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FESTIVE FARES FROM £9.50 WITH SEAFRANCE

If you want your Christmas gifts to stand out this year, SeaFrance Dover-Calais Ferries has the solution. For the ultimate shopping experience, continental-style, take a day trip with SeaFrance Dover-Calais Ferries from just £9.50 each way and pick up some really unusual presents at one of the many Christmas markets in Northern France. The price is based on a car and up to nine passengers. 

Why not book an extended stay and give yourself plenty of time to meander through some of France’s best Christmas markets? SeaFrance currently offers longer stay fares from just £30 each way for a car and up to nine passengers. 

Just over an hour’s drive from Calais is the beautiful medieval town of Bruges, which has a fabulous Christmas market in November and December. The old cobbled streets are filled with local craftsmen selling an array of gifts from locally worked lace to fabulous chocolate delicacies. If you are lucky enough to be staying in Bruges, the evening is by far the best time to soak up the magical atmosphere. seafranceholidays.com features two hotels in Bruges with prices starting from just £50* per person per night at the Hotel de Markies. 

Lille is just 90 minutes’ drive from Calais and this buzzing city has a fantastic atmosphere at Christmas. The whole of Lille centre is ablaze with bright illuminations and as well as the celebrated Christmas market, entertainment on offer includes the carousel and a big wheel on the Grand Place, giving great panoramic views of the town.

Elsewhere in the old town, visitors can browse the famous fashion houses or search for a bargain at one of the discount stores on Gambetta Street. The shops will also open on the three Sundays before Christmas, making Lille an ideal weekend getaway. seafranceholidays.com offers accommodation in Lille starting from just £41* per person per night at the Ibis Lille Hotel de Ville.Ibis Hotel 

For those on a whistle-stop tour there are some fabulous markets near to Calais. Calais itself lights up over the Christmas period with spectacular illuminations, numerous craft stalls, fairground rides, ice skating rink and a Father Christmas grotto. This is the perfect accessible destination to ensure a really fun, festive day out, whilst being able to indulge in the all-important present buying.

If you don’t manage to find the perfect gifts on land there is always the SeaFrance onboard shop, which has some fantastic special offers and savings of up to 40 per cent on high street prices. With a fantastic selection of wine, beer, sprits, food, tobacco, cosmetics, perfumes and gifts, you’re bound to pick up a bargain!

To book, call SeaFrance on 08705 711 711 or visit seafrance.com. Terms & Conditions apply to all fares.