Driving Holiday Itinerary
Tuesday 10 May
Join the tour in Portsmouth for the overnight sailing to St Malo. On board and after settling in to your cabin, we will meet in the cocktail bar and get to know other participants on the tour. Afterwards you can take dinner at your leisure in the on-board restaurant.
Wednesday 11 May
Disembarking at 0830 hours we begin the journey south. You are free to visit one of our favourite coffee stops, at the superb Manoir de l'Automobile - a fine collection of 400 road and racing cars tracing the history of the automobile. After a good chance to look around and some refreshment you continue to La Rochelle and your hotel in the old port. Dinner is included this evening at your hotel.
Thursday 12 May
Today you continue along the coast to Rochefort where you are able to check on the progress of the faithful recreation of l'Hermione, the 18th century frigate used to aid the American insurgents as they struggled for their independence.
From here we suggest you take lunch in an oyster park for some of the freshest Atlantic seafood available! Afterwards it's a scenic drive down the Gironde estuary to your overnight stop in Beguey. Dinner is booked for you in the hotel's excellent restaurant with fine wines of the region included.
Friday 13 May
Today we suggest a pleasant route down to Pau, stopping for lunch at your leisure before continuing to Pau to arrive in the late afternoon. This evening we will gather and walk the short distance to the venue of the gala dinner arranged by the event organiser. Return to the hotel at your leisure.
Saturday 14 May
Tickets for the practice and racing with access to the paddock and main grandstands are included for you as well as parade laps on the circuit. Having chosen your preferred viewing spot, lunch may be taken at one of the many restaurants or bars on the esplanade. The evening is free to enjoy as you wish.
Sunday 15 May
Once more, you are at leisure to watch as much of the racing as you wish. Today lunch is arranged for everyone in a restaurant close to the paddock. Racing continues until the early evening and the evening is then free in Pau.
Monday 16 May
After breakfast at the hotel we make our way to Santander for the return mid-afternoon ferry crossing to Portsmouth.
Tuesday 17 May
Arrival in Portsmouth is during the early afternoon.
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