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relaxed walk !

at low tide a walk on the beach from Houlgate in the direction of Villers s Mer at 07.30 am. nice... read more

Reviewed 4 September 2022
K8490DDfrankg
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Heythuysen, The Netherlands
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Check the state of the tide before walking there

Large boulders of limestone covered in molluscs look like cows coming down for a drink on the... read more

Reviewed 29 May 2017
JRMaddog
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Darlington, United Kingdom
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Reviewed 10 August 2015

This is a great place to visit, especially if you have children because we (a family of four) ended up collecting a number of fossils which the kids really love showing to their friends! Just be careful of the tide rising fast in the late afternoon!

Date of experience: July 2015
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Reviewed 4 September 2014

Loved walking the beach hunting for fossils! We were sceptical but had found a bucket-full in just a short time! A lovely long, quiet beach anyway, but even more fun when you're looking for dinosaurs...

Date of experience: August 2014
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Reviewed 11 December 2013

Beautiful beach, especially the “black cow rocks” in between of Villers-Sur-Mer and Houlgate. We entered the beach through a forest path starting at the Chemin D’Eglise at the northern side of Auberville, leading down to the rocks at the beach. After rainfall you’d better avoid this way to reach the Vaches Noires and just walk a few kilometers on the beach itself, but during the dry season and wearing sturdy shoes it will be a big surprise when reaching the rocks to enjoy the splendid view. Don’t forget to take a plastic bag if you like to collect shells and surely take a good look around cause there are also many fossiles to be found.
A word of warning: you are free to search for fossiles ON the beach but it’s strictly forbidden to carve fossiles from or at the cliffs.

Date of experience: July 2013
3  Thank Leo_0031
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Reviewed 8 October 2013

Stayed for 2 weeks in July. An excellent and typical little Normandy seaside resort. The beach is excellent and there is a good selection of restaurants in the main town area. We stayed about a 20 minute walk down the prom from the main town. I'm hoping to go back again next year, its one of the best towns we have stayed in, in the Normandy region.

Date of experience: July 2013
1  Thank TimAshby
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Reviewed 22 September 2013

Walked from Houlgate nearly as far as Villers but not quite. Waited for low tide to make the journey back easier. And lots of fossils. Lucky find of an ammonite in the hard dark grey mud at eye level. One day will return. Take a picnic. Enjoy!

Date of experience: August 2013
5  Thank VanDyck001
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