Getting Here

By Car

The farmhouse is 5 minutes from the centre of Chalais, Sud Charente.

From the two nearest airports - Bordeaux and Bergerac - the property is just over an hour's drive away.

If you are driving from the UK, then you can choose from a variety of ferry ports and the Eurotunnel, but two examples are set out below:

Example Route 1:  Crossing to Dunkerque / Calais, then travelling via Rouen and Le Mans, to Tours and down.  The distance is roughly 800km (500 miles) and is a 7½ to 8 hour journey depending on speed and traffic.

Example Route 2:  Crossing to Caen (Ouistreham), then to Le Mans and Tours.  The distance is roughly 560km (350 miles) and is a 5½ hour journey.

By Plane

The most convenient airports are Bordeaux and Bergerac, both just over an hour's journey from Le Petit Roc.  But you can also look at Limoges, La Rochelle and Poitiers, all within a two hour drive.

Bordeaux is serviced by British Airways (www.ba.com) from London City and London Gatwick; easyJet (www.easyjet.com) from Bristol, London Luton, London Gatwick, Liverpool, Belfast and Glasgow; plus Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) from London Stansted, Manchester and Edinburgh.

Bergerac is serviced by British Airways (www.ba.com) from London City; plus Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) from Bristol, East Midlands Liverpool and London Stansted.

Please note this may not be a complete list as routes as carriers change regularly plus some routes are only available in the Spring and Summer.

By Train

This is a quick and relaxing method of travel.  The Eurostar from Saint Pancras to Lille takes about 2 hours 40 minutes for the outward journey.  Change platforms in Lille for the TGV which will arrive in Angouleme 3 hours and 30 minutes later.  From Angouleme station to Le Petit Roc is a forty five minute journey by car.  You can catch a train to Chalais station but connections are limited. There is also now a fast TGV train link between Paris and Bordeaux which takes just over 2 hours.  Trains can then be caught directly from Bordeaux to Chalais but again check connection times as these are only a few times a day.  Car hire is available in Bordeaux and it takes just over an hour to drive to Le Petit Roc.