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Prices :

€63 by person on double room base

Place :

Saint-Quentin

Valid until :

All year long except from december 24th to january 2nd.

Duration :

2 days/1 night

Your stay :

“Recharge your batteries” with this 2 day expedition. From its first trickle to its majestic sweep into the port of Antwerp at its estuary, the Escaut is a hard working river. A 12 km route takes you to its very spring in a shady ash grove, once a place of pilgrimage.
The Somme is rather more “laid back”, a real fisherman’s river. Its source can be found near the old convent at Fervaques. Leaving from the old weaving village of Fresnoy-le-Grand, you have a 17 km hike on paths and little country roads to get there.

Your accommodation :

The ‘Ferme du Vieux Puits’ is a Gîtes de France guesthouse with rooms above the farmhouse inn where you have dinner. Separate entrance.
Activities available on-site: mountain biking, tennis, table tennis, heated swimming pool shared with other guests (open May 1st to September 30th).

The price includes :

1 night in 3 ‘épis’ standard Gîtes de France guesthouse, on half-board terms, including drinks (NOT aperitif and coffee) -Packed lunch, including drink - Details of walking routes with colour map (IGN) - 1 route card for 2 people.

The price doesn't include :

Transport. Aperitif and coffee after dinner. Packed lunch for first day.

Getting here :

By car : 2h from Paris, 1h from Lille, 1h45 from Bruxelles and 3h45 from London.

Information and reservation :

COMITE DEPARTEMENTAL DU TOURISME DE L'AISNE
Booking Department
26 avenue Charles de Gaulle
02007 LAON Cédex
Tél : +33 (0)3 23 27 76 80
Fax : +33 (0)3 23 27 76 89
E-mail : reservation@cdt-aisne.com

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Comité Départemental du Tourisme de l'Aisne

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