From Birmingham

to Normandy

D-Day beaches, the Tapestry and Mont-Saint-Michel

5 days · 837 km · by car, two people

Real routes and published prices — no guesses

Fuel€10550 litres at an average €2.09 a litre
Price per litre on the wayUnited Kingdom €2.07 · France €2.21
Motorway tolls in France€2.74A13
Motorway tolls in France≈ €18An allowance: 195 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
Dover–Calais ferry€135Car + up to 5 passengers
Dartford Crossing€4.13Car
4 nights€308≈ €77 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
Food€201≈ €40 a day for 5 days, cheap eats

Fuel: the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, week of 2026-10-04. Tolls, vignettes and ferries: the operators' and authorities' published prices. Nights and food: typical prices in each country for the kind chosen.

Dover–Calais ferry€135DFDS / P&O Ferries / Irish Ferries · about 1.5 h on board · Car + up to 5 passengers · The operator's prices
Motorway tolls in France€2.74Paid on the road: A13
Motorway tolls in France≈ €18An allowance: 195 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
Dartford Crossing€4.13
Low-emission zoneLondon: ULEZ — £12.50/day if non-compliant (covers all Greater London)

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Night 1 · Chatham€74The Charles Hotel · hotel
Night 2 · Boulogne-sur-Mer€78Chambres d'hôtes Villa Les Palmiers · guesthouse
Night 3 · Bayeux€78Hôtel Reine Mathilde · hotel
Night 4 · Bayeux€78Hôtel Reine Mathilde · hotel

Priced for budget hotels: typical prices in each country, not a booking.

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AlthorpAlthorp is a Grade I listed stately home and estate in the civil parish of Althorp, in West Northamptonshire, England of about 13,000 acres.
93 km
Althorp
Day 1 · 93 km into the day · a morning stop
Althorp is a Grade I listed stately home and estate in the civil parish of Althorp, in West Northamptonshire, England of about 13,000 acres.
Wikipedia · Andrew Walker (walker44) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Canterbury CathedralCanterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
319 km
Canterbury Cathedral
Day 2 · 46 km into the day · a morning stop
Located in Canterbury, Kent, it is on the site of one of the oldest Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site.
Wikipedia · Hans Musil · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-André-sur-CaillySaint-André-sur-Cailly is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
606 km
Saint-André-sur-Cailly
Day 3 · 170 km into the day · a lunch stop
Saint-André-sur-Cailly is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Wikipedia · Pascal RADIGUE · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bayeux TapestryLa tapisserie de Bayeux ou broderie de Bayeux, successivement désignée « Telle du Conquest » par les chanoines de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux, toilette de la Saint-Jean et toilette du duc Guillaume au XVIIIe siècle, ou encore tapisserie de la reine Mathilde au XIXe siècle, est une broderie du XIe siècle inscrite depuis 2007 au registre international Mémoire du monde par l'Unesco.
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Bayeux Tapestry
Day 4 · in Bayeux
La tapisserie de Bayeux ou broderie de Bayeux, successivement désignée « Telle du Conquest » par les chanoines de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux, toilette de la Saint-Jean et toilette du duc Guillaume au XVIIIe siècle, ou encore tapisserie de la reine Mathilde au XIXe siècle, est une broderie du XIe siècle inscrite depuis 2007 au registre international Mémoire du monde par l'Unesco.
Wikipedia · Myrabella · Public domain
Omaha BeachOmaha Beach was one of five Allied beach landing sectors of the amphibious assault component of Operation Overlord during the Second World War.
16 km
Omaha Beach
Day 4 · 16 km from Bayeux
Omaha Beach was one of five Allied beach landing sectors of the amphibious assault component of Operation Overlord during the Second World War.
Wikipedia · Chief Photographer's Mate (CPHOM) Robert F. Sargent, U.S. Coast Guard · Public domain
Mulberry harbourLe port Mulberry est un port préfabriqué construit en Angleterre puis assemblé sur la côte normande pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour permettre l'approvisionnement des Alliés dans les jours qui suivirent le débarquement de Normandie.
10 km
Mulberry harbour
Day 4 · 10 km from Bayeux
Le port Mulberry est un port préfabriqué construit en Angleterre puis assemblé sur la côte normande pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour permettre l'approvisionnement des Alliés dans les jours qui suivirent le débarquement de Normandie.
Wikipedia · Post-Work: User:W.wolny · Public domain