Holidays in South West France...  Farmhouses, cottages & a chateau - all with pools...  More flights direct to Bergerac airport

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Pay by:  Bank transfer to French Euro / UK Sterling accounts or by Credit Card (subject to 1% handling fee)

 Please be aware that supermarkets will often close on bank holidays

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. 

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 Bordeaux

www.bmibaby.com 

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

www2.flybe.com/  

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.

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

New French road rules... On February 13th, 2008, the French Inter-Ministerial Committee for Road Safety (CISR) decided to make it compulsory for all vehicles to carry a safety jacket and warning triangle as of July 1st, 2008 in line with numerous other European countries which have already implemented this measure. Beginning October 1st, 2008, drivers will  be fined should they not have equipped themselves with both these tools.  The aim is to improve the safety of road users who find themselves in an emergency situation, enabling drivers to be more visible to other road users when exiting their vehicle and ensuring that vehicles which have broken down or have stopped as a result of an emergency are equipped with improved signage. Safety jackets, which must comply with current legislation, must be worn by drivers before exiting their vehicle, which must be stationary either on the hard shoulder or on the side of the road. Jackets must comply with Council directive 89/686/ CEE dated December 21, 1989 relating to the standardisation of legislation by member states with regard to PPE (personal protective equipment).The marking “C E” on the jacket, as well as the presence of an instruction notice, bear witness to the jacket’s compliance with legislation in force. The warning triangle should be carried on board all vehicles. Drivers must position it on the road surface immediately upon exiting the vehicle at a distance of at least 30 metres from it or from the obstacle in question. This triangle must be in full compliance with Geneva regulation n° 27 currently in force. The marking below bears witness to the triangle’s compliance with current legislation. (Details supplied by Chez Nous with thanks)

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   

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

Email us or call us on 00 33 553 89 35 08 with questions or comments about this web site. Your comments do count!  Last modified: December 08, 2009

French Gite Holidays offers a personalised holiday booking service in a hand picked selection of properties - stay in a farmhouse, a cottage, a Manoir or even a chateau - and as we live in the area, we are not far away should you require any assistance during your stay. We are based in the beautiful countryside within the Lot et Garonne department, just on the border of the Dordogne and the Gironde, set within the Aquitaine region of South West France to the east of Bordeaux and not far from Bergerac.