Inside the ‘most British of French seaside resorts’ – and even Winston Churchill holidayed on its white sand beaches

THERE'S a French coastal municipality loved by some UK premier ministers and royalty, nether an hr from the larboard astatine Calais.

Located successful bluish France, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage has been described arsenic the "most British of French edifice towns" successful caller years.

The French town was purchased by British businessman John Robinson Whitley successful 1894.

Before the 1890s, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage had been a fashionable vacation destination among affluent Parisians.

However, it soon became a hotspot for upper-class Brits who were attracted to its tennis courts and equine riding excursions.

According to Mayor Daniel Fasquelle, these features were introduced to pull "British Clientele".

Back successful 2023, municipality assembly member, Kate Landry-Madden told BBC Travel: "French tourists are ever like, 'Oh, it's truthful English here!

"And the English who travel implicit are ever like, 'Oh, it's truthful French successful le Touquet!

"So, it's conscionable this comic substance of the champion of some worlds, really."

And it seemed to bash the instrumentality with immoderate celebrated Brits too.

Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, English writer Ian Fleming and Queen Elizabeth II are among the town's astir high-profile holidaymakers.

One of the champion places to sojourn successful Le Touquet-Paris-Plage is its beach, with a agelong long of sand, rows of prima loungers and colourful formation huts.

There are a drawstring of cafes and restaurants dotted on the promenade that lines the formation too.

For families with young children, there's Aqualud, a h2o parkland with implicit 2,000 metres of h2o slides.

There are besides three golf courses adjacent excessively - different diagnostic that was introduced to pull British holidaymakers successful the 19th century.

Other activities see a rotation done immoderate of the local markets like Marche Couvert and Rue St. Jean which merchantability caller fish, meat, breadstuff and different French delicacies.

Food and drink is comparatively affordable, with a vessel of brew costing €5 (£4.35) portion a repast retired astatine a mid-range restaurant will outgo €17 (£14.80). 

When booking a trip, the summer is the champion clip to visit, with highs of 21C.

Hotels are highly affordable excessively with a nighttime astatine the Le Grand Hôtel Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, a four-star hotel, costing £77.50 per idiosyncratic per night.

Brit holidaymakers tin besides sojourn Hotel Barriere Le Westminster, a five-star edifice that precocious underwent a multimillion-pound renovation.

The edifice archetypal opened its doors successful 1924 connected the tract of a erstwhile palace.

Fans of James Bond volition privation to cheque retired the 007 Suite wherever Ian Fleming is said to person stayed.

It's besides thought to beryllium wherever Sean Connery was signed the declaration for his Bond role. 

Holidaymakers tin besides transportation up a structure astatine Camping de la Mer for £16.56 per nighttime - though the campsite is presently closed for the winter season.

Holidaymakers who privation to sojourn Le Touquet-Paris-Plage volition request to get astatine the formation metropolis of Calais, which is conscionable 50 minutes from the UK.

From there, Brits tin either thrust 1 hr to scope the seaside municipality oregon leap connected a bid from Calais to Le Touquet-Paris-Plage.

We've recovered one-way tickets for £10.88 for a full-paying adult.

And the French seaside municipality is besides a large spot to bring backmost inexpensive wine and food to the UK.

Just marque definite to cheque the caller work escaped rules - Brits tin bring backmost 42 litres of brew and 18 litres of wine.

And you tin bring backmost arsenic overmuch food arsenic you want, arsenic agelong arsenic it is nether £390 per person.

And earlier this year, Sun Travel revealed the best seaside destinations to sojourn successful winter.

And this different vacation determination is getting a immense caller tourer attraction.