Travel
information

French Public
Holidays 2010
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New Years day (Friday 1st
January 2010) |
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Easter (Sunday 4 April 2010)
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Easter Monday (Monday 5 April
2010) |
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Fete du travail ( Saturday 1st May 2010)
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V E Day (Saturday 8th May 2010)
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Ascension Day (Thursday 13th May 2010)
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Pentecost (Sunday 23 May 2010)
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Monday of Pentecost (Monday 24
May 2010)
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Bastille Day (Wednesday 14th
July 2010) |
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Assumption (Sunday 15th August 2010)
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All Saints Day (Monday1st November 2010)
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Armistice Day (Thursday 11th November 2010)
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Christmas Day (Saturday 25th December 2010)
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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/
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
