Fancy a day out with a difference?

A weekend away that is not mostly spent crawling along busy motorways? Somewhere with uncrowded beaches, leafy woods, sparkling rivers, tip top golf courses, superb food and drink, and a more relaxed, leisurely way of life?

It's all there, just across the Channel. Within minutes of getting off the ferry at Calais are coastal villages, festivals of epic proportions, rolling hills, ancient towns behind vast ramparts, amusement parks, markets, museums, bars, wine stores, shopping centres and romantic hotels.

You're just a hop away from it, and now the KM Group is bringing you your own comprehensive guide to everything on offer. With the enthusiastic support of five major arms of its tourist business, we show you how to get there, give you tips on driving, where to shop, where to eat, where to stay and what to see.

Row a boat along pretty country canals, whiz a sand yacht past miles of dunes, hunt out wines at bargain prices, linger over long lunches, enjoy an aperitif on the terrace of a hotel surrounded by parkland.

Rent your own holiday home for the week, or the weekend. Be there within an hour of the port. And relax.

It's the real France, and so close you can almost touch it.

For more details plus the chance to win some fantastic prizes go to www.kentonline.co.uk

It all starts on kmfm this week, in our What's On supplement and at Connexions