The cottage is located in central France, approximately one hour south of the Loire Valley. The distance via autoroute from Calais is 360 miles or 310 via good 'A' roads and this takes circa 6 hrs. The cottage is located in region 36 (Indre) a beautiful and quiet region with the great advantage of being a superb location for travel to a wide range of destinations and attractions. You can also fly (low cost) to the City of Tours  from Stansted or to Poitiers  from Birmingham both airports are circa 50 minutes from the cottage, car hire is available from the airports if required. (Details on request). Additional route details will be sent at the time of booking.

The autoroute south currently stops at Tours where you can join the smaller road to Loches and then on to Chatillon. The autoroute tolls from Calais to Tours will amount to circa 25 Euro. Exact route details will be sent to you if required once you have booked accommodation.
 

Click on the map below for larger version, or on the image to the right to download directions in a 'printer-friendly' format by clicking on the image to the right, or right click on the image and 'Save Target As...' to download (Acrobat Reader required).

Turn right just after you pass the Maison Carreau sign on the Chatillon to Clion road - main road. The cottage owners have a small house on site and should be available to welcome you on arrival.

The stretch of water that separates the UK from mainland Europe used to expensive to cross but not anymore! A return ferry crossing in high season can cost as little as £45 return on LD lines. For those wishing to cross quickly there is no substitute for the channel tunnel but it can be more considerably more expensive at around £75 each way in high season. Once you land on French soil there are many low price hotels available for around 40 Euro a night for the room. The saving via ferry could pay for hotel room and slap up meals to break your journey and still leave you into pocket. We recommend you visit the Ferrysavers website to locate good fares.

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