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2008 Offer to Club Members Car enthusiast Norbert-André Cuvelier has contacted us offering B&B accomodation in his château for club members. Château de Behen is between Dieppe and Calais, an ideal stop over for car club tours using cross channel links. Club Members Winter Offer (till February 15th) : third night free Third night is free if you take two evening meals at the Château (39 Euros per person with wine). Breakfasts on third morning to pay extra (7 Euros per person) Château de Béhen 8, rue du Château 80870 BEHEN FRANCE- Picardie - Somme Tel : 03 22 31 58 30 Int. : 00 33 3 22 31 58 30 Fax : 03 22 31 58 39 email norbert-andre@cuvelier.com website www.chateau-de-behen.com Norbert writes: I am French-Australian, have been living in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, I came back to France and just opened the family house Chateau de Behen as B&B and I am contacting car clubs like yours, who might be interested in the B&B facilities we offer at family Home Château de Behen, for excursion, stop over during road tour, short break tour in Northern France. Please have a look at our website www.cuvelier.com to find out more about our B&B facilities; we have 4 double bedrooms and 2 suites so that may be of interest for small groups. Of course we have also parking facilities. If you need some other vacancies , we could arrange to rent another gîtes in the same village , that would add 4 to 8 rooms more I think. We are easy to reach 3 km from A28 motorway a beautiful free motorway to Rouen, michelin card 52 fold 6 from Dieppe : D925 to Miannay road D925 is beautiful there is also beautiful road going to the cost from Behen, ideal for historic car tours from Calais: just one hour A16 which is beautiful motorway but also beautiful scenery roads There is also posibilities of BBQ in front of the château Cochon de lait and salads for 35 / 50 persons so it could be an idea for stop over for your club   MORE INFORMATION Close to the Bay of Somme, 10 km from Abbeville, the 18th and 19th centuries Château de Béhen has recently undergone extensive renovations in keeping with its original style; the Château boasts beautiful wood-panelled salons and reception rooms. all rooms offer great comfort, plus spacious modern bathroom facilities, with marble and twin vanities. This family home is set in a park, where guests are welcome to stroll through the century old trees in the quiet woods, or enjoy the farm animals, including: horses, donkeys, sheep. Open all year round, reservations are preferred: 4 rooms and 2 suites, all are original and personalised, Table d'hôte (meals), available upon request; numerous restaurants around, Car parking available, Rooms for seminars, Cycles rental, horse riding, Golf 18 holes at 10 km, beaches at 24 km Somme: We are also not so far to WW1 battle fields and memorials: Canadian, British, ANZAC ... in Somme departement. Villers-Bretonneux , Peronne, Albert, Bapaume, Thiepval... On your way to Normandy: We are easy to reach via motorway A16 from Boulogne Calais or Amiens Paris, close to the motorway A28 going to Normandy: Caen Memorial, WW2 museum, normandy D Day beaches. There is also V1 WW2 launch site remainings in the park of the Château.Situated: 3 km from A28/A16 motorways. "Michelin Map" n° 52, fold n° 6. Abbeville : 10 km Rouen : 90 km Amiens : 50 km Paris: 180 km Bruxelles: 230 km London: 240 km. Calais: less than one hour Dieppe: 50 km From Dieppe, take D925 via Eu , to Fressenneville, than arriving in Miannay to Moyenneville or Toeufles then reach Behen.