Overlooking the English Channel is a small resort town bedecked with freestone facades and half-timbered houses. English is heard everywhere, from the Art Deco Westminster hotel to the lighthouse, which, on the occasion of the late Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, was lit up with Her Majesty's favourite colours. The bells of city hall chime in an echo of Big Ben, and it was just announced that the town's airport will soon be rechristened after Queen Elizabeth II.
Visit the England Team’s Seaside Basecamp Ahead of the Rugby World Cup
28.08.2023 - 14:37 / breakingtravelnews.com / Belle Epoque / Ian Fleming / Rafael Nadal / James Bond
With the Rugby World Cup taking place in France this September, rugby fans from across the world are descending on the land of Liberté, Egalité and Fraternité for the biggest event in rugby.
Each of the 20 teams participating in the world cup has chosen a basecamp at a different location across France. For the UK and Ireland, Scotland is based in Nice, Wales in Versailles, Ireland in Tours, and England in the glamorous coastal resort of Le Touquet.
A Touch of Class
A popular seaside resort since the Belle Epoque era, it is not hard to see why Le Touquet is known as the Pearl of the Cote d’Opale. After driving down the wide, Hollywood-esque boulevards and through Le Touquet’s dense pine forest, beautiful houses of all shapes and sizes nestled amongst the trees, the elegant and opulent town appears in all its dazzling glory. The well-manicured lawns, immaculate streets and magnificent “Touquettoise” architecture are the definition of grandeur, and the designer shops and gourmet restaurants found throughout are testament to the town’s reputation as a celebrity hotspot.
Le Touquet has had a close relationship with England for over 100 years, and it is no surprise that the England squad have chosen here as their basecamp. In the early 20th century, some of England’s most wealthy, famous, and influential people, including Noel Coward, H. G. Wells, and P. G. Wodehouse, came to Le Touquet, contributing to the eclectic architecture that has come to define the town today and helping it develop into the booming resort that it has been ever since.
Ian Fleming was a regular guest in the 1950s and chose to include the town in many of his James Bond novels. He even based the eponymous casino in Casino Royale on the one in Le Touquet. The Le Westminster Hotel, which stands at the centre of the town, was a favourite haunt of Ian Fleming and Sir Roger Moore, and was also the place where Sir Sean Connery signed his contract to play James Bond in Dr No. If you fancy a touch of the 007 lifestyle have dinner on the terrace of Michelin-starred Le Pavillon restaurant, then relax with a martini (shaken, not stirred) while surrounded by stars in the Bar du West.
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A Sporting Paradise
If the Rugby World Cup has you in a sporting mood, Le Touquet has a whole host of activities to satisfy your competitive side. Its fabulous white sand beach has seen it become a centre for sand-yachting, a sport pioneered in Le Touquet. Horse-riding is available for all ages at the world-renowned equestrian centre, and the annual Enduropale, an off-road motorbike and quad bike race, takes full advantage of the seemingly endless sandy beach. Swing by Le Touquet Tennis Club, where superstars like Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have
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