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Manoir La Betoulle is situated in the Charente region of France between Angoulême, Poitiers and Limoges.

The estate is situated about a kilometre from the village of St. Claud which has good local facilities and only 20 minutes drive from Angoulême where the selection of shops and restaurants is superb. The area is well served by transport links, particularly the low cost airlines.

Local Directions

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Operator Route Distance to La Betoulle from port. Approximate journey time from port.
Brittany Ferries Portsmouth - St Malo 269 ml. 5 hr
  Portsmouth - Caen 275 ml. 5hr 30 m
  Portsmouth - Cherbourg

Poole - Cherbourg

 355 ml. 6 hr 40 m
  Plymouth - Roscoff 350 ml. 6hr 41 m
Eurotunnel, P&O Ferries, Seafrance, etc. Folkestone/Dover - Calais 451 ml. 6 hr 50 m
Condor Poole - St Malo 269 ml. 5 hr

For detailed directions in France try the Mappy website at www.mappy.com or  Michelin at www.viamichelin.com

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  • By Air: - surely one of the best served areas of France !
Limoges - daily flights from Stanstead, East Midlands and Liverpool operated by Ryanair. Now twice weekly from Edinburgh and Bristol.

New service now available from Southampton and Newcastle operated by Flybe.

Airport is only 45 minutes from La Betoulle.

 www.ryanair.com

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Angouleme - Stanstead flights commenced in 2008 and will run three times per week in 2009 on Tues/Thur/Sat. Fares are VERY low and, combined with our flexibility on dates, will provide a very cost-effective route.

Only 25 mins from La Betoulle......

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Poitiers - daily flights from Stanstead operated by Ryanair and also  services from Birmingham and Edinburgh

Only 1hr 10 min from La Betoulle.

 www.ryanair.com
Bordeaux - BA, Air France and Flybe all fly into Bordeaux which is  less than 2 hours from La Betoulle on excellent roads.  
La Rochelle - daily flights from various UK locations.

Approx. 2 hours from La Betoulle.

  
Tours - just over 2 hours drive with regular UK flights.  
Bergerac - although not a great distance away, the route across to Bergerac is cross-country and takes about 3 hours.  

 
Paris - Angoulême - 1.45 hours

Paris - Poitiers - 1.5 hrs
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Climate

The Charente boasts the second highest number of hours of sunshine in France after the Cote d'Azur.