Built of stone, the house dates from the C19 and has just been refurbished to modern standards, providing comfortable & cosy accommodation , which is centrally heated. It has two bedrooms, a principle living room a kitchen / dining room and downstairs toilet / shower room.

The cottage accommodates four people comfortably. The cottage is well equipped and well furnished and is centrally heated if required. Garden furniture and BBQ are provided together with bikes.

Getting there

Travel Companies
Brittany Ferries 08705 360360 www.brittanyferries.com
Condor Ferries 01305 761551 www.condorferries.co.uk
P&O 0990 980555 www.poportsmouth.com
Le Shuttle 0990 353535 www.eurotunnel.com

Crossing Average time
Portsmouth Caen 6 hours
Portsmouth Cherbourg 5 hours or 2.75 Hours
Portsmouth St. Malo 10 hours (by night)
Poole Cherbourg 4 hours or 2.25 hours
Plymouth Roscoff 6 hours
Dover Calais 1.25 hours or 0.5 hours

French Channel ports to the cottage by Road
Roscoff 45 Miles or 1 hour
Cherbourg 180 Miles or 4 hours
Caen 170 Miles or 4 hours
St. Malo 90 Miles or 2 hours
Calais 370 Miles or 8 hours

By Air
Stanstead to Dinard Ryan Air www.ryanair.com 1 hour

By Rail
Eurostar to Paris SNCF TGV to Guingamp 7 hours

Crossing The Channel Choosing the way to get there is not always easy as it depends on so many factors, but it is generally the case that the shorter the drive, the longer the ferry crossing and vice versa. However, here are a few points based on the experiences we and other guests have had.
The ferry crossing to Cherbourg is fairly quick but getting down the Cherbourg peninsula can be time consuming as it is not always dual carriageway. We generally use Portsmouth to Caen 0745 which gets in at 1445 with 3-4 hours to drive to the cottage. A cheaper crossing is the afternoon one at 1330 but you will end up getting to the cottage around 0030 and if you haven't done it in the dark before you may get lost coming out of Caen!
We have travelled on ALL the Ferries that cross the western channel so always ask the ferry company which boat will be making the crossing as some of the boats have better facilities than others.
Recommended Boats: Brittany Ferries - Normandie, Val de Loire, Bretagne, Barfleur and the new Le Mont St Michel. P&O - Pride of Bilbao, Pride of Portsmouth, Pride of Le Havre

Driving The main roads are excellent and usually traffic free, but be aware of speed limits as the French Gendarmes have the power to spot-fine. Always carry enough tools for a roadside emergency and ensure that your mobile phone has had "roaming" enabled before you leave the UK (Roadside phones are few and far between).