North La Manche France

Day 54 Saturday 27 June 2026

We enjoyed a lovely ‘rest day’ at Sciotot Beach, with several walks and dips in the ocean.

Later in the day the place was pumping with lots of vans and motorhomes  coming to camp. Unfortunately it also attracted some idiot that thought that it was fun to rev around until 3:30am in the morning.

Anyway… after our morning coffee we took off to explore some of the northern parts of La Manche (Also visited in 2015).

We stopped to use the service point at Super U in Beaumont and did a quick shop.

Then we headed to the cliffs of Jobourg apparently the second most visited place, after Mont St.Michel, in La Manche due to the 128m cliffs that are among the highest in continental Europe. From here we could gaze out at the Guernsey Islands. 

Next we drove to the northern tip to lookout out at the Goury Lighthouse, located 800 m off the Cape and in the Raz Blanchard, one of the strongest maritime currents in the world. It seems that the plover bird is protected all over the world!

We continued through the busy port of Cherbourg, Europe's largest artificial harbour, stopping to get some water at the service point.

Lunch was at the base of the Cap Levi Lighthouse which was destroyed in 1944 during the Second World War, the current lighthouse was rebuilt in 1947. Top 28 meters, it has a quadrangular shape with curved faces. The set is made of pink granite stone and was automated in the mid 1970s.

We tried to have a closer look at the Gatteville Lighthouse which was built between 1829 and 1834, it is the second highest in France, with a height of 75m. The road was closed due to a running event.

We then ventured south on the eastern side of La Manche, choosing a spot on the coast near Saint Vaast La Hogue. We looked out on the oyster beds and Tatihou, a small island. During the afternoon we watched the tide slowing make its way up to Bluey. 

125km today