Les Petits Sapins

Thanks to the twin benefits of low-cost airlines like Ryan Air and the advent of the Eurostar, travelling anywhere in France from the UK is not difficult or too time-consuming. The French domestic rail network SNCF is highly subsidised and reliable.

We have sketched out some pointers but do use the further information links below.

Geo Localisation

Latitude: 45.68441725225932

Longitude: -0.49013614654541015

 

 

GPS - Warning

If you are using GPS it will direct you to the bac a chaine between Dompierre and Rouffiac - please note this is ONLY available through the summer and closed for most of the year. Either take the route to Brives coming from Cognac or route to St Sever coming from Saintes and not continue into Dompierre. If in doubt please call for directions.

 

By ferry and car

Brittany Ferries operates a service from the Poole and Portsmouth in the UK to Caen, Le Havre, Cherbourg or St Malo which is a six hour drive by car to les Petit Sapins, Rouffiac. You can also take ferries to Calais, and Boulogne, then drive via Rouen and Poitiers to the Charente. There is space for at least 4 cars to park at the front of the house. Also Ferries from Ireland.

Airlines
Airports
La Rochelle - Ile de Ré	Angoulême Cognac
Limoges	Bordeaux

Take the Eurostar to Lille, then switch to a TGV service continuing as far as Angouleme then finally to Cognac. Either pick up your hire-car or a taxi to Rouffiac. The journey by Eurotunnel/Eurostar to Calais is fast and the remaining distance is by motorway nearly all the way to Saintes.