Nord-pas de Calais is Britain\'s foothold in France; it\'s where the ferries dock and the Channel Tunnel emerges into daylight.
Bradt\'s \'Cross-Channel France\' is packed with information for day trips as well as longer family-friendly holidays..
The guide also reveals where visitors can shop for cut-price goods and where they can cycle, walk or ride horses.
Sample Vieux Bologne - the smelliest cheese in the world; climb the hill at Cassel - where the Grand Old Duke of York marched his 10,000 men; or visit Agincourt - the site of a cornerstone battle in British history.
Bradt\'s \'Cross-Channel France\' delves not only into the port towns but also into the forgotten France that\'s rarely reached.
Nord-pas de Calais is Britain\'s foothold in France; it\'s where the ferries dock and the Channel Tunnel emerges into daylight