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The Best Water Sports in Le Touquet

March 10, 2021April 23, 2018 by Le Touquet Holidays

Some of the best water sports in Le Touquet are to found right on the beach. With the introduction of the wake boarding pool its thrills and excitement all the way. A new sensational aquatic sports activity is born.
The Le Touquet Wake Park is a pool 25m wide and 100m long. Beginners and professionals can learn and improve their wake boarding. A water sport that combines the techniques of water skiing, snowboarding and surfing. The boarder is towed by a water ski cable and slides on the water while ideally staying on a the board.

Wake Boarding Tricks

Unlike other water sports such as surfing or kite surfing, wake boarding has a relatively steep learning curve. But once you have fallen off quite a few times you will be feeling confident and want to try some tricks.
With trick names like Fruit Loop, Slurpee and Special K you could be forgiven for believing you were reading a Le Touquet Cocktail menu.

Some of the simpler wake boarding manoeuvres to get you started are:

Surfing the Wake
Crossing the Wake
Surface 180 – Surface spins are a great way to branch into the world of beginners wakeboarding tricks. You don’t leave the surface of the water, so it is ideal for getting more comfortable on the board before taking things further
Surface 360 – Once you’ve got 180s mastered string your front and back 180’s together.
Ollie – A nice trick for beginners learning to jump, a foundation for all other tricks.
Tail Grab – Grabbing the board with your hand while in the air.

Even if you don’t feel like having a go the Wake Park is a great place to spend an hour or so watching some great sport.

Le Touquet Wake Park is open daily from April until November. The pool is resurrected every year being a temporary construction. So you won’t see it when visiting for the Enduro beach race at the end of January.

Information and reservations at the Bertrand Lambert Channel Nautical Center
Boulevard Jules Pouget – 03.21.05.33.51.

Other Thing To Do In Le Touquet

The Best Show Jumping in Le Touquet

April 5, 2021April 22, 2018 by Le Touquet Holidays

International Show Jumping comes to Le Touquet between the 3rd and 6th May. Riders compete in the amateur Derby and all the action takes place at the Centre Equestre du Touquet. The event promises to deliver an exciting few days of great show jumping. The jumping event is presented by the governing body the Fédération Equestre Internationale and runs between 9 AM through to around 5PM. However long you choose to visit there is plenty to watch and do with over 30 exhibitor’s allowing you to shop and maybe have a glass of champagne. If you haven’t managed to find accommodation in Le Touquet try are our special offers page for some discounted deals.

The Equestrian Park covers (65 hectares) and is one of best complexes in France. It includes the equestrian center, the racecourse and the jumping fields. Renovated from 2009 to 2011 to be an advanced base of the London Olympics.

The equestrian centre can accommodate any rider or group who wish to practice horse riding or attend equestrian events. All levels and disciplines are catered for in exceptional facilities and surroundings .

The sport of show-jumping is a true test for horse and rider. The aim of the horse and rider is to make it around a course of fences without dropping any rails. A show jumping course will typically have between 10 and 15 fences of varying levels of difficulty. Riders who clear their first round clear will be able to continue to the final “jump off.” For the jump off the course is shorter and the competition becomes more about speed and completing the course with the least number of penalties. If you are new to Show Jumping and struggling with the terminology in the bar, here are a few names you should be familiar with.

Verticals: An upright jump.

Triple bars: Three verticals placed together gradually increasing in height.

Liverpools: A a pool of water on the ground normally placed under a fence.

Combinations: A group of fences that are placed in close sequence to one another, usually one to two strides apart.

Walls: Walls are upright and solid, but are constructed so that they break if hit, preventing injury to the horse.

Bagatelle Parc d’attraction Berck – Le Touquet

January 13, 2019April 11, 2018 by Le Touquet Holidays

Bagatelle Theme Parc Family Day Out.

Fill up with family fun at the Bagatelle Theme park with over 40 attractions and shows. A perfect crazy family day out that won’t break the bank. With tickets from around €18.50 it offers great value for money. If you book online in advance save even more. Bagatelle Theme Parc is just a short 15 minute drive from many of our holiday rental properties in Le Touquet.

Bagatelle opens on the 21st April until 30 September 2018. You will find the parc very clean with excellent staff who speak English. The food is really good but if you take your own there are plenty of places to have a nice picnic. There is plenty of parking but you do have to pay for this at €5.

Bagatelle is split into 3 areas:
Baggy land for small kids. 10 attractions for the little ones including a Ball Pool, Adventure trail, Kidz Coaster, The Captain Baggy. A children’s swing boat echoing the larger Pearl Bag ride for Adults.

Baggy Family – Universe for Young and old
Baggy Fun – A good dose of thrills 9 attractions for the more adventurous!

