An Unforgettable Experience Awaits
A short hop across the channel, the Opal Coast is an ideal region for first-time visitors to France.
Excursions to a goats farm and a chocolate maker are great opportunities for students to practise their French.
Trip Highlights
Practicing French at a local market
Discovering how chocolates are made at a small manufacturer
Taking part in a traditional French Pastry Workshop
Meeting the sea lions at Nausicaa Sea Centre
Itinerary suggestion
1 Depart school in your coach
2 Visit local chocolate manufacturer before spending time in Le Touquet
3 Evening meal
1 Breakfast and packed lunch
2 Local market visit
3 Boulogne and Nausicaa sea centre
4 Evening meal
1 Breakfast and packed lunch
2 Bread making at the Boulangerie
3 La Coupole History Centre
4 Evening meal
1 Breakfast and packed lunch
2 Shopping
3 Channel crossing
4 Arrive school
Recommended excursions
French Market Visit
Students can use their French-speaking skills to buy goods and souvenirs at a local market. They will experience the different types of produce on sale in a French Market whilst practising and building their vocabulary.
Battlefields of WWI – Somme
The area surrounding the river Somme saw some of the harshest fighting during WWI and has numerous memorials dedicated to those who lost their lives including the trenches at Beaumont Hamel, the Memorial to the Missing at Thiepval, the Lochnagar Crater and museums at Albert and Peronne.
French Pastry Workshop
Led by expert bakers in a professional kitchen, this hands-on pastry workshop lets students discover the techniques, ingredients and traditions behind classic French pastries. Depending on the workshop chosen, participants can create delicious treats such as madeleines, explore unique aromas and flavours, and witness the baking process firsthand. The experience ends with a tasting session, offering the perfect opportunity to sample their creations and enjoy an authentic taste of French culinary culture.
Les Chocolats de Beussent
Students gain an insight into the production of cocoa and how it is made into chocolate at this popular artisan Chocolate manufacturer. There is a chance to taste some samples and buy presents. Guided tours are in English or French and hold educational value for language and business studies groups.
Les Escargots du Bocage
This snail farm is dedicated to rearing the traditional French delicacy ‘les escargots’. An educational tour of the farm includes an audio-visual presentation and a taste test! Open mid-April to October.
Le Succès Berckois
Family run sweet manufacturer in Berck sur Mer offering a demonstration of the sweet- manufacturing process. Students learn about the sweets that are on-sale throughout the region with a chance for a tasting and to buy the Finished product.
Boulogne
The largest fishing port in France this lively town has weekly markets on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. The historic old town retains its ramparts, a castle museum and the impressive Notre Dame Basilica. The Nausicaa Centre on the sea-front is popular with groups and indoor swimming and bowling are also available.
Nausicaa National Sea Centre
Nausicaa in Boulogne presents an underwater world and displays a variety of sea creatures and explores the threats to the marine environment. Students can find out more about deep sea fishing, basking sharks and stingrays and there are lots of educational and hands-on exhibits.
Le Touquet
An attractive Belle Epoque stylish sea-side resort Le Touquet has a wide sandy beach, shopping and a busy twice weekly market on Thursday and Saturday mornings. The Aqualud Water Park on the seafront is an indoor and outdoor water leisure complex with slides and waves.
Bagatelle
Bagatelle is a well established theme park with many rides and attractions including: log flumes, rafting, roller-coasters, shows and a small zoo. This is a great place for students to relax and unwind, especially if the weather is good. Seasonal Opening.
La Coupole History Centre and Planetarium
The immense bunker was built during WWII as a V2 rocket base with the intention of sending rockets to destroy London. A History centre inside the bunker has exhibitions on the V2, the French Resistance and a Memorial to those deported by the Nazis from the region. V2 technology was later used in space technology and a separate 3 D planetarium with state of the art technology is now open at the La Coupole site.
The Eperleques Bunker
Located to the north of St Omer in the Eperleques Forest this is the largest bunker in northern France. The facility was built by the Germans in WWII as an assembly plant and launch pad for their secret V1 and V2 weapons. The technology developed for these weapons was later used in the space programme.
Goat’s Cheese Farm Montcavrel
A great opportunity to visit a goat’s cheese farm. The visit takes place in French with a chance to meet and learn about the goats and an opportunity for students to ask questions. The group then moves inside to learn about the cheese-making process and to taste the produce.
La Halte d’Autrefois
La Halte d’Autrefois offers a brilliant experience: visit a goat farm, learn how goat’s cheese is made and bake your own small loaf of bread using goat’s milk. You may even get the opportunity to pet some baby goats. Finish with a traditional “goûter” of fresh bread and cheese.
French language lessons
The best place to learn French is in France and we can arrange language lessons at a local language school with a native speaker. The lessons give students a chance to work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Afterwards, students can use what they have learnt in a real context.
Learning outcomes
Subject focus
Students can:
- Implement their language skills developed at school into a real-world situation
- Develop their language listening skills to respond to instructions
- Recognise vocabulary when translating local information
- Develop fluency through practising their conversational skills
- Further their interest and enthusiasm for the country and its language
Student outcomes
Students will have had an opportunity to:
- Understand the value of learning another language
- Test and challenge their own abilities through real-world experiences
- Discover more about the French people and culture
- Gain practical skills that can be transferred to the classroom
- Use appropriate vocabulary and pronunciation through communicating with locals
Typical accommodation
Misterbed Rang du Fliers – Berck sur Mer
Why groups like it:
- 2 star hotel
- Located in the beach resort of Berck sur Mer, 2 km from the beach
- Easy access to Le Touquet by coach
Facilities:
- 2-3 bedded rooms all with private facilities
- Evening meal in restaurant next door to the hotel
- Close to local supermarket and shops
Stella Maris Village de Vacances
Why groups like it:
- Purpose built holiday centre
- Great facilities
- On the outskirts of Stella Plage
Facilities:
- 85 rooms in three separate blocks
- 2-4 bedded rooms all with private facilities
- Tennis court, football pitch, volleyball, table tennis
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