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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Local area map (click symbol on right) |
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| Operator |
Route |
Distance to La Betoulle
from port. |
Approximate journey time from port. |
| Brittany Ferries
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Portsmouth - St Malo |
269 ml. |
5 hr |
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Portsmouth - Caen |
275 ml. |
5hr 30 m |
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Portsmouth - Cherbourg
Poole - Cherbourg |
355 ml. |
6 hr 40 m |
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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. New service now available from
Southampton operated by Flybe. Airport is only 45 minutes from La Betoulle. |
www.ryanair.com
http://www.flybe.com |
| Poitiers - daily flights from Stanstead operated by Ryanair,
only 1hr 10 min from La Betoulle. |
www.ryanair.com |
| Angouleme Airport - flights
commence May 2008 - only 25 mins from La
Betoulle...... |
www.ryanair.com |
| Bordeaux - BA, Air France and Flybe all fly into Bordeaux
which is 2 hours from La Betoulle on excellent roads. |
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| La Rochelle - daily
flights. Approx. 2 hours from La Betoulle. |
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| Tours - just over 2 hours drive with regular UK
flights. |
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| Bergerac - although
not a great distance away, the route across to Bergerac is cross-country and
takes about 3 hours. |
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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.
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