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No need to hunt around for a good deal this Easter
Brittany Ferries is offering some great deals on breaks in Western France, and bring a little cheer to families looking towards the next school holiday.
Easter chalet camping breaks are now on offer for just £79 per person. A family of four can sail-and-stay at a selection of excellent value sites in Brittany and the Western Loire, with amenities such as indoor swimming pools, play areas and restaurants to keep the kids and grown-ups happy. All from just £316. Sites are in locations such as the coastal resorts of Carantec, Longeville sur Mer and Erquy.
The price includes four nights away, a return sailing to France for a car plus four people, travelling from Portsmouth, Poole or Plymouth, and a 15% discount on cabins on board. Five-night breaks start from £380.
Family breaks include:
- Return day sailing to France for a car plus 4 persons
- 4 night stay at a choice of chalet campsites
- 15% discount on cabins
- Stay an extra night away by sailing out overnight with 4 berth en-suite cabin – 5 nights away from £380 per party of 4 (or £95 per person)
- May half term dates also available
Brittany Ferries’ holiday team is always on hand to help you put together a perfect holiday, to book or to find out more simply call 0330 159 5222 or visit www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/offers
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About Brittany Ferries
In 1967 a farmer from Finistère in Brittany, Alexis Gourvennec, succeeded in bringing together a variety of organisations from the region to embark on an ambitious project: the aim was to open up the region, to improve its infrastructure and to enrich its people by turning to traditional partners such as Ireland and the UK.
In 1972 BAI (Brittany-England-Ireland) was born. The first cross-Channel link was inaugurated in January 1973, when a converted Israeli tank-carrier called Kerisnel left the port of Roscoff for Plymouth carrying trucks loaded with Breton vegetables such as cauliflowers and artichokes. The story therefore begins on 2 January 1973, 24 hours after Great Britain’s entry into the Common Market (EEC). From these humble beginnings however Brittany Ferries as the company was re-named quickly opened up to passenger transport, then became a tour operator.
Today, Brittany Ferries has established itself as the national leader in French maritime transport: an atypical leader, under private ownership, still owned by a Breton agricultural cooperative. Eighty five percent of the company’s passengers are British. Around 210,000 freight units are carried each year.
Key figures:
- Turnover: Approximately €450m per year
- Employment – Between 2,400 and 3,200 employees (including 1,700 seafarers), depending on the season. 360 in the UK.
- Passengers: Between 2.5 and 2.7 million each year travelling in approximately 900,000 cars
- Freight: 210,000 units transported annually, and one freight-only route linking Bilbao and Poole
- Eleven ships operating services that connect France, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain
- Eleven ports in total: Bilbao, Santander, Portsmouth, Poole, Plymouth, Cork, Caen, Cherbourg, Le Havre, Saint-Malo, Roscoff
- Tourism in Europe: 14.5 million nights generated in Europe including 9.4 million in France
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Contact:
Ellis Malcolm on 02392 892 221 or 07464 980 594 or [email protected]
Christopher Jones on 02392 152 291 or 07917 540 878 or [email protected]
Nigel Wonnacott on 02392 152 273 or 07833 446 729 or [email protected]