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Boats
run by Brittany Ferries (tel 08.03.82.88.28;
www.brittany-ferries.com
) from Plymouth (6hr) and Cork (19hr), and those run by Irish Ferries (tel 02.98.61.17.17) from Rosslare (21hr) dock at the Port de Bloscon, to the east (and just out of sight) of Roscoff. From the
gare SNCF
, a few hundred metres south of the town proper, a restricted rail service runs to Morlaix. Most
buses
also go from here, including a direct service to Brest run by Les Cars du Kreisker (tel 02.98.69.00.93). The
tourist office
is at 46 rue Gambetta in town (April-June & Sept Mon-Sat 9am-noon & 2-6pm; July & Aug Mon-Sat 9am-12.30pm & 1.30-7pm, Sun 10am-12.30pm; rest of year Mon-Fri 10am-noon & 2-5pm, Sat 10am-noon; tel 02.98.61.12.13).
For a small town, Roscoff is well equipped with
hotels
, which are accustomed to late-night arrivals from the ferries. Good options in the old town include the
HA?tel-Restaurant des Arcades
, 15 rue Amiral-RA©veillA?re (tel 02.98.69.70.45, fax 02.98.61.12.34,
www.acdev.com
; 220-300F/a?¬34-46; closed Oct-Easter; menus from 59F/a?¬8.99), housed in a sixteenth-century building with superb views; family-run
Du Centre
, 5 rue Gambetta (tel 02.98.61.24.25;220-300F/a?¬34-46; closed Jan to mid-Feb), looking out on the port, above the cafA©-bar
Chez Janie
; and
Les Chardons Bleus
, 4 rue Amiral-RA©veillA?re (tel 02.98.69.72.03, fax 02.98.61.27.86;300-400F/a?¬46-61; closed Feb), a very friendly and helpful hotel, with a good restaurant (closed Thurs Sept-June, plus Sun in winter). Nearer the ferry terminal is the
HA?tel-Restaurant le Bellevue
, rue Jeanne d'Arc (tel 02.98.61.23.38, fax 02.98.61.11.80; 300-400F/a?¬46-61; closed mid-Nov to mid-March, except Xmas and New Year), which has a lively bar, pleasant rooms and fine views from the dining room. Lower down the price range, there's an
HI hostel
on the A?le de Batz
and two
campsites
:
Camping municipal de Perharidy
, 2km west of town (tel 02.98.69.70.86; closed Oct-March), just off the route de Santec, and
Camping du Manoir de Kerestat
, 2km south towards St-Pol (tel 02.98.69.71.92; closed Nov to mid-April). Very much the obvious places to
eat
are the dining rooms of the hotels themselves, though it's not easy to get a meal much after 9pm. Other useful information
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