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The town was rebuilt in 1940's after extensive war damage and today is a busy market town with lots of good shops and restaurants and an excellent place to stay and explore on foot or by bike along the many miles of the Avenue Verte (former railway line converted to a wonderful rural pathway) the beautiful Normandy countryside of the Pays de Bray with upland beech woods, rolling pastoral farm fields (source of the milk for the heart-shaped and very creamy Neufchatel cheese) and lowland cerial crops. It is a working town and not a tourist centre (which we very much prefer) with multiple facilities but few historic buildings following war damage yet its people are very welcoming and service provision excellent.

This is underrated town only two hours from port and two hours from Paris...has McDonalds in LeClerc area with delicious potato wedges...also for authentic French cuisine try the Chapeau Rouge opposite the church...Super U and Leclerc supermarkets are in centre of town and try a fantastic reasonable restaurant at Les Airelles hotel in the very centre. This is bustling French town surrounded by rolling countryside...cows are happily grazing on hills in front of Super U...a lot of people use town as a stop off but would recommend a longer stay ...there is weekly market. There is of course the famous heart cheese..delicious..cycle routes etc..wedding location..at Cellier du Val Boury...

Neufchâtel-en-Bray is a lovely little Town with a speciality for soft cheese. It's quiet at night with very little light pollution and ample free parking at the back of the main street. Food is excellent, perfect for an overnight stop off after a day at the Normandy D-Day Beaches.

Les Airelles in Neufchâtel-en-Bray was a ‘must’ stopover on our way back to Calais and the UK. We had been to the restaurant before and the food is just superb. If you are in Neufchâtel you would be bonkers not to dine here to taste the best of Normandy. We had not stayed at the hotel part before, but this is really just an adjunct for the restaurant. Our room was spacious (we had the one room with a balcony on the first floor) and comfortable. Although it is rated as 2 Star I don’t know why because it had a pleasant atmosphere, comfortable bed and a good sized en suite bathroom. We slept well and it was quiet despite being in the centre of the town. The breakfast was a delicious French style breakfast. But back to the best bit – the restaurant. We had the ‘Tradition’ menu at Euro 36. The Assiette de patience was a Foie gras brulee, then I had Foie gras a la Normande which had apple and calvados layers whilst my wife had Salad de Gambas (giant succulent prawns). The palate refresher was green apple sorbet with calvados (positively dreamy!). We both had Filet de sandre sauce a l’orange; a beautiful filet of Zander in a delicate orange sauce. Of course we had the cheese course including the famous Neufchatel cheese and then for dessert my wife had three sorbets and I had Tiramisu Normande which replaced the traditional biscuit with caramelised apples in a creamy sauce. The service was perfectly timed and professional and the wine (a Pouilly-Fumé) quite delicious. A perfect last meal at the end of a wonderful holiday in France.

Visit the Church in the high street and the market if it is open. This town paid a heavy price during the Allied invasion and there are photos and written information in the High Street near the Church.