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From
Calais head for Paris. Don't
forget that the new motorway (via Boulogne
- the A16)
to Paris is now open.
You then need to head south for the
A71
-
E9
motorway to
Orleans which you then need to take as far
as Vierzon where you turn off onto the A20
which is signposted Limoges.
Just
before Limoges, however, - at junction 23
- turn right and follow the map on the left.
Having left at junction 23, come into the
centre of Bellac (N145-E62).
Turn
left at the traffic lights, (though there
is a turning left before the lights which
is a short cut) and take the road to Limoges.
See map below.
(Coming from Poitier go straight through Bellac.)
2 kms from the centre, take a left at the
roundabout signposted St Junien-les-
Combes.
Go
straight through the village until you see
the end of town sign. Turn right (signposted
Frachis) and the first house you see on the
right is us.
Alternatively
go on to the recently opened junction 23.1 following
the signs for Châteauponsac (D711),
then Rancon (D1).
Some six miles before Bellac turn left for
St Junien-les-Combes on the D72.
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If you look back and
you see this,
it is our front door.
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As you come up the lane this is the side
of the house you will see.
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Travel Guide
By air:
To Limoges Bellegarde Airport
or Poitiers Airport by RyanAir. RyanAir
fly from London Stansted Airport, East Midlands or Liverpool
Airport. - Also there is Southampton to Limoges
with FlyBe. Hire cars are available at the airport
or Click
HERE to go to a colleague's site for inexpensive
car hire.
By rail:
To either Limoges or Bellac. Eurostar trains
from London, Waterloo Station to Paris, Gare
de Nord Station. There, change stations to Paris
Austerlitz Station, (by taxi or 6 stops on the
tube). Then fast train, (3 hours), to Limoges.
Depart say 8.40, arrive 16.40. Alternatively, on Tuesdays
and Thursdays there are Eurostar trains which go to
Limoges via Lille. Change trains
at Lille by simply changing platforms. However, because
of their convenience, these trains frequently get
fully booked. It is therefore necessary to book well
in advance. With SNCF there are big discounts for
booking in advance, (e.g. €105 return fare to
London Waterloo booked 3 weeks in advance). We do
not know whether this is true of British railway companies.
By coach:
From London Victoria direct to Bellac.
Leave London 6.0 p.m. arrive Bellac 6.0a.m. Return
journey longer due to a 3 hour wait at Calais, (from
3.00 to 6.00 a.m.). Approximately, £69.00 return.
By road:
Portsmouth - Caen crossing. Be sure to book
a cabin, (2 or 4 berth available), as they also have
a bathroom and shower. CAEN to Le Mans, then to Tours,
then to Chateauroux, then A20 - E9 to Bellac, (turnoff
23.1 is quicker than turnoff 23). - Alternatively,
take A10 to Poiters then N147 to Bellac.
Dover / Folkestone / Boulogne
crossing - P&O, Channel Tunnel &
Speedferries. Calais to Paris A26 then A1 Motorways
- Just past Charles de Gaulle Airport (on the outskirts
of Paris) follow the signs for Bordeaux1
(this road will be mainly marked A3 and A86). You will
eventually reach and take the A10 Motorway (still signposted
Bordeaux). At Orleans on the A10 you will
need to take the A71 (signposted Vierzon and Bourges).
At Vierzon follow the signs for Limoges & Toulouse
on the A20 (Toll Free) and exit the A20 at exit 23 following
signs to Bellac. Once in Bellac see map above for directions
to Frachis - this route (as of 20th Nov.
2005) will cost
34.30 €uros in tolls and should take 6½
to 7 hours.
For those wishing to take the relatively
new A16 motorway (past Boulogne) and via Abbeville and
Amiens; on the outskiirts of Paris you are advised to
follow the signs for Charles de Gaulle Airport then
following the A3 and A861
route described above - this route (as of 20th Nov.
2005) will cost 31.70 €uros in tolls and
should take 7 to 7½ hours.
Time from Caen approximately 6½
hours. From Calais about the same. From Paris,
foot down 3½ hours, driving sensibly, 4½ hours, both
with a stop.
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