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Coquelles, Boulevard du Kent

Carrefour Hypermarket car park, no longer tolerated at night, quiet, close to Cap Blanc Nez; services at the fuel station.

Id : 5226 - Créé le 15 09 2012 par gilou17

GPS :
N 50°55’57.3528” E 1°48’42.84”
50.932598, 1.811900

Adresse :

Boulevard du Kent
62231 Coquelles

France

Number of places	30
Price of services :	5€
Open/Closed :	all year

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60 comment (s) (2 > 2 year)

Billybusa

on 6 06 2022

I've been here twice within a week to go shopping. Not seen any migrants at all. other vans and motorhomes here aswell. I've not stopped overnight though

Santi61

on 6 08 2021

I have parked my motorhome to go to the Carrefour shopping center, on my way back I found all the plastic windows in my motorhome damaged by the break-in attempt. Fortunately, they were unsuccessful, but they messed up my MH. Be careful if you park here. Don't leave your MH unattended! Never more.

Durham

on 1 10 2020

I stopped here to visit Carrefour yesterday, there is permanent security patrols with dogs due to the high number of migrants milling around, usually in pairs. As I drove off toward Lidl direction a gang of 20-30 were at the multi storey side, 2 walked out into the road focusing on me, I changed down and accelerated, they stopped in the middle of the road laughing in an intimidating way........not pleasant. Avoid.

musicboy

on 1 09 2020

Parked to visit Cite Europe Carrefour at 2.30pm. Busy car park with lots of cars and several vans but no other Motorhomes. Returned at 4.30pm and found every plastic window on my camper damaged from attempted break in. Fortunately they didn't succeed but made a mess of my van. Beware If you park here. Do not leave your van unattended!

capucin59

on 25 07 2020

Accès de jour uniquement de 8h30 à 22h00. Cause COVID ou migrant ?? Pour toujours ou juste un certain temps ?? Pratique pour faire les courses.

tigerman50

on 18 07 2020

Still only daytime parking, got moved on, now parked at lidl with a few other motorhomes

MotherGoose

on 9 03 2020

No longer able to stay overnight. Parking area shuts at 10pm and security clears vehicles out. Shame.

gingernomads

on 27 02 2020

CAUTION: unsafe to stay here now. Witnessed large numbers of refugees monitoring and targeting vans/campers. Luckily we were still inside when they attempted a break in, chased them off, from another camper as well. They returned 20mins later to try again. Quite a thing to see, don’t leave your van even during the day!

goomer11

on 20 02 2020

Ref my comment below. The time was approximately 1430hrs .my wife went.shopping I stayed in my van so was able to see the break in and help.my advice for shopping.do not leave your Motorhome unattended. Had a phone call from friends with a caravan who went shopping city Europe this was 18 feb 2020. The day before. on returning.found 2 immigrants in there wardrobe.

goomer11

on 19 02 2020

This is a no go for us. Large numbers of immigrants trying to break into campers.witnessed 3 immigrants breaking into campers one got in.told the owners when they turned and got him out. When we started up to leave one tried to grab my ladders.stopped chased him

mrsredboots

on 14 12 2019

Have used this so many times, but, sadly, it is now daytime only, for security reasons (I do understand, but so sad!). Still a good place to park for shopping, though.

Chrisandliz

on 7 12 2019

Attempted break in by two men whilst we were in the van. We have stayed here before with no problems but not anymore.

r.wilson6637

on 20 11 2019

Stayed one night before getting an early Eurotunnel train. Someone did try to open our back and side door which were both locked, then when we opened the door he scampered off and security came. Didn't have any more issues and slept well.

tmtbre

on 24 10 2019

Easy accessible place to park for the night while waiting for the morning train. I’d say it’s pretty safe but I woke up at 3am by people hanging about between all the motorhomes with someone trying to climb on the back of my van. He went off immediately when I opened the door and went out (opportunist thieving or migrants). Just be aware. Park in the middle of the car park not up about the tree and bushy area, then you can easily spot people.

