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Getting here
By ferry or Eurotunnel
The shortest ferry crossing is from Dover to Calais and it takes approximately 75 minutes. Eurotunnel is even quicker at just 35 minutes.
Seafrance (Dover to Calais)
P&O (Dover to Calais)
Norfolk Line (Dover to Dunkerque)
Brittany Ferries (Portsmouth to Caen, Portsmouth to St Malo, Portsmouth to Cherbourg, Poole to Cherbourg, Plymouth to Roscoff, Cork to Roscoff)
Condor Ferries (Portsmouth to Cherbourg, Poole or Weymouth to St Malo)
Eurotunnel (Folkestone to Calais in just 35 minutes)
By car
Directions from the north: We are located a short drive from the A10, the motorway which runs all the way from Paris to Bordeaux.
Take exit 34 and follow signs to St Jean D'Angely Ouest (west). Here you will go
past a retail park with an Intermarche supermarket and a McDonalds on your right.
Drive past the retail park heading straight down the hill until you come to a final
mini-
Please note: If you miss the last left turning then take the next left about 200 metres further on and follow the road into the hamlet. We are the first house on the right.
Directions from the south: If you are heading north from the south then take exit 34 and follow the directions above.
If you are coming from Saintes then follow signs for St Jean D'Angely onto the N150.
Head towards St Jean D'Angely and after about 10-
Michelin route planner
http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/int/dyn/controller/Driving_directions
AA route planner
http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp?database=E
By plane
It is possible to fly to La Rochelle, Poitiers or Angouleme from most parts of the UK and Ireland. Bordeaux is further away at 90 minutes drive
As a guide the flight to La Rochelle takes just over 1 hour from London and it is approximately a 45 minute drive to Mirabelle. From the airport follow the signs to the motorway and head south towards Rochefort. Near Rochefort take the exit marked St Jean D'Angely (peage). This is a paid road but costs only 1 euro. Follow signs to St Jean D'Angely and then follow directions in the 'By car' section 'from the north'
The flight to Poitiers and Angouleme takes just over 1 hour and it is approximately a 60 minute drive to Mirabelle (see car directions from the north)
Ryanair (fly to La Rochelle and Poitiers)
Easyjet (fly to La Rochelle)
Flybe (fly to La Rochelle)
Air France (fly to Poitiers)
General flights website
By train
The French railway system is excellent and very fast. It is possible to travel from London St Pancras or Kent to La Rochelle by the French train network (TGV). From La Rochelle you can get a train to Saintes and St Jean D'Angeley or Saint Hilaire de Villefranche.
Family friendly holiday homes to let in France between Saint Jean d'Angély, Saintes, Cognac, La Rochelle and Royan
Tel: 0033 546 240 201 Email: mirabellegites@googlemail.com
