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Getting back to the UK
We have just returned from Spain via the Euro tunnel after too many ferries had been cancelled by Brittany Ferries and thought detailing our experience may help others,
We confirmed and booked our hotels and the Euro tunnel the day before we set off.
We left Roquetas de Mar early on Sunday 17th May heading for a hotel (K10) close to San Sebastián. We found this hotel on a list published by the Spanish Gov, see link below, which was very helpful, no such joy finding a similar list for France!
https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2020/03/25/pdfs/BOE-A-2020-4027.pdf
We did email the hotel and confirm they were open before booking, the reason we chose this hotel was because it is close to the French boarder and after all the dire warnings about having the correct paperwork we thought if there were any problems getting into France we would have time to return back to Roquetas!
We crossed into France with no problems what so ever, no inquisition as to why we were travelling, a quick look at the passports and a cursory glance at the attestation and we were off.
We had some difficulty finding accommodation for a night in France and ended up using Booking.Com to find somewhere and then calling/emailing direct to ensure they were open and booked direct. After a long drive on the Sunday we decided on a shorter 'hop' to near Le Mans and found a Campanile (Le Mans sud - Arnage) who confirmed they were open (there was another hotel close by which when we got there looked nicer and seemed to be open called the Brit Hotel- Le Cottage)
We had no problems driving through France, no extra checks at any major towns and all the fuel stations appeared open and the ones we stopped at had facilities available and it seemed similar at the parking areas we passed.
Getting to the tunnel terminal was well sign posted and upon arrival there appeared no extra checks although with the reduction in traffic every vehicle was getting a look over.
Thirty five minutes after getting on the train we were back on the 19th May, yes, the driving was a bit tiring and you may wish to make more stops but the fundamentals of the process were painless.
Hope our account sets some minds at rest and have a safe trip.
Pauline & Martyn
