Travel and Accommodation Guide

Travel and Accommodation Guide
TRAVEL
There are a number of different options for travelling to la Fontenelle. If you do come by
public transport, please note that there is NO public transport from major towns to la
Fontenelle itself - the only options are to hire a car or to book a taxi.
Please bear in mind that you will need transport whilst attending the choral week to
travel from your accommodation to the various rehearsal and concert venues.
Fares are normally announced up to three months in advance, so to take advantage of best
prices for tickets (and to have a chance of a sharing arrangement for car hire), it is
suggested that anyone interested should identify their interest before 30th April, and plan to
make a firm commitment within the following month as travel details become available.
By CAR
There a number of ferry options as well as the Eurotunnel. The table below lists the possible
routes and distances to la Fontenelle.
To
Distance
Time
From
Company
St Malo
53km
50m
Portsmouth or Poole - 9 hrs
Brittany Ferries (PMTH)
www.brittany-ferries.co.uk
Condor Ferries (PLE)
www.condorferries.com
Caen
156km
1h45m
Portsmouth - 5¾hrs
Brittany Ferries
www.brittany-ferries.co.uk
Cherbourg
190km
2h18m
Portsmouth - 3hrs
Brittany Ferries
www.brittany-ferries.co.uk
Le Havre
235km
3h40m
Portsmouth - 5½hrs
Brittany Ferries
www.brittany-ferries.co.uk
Calais
495km
4h30m
Dover - 1½hrs
www.poferries.com
www.dfdsseaways.co.uk
Eurotunnel
495km
4h30m
Folkestone – ½ hr
www.eurotunnel.com
Charges for EUROTUNNEL are one way and vary depending on the time of day or night. The
charge is per car with no limit on the number of passengers. Petrol and diesel are cheaper
than in UK. You would also need to factor in costs of motorway tolls for the journey.
By RAIL
The EUROSTAR service from London St Pancras provides an excellent link to France. TGV
high speed services and the changeover can be in Paris (requiring change of station) or more
simply in Lille (but at fewer times during the day). In both cases TGV services go to Rennes
and on to Dol and St Malo. Although the latter two are closer to la Fontenelle, it takes longer
to get there and arrangements still have to be made for the onward journey to La Fontenelle
itself. Again, the options are to hire a car or to book a taxi.
To
Distance
Time
From
Company
Rennes
52km
1h
St Pancras via Lille - 7hr
www.eurostar.com
www.bahn.de
By AIR
Services run from Southampton, Stansted or East Midlands airports. Further arrangements
would need to be made for the onward journey - either by hiring a car or by taxi.
To
Distance
Time
From
Company
Dinard
55km
50m
E.Midlands or Stansted
Ryanair
www.ryanair.com
Rennes
60km
1h10m
Southampton
Flybe
www.flybe.com
Please note - asking to be fetched by car for the onward journey to la Fontenelle is
a major time commitment and should only be requested in emergency.
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ACCOMMODATION
Km
Accomm
Type
Address
B&B
pp/pn
Contact
Comments
LA FONTENELLE
Situated behind the Mairie
[email protected]
+33 2 99 98 32 89
Possibility to park behind the
Mairie – no facilities
Les Chenes (5 minutes by
car/15 minute walk from La
Fontenelle)
[email protected]
01453 825045
07960 352422
Or via www.ownersdirect.co.uk (Ref.
