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UK School Holidays 2008  Dates
February half term 2008 Monday 11th to Friday 15th February 
Easter holidays 2008 Monday 17th to Friday 28th March
May Bank holiday 2008 Monday 5th May
Summer half term 2008 Monday 26th to Friday 30th May
Summer holidays 2008 Monday 21st July to Friday 29th August
October half term 2008 Monday 27th to Friday 31st October
Xmas & New Year 2008/09 Monday 22nd December 08 to Friday 2nd January 09

 

French Public Holidays 2008

Fete du travail (1st May 2008)

V E Day (8th May 2008)

Ascension Day (17th May 2008)

Pentecost (28th May 2008)

Bastille Day the national holiday (14th July 2008)

Assumption (15th August 2008)

All Saints Day (1st November 2008)

Armistice Day (11th November 2008)

Christmas Day (25th December 2008)

By air - Bergerac airport is the closest airport to the majority of the properties on this site (about 30 / 45 mins from most properties).  Bordeaux airport is another alternative (about 90 mins from most properties).  Toulouse is another option for our properties further south.

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Before booking your accommodation, please check your flights with the airline as some flights are seasonal and are subject to change

There are daily flights from London Stansted, Bristol, Liverpool & Nottingham to Bergerac with Ryanair.  Look out for some great deals.   Ryanair also offer internal UK flights to Stansted making travelling easier from the north of England. 

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www.ryanair.com  

British Midland fly from Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Manchester to Toulouse (about 2 hours away).

www.flybmi.com

The airline with 'Tiny fares' flies Manchester & Birmingham to Bordeauxbmibaby.com

 

 

www.bmibaby.com 

British European (Flybe) also flies, Leeds Bradford, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Exeter, Gatwick and Southampton to Bergerac Southampton to Bordeaux

www2.flybe.com/  

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Easyjet now flies to Bordeaux from Bristol & London Luton

British Airways online reservation centre. Flies London Gatwick into Bordeaux.  

http://www.britishairways.com  

 

You can plan your journey down to South West France with the help of ViaMichelin.

Via Michelin - the mapping and route-planning experts

Cars can be hired at the airports but most airlines offer deals if you fly with them.

By road - Paris 6 hours / Channel ports 8/10 hours. Please ask for our Chez Nous reference number for discounted ferry crossings.

Car hire:

 

www.buggscarhire.com 

By Sea:  We can offer discounted travel through Chez Nous Travel Service (0870 336 7679) - X13110 is the booking code that you need to quote.  Visit:  http://travel.cheznous.com

Discounted travel is also available with P& 0 (08705 202020), please ask for your booking code when booking through us.

www.brittany-ferries.com

Ferries from England to France   

http://www.speedferries.com 

Very competitive ferries from Dover to Boulogne

www.eurotunnel.co.uk

Eurotunnel from Folkstone, England – Calais, France  

http://www.cheapest-channel-crossing.co.uk/

Recommended by clients as providers of cheap ferry crossings

http://www.xe.net/ucc/

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By Train:

http://www.gner.com/

Great North Eastern Railway – UK  

http://www.sncf.com/

Société Nationale de Chemins de Fer – French Railways  

www.tgv.com

An excellent site for booking trains (it's in French and English)

Recommended half way stops - www.lejardindupresbytere.com 

A lovely rural B&B for a max of 5 adults + 2 children.  Food available upon request

 


East Midlands Airport parking information and guide.

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Last modified: May 27, 2008