Beachbelle

on 8 10 2019

Last week our friends had a refugee trying to get under there bike cover at back of van. We don't have bikes on back so came here last night and had peaceful night with police patrolling and many vans. I think it is a mistake to cover bikes near Calais. We always feel safe here and use the services round the other side of cite Europe by service station before going on.

robert821

on 30 09 2019

This place is dangerous. You have a perfectly respectable parking area but you will 100% find yourself having to make room in the van for the booze you’ve just bought at carrefour! It’s so dangerous that you may end up visiting the hyper market numerous times! In all seriousness though, with everything you hear about not staying in Calais in case you you end up with extra people clinging to your van, this place feels safe. It’s quiet and whilst it has no services to speak of, the hyper market has toilets and restaurants (and booze!) to help you through until you catch the Eurotunnel or start your adventure on the continent.

Itjob

on 28 09 2019

Stay night after tunnel & night before return. Can’t fault it, safe & quiet. Lots of cars here today, must be sleeping in them? Bit of shopping in Carrefour & meal in shopping centre perfectly acceptable. In our opinion better to stay here after crossing & set off on your journey the next morning rather than Folkstone side.

berniethet3

on 16 08 2019

We stopped here for the night, right after arriving from a late eurotunnel train. There were many people staying there for the night so it felt safe, but at the same time it was very quiet, would stay again!

wildmonkey

on 15 08 2019

Excellent place to stop before getting the train good shops and places to eat carrefour for all your essential public toilets clean and tidy

oilburner

on 14 08 2019

Stopped here for night after arriving on late ferry. Lots of other motorhomes in quiet and undisturbed location. Left motorhome parked in safety when we stocked up in Carrefour in the morning (free clean toilets inside) before moving on. Will likely return to stock up again and rest here before journey home. Thank you Cite Europe for the facilities.

SnookCycling

on 13 08 2019

Good stopover, lots of movements of vans in and out all night making their way to various ferries. Right next to Carrefour for wine!

stitchesnfluff

on 7 08 2019

Another quiet stopover here. Fairly flat and easy in wheelchair

marinebaron

on 23 07 2019

Calme et sûr, parfait pour passer la nuit. À 5min de l'Eurotunnel.

ElGarnelo

on 16 07 2019

Nice place for a night and a day at the mall but i cant find any black/graywater disposal or freshwater station, where is it, anyone can help?

Mamat5331

on 7 07 2019

Très bien pour une nuit en revenant du Royaume-Uni, centre commercial juste à côté. Calme, mais du monde tôt le matin. Attention pour les fourgons : la nuitée n'est autorisée que sur ce parking (gratuit), les autres parkings du centre commercial ne sont pas autorisés la nuit.

istdust

on 24 06 2019

Perfect stopover BUT be warned it can be noisy! We were here on a Friday night for an early departure BUT got no sleep due to cars in the multi story car park doing hand brake turns and noisy motorbikes using the road along side the parking area as a racetrack! All this went on until 01:30 in the morning!!! Now guess what no police around to stop them!!!!

stefanda

on 23 06 2019

Das Tunnel-Terminal eben... alles da, was man für einen kurzen Aufenthalt benötigt...

grahamtrish

on 23 06 2019

Got here at 2am. Lots of vans, trains can be heard but never kept us awake. Great safe stopover

jl2710

on 31 05 2019

Calme à proximité de l’hypermarché Carrefour et cité Europe !

capucin59

on 30 05 2019

Pratique pour passer la nuit et faire les magasins

pordini

on 9 05 2019

Very noisy. But conveniently close to the train to almost make up for that. Wearing earplugs may help. I did not find any stowaway in the morning, nor did French or UK border control.

hosepiper

on 25 03 2019

Nice and quiet so far. Been here 6 hours and no sign of any police yet.

mrsredboots

on 21 12 2018

Ideal stopover to and from holiday - we have stayed here many times. Very dull, but just by the Cité Europe shopping centre, and a couple of minutes from the Eurotunnel terminal, so ideal after a late crossing or before an early one.

mayakent

on 10 12 2018

We arrived at 4am and had a quiet stay. I kept the blind open a bit as I was concerned about potential stowaway mentioned in previous review. Didn't see a thing though. Even checked under the vehicle. No problem. Did a bit of food shopping at carrfour at 9am. There were about 15 other motorhomes overnight. Convenient place to overnight.

