How to Get to us from..

From the UK:

The commonly used options for travel from the UK;

Ferry - either into Brittany / Western Normandy or via the Dover - Calais route - the former is a longer crossing but can either be done overnight (cabins are available) or during the day - there are children's play areas, and during school holidays there is often children's entertainment. It has the advantage that the journey in France is much shorter. If you come via the Dover Calais route then there are excellent motorways with comfortable clean rest-stops - many of which have children's play areas - swings, slides, zip-wires, or you can take the slower tree lined 'A' roads - quintessentially French - giving the option to divert along the way to chateaux, D-Day beaches, the trenches of the First World War etc. Note if you do go down this route allow plenty of time - if needed there are excellent, reasonably priced, hotels to break your journey and extend your holiday. Please contact us if you plan to travel by Brittany Ferries - we have a discount code you can use.
Fly - There are numerous low cost airlines - flying into Dinard, Rennes, Brest and Nantes - car hire is available at all of these airports, but may need to be booked in advance, especially at peak times. Flight times are short and those with pushchairs may get priority boarding - with older children you are not guaranteed a seat next to each other on most budget flights so it may well be worth pre-booking seats or getting priority boarding if you need to sit together.
Tunnel - Car - the same applies here as the Dover-Calais ferry. Eurotunnel has a more expensive flexiplus ticket which has several advantages when travelling with children - firstly (as the name suggests) it offers flexibility - running late or arrive early and they will get you on the next available train. You have priority boarding and you have lounge facilities with free refreshments and free-wifi - given the cost of feeding a family of five (for example) at the normal restaurant at the port you may find its cheaper to go flexi!
Tunnel - Train - The Eurostar takes you into Paris, Gare du Nord from which you can get across to Montparnasse station - it takes around 40 mins by underground and a similar time by taxi - the latter is recommended with children and luggage - its then under 2 hrs to Rennes station where car hire is available.

From Ireland:

There are two options from Ireland:

Ferry - there are a number of ferry operators from Dublin and Southern Ireland that go direct to Brittany, the shortest route to the cottages is from Roscoff. The ferries are well equipped and cater well for children with entertainment, childrens play areas, child friendly restaurants. Most of the operators have family cabins.
Fly - Rennes and Nantes airports are well served from Ireland, and journey times are relatively short. Both Rennes and Nantes have car hire available and whilst the route from Nantes is slightly further there are numerous rest points along the way. Rennes airport to the cottages is very easy - mainly dual carriageway and there are several rest stops along the route if needed (its only 90 minutes).

Transport to the Gîtes

Planes

Dinard Airport - 90 mins - Ryanair, Aurigny
Rennes Airport - 90 mins - Flybe, Aer Lingus, Air France, Chalair, HOP, Vueling
Brest Airport - 2 hrs, lots of airlines
Nantes Airport - 3hrs lots of airlines
Ponitvy - 20 mins away
St Brieuc - 40 mins away
Private Helicopter - We can arrange suitable landing sites very close by with local farmers

Trains

TGV - High Speed 'Train de Grande Vitesse' from Paris via Le Mans to Rennes or St Brieuc. The New TGV Atlantique. Connections to the rest of France at either Le Mans or Rennes
New high speed line opening in stages from 2014-15 meaning journey times from Rennes to Paris will be around 2 hours

Automobiles

Excellent road links - The cottages are easy to get to by road from any part of Europe. France has an excellent fast motorway network, and Brittany is well connected with toll-free dual carriageways. The cottages are under 5 km from the main trunk road / dual carriageway running down the centre of Brittany and around 25km from the main trunk road / dual carriageway serving the norther coast of Brittany.
Feel free to ask the owners about the best route as they travel back to the UK 10+ times a year

Ferries

You have a Huge choice of Ferries:
From Great Britain - Portsmouth / Poole / Plymouth / Weymouth / Newhaven / Dover
From Ireland - Cork / Rosslare / Dublin
From Geurnsey
From Jersey

We recommend the following French Ports
St Malo - 90 mins - Brittany Ferries, Condor Ferries
Roscoff - 90 mins - Brittany Ferries, Irish Ferries
Granvile - 2.5 hrs - Manche Iles Express
Cherbourg - 3 hrs - Brittany Ferries, Irish Ferries, Celtic Link, Condor Ferries
Carteret - 3 Hrs - Manche Iles Express
Caen-Ouistreham - 3 hrs- Brittany Ferries
Dielette - 3.25 Hrs - Manche Iles Express
Le Havre - 4 hrs - DFDS

Eurotunnel

Eurotunnel is an interesting way to get to the gites - allowing you to get to the gites via northern France - its ideal if you have pets and don't want to take them on a ferry crossing ( The owners brought both their dogs with them from the UK via the tunnel and are happy to advise pet owners on this route ).

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Getting to us

Les Gites du Sanglier

Poulancre d'en Bas, 22320, Saint Mayeux, France

0033 (0) 296 Twenty-Four Fifty Thirty-Nine

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From the rest of Europe / International:

The travel options internationally are numerous

Car - Car travel in France is easy, with a good network of motorways and dual-carriageways as well as very pleasant trunk and main roads. There are large chains of travel hotels and lots of local B&B and smaller hotels on route if you wish to break your journey en-route, but with the excellent motorway network, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Italy & Spain are within a days drive. There are regular comfortable clean rest-stops - many of which have children's play areas - swings, slides, zip-wires (as well as food & fuel).

Flying - Within Europe Brest, Rennes & Nantes are all well connected, they also are well connected across Europe, with Nantes and Rennes being long distance hubs. Car hire is available at the airport - in peak times it is sensible to book ahead - and it is possible to request car seats.
Flying - Long Haul / International - The commonest way is to fly into Paris, from which you can easily connect to the TGV high speed rail network that serves Brittany well - with Paris - Charles de Gaulle / Roissy Airport its possible to catch the TGV direct from the airport hub. If flying into Paris - Orly airport you need to take a cab to Massey TGV station or high speed underground (Called RER) to Gare Montparnasse or bus transfer to Gare Montparnasse - which might be more difficult with young children.

Train - Paris is as little as 90 minutes from Rennes by TGV and car hire is possible in Rennes - We are about 90 minutes from Rennes by car or take the TGV to St Brieuc (less than 2 hours from Paris) - St Brieuc is 35-40 minutes from us.

Our Location

The google maps above should help, but we have found "What3Words.com" gives the easiest directions.

This what3words address refers to a 3 metre square location. Copy the link or enter the 3 words into the free what3words app to find it.

What 3 words - the main gate.

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