Campervan Holiday Honfleur France, Honfleur, France

Honfleur, Normandy, France, is one of the most popular Ports on the Seine. Attracting tourists to its Historic Port, Old Timber Houses and links to Famous Artists such as Gustave Courbet, Eugene Boudin and Claude Monet. The harbour was chosen for its strategic location on the bank of the Seine estuary. Honfleur made its fortune trading with North America. You will see the Timber and brick houses of ship owners who made their fortune and shaped the Town.

After leaving Fecamp, we drove west towards Honfleur on our way to Blonville-sur-Mer. We had a booking for a few nights camping at a beachside campsite called The Blonville-sur-mer beach campsite. Stopping off first at Honfleur for a visit. Just before we arrived, we stopped at Supermarket Lidl on the edge of town. Checking Google Maps to find a parking spot. This was a good move, as the Sunday Lidl was closed. I then noticed a few small campervans in the car park. A local couple had just parked up, and I asked them if they knew about any parking restrictions. “It’s Sunday they replied, the shop is closed, so parking is free”. That was a good result for us. Just behind Lidl, there is a path that runs into Honfleur along Bassin Carnot; it’s a 15-minute walk. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).