76zedfour

on 5 12 2018

Perfect for overnight stop after getting the late ferry across. Proper designated motorhome parking area signposted as such basically opposite the glowing toysrus banner. Loads of vans there, well lit and with police patrols so very safe especially if your first time overnighting in a car park in Europe!

blackers62

on 26 11 2018

Brilliant stop over after the tunnel crossing. Arrived late at 10.30pm, no problems finding and quiet when we arrived. Felt secure with several other MH’s parked. Great for shopping and stocking up.

brammers

on 7 11 2018

Convenient for stocking up before returning to the UK. The Lidl is too far to walk with a trolley so better to drive there (no height restrictions) and return. Carrefour next door with huge choice of wine but more expensive. We discovered a stowaway under our motorhome in the morning so I would not stay here overnight again. He departed without incident once discovered but it was still a shock.

Blunders47

on 4 11 2018

So convenient and peaceful - except for seagulls! Going to use the services after buying €3 token (jeton) then back to the UK until next trip.

balders

on 15 10 2018

Really nice area once found, satnav took me to checkin booths, go this way but before you get to the booths there is a pet checkin lane on the right, take this and follow round to the junction, turn left until you get to the cite Europe ring road turn left again and the camper parking is about 300m up here on the left, it’s the only car park with no height restriction barriers.

MidAgeTravellers

on 6 10 2018

Yes very safe here. loads of brit vans maybe 20, well lit, had the police just drive round. see no problems with immigrants or anybody else. handy for the shops pre or post channel crossing. been here now for hours and seen nothing untoward. no real noise neither and we are close to the fence near terminal. 5 stars easy.

candd

on 19 09 2018

Good place to stay when waiting for eurotunnel.

Wotan2017

on 19 08 2018

Perfecto como etapa.

mariacolin

on 11 07 2018

Ideal if you get a late crossing. 15 mins from ferry terminal and a couple of mins from tunnel terminal Stay the night and set off early. Always lots of vans

bigoudain

on 9 07 2018

Parfait pour une nuit ou pour attendre son tour pour le tunnel. Nous prenons le tunnel tôt et on est satisfait de dormir juste à côté dans un parking sécurisé (rondes de gendarmerie et de sécurité incendie)

frankl

on 27 06 2018

Very useful parking area, usually busy but with plenty of space. Ideal for the tunnel both ways.

Beachbelle

on 26 06 2018

Upwards of 40 vans here, very safe with emptying and water round the other side of shopping mall, near service station. Regarding the locked in person, there isn't even a gate on designated motorhome parking .

mataf25

on 11 06 2018

Parking idéalement placé pour attendre l’embarquement dans le shuttle. Gratuit. Services à la station services. Jeton à prendre à l’accueil du centre commercial.

Imalaphil

on 2 12 2017

Really good stopover. No problem at all. Some noise at night. Not sure where you’d get locked in, as has been said, using the designated parking area you aren’t.

Grogan197

on 26 11 2017

Second time I have stayed here. Cite Europe have now started closing the car park from 10:30pm to 8:30am. There are no signs at the entrance to tell you this and we missed our ferry as we were locked in the car park!

mariacolin

on 30 10 2017

Stayed on 30th October. Thank you citi europe for a well signed designated motorhome a parking area (which is level) close to shopping centre, tunnel and ferry terminal.

ninou22

on 26 10 2017

Très pratique pour départ ou arrivé par le tunnel sous la Manche, faire les courses et l'essence. Mais on n'y reste pas plus longtemps.

Laylayhe

on 4 10 2017

Safe for overnight stay. Quiet and very close to calais port (20mins). No toilet but shopping centre is nearby so could use when open. Few other vans around a close to a police station.

tomho

on 26 08 2017

Safe stop-over

Ruth

on 24 08 2017

Párking ideal para pasar la noche tranquilo. muchas autocaravanas y caravanas que vienen o van a cruzar el canal de la Mancha. muy cerca del eurotunnel.

TBLI

on 30 06 2017

Gut für eine Nacht. Direkt nebenan ist ein super Shoppingcenter mit Supermarkt, Toiletten, Food Court, etc.

xavier08

on 24 06 2017

Parking près du supermarché

Ti-Lou

on 15 10 2016

Nous y venons régulièrement depuis plusieurs mois. Aire très calme et à proximité des commerces de la cité Europe. Merci d'accueillir les camping-caristes

burn76

on 16 07 2016

Stationnement autorisé jours et nuits

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canibalian

on 1 08 2014

Calme mais pas d'eau ni vidange.

argoet

on 31 07 2014

Très bien et calme