Deals on wheels

Stock up on cheeses and charcuterie at the Boulogne Organic Food Market on the Route de la Reine in Paris this Saturday. ShortBreaks (020 8402 0007; www. shortbreaks.com) has two nights at the Berg?re Op?ra Hotel near the market in the Op?ra district for £154pp B&B (sharing), including return Eurostar travel from Waterloo.

Deauville

Three nights in the 19th century resort town of Deauville, with its racetrack, wide beach, boardwalk and casino, on Normandy's coast, is on offer from Eurotunnel Motoring Holidays (0870 333 2001) for £207pp (sharing), leaving this Friday night, including return Eurotunnel crossing for car and passengers and B&B at the four-star, seafront Normandy Hotel.

Chantilly

If you prefer making your own travel arrangements, the Picardie Tourist Board (020 7836 2232) has a selection of châteaux around Chantilly (a couple of hours' drive from Calais). Two nights at the three-star Château de Montvillargenne (0033 3 44 62 37 37) cost £290pp (£186) B&B, or £390pp (£250) at the four-star Dolce Chantilly (0033 3 44 58 47 77). Rates include dinner on one evening, eating off the menu gastronomique. Book with the tourist board or direct with the hotels, mentioning the "Pause for Plenty" break. This weekend (14 and 15 June), Chantilly hosts the biennial International Firework Display: firework manufacturers from around the world come together in a prolonged big bang.

Brittany

Get some fresh sea air with Driveline (0870 7577575; www.driveline.co.uk), which has several unusual weekend properties. Pen' Roc is a converted farmhouse close to the medieval town of Vitr? with a heated swimming pool, sauna and gym, and costs £122pp; Ti Al Lannec hotel is a turn-of-the-century house with spectacular coast views, a beauty centre and restaurant and is £134pp; or try Les Moulin du Duc in Molean, 12km from Quimperl?, converted from two 16th century water mills and costing £131pp. Prices are for two nights half-board based on four sharing and include return Hoverspeed crossing for a car and four passengers.