Travel

La Charronniere is situated near Chaunay just off the RN10 between Poitiers and Ruffec in the departement of Vienne, Poitou Charentes, mid-west France. Click on this link for a map of the area: (google maps)

By Plane
Poitiers (approx ½ hour) Ryanair www.ryanair.com         
Nantes (approx 2hrs 20mins) British Airways www.ba.com, Ryanair
Tours (approx 1½ hours) Ryanair
La Rochelle (approx 1hr 44mins) Eaysjet www.easyjet.com, Flybe, Ryanair
Limoges (approx 1hr 34mins) Ryanair, Flybe www.flybe.com    
Bordeaux (approx 2 hours) Easyjet, British Airways, bmi baby www.bmibaby.com, Flybe, Aerlingus www.aerlingus.com  
Bergerac (approx 2hrs 46mins) Ryanair, Flybe

By Train
Useful site for booking trains - www.raileurope.co.uk

The Man in Seat 61 is very helpful for planning rail travel all over Europe and beyond: www.seat61.com
Eurostar to Lille (recommended – easy change of platforms) or Paris (change stations), then TGV to Poitiers or Ruffec. www.eurostar.com          
 
By Ferry from England
Transmanche Ferries: www.transmancheferries.com
Newhaven/Dieppe - approx 5 hours’ drive
Brittany Ferries: www.brittany-ferries.com
Portsmouth/Caen – approx 4¼hrs drive.   
Portsmouth/Cherbourg – approx 5½hrs drive
Portsmouth/St Malo – approx 4½hrs drive
Plymouth/Roscoff – approx 6hrs drive
P&O Ferries: www.poferries.com
Dover/Calais – approx 6½hrs drive.
SeaFrance: www.seafrance.com
Dover/Calais – approx 6½hrs drive.

By Ferry from Ireland
Irish Ferries:  www.irishferries.com  
Rosslare/Roscoff - approx 6hrs drive      
Rosslare/Cherbourg - approx 5½hrs drive.
Brittany Ferries: www.brittany-ferries.com
Cork/Roscoff - approx 6hrs drive.
           
Channel Tunnel – www.eurotunnel.com Folkestone to Calais in 35 minutes; Calais to La Charronnière approx 6½hrs drive

Route map – recommend http://www.mappy.com/          

Directions by car to La Charronnière will be sent on receipt of your deposit cheque.