Tips for travelling on Ferry from Cork to Roscoff

vidapura

Brilliant, thanks very much for that. @Dinkie and @Jack0125

Since I last posted I did have a googlemaps walk around roscoff and it looks really nice.. medieval town over the other side from the ferry port so I'm thinkin we get up there early and look at the beach there.. but St Pol is feckin nice too .. thank you.

Oh a McDonalds.. that means a playground .. excellent.. will be just what the doctor ordered after the long drive..

I've that wine supermarket well scoped out heh... https://www.winebeersupermarket.com/ and the few wines I compared to here are brilliant prices...

I had to ring brittany ferries to get me balance paid (card trouble some way) and the guy I talked to said they'll start loading around 9pm.

He reckoned not to be in a huge rush to get into the queue when ye've smallies...

Your advice about stocking up in the supermarket in Roscoff when we arrive is great.. yeah.. I'll happily ply the kids with sweets etc to keep em occupied while waiting.. have to remember to charge up the tablet and all the other distractions before we leave the campsite.. heh heh..

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I was also worried about the arrival on the Sunday morning.. but looks like I've found a good stop just outside Rennes to break the journey...

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Its a big retail park with , again, a mcdonalds for the kids to stretch the legs and a supermarket that will be open so we can get a few bits for when we get to Jard.

Just mentioning it here in case anyone else is lookin for a handy stop about half way.. its around 2 hours from roscoff...then its on to Nantes etc

I am pretty amazed that googlemaps can handle complex questions like

"supermarkets that are open on a sunday near the route from Roscoff to Nantes"

For example.. took me a while to even think of trying that...

McSween

The wine and beer supermarket is very good. Ive been in Roscoff and Cherbourg stores. (Cherbourg last week) The Roscoff store is closer to the port and has a red double decker bus outside. I havent been in that one since 2018 due to IF changing the routes but they allowed you to taste certain wines there

Burkie12

Does anyone know if the TV's on board pick up RTE? Travelling Saturday week, the day of the Munster URC final. Hoping that RTE is available on board or that the wifi is at least strong enough to stream a radio station. Anyone have any experience?

airy fairy

I have got quite a number of corked bottles of wine from the red bus wine place in Roscoff. They also sell end of season, and quite frankly, crappy wine, imo. I prefer to drive to Morlaix ELeClerc and the U Hypermarket.

Be careful and lock your car and hide belongings in the carparks outside McDs in Rennes. It's a fairly rough commercial park. Going so far as saying a few years ago we had to give a €10 deposit to use a highchair in McDs!!

Other places that open Sundays for food are Buffalo Grill all day, and only up to lunchtime most of the hyper/superU markets.

Bring toilet paper for toilet breaks. Toilet/motorway stops are dire imo and can be fairly disgusting.

Fill up on fuel before you leave. You'll be robbed on the carrigeway stations.

gaillimh

Might try the wine supermarket place near Roscoff ferry on the way to our first accommodation and see what it's like.

Any of ye know yere wines (I don't really sadly :-))?

My wife is a fan of New Zealand Marlboroughs. And a particular French Sauvignon called Eric Louis Menetou-Salon.

Anyone able to recommend other French wines that would be similar that we should stock up on for the 2 weeks? I really haven't a clue :-)

Bicyclette

The great thing about France is that you can experiment with your wines, without paying too much. Roche Mazet wines are very good value and very nice https://www.rochemazet.com/en/

For something a bit more decadent - my favourite is Reuilly. https://www.wine-searcher.com/regions-reuilly Or a Pouilly Fuisse https://www.bourgogne-wines.com/wine-and-terroir/bourgogne-and-its-appellations/pouilly-fuisse,2458,9253.html?&args=Y29tcF9pZD0yMjc4JmFjdGlvbj12aWV3RmljaGUmaWQ9MzcxJnw%3D

McSween

Roche Mazet. Unbelievable value. Rose, cabernet, merlot, all very nice. I found it was cheaper in wine and beer supermarket than in e, leclerc in april. In mid 2000s i took a bottle of merlot out to car to test it. Bought a load of it

gaillimh

Hi guys.

Can I ask a probably very stupid question (first time taking the ferry this weekend).

You know the way when flying you check in in advance (well I always do), get your boarding pass and show this at the airport.

What do you actually need to show for the ferry as you are queuing up? Is it the PDF that they email to you when you book with your booking reference number?

Secondly, would ye typically start queueing at 2pm for a 4pm sailing?

Cheers

peter4918

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120714082#Comment_120714082

Your passports and the PDF that’s on your phone or print it off is all you need. In my experience 3pm is plenty of time to be there beforehand but go at 2pm if you’d feel more comfortable.

loyatemu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120714082#Comment_120714082

Irish Ferries I think they just look up your number plate and find the booking off that; last couple of times we travelled I had the booking on my phone but they didn't ask for it. I'd imagine BF are the same. You do need to show your passport.

rothai

Hi all, we are booked in the ferry on saturday and we've had to change the car we are bringing. No problem there but the smaller car now means we need to bring a roofbox. I have the bikes booked as an extra for the back of the car but when i was talking to the ferry company today i tried to book a roof box and they said there is no more room on the ferry. I was thinking of turning up with one on anyway and hoping for the best, what do people think? Ive traveled irish ferries ans stena line before and never had any issue, but not sure how brittany ferries operate....

Marcusm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120719294#Comment_120719294

They have a limit on the number of each type/height etc in order to maximise filling the vessel. A roof box is rarely a problem but no way would I turn up with one if I had booked the car at a lower height.

gttc16

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120719294#Comment_120719294

1.83 meters is the lowest height restriction. If below that including the roofbox drive on. If above that the next level is 2.6 and probably worth the call to let them know in advance. They charged me 50 quid extra a few years ago to move up one height.

beggars_bush

Found the answer online