A few links and tips to help you plan your trip, plus details of
how to find us at the
Gîte de La Pierre
Levée, in La Sauvagère, Lower Normandy:
Crossing the Channel
SpeedFerries operate a car ferry on the Dover-Boulogne route, which normally undercuts their competitors.
Return tickets from roughly fifty
pounds!
Brittany Ferries offer a choice of routes from the UK to Caen, Cherbourg and St Malo:
Le
Shuttle (Eurotunnel)
www3.eurotunnel.com/rcs/etun/pb_english/en_wp_home/en_pg_home_gateway_1/index.jsp
P and O Ferries cross the Channel from Dover to Calais:
HoverSpeed now offer hydrofoil services on the Newhaven-Dieppe and Dover-Calais routes:
New: Condor Ferries operate a range of routes to Brittany, Normandy & the Channel Islands (from where you can travel on to a choice of ports in France)
Weymouth to St Malo This service operates year round. Crossing times from 5 hours 15 minutes. Prices start from just £98 for a car + 2 adults each way
Poole to St Malo This service operates between 22nd May and 2nd October. Crossing time from 4 hours 35 minutes. The fastest route for taking your car to Brittany!
Portsmouth to Cherbourg This service operates on Sundays only between 23rd July to 5 September. Crossing time 5 hours 30 minutes. Prices start from just £129 each way for a car plus 2 passengers, caravans/trailers go FREE!!
Why not check out www.condorbreaks.com for some great package prices in 2006!
For competitive quotes on cross-channel crossings, you can also try:
http://www.gitesoffrance.com/web/plan.asp
Please feel free to contact us for advice on planning your trip.
Alternatively, why not consider a fly/drive holiday?
The nearest local airport at Dinard, near St Malo (roughly 85 miles from us),
is served
by regular (and often discounted) Ryanair flights from Stansted, London.
Discount car hire is available at the airport. Flights to Tours and Brest, and
of course Paris
are
also possible.
Route Planning
You can get a detailed journey plan from one of these internet sites. Click
the links to start.
Then enter your starting point, and La Sauvagère as the destination.
The property lies roughly 2.5 km south of the village centre.
www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp
The main gate to La Pierre Levée is on the D53, approx 2.5 km south of La
Sauvagère
village, or 2km north of St Michel des Andaines.
Here are detailed maps to help you find us - (x) marks the spot! :
Pierre Levée, entrances from the north and west (main) gates:
N.B. We can also mail you more detailed directions on request.
Arrivals:
Standard check-in for weekly bookings is from 4pm on Saturday.
If you expect to arrive after 7pm, please contact us in advance so
that we can ensure keyholders are expecting you. In case of problems or delays,
please call 06 80 70 67 66 or 02 33 37 91 63