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UK School Holidays 2008 |
Dates |
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February half term 2008 |
Monday 11th to Friday 15th February |
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Easter holidays 2008 |
Monday 17th to Friday 28th March |
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May Bank holiday 2008 |
Monday 5th May |
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Summer half term 2008 |
Monday 26th to Friday 30th May |
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Summer holidays 2008 |
Monday 21st July to Friday 29th August |
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October half term 2008 |
Monday 27th to Friday 31st October |
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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 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.
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/
Universal
Currency Converter™
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.
