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The Lot Department is located in the Midi-Pyrenees region of south-west France and can be reached by car, plane or train. Our home is situated in the north-east of the department on the edge of the village of Lacam D'Ourcet about 15 minutes from the delightful town of St. Céré. See further information below about various travel options. To explore the area, a car is essential and if you are not driving down then car hire is available at the airports and rail stations. |
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From the Channel Ports you can, if
you wish, travel most of the way on the autoroute. We recommend leaving
the A20 autoroute south of Brive-la-Gaillarde at junction 53 taking
the D820 then D840 to Martel where you take the D803 to Bretenoux
and then onwards to St Cere. We will provide you with detailed directions
to Lacam D'Ourcet by post or email. For a comprehensive route map showing time, distance, toll charges and fuel costs visit the MAPPY website. If you want to break the journey or visit other parts
of France, Drive-Alive
Holidays offer you a full range of ferry crossings, although
you must book at least two nights' accommodation with them. Prices
are competitive and we have found their personal service excellent. Links to other useful sites including ferry operators and the Channel Tunnel are shown opposite. |
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The nearest airport (less than an hour) is the new one opened in 2010 just south of Brive and is known as "Brive - Vallee de la Dordogne". Current information we have for summer 2011 are flights by Cityjet from London City airport and flights by Jet2 from Manchester. There is also a regular flight from Paris. There are suggestions that other lo cost operators will start using the airport so it is worth checking the latest on the internet. Our next closest airport is Rodez, approximately 75 minutes away, which is served by Ryanair from Stansted and Dublin. There is also an Air France service from Paris. A new airport - Brive/Souillac - is under construction and is expected to be ready by 2010 or 2011 and this will be less than 1 hour from us. Limoges airport is about 2 hours up the A20 autoroute. There are flights from various UK airports including Liverpool, Nottingham and Stansted by Ryanair and from Southampton by Flybe. Toulouse airport is just over 2 hours 15 minutes away and is served by British Airways from Heathrow, Easy Jet from Gatwick, Flybe from Birmingham and Bristol and British Midland from Manchester. Other airlines are starting to fly to Toulouse so check on the internet for the latest information. If you are touring the south-west of France there are also services to Bergerac airport about 2 hours and 45 minutes away, from several UK airports. Car Hire (see below) is available at each airport (Position at Brive to be confirmed). Pre-booking is recommended. |
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Our closest mainline station is at Brive-la-Gaillarde. There is a direct service from Paris Austerlitz station and the travelling time is approximately 4 hours. We recommend investigating pre-booking the rail ticket in the UK as it may be cheaper. The rail service is operated by SNCF. Car Hire (see below) is available next to Brive station and again pre-booking is recommended. The car journey from Brive is very pretty and takes just over one hour. We can arrange a pick-up from Brive station - please contact us for details of the cost. |
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All the airports and main towns are well served by the major car hire companies. Links to their websites are shown opposite or you can go to the UK website of travelsupermarket.com for a price comparison service that automatically finds the cheapest deal (we have not used the service so cannot vouch for it). Pre-booking is recommended. For a comprehensive route map showing time, distance, toll charges and fuel costs visit the MAPPY website. |
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR WALKING HOLIDAYS TAKE
A LOOK AT OUR OTHER WEBSITE WWW.WALKING-HOLIDAY-FRANCE.CO.UK