I personally enjoyed the Pearl Bag Swing boat especially if you are at the Bow or Stern. It gives a great sense of fun together as everyone competes to make the loudest wooo! noise

Le Triops - The Big Ride

One of Bagatelle’s flagship attractions welcomes you for a thrilling round trip. 45 meters high, 2 tendrils, 1 looping, all suspended in the void!

The River Splatch

No trip to Bagatelle would be complete without getting wet at least once! A nice gentle ride on the river in a wooden log with a 10 m drop at the end – great fun for everyone.

Silver Wings

Become the Ace of the pilots! Ready to fill up with sensations? Enter into the area dedicated to the crazy years of aviation:

Climb aboard your plane and experience the stunning acrobatic flight experience with almost 4G accelerators, weightless dive, looping, spinning … all at 8 meters in height:

Bagatelle Amusement Parc is open daily from 10:30 AM.

What To Do With The Kids When It Rains in Le Touquet

July 3, 2018April 10, 2018 by Le Touquet Holidays

When it Rains in Le Touquet

There is plenty of things to do and see when it rains in the Le Touquet area. The Nausicaa Aquarium in Boulogne sur Mer is an amazing day out. Just a short 30 minute drive up the A16 from our LOpale Holiday Villa.
Alternatively if you have time to kill on your journey home its an easy stop off en route back to Calais Ferry Port.

What is Nausicaa

Nausicaa
France’s Centre National de la Mer is one of the largest public aquariums in Europe. It is a world-class marine research institute, with the focus on conservation and educating people to help preserve the oceans.
You are invited to plunge into the heart of the oceans to explore the sea. Well laid out attractions and educational displays make your visit a great day out.

Attractions include.

The World Ocean
Island Stories
Tropical lagoon
Shark aquarium
Sea lion reserve
Touch pool
The submerged Tropical Forest
Penguin beach

Popular Attractions

Shark Aquarium

Get up close and personal with Jaws!
Embark on a sea journey to meet the ultimate marine animal, the shark. View the sharks fascinating strength and elegance in front of a giant aquarium.

Discover a creature that has inhabited the earth for 400 million years. You’ll never feel quite the same about sharks again.

Penguin Beach

It is an unforgettable experience from these cheeky chappies. Children’s faces grin with delight as the penguins dive in and out of the water.

A few facts you may not know know about penguins. Penguins can drink sea water. The birds spend around half their time in water and the other half on land. The Emperor Penguin is the tallest of all penguin species. Emperor Penguins can stay underwater for around 20 minutes at a time. Oh and of course there are no penguins in the North Pole. The Galapagos Penguin is the only one that makes it North of the equator.

Touch pool

A unique experience for the kids where they can pett the stingrays. Waggle your hand and the rays will come over and rub against you. They often will lift there heads out of the water as if to say “come on in the waters fine”

Stingrays have no bones in their body – their skeleton is made up of flexible cartilage. Different types of ray include electric rays, butterfly rays, round rays, manta rays, guitar fish and sawfish. Rays vary in size hugely. The smallest ray is the electric ray which is approximately 10cm across and weighs about 400g. The oceanic manta ray is the largest ray reaching up to 7m in wing span and weighs 2,000kg.

How To Get To Nausicaa - Boulogne

Located 200 metres from the town centre Nausicaa is easily accessible and well signposted from all the major routes. There is ample parking close by.

A Recommended Day Trip in Le Touquet

July 6, 2021April 9, 2018 by Le Touquet Holidays

Day Trip in Le Touquet

Why not go and visit the Laby’Parc Maze a fun activity Parc just a few miles from Le Touquet and only 3 km from our holiday rental home in St Josse. The parc consists of a large maze made out of sweetcorn plants, a smaller maze made out of fence panels, several bouncy castles, an assault course, climbing cage with zip lines, 9 hole mini golf, a kids play area, a pedal go-kart track and some water balls. With over 42,000 visitors last year the Parc offers a fun day out with something for everyone.

The Labyrinth maze is grown every year with a different theme and is available from July until September. This year’s maze covers Dinosaurs and Pre History. Take a pen and your guide to solve the puzzles and mysteries.

Spend a pleasant day, without worrying about your meal, the Laby’Parc offers snack’s sandwiches, chips, burgers, salads, waffles, pancakes, ice cream and drinks.

Some Fun Things To Enjoy

INFLATABLE STRUCTURES
Jump, move and laugh. Activity reserved for children up to 12 years old. Unlimited duration

THE LABY’KART
Pedal kart tracks for children and adults, to race and have fun.

THE LABY’BOIS
A labyrinth in wood fences covering 1500m ² in which you will have to find terminals to punch and solve 6 riddles, in order to try to open a safe. Accessible to everyone. Average time: 45min

THE TRAMPOLINE CAGE
32m² of trampoline nets to jump to the stars. Average duration: 10 minutes.

