Stamping credencial in north France

[Hamble walker]

I am starting at Cherbourg in April, and walking via Mt St Michel and Angers to join the Paris route at St Jean d'Angely (and then continuing on to Santiago).
Does anyone know where I can get my pilgrim's passport stamped in France when I am not on a main pilgrimage route?

 

[newfydog]

Just about very town has a tourist office, and they all seem to have some sort of stamp

 

[mspath]

In France most restaurants, bars and hotels have stamps; just ask wherever you stop.

 

[SYates]

Tourist offices, hotels/bars/restaurants, mairies, churches - even let somebody draw a stamp in your credencial. In the end they are mementos for you, so feel free to think outside the usual stamp box. Buen Camino, SY

 

[Harington]

I am starting at Cherbourg in April, and walking via Mt St Michel and Angers to join the Paris route at St Jean d'Angely (and then continuing on to Santiago).
Does anyone know where I can get my pilgrim's passport stamped in France when I am not on a main pilgrimage route?

Not only Offices de Tourisme, but also Mairies (every little village has one), and Hôtels de Ville (town hall) in towns.

 

[Hamble walker]

Thank you to everyone for their suggestions.

 

[2kiwis]

We are coming from New Zealand and I'm tempted to stick it in front of the custom person for a stamp on our way out

 

[Theo]

Hi,

The Breton St James Association deals with the Normand and Breton section of the way called "Voie des Plantagenêts" between Mont-St-Michel and Via Turonensis.

Today I was with a friend close to Mont-St-Michel on this section to meet the people of the places (private, B&B, hotel, gîtes ...) where the pilgrims can stay for their stages on this way. During our visit we proposed 2 stamps ! Every stage has at least a stamp.

I have begun to re-publish the French guide book of this way ... hoping to finish this task for the next spring ...

There are 2 guide books written by a English couple in 2008 for a route coming from Winchester in UK and going through Mont-St-Michel to Angers to reach the Tours Way close to St-Jean-d'Angély. For that there are 2 guide books in English of a route they called the Three Saints Way :

http://pilgrimagepublications.com/p...e-saints-way-winchester-to-mont-saint-michel/

http://pilgrimagepublications.com/p...nts-way-mont-st-michel-to-saint-jean-dangely/

I don't know if these guide books were updated ?

Théo

 

[Hamble walker]

Thank you Theo, it is good to know that those who run places to stay can help with this.
I have bought the Mont St Michel to St Jean d'Angely book - a 2012 edition