What you can buy

NEW from 1st October 2011. TOBACCO guidelines for personal use - 800 cigarettes (was 3,200), 200 cigars, 400 cigarillos, 1 Kg smoking tobacco (was3 Kg).

ALCOHOL - 110 lts beer, 90 lts wine, 10 lts spirits, 20 lts fortified wine.

1.175 € / £

For best rates buy online, and pick up at port or airport

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Calais Wine Superstore offer

Cashback on wine purchases at Majestic in France

Pre -order by internet from the Wine Beer Warehouse and get cash back.

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Information about shopping in Calais at Centre Auchan in Coquelles, Calais - Day-tripper.net, the web magazine which saves you money when crossing the channel to Calais, to buy wine, beer, spirits and food, travelling by ferry or Eurotunnel.

Centre Auchan

An easy place to stock up quickly is Centre Auchan in Coquelles, Calais. This centre has a large Auchan Hypermarket, a branch of the DIY chain, Leroy Merlin, as well as the Wine and Beer World warehouse nearby. There are many other useful shops which English shoppers find useful. More

When telephoning from the United Kingdom begin all numbers with 0033 -.

CREDIT CARDS - we suggest you ring your credit card company before shopping in France - increased fraud means they are turning down shoppers cards if their spending deviates from the norm. Take your mobile - you can often sort the problem out over the phone.

- Leroy Merlin - Huge DIY store well worth a visit. - Wine and Beer Company.

Nearby hotels;

- Formule1 Hotel, - BandB Hotel. www.hotel-bb.com, - Kyriad Hotel **. www.kyriad.fr

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Quick travel booking links

Short Sea Ferries - Long Sea Ferries

Cheapest ferry fares Dover to Calais with P O Ferry. Daytrips only £19 plus six bottles of wine FREE (Car and up to 9 people)

Train companies

Car hire - Book a hotel in France & the U.K.

Travel offers, vouchers & deals

Ferry offers: Short Sea - Long Sea - North Sea - Mini Cruises - Ireland

DFDS Seaways Ferries . Mini cruise breaks to Amsterdam from Newcastle. Great deals available.

Brittany Ferries Offer. Daytrip from £75 (£29 a car plus £23 per passenger, minimum two people). Direct ferry booking links

Hotel offers: France - United Kingdom

Travel offers: Airport parking - Camping - Car hire - Coach travel - Driving - Ferry - Flights - Holidays - Insurance - Rail - Skiing

All about Centre Auchan

- Auchan Hypermarket. A popular choice with many United Kingdom shoppers.

- Leroy Merlin - Huge DIY store well worth a visit.

- Norauto - Car repair, brakes, tune up, tyres. www.norauto.fr

Shops in the mall;

Animal Store Calais. Tel: 0033 321 36 48 01.

Clothing: Brice (for men), MIM (for women), Complice (for kids), Courir (sport shoes). Factory shopping in France

Gifts: SOHO.

Jewellery: Didier Buirette, Charles d'Orville.

Hairdresser: SHAMPOO.

Optician: Vision Originale. Opticians in France

Perfume: Escale de Provence, Beauty Success. Chains in France

Restaurants: Flunch, Brasserie Pierrot, Brasserie Blériot, Croissanterie, P and J Chocolates. Restaurant chains in France

On the nearby Zone Commercial

Conforama (TV / Hi-Fi / Furniture /Household).

Casa (Decorations, Crockery).

Chateau d'Ax.

Easycash.

Monsieur Meuble.

Leroy Merlin (DIY, Gardening).

4 Murs (wallpaper), Lapeyre (Kitchen, Bathroom)

L'Univers du Sommeil

Cuisinella (Kitchen, Bathroom).

Lapeyre.

Le Halle (clothes), La Halle Enfants (children), La Halle aux Chaussures (shoes).

Magik'depot.

- Majestic, Wine and Beer Company.

Moto Expert.

Optical Center.

Picard - frozen foods.

Wine - Sainsbury's (closed June 30th 2010), Wine Beer Warehouses

Car - Moto Expert (motorcross), Maxauto (car products), Super Jet (car cleaning). Car servicing in France

Restaurants - Buffalo Grill, Mac Donald's. Restaurant chains in France

Nearby shops

Pharmacie de Coquelles (E. Guilbert), 1189, Av. Charles de Gaulle. 62231. Coquelles. Tel: 0033 321 82 23 10.

Useful Outside links

- Conseil National des Centres Commerciaux. Find a French Centre Commercial (click the map of France). www.cncc.com

- Centres Commerciaux. Lists many Centre Commercial throughout France and Portugal. www.centres-commerciaux.com

- Site des Marques. Useful resource for French brand information. www.sitedesmarques.com

- Societe, for official information on a business. www.societe.com

- Boussole. Useful directory for many shops and institutions in France. www.boussole-fr.com

- Rip off United Kingdom www.rip-off.co.uk - Worth visiting.

- France to your Door. French food and goods delivered to your United Kingdom address. www.francetoyourdoor.com

- Food Facts, Food information, and Tips! Good list of E-numbers. www.food-info.net