Hi Essexanderer

Thanks for your reply to my question. We have been to France on holiday on the bike for a number of years now and agree with you that French people are very helpful when it comes to parking the bike safely.

I am a bit concered that the owner of the property we are due to rent, said that we "might" be able to park our bike in the courtyard area (They don't live in northern France themselves). Where we are renting, turns out to be a group of small houses tucked in a courtyard area behind the main building of 22 Marechal Joffre (which seems to have a gallery as it's frontage). And we are staying for a week during the D Day celebrations so even the main car park outside the Museum will be out of use to vehicles during this time.

I've managed to find a couple of pics and details of another property from another owners web site and on their site they state that parking in the courtyard is prohibited except for loading/unloading from your car. Do you think that includes a motorbike?. Are we likely to get into trouble with the owners of the other properties and/or the police if we chance our arm and park alongside out rental property anyway during our stay?

Knowing what Arromanches is like for parking and small lanes/roads, we thought we had struck gold on finding this property, but it seems I may have for the first time in 5 years of holidays in France on the bike, been unlucky in this instance.

And yes, biggest boo boo, I have only just found out about the possible lack of parking outside the property since I have paid my deposit!

JJ

Yes janjjr, I see your problem - I know Arromanches at least well enough and would not like to have my bike 'out on the street' on a crowded parade/public day, but must say that the place you have rented sounds GREAT in lots of other ways.

Overall, I just have no answer to your dilemma!!

I suppose that at least you won't be leaving a massive great car in the courtyard, only a bike, but it only takes one other guest to object about that use of 'communal space' and then everyone has a miserable time eh??

Either you can 'chance-it' and find out, OR see if you can find alternative and safer parking some other way. I seem to remember there is a biggish Hotel slightly out of the main part of town (but still walkable to the seafront) in the Bayeux direction, perhaps you could park it up there for the day??

I'm sure it will be a lot clearer once you are on the spot, and I hope you get things worked-out somehow, GOOD Luck

EW

(PS can you tell if I am a Leftanderer or a Rightanderer??)

AH yes, found-it, the Hotel I had in mind is the Chanteclair I think, they have a fair bit of parking up there, and there is no harm in asking eh??

http://www.hotel-arromanches.fr/accueilgb.htm

Thanks for the information.....we'll certainly keep them in mind if it doesn't work out at the place we have rented.

What's this PS business?? "can you tell if I am a Leftanderer or a Rightanderer??"

lol

JJ

You were right the first time janjjr

I'm an Essexanderer!

Sorry I realise my mistake now......I left off the W in your name.....typical trained typist who has too long fingernails.....Sorry again

No worries, I thought it was quite funny!!

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