Getting Here

Travel by plane, train, boat, car and even bike!

Air - nearest airports are Brive-la-Gaillarde (43min), Limoges (57min) and Bergerac (1hr 35min). Limoges is the most convenient for travel from the UK and within France (Flybe, Ryanair, and AirFrance). There is also the option to fly into Rodez (2hr 5min), Bordeaux (2hr 21min), Toulouse (2hr 28min) or Paris (4hr 18min).

Car hire - available from airports.

Road - France's motorway network makes driving up and down the country quite pleasurable. (North/South) We are approximately 20 minutes by car from the toll-free section of the Paris/Toulouse A20 motorway and (East/West), approximately 30 minutes from the new A89 Clermont Ferrand/Bordeaux motorway.

Cycle - Ditch the car and see France on two wheels! The bike-express coach has several pick-up points in the UK and in France. There are also bike-friendly trains where the bikes go free!

Rail - take the Eurostar to Paris then the local train from Paris Austerlitz to Brive-La-Gaillarde or take your car from Calais to Brive-La-Gaillarde on the overnight motorail. It is possible to do your entire trip by train as there is a station in both Pompadour and Lubersac, just 3 miles away.

Sea - choose from Le Havre (5hr 46min), Dieppe (6hr 4min), St Malo (6hr 7min), Santander (Spain) (6hr 22min), Calais (7hr), or Cherbourg (7hr 1min).

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