Normandy is a coastal department in northern France and a fantastic place for cycle touring and bikepacking. With EuroVelo routes, traffice-free cycle trails and the incredible Nromandy beaches (plus lots of boulangeries and campsites), it makes for an amazing cycling holiday. This is exactly how much I spent during a week cycle-tour there in 2024.
00:00 – Intro
01:22 – Which ferry goes to Normandy?
03:28 – What does camping and accommodation cost in Normandy?
05:39 – Total accommodation cost in Normandy
06:05 – What food we ate while cycle touring
07:09 – Total cost for food while cycle touring
07:23 – How much does the Bayeux tapestry cost to visit?
07:44 – How much I paid for a JustPark space
08:53 – The total cost of a week’s cycling touring trip in Normandy
09:59 – Outro
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7 Comments
Sounds like not a lot in it between the camping price and the camp hut price? Almost worth not taking the tent gear to save weight?
You forgot one of the mosr expensive costs… all the liters of sunscreen. 😓
Great video as usual😊
Oll good in pris ££££ 🎉 will bun x
I've never bothered with a cabin on overnight sailings to Normandy tbh. My routine is: wee drinkie in the bar: then some grub: then a couple more hours in the bar. By that point most others have mooched off to bed and it's easy enough to find a seat somewhere quiet where I can get a surprisingly good kip. As long as I allow enough time for breakfast in the morning before we dock I find that the excitement of being on holiday negates any residual tiredness.
Can't comment on the campsite costings of course as we always wild camped – with varying degrees of comfort and success admittedly.
Anyway, good video. I like this sort of thing as I've been caught out so many times by all the little (and not so little) costs that I'd not considered.
We were cycle touring, in Brittany, last June and again this June, campsites and hotels were noticeably more expensive this year. I guess inflation has affected France just as much as the UK, still an amazing cycling destination and not as expensive as a similar trip in the UK.
So about $1500 Canadian. From this side of the pond that isn’t unreasonable and to be there during D-Day week. The Italian campaign is more personal to me because my dad and 2 of his brothers were involved. Story has it all those in the Italian campaign were labeled D-Day Dodgers by the lovely lady Astor. Love the song that was written about those D-Day Dodgers. Brings tears to my eyes. Your campsites are a little more but your hotels are way cheaper than Canada. Sorry about the rambling. 👍🚲