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One of the entrances to the imposing citadel in Blaye

The house is to be found on the north side of the Gironde estuary about 5kms outside Blaye in the village of St Androny.
There are a number of ways to travel to there from the UK so here are a few ideas and contacts for driving or flying.

DRIVING
If you are planning to drive through France, the best route is via the A10.

From Calais, Dunkerque, Boulogne etc, we recommend the route via Rouen, Le Mans and Tours. Alternatively you could drive down to Paris, get on to the Peripherique and exit onto the A10 towards Orleans and Tours.

For those travelling from the more western ports such as Le Havre, Caen and Roscoff, you will be able to join the A10 at Tours.

Leave the A10 at junction 38 to get to the house.

Using a European Sat Nav system is highly recommended for both your journey down and for day trips while you are there.

Finally if you use the French motorways don't forget that you will have to pay toll charges!

 

AIRLINE INFORMATION
BORDEAUX (MERIGNAC) (45 minutes drive)
EasyJet - Luton | Bristol | Gatwick | Liverpool
British Airways - Gatwick
Air France - Cardiff | Glasgow | Leeds | Norwich
Flybe - Southampton
Aer Lingus - Dublin

BERGERAC (2 hours drive)
Flybe - Birmingham | Edinburgh | Southampton | Exeter | Leeds/Bradford | Manchester | Gatwick
Ryan Air - Stansted | Liverpool | East Midlands/Nottingham | Bristol

LA ROCHELLE (2 hours drive)
Flybe - Birmingham | Southampton | Manchester | Glasgow
Ryan Air - Stansted | Dublin
EasyJet - Gatwick | Bristol

ANGOULEME (1 hour drive)
Ryan Air - Stansted

Other airports within 2-3 hours drive include Limoges, Poitiers & Biarritz. All the above airports have a comprehensive car hire choice available

 

FERRY INFORMATION
DOVER - CALAIS
Sea France - 70 mins
P&O - 75 mins

DOVER - BOURLOGNE
LD Lines - 50 mins

DOVER - DUNKERQUE
Norfolk Line - 2 Hours

PORTSMOUTH - CHERBOURG
Brittany Ferries* - 3 hours
Condor Ferries - 5 hours

PORTSMOUTH - LE HAVRE
LD Lines - 5+ hours

PORTSMOUTH - CAEN
Brittany Ferries* - 3 - 6 hours

PLYMOUTH - ROSCOFF
Brittany Ferries* - 6 hours

These are just suggestions - there are many more options.
*If you choose to cross with Brittany Ferries please contact us first for a discount code