Cran d'Escalles
Cran d'Escalles
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Flower53_10
Tbilisi, Georgia1,590 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
It’s a very beautiful place to visit. With fantastic beach and cliffs ( Cap Blanc Nez ), lovely hiking trail, and fantastic view over La Manchester, did I mention that on a clear day you can see Dover on the other side. Stunning.
Written 11 February 2024
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Ivan K
75 contributions
Aug 2017 • Couples
THis is a great place to enjoy the view and take photos. Also a good start for a nice walk by the coast. Unfortunately the paths are fenced so it gives you a feeling og being quite restricted. Avoid afternoon hours as there may be many people and you will have to park far
Written 16 August 2017
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John L
Ludlow, VT9 contributions
May 2017 • Friends
What a nice place the hotel is very clean and the staff are very helpful and restaurant is first class.
Written 17 May 2017
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jacw2000
Bristol, UK910 contributions
Apr 2017
Plage du Cap Blanc Nez - this is the best beach in France according to Paris Match magazine. I think their reviewer might have wanted to get away from the crowds of Paris that day.
If what you want is beach and lots of it, then it's hard to beat. The beach here runs from Normandy to Belgium. Over there is England and the White Cliffs of Dover. Just behind you is Cap Blanc Nez itself. Gris Nez is down the coast a little. The Aire des Deux Caps national park keeps the place rural.
If your idea of a beach involves palm trees and pieds dans l'eau restaurants then perhaps you need to look further south. Did I mention rhat England is about 30 miles away? Today it's blowing from the north and if you put your pieds in the water you will be snatching them out pretty quick. The French kids who have been playing in the surf are distinctly blue.
You park at the top of the cliffs and walk down to the beach. Take everything with you that you will need - there is nothing down there except for the beach and the sea. An ice cream van might turn up in the car park come summer.
It's a broad expanse of sand, though there will be much much less of it at high tide. At the foot of the cliffs is a 10m wide strip of stones, fallen from the cliffs and ground smooth twice a day by the high tides.
Turn left for Normandy, right for Belgium. There's a WWII bunker at the foot of the cliffs, guarding the pathway up to the top. Walk away from the bunker and you have the beach pretty much to yourself, although perhaps in high season you may have to walk a bit further.
Lots of footpaths at the top if walking along the beach hasn't worn you out. Try the climb up to the top of Cap Blanc Nez and gaze out at England, as famously, Adolf Hitler did before you. I doubt that the Führer went for a paddle though.
The village of Escalles is the place to go for things like cafés and restaurants. You might as well leave your car in the car park and walk back to the village. In high season I think you might struggle to find a space. In low season you may struggle to find somewhere open.
Remember high tide. If you decide to go for lunch in the village, it might be wise to take your towel with you.
If what you want is beach and lots of it, then it's hard to beat. The beach here runs from Normandy to Belgium. Over there is England and the White Cliffs of Dover. Just behind you is Cap Blanc Nez itself. Gris Nez is down the coast a little. The Aire des Deux Caps national park keeps the place rural.
If your idea of a beach involves palm trees and pieds dans l'eau restaurants then perhaps you need to look further south. Did I mention rhat England is about 30 miles away? Today it's blowing from the north and if you put your pieds in the water you will be snatching them out pretty quick. The French kids who have been playing in the surf are distinctly blue.
You park at the top of the cliffs and walk down to the beach. Take everything with you that you will need - there is nothing down there except for the beach and the sea. An ice cream van might turn up in the car park come summer.
It's a broad expanse of sand, though there will be much much less of it at high tide. At the foot of the cliffs is a 10m wide strip of stones, fallen from the cliffs and ground smooth twice a day by the high tides.
Turn left for Normandy, right for Belgium. There's a WWII bunker at the foot of the cliffs, guarding the pathway up to the top. Walk away from the bunker and you have the beach pretty much to yourself, although perhaps in high season you may have to walk a bit further.
Lots of footpaths at the top if walking along the beach hasn't worn you out. Try the climb up to the top of Cap Blanc Nez and gaze out at England, as famously, Adolf Hitler did before you. I doubt that the Führer went for a paddle though.
The village of Escalles is the place to go for things like cafés and restaurants. You might as well leave your car in the car park and walk back to the village. In high season I think you might struggle to find a space. In low season you may struggle to find somewhere open.
Remember high tide. If you decide to go for lunch in the village, it might be wise to take your towel with you.
Written 30 April 2017
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Barry G
Greater London, UK91 contributions
Dec 2016 • Couples
We have been visiting this area for some years now,yet it is still very,very quite,beautiful long beach,and when the tide is out,it is huge,the walks are wonderful,and the villages around,and long the coast are really nice,apart from July when the French are on holiday very quite sometimes empty.sometimes when we are sitting in wissant having a glass of wine,looking across the sea to England we know that the beach is full,and we are sitting in peace and quite.
Written 12 December 2016
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Holmium_laser
Hadleigh, UK54 contributions
Aug 2016 • Couples
Parking could be a problem, but it is easy to walk the short distance from the village. great views out over the channel with the British south coast clearly visible.
Written 11 August 2016
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Peter VDB
292 contributions
Jul 2016 • Couples
Cran d'Escalles - Cap Blanc Nez is the most beautiful beach area that i have visited. The countryside behind the beach is very scenic, rolling hills with small villages. We arrived at the beach, the Cran D'Escalles is a white cliff of 150m. We walked along the huge beach in the direction of Wyssant, flanked by the white cliffs. What is also very special, you can walk on the beach but return via a cliffpath or opposite. This is really a non-touristic beach, that invites for some romantic walks by evening sunset. Do it on a clear sunny evening and you will enjoy a wonderfull experience.
Written 2 August 2016
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plantsman_10
Herefordshire, UK443 contributions
Apr 2016 • Couples
This is a lovely part of France that is so close to Calais but hardly visited by the English. The cliffs and paths make for a very interesting afternoon's walk.
Written 24 April 2016
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- Hotels near Cran d'Escalles:
- (0.16 km) Le Chat Perche
- (0.17 km) Camping Blanc Nez
- (0.36 km) Hôtel l'Escale
- (0.21 km) Stunning Holiday Home in Escalles near Sea
- (0.36 km) La Capelette
- Restaurants near Cran d'Escalles:
- (0.16 km) Les Falaises
- (0.36 km) Restaurant l'Escale
- (0.42 km) Le Restaurant du Cap
- (10.72 km) La buissonniere
- (13.32 km) La Marie Galante
- Attractions near Cran d'Escalles:
- (0.72 km) Cap Blanc-Nez
- (0.35 km) Loisirs des 2 Caps
- (14.71 km) Calais Wine Superstore
- (9.76 km) Cap Gris-Nez
- (10.91 km) The Burghers of Calais