WAYS TO TRAVEL
BY CAR FERRY
Nearest ferry port is Caen (Ouistreham) with ferries
running from the South Coast of England operated by
Brittany Ferries (Plymouth/Portsmouth/Poole)
www.brittany-ferries.com
P & O Ferries (Portsmouth)
www.poferries.com
Journey time on the ferry: 6 hours. Drive time from
the ferry to Arts in the Garden is about an hour.
P&O also operates a catamaran ferry to Cherbourg
(with a much reduced journey time) in the summer months. Drive time
from the ferry to Arts in the Garden is about an hour and a half.
Condor ferries also operates services from Weymouth,
Poole and Portsmouth to St. Malo and Cherbourg, each about an hour and
a half drive from Arts in the Garden.
http://www.condorferries.co.uk/uk/home.aspx
BY AIR
TO DINARD
Low cost flights daily with
Ryanair http://www.ryanair.com.
Car hire available at airport with
Hertz https://www.hertz.com
Europcar http://www.europcar.com
Budget http://www.budget.com
The drive from Dinard to Arts in the Garden takes
about 1hour 30 minutes, mostly along double carriageway with little
traffic.
TO CAEN (CARPIQUET)
Skysouth operates flights from Brighton to Carpiquet,
about 15 minutes from Caen.
http://www.skysouth.co.uk
Car hire available at airport with
Hertz https://www.hertz.com
Europcar http://www.europcar.com
Budget http://www.budget.com
TO PARIS
Several flights daily by Easyjet,
http://www.easyjet.com
then train to Vire from Paris Montparnasse (about
2 hours 30 minutes; we are happy to pick up visitors at Vire station.)
French railways are efficient and reasonably priced, and are operated
by SNCF : you can book on www.sncf.com
BY TRAIN
Eurostar from Kings Cross London
http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/travel_information.jsp
trains arrive at Paris Gare du Nord, from which a
short metro journey to Paris Montparnasse then train to Vire (about
2 hours 30 minutes; we are happy to pick up visitors at Vire station.)
French railways are efficient and reasonably priced, and are operated
by SNCF : you can book on www.sncf.com
EUROPEAN ROUTE PLANNING
(Enter our commune MORIGNY as your destination....)
AA Roadwatch Route Planner
http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/routes/
Detailed route planner with maps
RAC European Route Planner
http://www.rac.co.uk/web/routeplanner/ Detailed route planner
http://www.mappy.com
French language planner with national information eg. roadworks etc
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
Vire Tourist Information
www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/vire
Discover Normandy Sitemap
http://www.discover-normandy.info/sitemap.htm
Caen Tourist Information
www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/caen