Finding a Hotel near your chosen ferry ports is quite often one of the most important and yet most overlooked parts of a holiday to Europe.
A large proportion of holidaymakers who travel to France and the rest of Europe, do so by ferry from one of the many ports along the UK coast. Many of these travellers live some distance away from the ports and more often than not decided to book an overnight stay prior to catching the ferry to France.
Why book an overnight stay in a hotel?
Well there are a couple of reasons as to why many people book an overnight stay in a hotel close to the ferry port.
The first and to be honest most important reason is to ensure you get your ferry on time. In recent times, especially at the busy crossing routes such as Dover to Calais, we’ve seen massive delays during the summer months. These delays have usually been on the major roads leading to Dover. Now although the ferries were still in operation people found themselves in long traffic jams. Obviously, in times of huge delays like this, an overnight stay may not solve your problem but on the majority of occasions, staying near to the port in a hotel the night before will allow you to be in time to catch your ferry.
The second reason is so that you’ll be relaxed and refreshed for your onward journey. Many people, as we’ve stated, travel long distances to get to the ferry in the first place. If you then have a long journey once you reach France, you’ll be tired by the time you reach your chosen destination. By booking an overnight stay before catching the ferry, you not only break the journey up into manageable sizes but also ensure your nice and refreshed.
Hotels Near Ferry Ports
As you’re probably aware, there are lots of hotels located near to each of the ferry ports. To help you find your perfect overnight stay we’ve put together a list of each of the ferry ports and links to hotels nearby. To find your ideal hotel simply pick the port you plan to travel from and then click the link to find out more.
Hotels near Folkestone
Folkestone is not only close to the Dover to Calais and Dover to Dunkirk ferry route but is also the home to the Eurotunnel. Eurotunnel has become massively popular in recent years and so hotels in and around Folkestone tend to book up quickly.
Hotels in Folkestone
Hotels near Dover
Dover as we’ve said previously is the UK’s busiest ferry port, operating routes from Dover to Calais and Dover to Dunkirk. As such hotels near Dover ferry port are highly popular and tend to book up very quickly so we advise you to book yours as soon as possible.
Hotels in Dover
Hotels in Portsmouth
The ferry port at Portsmouth operates a variety of routes to France including Portsmouth to St Malo, Portsmouth to Caen, Portsmouth to Cherbourg and Portsmouth to Le Havre. With such a large number of routes across the channel it’s not hard to understand why the port is so popular.
Hotels in Portsmouth
Hotels in Poole
Poole offers routes to Cherbourg and there are a great variety of different hotels near Poole to choose from to suit a variety of budgets.
Hotels in Poole
Hotels in Plymouth
Plymouth ferry port is located in the southwest of England and offers a route to Roscoff in northern Brittany. Many people love to cross from Plymouth to Roscoff as it’s the easiest way to get to Brittany from the UK. As such ferries are always full and people travel from far and wide to use the service. There are plenty of hotels in Plymouth available for overnight stays.
Hotels in Plymouth
Hotels in Newhaven
Newhaven is located on the south coast and offers routes to Dieppe in France. There are plenty of lovely hotels in Newhaven to choose from.
Hotels in Newhaven
If your looking to book your ferry please take a look at our ferry crossings page.
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