General update underway - including new ferry operator info - 10th April 2004
Operation Sealion & the Battle of Britain Aug-Sept 1940 - 4th October 2003
Christmas Markets - updated details for 2002 26 November 2002
More green tourism! - updated pages on walking and cycling - 31st August 2002
Dover Patrol: new pages on the Zeebrugge Raid, & the force that protected the Channel in 2 world wars 2 Aug 2002
Look out forQUICK TOURS - offering you easy naviagation through a list of places to visit in the area you want to find out about June-July 2002
Example: QUICK TOUR around the Lille area
Jean Bart , 300th Anniversary of death (1702-2002) Corsair of Dunkerque 26 May 2002
100 Years War and the Battle of Agincourt Medieval History Centre- March-April 2002
EURO notes & coins in France 27 Dec 2001
Christmas Markets & Fairs this year 8 Nov 2001
Poppy Day and the First World War 7 Nov 2001
Restored railways updated: River Aa Railway, and River Deule Tramway - 17 Aug 2001
Norfolk Line ferries - (fairly) new ferry service Dover - Dunkerque 16 Aug 2001
Walking - new page about hiking and signed walk routes in N.France - 14-19 Aug 2001
MAREIS - new attraction about traditional fishing industry in Etaples - 15 Aug 2001
Bike rides and info for leisure cyclists/ cycle touring in N.France - 14-19 Aug 2001
Cycle racing - update of Tour de France page 14 Aug 2001
Your reviews added: St.Josephs Village, Lille markets, St.Omer Blockhaus, Les Hauts de Montreuil - 22nd July 2001
NEW LINKS for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link - 7th July 2001
NEW LINKS for the Historic Fortications Network - 7th July 2001
Saint-Omer - update 9 May 2001
Public transport in Lille new website links 23 February 2001
Fishing - historical background information 22-23 February
Old Lille - popular area to visit in Lille: browse shops, markets & see Lille Cathedral. 18-19 February 2001
Monasteries - background information 20-22 February 2001
MULTIMAP links to OS-type maps e.g. Calais you can zoom in and out 11-12 February 2001
Weather forecasts for Calais, Boulogne and Lille 9th February 2001
Dunkirk evacuation 1940, 29-30 December 2000
Better search engine, now updated weekly to help you find what you are looking for on a site that is growing all the time 18th December 2000
More of our popular links to Encyclopedia Britannica and Amazon Books - 16th-17th December 2000
On-line timetables for train services in Nord - Pas-de-Calais in English! 30th November 2000
Christmas fairs in Nord-Pas de Calais - 29th November 2000
Spanish Armada - it came closer than you think! [and lots of historical links] 23rd October 2000
Updates to river trips & history of Audomarois marshes 20th October 2000
Public transport in Lille metropolitan area 17th October 2000
Boulonnais nature park - where to visit, farm producers 25th September 2000
Beck Farm - brewery Bailleul; 24th Aug 2000
Sailing, Sandyachts and Club Nautique in Wimereux; 24th August 2000
New links to TOURIST BOARD information for towns in the Nord; 24th August 2000
NEW LINKS to TOWN GUIDES in Pas-de-Calais; 12th August 2000
with very useful street plans showing parking and places to visit, also lists of hotels and restaurants, for:
Arras Boulogne Calais Hesdin Le Touquet Saint-Omer
Tour de France - France's BIG event every July. 25th June 2000
Smuggling - a thriving cross-channel trade for as long as there's been taxes. 12th May 2000
Lace industry (history of) - did you know most of the world's lace comes from Calais? 1st May 2000
Updates to 16th-17th history of Flanders 19th April 2000
Revamp of art history and links to Encyclopedia Britannica 18th April 2000
Saint Omer Cathedral 16th April 2000
Salle des Mays at Arras Museum 14th April 2000
Flemish Art 12th April 2000
Counter-Reformation 11th April 2000
Waterways updated for this season 10th April 2000
Improved pages on windmills and watermills 9th April 2000
Victor Hugo and 'Les Misérables' 4th April 2000
New timeline links 30 March 2000
What are Baroque retables? - 27 March 2000

Route 39-45: Second World War museums and historic sites 27 March 2000 - updated again 22nd May 2000

Historic Fortifications Network
Find out more about town trails in Nord Pas de Calais' fortified towns.

Six towns linked to NEW information page. 23 March 2000

NEW MAPS to select towns - do they work for you? Thanks for your comments - most people seemed to like them Please e-mail any more comments on our new navigation design- 8 March 2000

Louis XIV - 27 March 2000
Channel Tunnel schemes: past, present & future 25March 2000
Aa Valley Railway - 8 March 2000
Coal-mining - history of the north French coalfield - 3 March 2000
Public Transport - on-line help to plan cross-channel travel by rail, bus or coach. - 1 March 2000
Ferries, hovercraft & tunnel information - better links to cross-channel operators. - 1 March 2000
Youth hostels - budget accommodation for groups - 1 March 2000

Restaurants
Aux Pêcheurs d'Etaples - fishermen's co-op in Etaples, Boulogne and Lille

Background information
Europa Centre, Havering - mock town environment for intensive language practice for school groups. - 8 March 2000

NEW and updated town pages:
Montreuil-sur-mer - 5th April 2000
Gravelines - 27 March 2000
Hondschoote - 20 March 2000
Watten - 20 March 2000
Wormhout - 19 March 2000
Berck - 8 March 2000
Béthune - 3 March 2000
Saint Amand - 3 March 2000