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Post by woody »

IMM 2016 in Belgium takes place 12th -16th May 2016
Tickets price currently €57 go up to €67 on 1st.July and will continue to rise as time goes by.

There are several ways to get there.
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Ireland- France
Ireland- UK - France/Belgium
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Dublin- Eindhoven (Neitherlands) 20 miles from IMM
Dublin- Zaventem (Brussels) 50 miles from IMM

My thoughts at the moment are to take the direct ferry to France .This is the nearest the IMM will be to the Nurburg Ring for some years so that may need to be revisted. Also came accross La Coupole in France worth a visit.
http://www.lacoupole-france.com/
If anybody knows any other places of interest between Cherbourg and Lommel please let us know.


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Might be a tad out of the way but the old disused circuit at Reims is interesting.
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Like a bull here. Had bought a ticket and just found out now that the school has just changed my young lads communion to the 14th may. Sick as a hospital
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Fly in.
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Could anyone explain the hole tesco clubcard and ferries thing ?
Theres plenty of time to start it up now im sure ?
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Booked my IMM ticket today.
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joeyfinneran wrote:Could anyone explain the hole tesco clubcard and ferries thing ?
Theres plenty of time to start it up now im sure ?
Joey,

Basically, you really need the Tesco credit so that every time you buy petrol, parts from Minispares, insurance, Dunnes, Supermacs, in fact anything at all where you can use a credit card, you accumulate Tesco points which add up every 3 months and you can spend against Irish Ferries. Every tenner in Tesco points is worth 40 quid on the ferry. It works for Stena but you are limited to the amount you can spend there. It's all on http://www.tesco.ie

The gas thing is that you don't ever have to shop in Tesco's.

I've been doing it for years and I'm going to France next month and the ferry is costing me nothing!

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If we go to Belgium for an IMM surly we have to visit Mini-Europe
http://www.minieurope.com/en/practical
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woody wrote:IMM 2016 in Belgium takes place 12th -16th May 2016
Tickets price currently €57 go up to €67 on 1st.July and will continue to rise as time goes by.

There are several ways to get there.
Ferries
Ireland- France
Ireland- UK - France/Belgium
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Dublin- Eindhoven (Neitherlands) 20 miles from IMM
Dublin- Zaventem (Brussels) 50 miles from IMM

My thoughts at the moment are to take the direct ferry to France .This is the nearest the IMM will be to the Nurburg Ring for some years so that may need to be revisted. Also came accross La Coupole in France worth a visit.
http://www.lacoupole-france.com/
If anybody knows any other places of interest between Cherbourg and Lommel please let us know.
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It hasn't moved since. :D
Proberbly bring a more "sensable" car next time
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Just booked the tickets for the event for myself and the girlfriend. :D

Has anyone booked ferry's? and if not the dates you plan to go?

where going to get the ferry too cherbourg and stop over night halfway to the event.
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Bit early to book ferries yet.
Have been talking with regular IMM er's and they seem to favour sailing directly to France the previous weekend and visiting some WW2 sites in Normandy then hitting the Nurburg Ring on the way to IMM.
Most people doing a short trip will proberbly sprint through the UK.
I'm sure this will be discused more at the IMM17 meeting that Joe is setting up soon.
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25% off stenaline with the code from the ploughing championship
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Irish Ferries now have their 2016 bookings live.

2 adults with car Rosslare-Cherbourg return €339.40 including cabins.
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Just wondering what boats are people thinking? I'm restricted for dates as I've to fly home on the Friday and fly back out Sunday. Both Stena line and Irish ferries are heading out Tuesday the 10th. Irish ferries prob a better time as you arrive in France at 10am that Wednesday where Stena doesn't arrive into 4.30. Coming back Stena is coming back the following Wednesday where Irish ferries don't sail till the Thursday. I'm looking at booking before the 12th oct as 25% off. Will work about under €400 what ever boat ye take.
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Thinking of sailing sat 7th with stenna from Roslare at 16.30 in France sunday at 10.30
Returning wed 18th sailing at 20.30 in Roslare at 3.30 thu
With cabin 338.00
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Ferry booked for 6 Cars via France .
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Any idea where you will be stoping along the way
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Nothing tied down yet .
Normandy / Nuremberg ring ?
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Booked mine too last night with Irish ferries sat the 7th Dublin Port to Cherbourg 14.30 in France Sunday at 11.30
returning Cherbourg to Rosslare Tue 17th at 17.00 in Rosslare wed 11.30
with cabin 2 adults €396.80
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One way Rosslare - Cherbourg 10th May, 2 adults + cabin for €188.

Anyone planning their 2016 summer holidays should seriously consider going to this IMM.
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One way Rosslare - Cherbourg 10th May, 2 adults + cabin for €188.
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Probably back through the UK, Keith. Once's the IMM is over, it's time to come home and landbridge is the quickest way.
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I haven't sorted ferries yet but just booked Cathy flights Dublin to Einhoven return with RyanAir for €62.


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zakgt wrote:I haven't sorted ferries yet but just booked Cathy flights Dublin to Einhoven return with RyanAir for €62.


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Hi Adrian,

can I enquire what dates / times the flights are ? I wont give enough time off work to drive but flying might be an option.

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