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CANCELLED
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TRAVEL ITINERARY
Thursday 17 April 2014
1400 BST - Depart Dover on the ferry
1700 EDST - Depart Dunkirk in convoy
2200 EDST - Arrive at the Ferienpark, Nürburgring
Tuesday 22 April 2014
0800 EDST - Depart the Ferienpark in convoy
1000 EDST - Get separated and go different ways to get back to Dunkirk!
1400 EDST - Depart Dunkirk on the ferry
1500 BST - Depart Dover to go home
Book your ferry crossings with DFDS, here. I booked on 3/2/14, and the total return cost was £78.40.
ACCOMMODATION
We presently have 3x 3 bedroom villas booked. The approximate cost per room (factoring in expected exchange rate, taxes and accommodation costs) is £270.00. This may alter slightly in due course, but this will be figure I am working with when wanting money off everybody!
I will require a deposit of £50 per room off everybody by 28 February 2014. Bank transfer or PayPal - post up, or PM me for details.
All rooms are doubles. All bedding and towels are included.
We will be fending for ourselves regarding the food, but a trip to the local supermarket upon arrival is the usual, and is a very inexpensive way of feeding ourselves for the duration. We may also indulge in the two-foot pizzas again!
There will probably have been a stop off in Belgium for cheap drinks too...
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UPDATE! 30/1/14
I have booked three three-bed houses for five nights, from Thursday 17 April to Tuesday 22 April 2014.
The approximate cost per room will be £270. So a family taking up two rooms will cost about £540.
The usual Dover-Dunkirk ferry is the 1400 sailing (both out on the 17th, and back on the 22nd).
Further updates to follow!
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If you want an idea of costs, this list should be a useful guide. I've compiled it from the last couple of trips where we have taken a vehicle, and it is loosely based on two sharing. Now slightly updated with some costs amended:Originally Posted by elnevio's original inviting interest thread
Ferry (Dover-Dunkirk) = £80
Accommodation (2 sharing) = £270
Food & drink = £100
Fuel (1000 miles in a VR-4) = £320
Total = £770.
Obviously this is an approximation, but it should give you a ballpark figure. Actual laps of the Ring* will cost you, both in terms of tickets and fuel. Then there's any other incidentals you may require, such as recovery, etc. Put it this way, if we take the kids, I'll be budgeting a minimum of £1,000.
* 2014 Lap prices:
1 lap Nordschleife or 1 Turn of 15 min GP-Circuit: 27,- €
4 laps Nordschleife or 4 Turns of 15 min GP-Circuit: 100,- €
9 laps Nordschleife or 9 Turns of 15 min GP-Circuit: 209,- €
25 laps Nordschleife or 25 Turns of 15 min GP-Circuit: 518,- €
You can see that you can use your tickets for either a lap of the Nordschleife or a 15-min session on the GP circuit.
Booked!
1. elnevio, Mrs B = kids 2A 2C
Sub-total: 2 adults 2 children
Definitely interested (in attending and staying in houses)
2. Nick Mann, Vicky + kids 2A 2C
3. aboo + family 2A 3C
4. steve-vr-4ish 1A
Sub-total: 5 adults 5 children
Total: 7 adults 7 children (approximately three 3 bed houses).
Probably/hopefully going, but will sort themselves out, or not staying over
Kenan
crazydriver81
Simon
Maybe interested
richy rich
golden
Mark 4
kiteman