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
