Le Touquet

We have just returned from a perfect weekend in one of our favourite parts of France - Le Touquet. An hour’s drive from Calais (slightly less from the tunnel) finds you in a chic and elegant town. Le Touquet became popular at the turn of the century. It is also known as Paris-Plage, a beach resort for the Parisians. The town’s reputation was founded on its casinos, boutiques, championship golf courses, beautiful beaches and race track. Once the aeroplane was invented, wealthy Britons flew across the channel from England to dine at Le Touquet’s fine restaurants. It is still possible to fly to Le Touquet from Lydd in Kent on the ...  Read the complete review

Le Touquet is not a town that "buzzes" but neither, in my experience, is it a "ghost town" as described by another DooYoo member. It is an attractive seaside town perfect to stay in, or near, with children. The beaches are pleasant, you can find somewhere to park the car, and there is enough to do. We have spent one holiday actually in Le Touquet, staying in a rented house in the very green, elegant area about 500 metres from the sea, and several other holidays in countryside gites from which LT was the closest seaside. One of the great appeals of the place, of course, is that it is so easy to get to. Off the Eurotunnel and ...  Read the complete review

Le Touquet is about an hours drive from Calais. On the way from Calais to Le Touquet there are a few hypermarkets that are worth A visit. On arrival you would have thought that you have just entered A ghost town, no one to be seen and all the shops were shut. This Was on a Saturday afternoon. Mind you this town was very tidy And clean especially when there was no one there. This is a place That I would not recommend to any one and I will not be returning For a second visit. ...  Read the complete review