The Author Franchesca Denning runs a <a href="http://FranceWithUs.net" title="http://FranceWithUs.net" target="_blank">http://FranceWithUs.net</a>, they have exlusive Normandy holidays and many holiday cottages in Normandy to choose from.
It is so easy to pop on a boat, either as a foot passenger or with your car, and prices for short breaks are still very reasonable Brittany Ferries sails into Cherbourg as well as Caen each day and LD Lines have daily sailings to Le Havre