According to the Daily Telegraph, northern France ranks up at number two of their ‘10 good reasons to travel in 2009‘
2 Northern FranceEven if the pound falls to parity with the euro, the cost of hotels and cottages and eating out in northern France will still be roughly on a par with prices in Britain. Ferry fares are also much better value than they were a decade ago, so a beach holiday on the coast of Normandy or Brittany looks as though it will offer the best value for families who want to go overseas this summer.
At only an hour and a half from Calais, set in tranquil rural northern France, Basse Copette offers an affordable luxury gite in Normandy as the perfect destination for your summer holiday, Spring break , or even a winter get-away.

A luxury Normandy style gite
You can read the Daily Telepgraph article here.