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I did a mini tour to attend a wedding in Normandy last August, thoroughly recommend. It went like that:
- train to Portsmouth on Thursday morning very early and ferry to Cherbourg, arriving at 1pm
- mess around Cotentin, Normandie and Seine-Maritime for some time, attend wedding
- take late afternoon ferry back to Porstmouth from Le Havre on Monday, and train back to London on the same evening (my ferry was late so it was a bit tight but I got it in the end)
That added up to 420 km but could have been made shorter if needed.
Plenty of hotels/bivvy opportunities around, great roads and countryside (with variations depending on if you follow the coast or go inland). I slept at a monastery in Bricquebec and a hotel in Thury-Harcourt.
Best part - you don't need to prep any route. Just get this map and make it up as you go along.
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- train to Portsmouth on Thursday morning very early and ferry to Cherbourg, arriving at 1pm
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Looking at mini tours from London that are train and or ferry. 3-4 days riding, not mega distances, credit card touring - so light loaded. Did the Isle of Wight recently and that went well, so maybe try further afield.
So far, have come up with..
Cherbourg to St Malo - about 250km, mostly greenways
https://en.tourdemanche.com has some interesting routes, could use the ferry into Portsmouth from the start and finish in France - but the schedule is very seasonal.
Amsterdam > Utrecht and then where ever time allows.
Direct train to Amsterdam then heading into the countryside, see some friends in Utrecht. The new train service is ££££. Need to wait for a sale!
Open to other ideas!