Right, in an effort to combat the Xmas and winter blues, I am going to contact the Lille hotel to get the ball rolling.
Plan still is:
Tues: Dover/Calais or Dunkirk, stay in Lille
Wed: TBC, another quaint French town getting the SM poker up their backsides
Thurs-Sun: Usual gite shenanigans
Mon: Return via Cherbourg with a Dover/Calais option.