THE STREET FOREST
A metal structure containing an assault course 2m from the ground. With 24 workshops, visitors measuring at least 1 meter and weighing up to 80 kg can discover the joys of high-altitude courses in complete safety. Shoes type sneakers MANDATORY. Average duration: unlimited

THE LABY’MAÏS
35000m² of Plant labyrinth on a different theme every year. Find the code of the safe to solve the puzzle. Duration: 1h30

THE MINI GOLF 9 TRACKS
Mini golf course with 9 tracks. Accessible to everyone

THE LABY’OUISTITI
Mini obstacle course 30cm from the ground. Only for children from 1m to 1m20. Unlimited duration

The XTREME JUMP
Do you dare to drop from 6m high into the void? Jump from a height onto a huge trampoline. Accessible to children from 1m20 and adults. Unlimited duration

ACRO-SPIDER
A ropes course 6m from the ground with net. Accessible to children from 1m20 and adults up to 95 kilos. Unlimited duration

Open from April 14th , 2018 for fun and adventures.
LABY’PARC OF LE TOUQUET
Road of Etaples
62170 ST-JOSSE
Tel: 06.15.60.31.66 or 06.52.65.78.53

Come and Watch Polo On The Beach

March 23, 2020April 5, 2018 by Le Touquet Holidays

Touquet Audi Polo Cup

Every year, at the beginning of April, the Polo Club organises the Le Touquet Polo Cup. The tournament this year takes place on Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th April. On the Le Touquet beach at low tide, 8 teams from the Paris and the North compete over the 2 days to win the trophy. It is an opportunity for the public to watch some great polo.

The matches will start at 11:15 on Saturday and 12:30 on Sunday, near the Aqualud water park.

In the early 1900s Le Touquet Paris-Plage was one of the first places where polo was played in France. The Prince of Wales was even the most prestigious of its participants.

Created in 2008, the Touquet Polo Club aims to revive polo in Le Touquet.

Come see the matches and encourage the players!

Beach Events Le Touquet This Weekend

August 4, 2020April 3, 2018 by Le Touquet Holidays

Sporting Events This Weekend

There is so much to see and do this coming weekend on the beach in Le Touquet. Head to the Polo championship or the Raid event. Mountain biking, Canoe, Trail, Orientation, Roller / Scooter .
Why not come and join in the fun. We are offering 2 nights accommodation for up to 10 people in our L’Opale Villa for £280. That’s a saving of £170.

Best Restaurants in Le Touquet

April 5, 2021March 30, 2018 by Le Touquet Holidays

Best Restaurants in Le Touquet

Le Matisse is one of the best restaurants in Le Touquet. Situated in the heart of town the restaurant has a capacity of 100 seats inside. Divided into three rooms with different atmospheres (with a non-smoking room and air-conditioned). Al fresco dining on the street is relaxing even if it’s not that warm as the heaters take care of that. Its a great place to soak up the Le Touquet ambience.

Sabine, Nicolas and their team are warm and welcoming to their family restaurant, Creperie, Pizzeria. The one thing that can catch you out in Le Touquet is not eating at the correct time. There are some great places to eat in Le Touquet but if you find yourself wanting a meal at 4 pm then you may struggle to find anywhere open. Le Matisse fills this gap nicely opening from 9 am until 11pm daily. All the usual French dishes are available such as the Moules Mariner with garlic and frites, Beef Bourguignon, Escargots . Sometimes nothing else will do except a burger and chips. The burgers are great made from quality meat and served with a decent portion of frites with fresh salad. Le Matisse offers consistently good food with real value for money. Highly recommended. Le Matisse 68 rue de Metz – 62520 LE TOUQUET-PARIS-PLAGE Tel .: 03 21 05 94 81

Twin Town Challenge 2018 Witney Le Touquet

June 11, 2018March 27, 2018 by Le Touquet Holidays

What is the Twin Town Challenge?

SPRING BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND FRIDAY 25 – MONDAY 28 MAY 2018

Twin towns Witney – Le Touquet, 100 cars, 1 amazing weekend. The Twin Town Challenge is a fun, team-based car challenge. Buy a £500 banger, add your own style and drive it from Oxfordshire to Le Touquet, France, competing in challenges along the way. All to raise money for technology charity SpecialEffect.

What is the Twin Town Challenge?
At its simplest, the Twin Town Challenge is a fun charity car rally. Teams buy a £500 banger and pimp their ride however they like. Then over Spring Bank Holiday weekend they take an epic road trip.

The route goes from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire to Witney’s twin town, Le Touquet in northern France. Along the way you’ll take on challenges and the occasional lap of a circuit. The event is in aid of SpecialEffect – a charity focused on improving the lives of the physically disabled.

We arrange a series of fun events and challenges before the main event to help you get in the spirit and meet your fellow Twin Towners. These will see you rubbing shoulders with celebrities, stoking team rivalries and having great fun.

