Hi,
A very nice destination is "Quiberon" LFEQ, which has a hotel at the airport, near a beach, walk around bretonny villages and a short distance excursion to "Les Alignements", which is France's answer to Stonehenge.
It is a French speaking airport though, so you should brush up your fraviation vocabulary a bit (vent arrière, main gauche, etc...)
Enroute, clear customs at "Caen" LFRK. You might even write a request to fly directly to Quiberon from Southend, provided you send them the complete immigration declaration (with passport numbers of all passengers). If they refuse, you have to land at Caen (which is an English speaking airport). But you don't lose anything by just asking...
Douanes /
Customs :
LUN-VEN : 0700-1600 PN 2 HR, SAM, DIM et JF : 0700-1000, 1200-1600 O/R la veille
avant 1500. Demande auprès de CCI sur AD ou E-mail : [email protected]
En dehors de ces HOR, possibilité d’extension dans la limite des HOR ATS : accord à
négocier avec CCI.
MON-FRI : 0700-1600 PN 2 HR, SAT, SUN and HOL: 0700-1000, 1200-1600 O/R the
previous day before 1500. Request at CCI on AD or E-mail : [email protected]
Outside these HOR, possibility of extension within the limits of HOR ATS: mutual agreement
with CCI.
Chartres is nice, because of the cathedral and because it is a nice town to walk about. Taxi from the airport will set you back about 15 EUR.