Useful links |
Here are some selected web siteswhcih we believe to be good and useful web sites for you the client. We do not however have commercial controls of any links that are on this site. |
| Voyager Insurance Services Ltd |
| It is strongly recommended that you take travel insurance to protect yourself, your family and your car when travelling abroad. Most properties require you to be covered for any accidental damage you may cause aswell. For a competitive policy designed for holidays to Europe please click the link below for an instant quote and to buy online. Prices start from as little as £5.90 for an adult and £15.80 for European Vehicle Assistance. |
| Click here for instant cover |
| Car Hire |
| Click here An excellent wide choice and for special car hire rates from your-carhire.com |
| La Guingette Language lessons - get learning before you travel with 10% off classes |
| Exclusive offer for Wake Up in France Customers Book a holiday villa with Wake Up in France and receive a 10% reduction on a course of French lessons with bestselling author Françoise Le Roux. The small group classes are taking place in Lyon between May and July of this year. To benefit from this exclusive special offer, quote your Wake Up in France order reference number when reserving your course. Click here for full details: http://www.frenchclasses.com/wakeup/courses/ |
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| Newspaper Articles - please ask Claire for more of our large selection of articles about our company |
| A late availabiity mention in the Times at Le teich. |
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| Holiday Nanny |
| We have linked up with Holiday Nanny : """They have very carefully sourced nannies to ensure top quality professionals - thay are not an agency that provides au pairs or inexperienced childcarers. All their nannies have fluent English, childcare qualifications, minimum of a year's experience, First Aid training, Enhanced CRB checks and all References are fully checked. They meet all their nannies face-to-face and interview them thoroughly.""" |
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| Our new St Jean Daily Photo Blog |
| Have a look round and send us your photos too - St Jean de Monts Daily Photo Blog. We are now receiving more photos and client comments - tell us if you wish to add or receive information about this. |
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| Angela Bird Book on the Vendee |
| Many clients have recommended this book on the Vendee written by a British journalist. Here is a link to her web site. |
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| Brittany Ferries |
| Brittany ferries offer an excellent choice of routes to France departing from Portsmouth, Poole and Plymouth to St Malo, Caen, Cherbourg and Roscoff. There are a choice of day or overnight crossings on a traditional ferry or high speed services from Portsmouth and Poole which can take as little as 135 minutes. If you are travelling to south western France, you may wish to consider the Plymouth Santander route which takes 20h 30mins and sails twice a week. Driving from Santander to Messanges is 292k and takes approximately 3h16m. |
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| Condor Ferries |
| If you are travelling to Brittany or the Vendee, Condor Ferries Poole-St Malo service, which operates from 22nd May – 2nd October is the fastest route to take your car there. For an economical option, on Sundays, between 23/7 and 5/9 the 5 hour crossing from Portsmouth to Cherbourg starts at £129 each way for a car + 2 passengers. Customers travelling from the Channel Islands will find a choice of regular crossings with Condor ferries. Please contact us for details. |
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| FuturoScope |
| A wonderful science attraction park. Well worth a visit. Futuroscope Park unites new audio-visual technologies on a 53 hectare site to enable you to discover images like you have never seen before. |
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| P & O Ferries |
| P&O ferries operate a choice of 4 routes across the channel. Between Dover and Calais there are up to 30 return sailings per day with a crossing time of 75 – 90 minutes. If you are travelling to south western France, and wish to minimise driving on the continent and make the sea voyage part of your holiday, you may wish to consider the Portsmouth Bilbao route with a crossing time of 35 hours on the outward journey and 29 hours on the return. For people travelling from the north of England or Scotland, P&O ferries overnight Hull-Rotterdam/Zeebrugge crossings avoid the need to drive down to Dover. |
| Puy du Fou |
| The Puy-du-Fou, Vendee, both the spectacular night-time "Cinéscénie", a giant son-et-lumiere performed on Fri. Sat, Sun from late May to early Sept; and the day-time "Grand Parc", which is a fantastic historical theme park. But instead of white-knuckle rides you find historical settings and fantastic set-piece shows on everything from Roman chariot-racing and the legend of 7th-century Saint Philibert, to falconry, a medieval township and 18th-century village. |
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| Auto routes |
| Useful site for autoroutes and travel information. |
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| Sea France |
| Great value Each Way fares from Sea France. |
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| Foreign Office |
| Please consult the Foreign Office's web site and look under the travel advice section before you book, and again before you travel, for the latest advice issued by the foreign office to travellers. |
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| Travelling with a disability |
| We will try and help you with your accommodation and travel when you have a disability. Please give us any details that may help in your choice. We will also inform Receptions for you prior to your arrival if you wish to make special request. There are some holiday villages who have some accommodation which has been built to highly recommended specifications for wheelchair users and other motor disabilities and other handicaps. I will personally arrange a further visit to a property if you have specific questions for its compatibality for a disabled member travelling in your group. More Travel and information can be found via Jonathan Kaye who is the Managing Editor of: - Disability-friendly World Airlines, UK Hotels and Services for Everybody! www.allgohere.com "Ideal for a family with a disabled member - you've probably never had such choice!" Ranked in The Times' Top 50 Travel Sites on the Web. Here is a MS help web site. |
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| Traveling with a Pet |
| If you wish to bring your pet we would suggest you use this link to the MAFF for the latest guidelines for the pets passport and all the details about the vaccination and chip details. Please check their web site for the latest information on which french ferry ports have the equipment to read the chips. And don't forget their passports and all the paperwork either or they won't let you and your pet into France or back to England!! |
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