How to find us

By car:

If you are heading to us from the North, then you can come off the A10 Autoroute (motorway) at exit 35 (Saintes) and you are then 25 minutes away. This is slightly quicker and cheaper (toll) than continuing to exit 36. However, you can continue to exit 36 (Pons) where you will find a Leclerc supermarket, should you wish to buy some food before you arrive.

From the South, you should come off the A10 at exit 36 (Pons) and you are then 10 minutes away. From here you will pass the Leclerc supermarket at Pons should you want to do a quick shop.

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The coordinates to find our village on GPS are:

45 37 27 N
00 30 58 W

-0.5161111111111111 Longitude

45.6241667 Latitude

Once in Saint Seurin de Palenne you're home and dry - we are on the main road that runs through the village, approximately 70m from the Mairie (Town Hall) on the same side of the road.

Link to Google maps

Eurotunnel -

This is our preferred route from the UK.

The journey from Calais is approximately 770kms on predominantly dual carriageways and motorways, with tolls (allow around 65 euros each way - quickest is to pay by credit card). The journey, non-stop, takes approximately 7 hours.

We normally allow 10 hours for the journey aiming to stop three times, once for lunch with a coffee / comfort break either side of lunch and an extra hour for possible incidents ‘en route’.

By Ferry -

The port of Calais is approximately 770kms away (7:00 hours non-stop), Le Havre is 660kms (5:15 hours).

The port of Le Havre is approximately 660kms (5:15 hours) away, Caen is around 520kms (4:45 hrs) and St Malo 440kms (4:15 hrs).

By air:

Bordeaux and La Rochelle (seasonal opening) are both around 1 hour - 1:15 hours away with easy access to either the Autoroutes or Routes Nationales. There are also airports at Limoges (under 2 hours away), Poitiers (1:30 hours) and Bergerac (2:30 hours).

By train:

The TGV stops at Angoulême. The station is approximately 50 minutes away by car. There is a small railway station in Pons, on the Bordeaux - La Rochelle line (Line 17) but the service to Pons is limited to about 7 - 10 trains per day.

Rail Europe

the trainline

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