Your choice of travel

Rural Retreat is in Confolens in the Charente, South West France. Confolens is very easy to get to by plane, train or car. We are 30 minutes from Limoges airport, Ruffec railway station and just 15 minutes from 3 major motorway networks.

Flights

There are flights from UK to Limoges, our nearest airport. There is a good timetable from East Midlands, Stansted and Manchester all year round, plus Bristol, Leeds and Gatwick in the summer. Alternatively, you can fly to Bordeaux and hire a car for the 2 hour motorway drive to Confolens.

Driving

From Calais it’s a 5-6 hour drive and there are a choice of directions and routes for driving to Confolens in the South West. You can opt for motorway (péage) almost all the way or choose to take your time through towns and villages. From Dieppe, Cherbourg, St Malo, Caen and Le Havre we are are straight forward 4- 5 hours directly South on motorway/dual carriageway.

Train

Eurostar to Paris is a great alternative to flying or driving and then train from Paris to Limoges or Ruffec. We are now on the fast RGV line and so it’s just a couple of hours across country. There are often good deals and offers on Eurostar and onward from Paris can be as low as €20!