Travelling to France
The easiest and probably the most popular way of getting to France is via the Cross Channel Ferry, but we also have 2 nearby airports at Rennes and Dinard and we are only 5 hours drive away from the Channel Tunnel.
Directions – Your street to St. Malo (Porte St. Vincent)
Directions – St. Malo (Porte St. Vincent) to the gites
St Malo (Porte St. Vincent) to gites
To Monclaire _from the Sains exit on the N176 coming from the Dol-De-Bretagne direction.
Taking the Sains exit on the N176 take the left at the end of the ramp. Follow the road upwards and round and then take the second exit on the right at the crossroads ( you will be at a crossroads and straight ahead will be Roz sur Couesnon – D389 and to the left will be signs for St Marcan ).
From the time you turn right to the house will be approx 2 Kms.
Follow the road up and then down and through the woods. As you exit the woods you will see a small group of houses to the left further ahead. Take the first left and pass through a large wooden gate. You will see Monclaire straight ahead.
To Le Chalet
Follow the exact same route only Le chalet can be found just after the large wooden gate to your left.
If travelling to MONCLAIRE or LE CHALET from the Pontorson direction follow the exact same directions as above only when leaving the N176 exit for Sains take the right at the end of the ramp.
To Le Carrière from the Sains exit on the N176 coming from the Dol-de-Bretagne direction.
Take the exit to Sains and at the end of the ramp take a right. Follow this road round all the bends, still heading towards Sains. As you enter Sains keep going till the first turn/bend to your right. Take this road (you will see a school on the right) and continue just a few metres to a crossroads. Go straight ahead at this junction, following the road round to the right. You will see Le Carrière on you right just after the right hand bend.If travelling to LE CARRIERE from the Pontorson direction, follow the same directions except that after you exit the N176 Sains at the end of the ramp take a left then continue as above.
Approximate journey times to the gites
St.Malo – 5 mins
Dinard – 25 mins
Rennes – 45 mins
Cherbourg – 2 hours
Le Havre – 2 hrs 45 mins
Calais – 5 hrs
Roscoff – 2 hrs
Caen – 1hr 15 mins
By Euro tunnel
Going from folkstone to Calais this only takes 35 mins and then a 5 hour drive to our Gites. For more info and prices etc go to
www.eurotunnel.com
www.eurostar.com
By sea
For further information and booking go to:
www.brittanyferries.com
Portsmouth to cherbourg, St Malo/Caen or Plymouth to Roscoff or Poole to Cherbourg.
www.poferries.com
Portsmouth to Cherbourg/Le Havre or Dover Calais
www.hoverspeed.com
Dover to Calais or New Haven to Dieppe
www.seafrance.com
Dover to Calais.
www.directferries.co.uk
www.ferrybooker.com
www.condorferries.com
www.drive-alive.co.uk
By air
There are many companies offering cheap flights to France, try:
www.ryanair.com
www.airfrance.com
www.flycheapo.com
www.flybe.com
Car hire
Many companies offer car hire, try: