:
Morning: Easter Sunday Weather permitting. Visit to local farmers market. Walk on La Lande des Douglas, think Lakey Hill but with Neolithic monuments.
Lunch: at a local Crêperie, participants to pay for their own meal and drink.
End of afternoon: bake off… Ambridge v Mireille volunteers will be required…..one from each team.
Evening meal: in the French version of The Albion at Home Farm… L’Escandillade.
Return to your billets for the night…. the youth hostel and other available beds are in the centre of the village just steps from L’Escandillade.
Monday 28th March:
10:00 Transport to Saint Malo to take the 10h ferry to Portsmouth arriving at 18h30.
Reservations to be made and paid for by participants.
Cost per participant £110
Included in the price: transport from St Malo, for the weekend and it’s fuel costs.
Drinks and snacks at the ‘aperitif’ with village dignatories, dinner on Saturday night.
Breakfasts x 2, Sunday and Monday
Dinner on Sunday evening
Return transport to St Malo on Monday morning.
For further details contact: Jacqueline Bertho via the DumTeeDum website or on jacqueline.bertho@yahoo.fr
Not Included in the price:
Transport to and from France.
Lunch on Saturday
Lunch out on Sunday
Dinan tourisme website:
www.dinan-tourisme.com