Road Description to Camalou from Calais Ferry Terminal

Camalou Guest House

Annette Linthout
351, Dikkebusseweg  -  8908 Ieper -  Belgium
Tel: (from UK, France etc...) 0032 57/20 43 42  -   from Belgium 057/20 43 42

• Leave the ferry complex and follow signposts Autoroute A26 (E-15 / E-402) to Bruxelles, Lille & Dunkerque (amongst others).  
  
  For the first part you will be following signs A26, but the road you heading for is the A16 (E-15 / E40) north to Dunkerque & Bruxelles etc.  Watch for split with the A26 (Arras etc) and the small red A16 sign on top of the main signposts. Soon the Autoroute from the tunnel splits. DO NOT follow signs for A16 Bolougne etc. Always follow signs to Dunkerque & Bruxelles.
  
  
• After approx 25 miles Leave the A16 At junction 28 following signs for the Autoroute A25 signposted east to Lille and Ypres (amongst others).
  
  NB - Ypres is the French spelling of the town you are heading towards. The Flemish spelling is Ieper (with an ‘I’ and not an ‘L’ as so many seem to think - but still pronounced pretty much the same) which you will see more often as you approach/cross the Belgium border.
  
• After approx 18 miles Leave the A25 at junction 13 signposted Steenvoorde & Ieper. At the ‘T’ junction with the D948 (200 metres) turn left following signs to Ypres and Poperinge.
  
  NB - After approx 3 miles the D948 becomes the N38 (after crossing the unregulated Belgium border).
• Follow the N38 for about 7 miles until the road comes to a ‘T’ junction with the N19 (just outside of Poperinge). Turn right at this junction following blue signs to N38 Ieper (also green sign A19 Kortrijk).
  
  
• Having turned right follow the N38.  1/2 mile - Straight ahead at roundabout.  Approx. 1 mile further turn right at the first set of traffic lights, following blue signs to N38 Ieper (also green signs A19 Kortrijk).
  
  
• After approx 3.7 miles you will come to a junction with traffic lights, on your right signposted Dikkebus and Voormezele. Turn right here.
  
  
• After approx 1.7 miles you will come to a roundabout crossroads with the N375. Turn right at this roundabout following signs to Dikkebus .
  Ignore the signs for diversion as Camalou is situated before the road works.
  
• After about 500 metres you will see a white painted ‘Tommies’ café on your left. Slow down as you approach this café as the entrance drive to Camalou is immediately  behind this café (yellow sign). Follow the track to the group of buildings at the end (see above drawing above). Camalou is the furthest of these buildings.