Finding us

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You have lots of choice when it comes to getting to La Cahudiere and finding us is pretty easy too. If you have satellite navigation equipment you can usually type in ‘La Cahudiere’ and the sat nav will find us. Failing that you can use St Martin de Landelles or the French post code 50730.


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Ferry Information
LD lines www.ldlines.co.uk or 0870 420 1267 ( a new company have taken over the previous P&O Portsmouth to Le Havre route. Le Havre is 2 to 2.5 hours from La Cahudiere.)

Brittany Ferries sail to to St. Malo (1 hour to La Cahudiere) or Caen (1.25 hours to La Cahudiere) or Cherbourg (2 hours to La Cahudiere). The Brittany Ferries Cherbourg route has regular and fast craft sailings. The fast craft approximately takes 2h 40mins.

Brittany Ferries also now have an economy service to Le Havre (about 2.5 hours from La Cahudiere).

To get price quotes the number is: Brittany Ferries 0870 9 076 103 or you can book online at www.brittanyferries.co.uk . Generally they quote for 5 and 10-day fares and after that it is standard return valid for much longer.

To Fly
You can also fly currently using two routes. www.ryanair.com fly each day of the week to Dinard (St Malo) from Stansted and East Midlands airports.

The other option is with www.flybe.com that fly from Manchester or Southampton to Rennes. Both these airports are approximately a 1 hour drive from La Cahudiere and both have car hire facilities.

To Drive
From Channel Tunnel/Calais/Dieppe/Boulogne
Take directions West, after which you would pick up the Caen directions.

Suggested Route from Le Havre
You need to follow signs over the Pont de Normandie and head in the direction of Caen.

Suggested Route from Caen
From the Ferry port head in the direction of Caen Following the Périphérique round Caen join the N175. You are heading towards Rennes, Mt St Michel & Avranches the A84.
(NB: The A84 is not yet fully completed and the N175 becomes the A84 and vice versa at certain points)
From the N175 you can pick up the A84 (no tolls). You will find signs for Avranches, Rennes, and/or Le Mt St Michel.

Suggested Route from St. Malo
First you need to take signs for Caen and Fougeres before you then take the main N176 signed Mont St. Michel. Once on this road you can take this all the way through to St. Hilaire. Then follow local signs.

Suggested Route from Cherbourg
From Ferry port follow green signs for Le Mt. St. Michel. Once on the main trunk road you follow the signs toward St. Lo. There have been recent changes around St. Lo so you can now follow the A84 around St. Lo and continue on following the signs for Mont St Michel.
From then on the directions are as below.

Local Directions
Follow A84 (N175) to Jct33 (St Hilaire du Harcouët) leave at Jct 33 onto A176 towards St Hilaire. Go through Ducey on A176, the main road through this little town winds right (around a roundabout) and then to the left.

Via le Pont de Biards
After Ducey follow the A176 direction St Hilaire. After about 8km you will come to a roundabout signed Pont de Biards and St Martin de Landelles. Follow this country road through Les Biards, over the 2 bridges of the Ponts des Biards and then follow signs which will take you straight into St. Martin Village.

In the village you need to turn left onto the D30 towards St Hilaire. After about 1.5 km you will come to a left hand turn which is the D185 for the Pont de la Republique. It is not easy to spot but there is a garage on your left about 300m before this junction.

Follow the lane down the hill (about a kilometre) and La Cahudière is on the right. There is a metal cattle pen by the entrance. (if you get to the bridge – The Pont de la Republique you have gone about a kilometre too far).

Drive down the La Cahudière lane round to the front of the house. Someone will be there to meet you.

From St Hilaire du Harcouet
You can stake the A176 straight into St Hilaire. If you do that you will need to turn right at the main traffic light junction as you arrive in St Hilaire. Drive down to a roundabout (hospital on opposite side). Take the second exit and follow the D30 towards St Martin De Landelles.

After 6km and before you enter the town of St Martin there is a right turn onto the D185. This lane is not too obvious from the road but it is signed Pont de la République and on the right, as you turn into the lane D185 you will see the names of the hamlets including ours: La Cahudière.

Drive down the La Cahudière lane round to the front of the house. Someone will be there to meet you.