The beautiful foreign beach you can reach by train in under an hour from the UK
IF you fancy a holiday abroad without the long flights, there is a beautiful seaside less than an hour from the UK.
The beach city of Calais is just 50 minute from the UK - and you can get tickets for as little as £50 per car.
Eurotunnel has launched a for Brits booking day trips to Calais.
With car tickets costing £50 return, this means you could travel to the French seaside for as little as £10 each, if there are five of you in the car.
The tickets are on sale until May 5th but can be used from April 18 to May 24.
But the best place to visit is the Calais seaside, with long rows of traditional beach huts and snack bars.
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The sandy beach is best visited in the summer, with the Cap Blanc-Nez beach having its own white cliffs, similar to Dover.
Tourists have praised the beach on TripAdvisor, with one saying: "We were day trippers on booze run and found plenty to see and do. I would recommend."
Another family wrote: "What a beautiful day spent at the beach on the way back to catch the ferry after a week at Disney. Well worth the visit."
A third added: "Many people don’t realise what a beautiful beach there is in Calais. It has wide, golden clean sands.";
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Many have praised the free parking, as well as the cleanliness of the beach, saying they were better than UK beaches.
There is a lot to see in the city of Calais too.
Calais Lighthouse has amazing views up the 271 steps, where you can even see Dover on a clear day.
Kids will love The Dragon, made of steel and carved wood and was created for a three-day festival but is now open for rides through the city.
And the French city is also a great spot to take back from cheap wine and cheese back to the UK, either at a Carrefour supermarket or THe City Europe shopping centre.
Just make sure to check the new duty free rules - Brits can bring back 42 litres of beer and 18 litres of wine.
And you can bring back as much cheese as you want, as long as it is under £390 per person.
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