Shopping in Calais Reviews

I go to Calais on a booze cruise from time to time, and I combine stocking up on wine and other good things with a night or two in France. First of all the stocking up on wine etc. The easiest way to stock up on a lot of wine and other nice French things is to go to Cite d'Europe. It is easy to find on Google maps, and once you are ...  Read the complete review

We calculated that on our last daytrip to Calais we had saved over £100 on wine alone. We're not even sure how much we saved on cigarettes (Golden Virginia actually) because it's so long since we've bought them over here but estimate around £480. We take the car over and never pay more than £40 for the car and passengers. ...  Read the complete review

I live in Kent, about 30 minutes drive from the Channel ports so booze cruising about four or five times a year has become one of our leisure pursuits. A few years back Cite Europe opened up. Now, to those of you who do not know it, Cite Europe is a nice modern shopping mall rather like Lakeside in Essex or Bluewater in Kent. It has some ...  Read the complete review

A lot of people quite happily come out of the tunnel, go to Cite Europe, and then go home again. This is missing some of the best reasons for visiting the area. A visit to Coquelles is a good idea, to get to the Auchan hypermarket, with good food and booze at excellent prices. If you want familiar wine brands, nip over the car park to ...  Read the complete review

Most people who take the trip to Calais to go shopping usually end up at Cite d'Europe, right next to the Shuttle terminal. There is no doubt that it is very convenient. There is a Tescos wine store there that has all of the excellent wines that you find also in the UK but at about £1 per bottle less than UK prices. There ...  Read the complete review