Location: Charente < France
Nearest Airport:
Angoulême with London Stansted link at 15
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Nearest Ferry:
St.Malo Ferry Port at 450
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Nearest Train:
Angoulême - TGV link at 10
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Nearest Motorway:
N10 - Paris/Bordeaux autoroute at 12
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 30
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Car: necessary
The nearby town of Angoulême offers an excellent range of boutiques, including fashion and shoe shops, well-stocked markets, a choice of superb restaurants offering a variety of cuisine, as well as many places of interest. Further afield, there is the world famous town of Cognac, known for its brandy; the splendid island beach resorts at Ile D'Oleron and the Ile de Ré; the cosmopolitan port at La Rochelle with its harbour side restaurants, cafés and clothes shops and the Aquarium; Poitiers, to the north offers Futuroscope, one of France's biggest attractions; inland beaches with watersports abound, the best of which is at St.Estéphe just half-an-hour's driving distance; for golfers there are three top quality golf courses within comfortable driving time. There are varied boating opportunities on the River Charente for days out and the local countryside provides scope for horse-riding, fishing and leisurely walks.