The big jamboree is in Le Touquet itself, where our French compatriots throw a street party extravagaza. Expect live bands, fine French food and flowing drinks to help you toast your successful trip!

On our return to Merry England, afternoon tea and an awards ceremony round off a fantastic, fun weekend. All in aid of a great cause.

Donate

The Twin Town Challenge exists to support the fantastic work of SpecialEffect. They use technology to bring joy and fulfilment to the lives of physically disabled people. If you can’t take part in the Twin Town Challenge you can do your bit by donating. All money raised goes directly to SpecialEffect so please donate what you can today to help SpecialEffect improve more lives.

Every penny you donate will go directly to SpecialEffect. This helps them to provide one-to-one support that enables disabled people to work, play and lead more fulfilling lives through the use of technology.

Your donation will help to pay for occupational therapists, who take the time to understand each person’s needs. They then create customised controllers that can take the smallest movements from any part of the body and use this to control games, programs and other technology.

Text and images Twin Town

If you are planning on attending the event and you need some accommodation in Le Touquet then please take a look at our properties. We have 3 apartment s currently still available for this weekend.

Ferry To France

March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 by Le Touquet Holidays

Getting a Ferry to France is one of the easiest ways to travel to our accommodation in Le Touquet. Our holiday rental properties are within 1 hour of Calais or the Eurotunnel terminal.

Ferry To France Routes

Dover to Calais Ferry
Covered by P & O and DFDS Ferries. P & O provide a simple and convenient service – up to 46 sailings a day, with a journey time of 90 minutes. Flexible tickets allow you to choose a convenient travel time. DFDS operate up to 30 daily sailings, thanks to the addition of 2 new ships on this route, making it more convenient than ever to take the 1 hour 30 minute hop across the channel.

Dover to Dunkirk Car Ferry DFDS are the only operator to offer ferries between Dover and Dunkirk. Taking two hours, and with up to 24 sailings a day. Perfect for a day trip or as the start point of your holiday in Le Touquet. The drive time from Dunkirk to Le Touquet is just over an hour.

Folkestone to Calais (Coquelles)

Folkestone is the Le Shuttle car passenger terminal. Eurotunnel offers regular trains from the South Coast of England to Calais. With up to 4 crossing an hour taking 35 minutes. Drive onto the train and arrive at your destination in no time.

All operators have a selection of flexible and discount ticket options covering a range of vehicles. On board you’ll find restaurants, cafeterias and a pub. There is ample comfortable seating and a friendly atmosphere in the lounges. You’ll also find kids’ areas, internet access, a games room/ arcade. P & O serve a fantastic Fish and Chip meal which is always a big hit with families.

Getting to Dover Ferry Terminal.

Dover Ferry Port Dover Eastern Docks, Dover, Kent CT16 1JA

GPS – 51º07.588N 001º19.624E.

From the A2, follow the signs to Dover port.
From the M20 motorway, follow the signs to Dover port.

Leaving Calais Ferry Terminal follow signs for the A16. After a few miles the motorway splits, follow signs for Boulogne and Paris to get to Le Touquet. Continue along the coast on the other fork if travelling to Dunkirk.

Getting To Eurotunnel.
Le Shuttle Eurotunnel Le Shuttle UK Terminal Ashford Road Folkestone CT18 8XX
GPS – 51.093389N 1.119278E

The tunnel has its own motorway exit at junction 11A of the M20 straight into the check-in booths.

Taking A Pet to France.

All operators except pets provided you have the relevant Pet Passport. Pets remain in the car on the car deck throughout your journey. You are not allowed on the car deck for the duration of the voyage. Your pet is in safe hands as the car is labelled with a pet sticker. Crews on the car deck look out for any animals that may be in distress.

Your choice of travel to start your holiday in France is very much a personal one. My advice would be, if you want a relaxed start then take a Ferry, admire the white cliffs of Dover and settle in for a nice meal.

Or if you want to save the relaxation for when you arrive in France. Take the Euortunnel.

When booking accommodation with us we can offer competitive pricing on a Ferry To France. Flexible tickets with P & O can often work out cheaper than booking directly with the ferry operators.

Please enquire for pricing options.

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Le Touquet Holidays

Wake Boarding Tricks

Bagatelle Theme Parc Family Day Out.

Le Triops - The Big Ride

The River Splatch

Silver Wings

When it Rains in Le Touquet

What is Nausicaa

Attractions include.

Popular Attractions

Shark Aquarium

Penguin Beach

Touch pool

How To Get To Nausicaa - Boulogne

Day Trip in Le Touquet

Some Fun Things To Enjoy

Touquet Audi Polo Cup

Sporting Events This Weekend

Best Restaurants in Le Touquet

What is the Twin Town Challenge?

Donate

Ferry To France Routes

Taking A Pet to France.

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