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Last August we took the ferry from Cherbourg to Ireland. To kill some time we decided to visit Chateau & Parc des Ravalet in Cherbourg and we were very impressed with the gardens and the park. The gardens of Chateau des Ravalet felt like visiting a botanical garden, with a great variety of plants, a greenhouse and a surrounding forest. A visit to the gardens is free, so definitely don’t skip this activity if you are in Cherbourg!

Though I had already visited Etretat in 2018 I never visited the gardens of Etretat that look out over the village and the cliffs. Ever since seeing pictures of this incredibly well designed garden I knew I had to revisit Etretat. In 2024 I finally created the opportunity, as we would be driving through Normandy on our way to Ireland. I forced Hielke to visit the Jardins d’Etretat with me and it blew my expectations out of the water!

You may already know that I love to travel by ferry. I find it the ideal way to travel long distances with a kid, as kids can roam around freely on large ferries. On overnight ferries you can usually book a sleeping hut, meaning you can spend a large part of your travels sleeping, which is ideal. After booking our overnight ferry from France to Ireland I heard that this crossing is really rough, so I was a bit afraid. In this blogpost you can read what our experience was like!