FR6936)
and
on
www.holidaylettings.co.uk
(house
number 163472)
An attractive, modernised
farmhouse (could sleep 7)
and a separate gite (could
sleep 6)
B&B
Claire Lagoutte-Perrin
La Maison de Claire
2 rue de Couesnon
www.lamaisondeclaire.fr
[email protected]
+33 2 99 98 43 76
€42
B&B
La Demeure d’Isaure
Antrain
+33 2 99 18 05 33
+33 6 26 82 12 82 (mobile)
[email protected]
€45
B&B
M Mme Rolland Delente
La Cour Horlande
25 rue de Pontorson
+33 2 99 18 09 74
+33 6 20 33 27 41 (mobile)
[email protected]
€48-€68
B&B
Le Clos Chateldon
10 rue Saint-Denis
+33 2 99 98 41 82
[email protected]
B&B
Le 1900
+33 2 99 98 44 39
+33 6 12 51 83 90
[email protected]
€50-€60
B&B
L’Hermine
+33 2 99 98 18 03 74
+33 6 07 43 27 17
[email protected]
€48-€52
B&B
Le Bon Acceuil chez Marie
+33 2 99 98 37 30
+33 6 80 89 64 77 (mobile)
+33 6 61 99 53 06 (mobile)
[email protected]
€35
Hotel Roc Land **
+33 2 99 98 20 46
[email protected]
€42-€48
Campervans
Gites
3km
7km
ANTRAIN
11km
BAZOUGES La Perouse
B&B
Andrew Neal
Le Manoir
10 Place de l’Hotel de Ville
www.brittanybedandbreakfast.com
[email protected]
+33 2 99 97 42 76
€45-€60
B&B
Nominoé
2 rue de l’Eglise
+33 2 99 97 48 92
[email protected]
€39–€49
B&B
Les Hauts de Taillepieds
+33 2 99 97 42 86
+33 6 13 56 40 38
[email protected]
www.taillepieds.fr
€45–€55
+33 2 99 95 05 64
[email protected]
€40-€48
English owners
CHAUVIGNE
B&B
14km
Basic accommodation
TREMBLAY
Hotel
9km
€60
La Maison Neuve
Also a campsite @ €3.50 per
person per night
PONTORSON
Hotel
Hotel Montgomery ***
+33 2 33 60 00 09
B&B
Ken & Chris Richmond
48 rue d’Antrain
50170 Boucey
+33 2 33 58 75 25
Youth Hostel
Pontorson Youth Hostel
+33 2 33 60 18 65
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English owned
Km
Accomm
Type
Address
NOYAL-SOUS-BAZOUGES
B&B
14km
15km
24km
€48-€54
Very attractive, in grounds
of old manor house
Hotel du Lion d’Or **
+33 2 53 44 90 01
Has an excellent restaurant
Gîte
Les Coudreaux
http://lescoudreaux.free.fr
+33 2 99 98 36 84
+33 6 68 08 18 20
Very kind French owners.
Wife speaks excellent
English
MARCILLY-RAOUL
Le Petit Plessis
[email protected]
+33 2 99 73 60 62
Claire & Philippe Ybert
Le Bois Coudrais
[email protected]
[email protected]
+33 2 99 73 27 45
Highly recommended. Good
for families. Swimming.
www.lesormes.com
[email protected]
+33 2 99 73 53 00
Camping at all levels. 4*
hotel. Golf, swimming horseriding. Good for families
€39-€45
Attractive converted farm
CUGUEN
LES ORMES - EPINIAC
Campsite
Caravans
Hotel
24km
[email protected]
+33 2 99 73 65 14
Hotel
Campsite
22km
Le Quartier
ST BRICE EN COGLES
B&B
16km
Comments
[email protected]
+33 2 33 69 11 59
Campsite
14km
B&B
pp/pn
Contact
Domaine des Ormes
COMBOURG
Hotel
Hotel du Chateau ***
+33 2 99 73 00 38
Hotel
Hotel du Lac **
+33 2 99 73 95 65
DOL-DE-BRETAGNE
Hotel
Hotel de Bretagne **
+33 2 99 48 02 03
Campsite
Baguer-Pican
[email protected]
+33 2 99 48 09 55
For gites/self-catering accommodation, see:
www.gites-de-france.com, www.ownersdirect.co.uk and www.holidaylettings.co.uk
Further information
If you require further information, please call Brenda Dean on:
UK
FRANCE
or e-mail
01296 681291
00 33 (0)2 99 97 68 14
[email protected]
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