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France et Fuchsias

Superb seafood, authentic fishing port

We have loved this classic 2-star hotel-restaurant for many years, drawn to the warm welcome from Madame Brix, and to the locally-renowned cuisine, recognised yet again this year by a Michelin bib gourmand.

The dishes - which you pick from the 3-course menu - feature local seafood landed on the quayside just yards from the hotel and are served in the oak-beamed restaurant or conservatory-style dining room overlooking the garden.

There is a pleasant lounge, and small, traditional-style bedrooms, some in the garden cottage. Stroll around St-Vaast, a charming port, and pop into the region's best delicatessen for goodies to take home. A delight in all seasons.

• 33 bedrooms • Cherbourg 19 miles, Calais 283 miles

Around and about

• St Vaast and the coast (a long-distance GR path leads close to the shore)
• the castle in ancient Bricquebec
• the town of Coutances and its cathedral
• World War Two sites (we give details of the main museums and memorials in our documentation)
• gardens such as the Parc Floral du Château de Martinvast (we give full details about all the gardens worth visiting on the Cherbourg peninsula in our documentation)
• follow our driving tour around the Cherbourg peninsula, taking in a pretty valley, several scenic coastal roads, fine churches and delightful Barfleur

We provide more detailed information about what to see and do, including suggestions as to where to buy food and wine to take home, in the documentation sent out to you when you book.

Prices for 2008

Prices are in £ per person based on a minimum of 2 adults travelling together and sharing a double or twin room, and vary according to the number of people in the party. They include 2 nights' accommodation in a room with a bath or shower and wc, dinner and breakfast each day, and a return crossing with P&O Ferries Dover-Calais for your party travelling in one car. If you are travelling between 23 May and 1 June or between 25 July and 7 September inclusive, a supplement of £30 per car per single journey applies for weekend travel (Friday and Saturday for outward travel and Saturday and Sunday for return travel). We can also offer other crossings and operators – including Folkestone-Calais Coquelles with Eurotunnel – so please contact us for prices. The single room supplement is per person per night and must be added to the holiday price for the third and fifth party members. Maximum stay 4 nights.

Closed Mondays except 1 Jun-30 Sep. Closed Tuesdays in March

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