1. FLY TO BERGERAC

* London Stanstead to Bergerac www.ryanair.com

* Southampton, Birmingham, Nottingham or Bristol to Bergerac www.flybe.com

We pick up & drop off free of charge to Bergerac airport. There are also lots of car hire companies around the airport should if you wish to fly - drive.

* Fly to Bordeaux, then train up to Bergerac.

* International travellers often combine this painting holiday with a visit to Paris. There are many fast trains from Paris gare Montparnasse to Bergerac. A train for Bordeaux leaves Paris CDG Airport railstation early in the afternoon, change at Libourne for Bergerac & thus arrive at the Chateau early evening.

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2.TRAIN TO BERGERAC

Eurostar & Trains ' a tres Grande Vitesse' (TVG)are fast & comfortable. Sandwhiches, a good read, watch the French lanscape slide by & not be worried about catching that plane. They also offer a baggage handling option for those carrying heavy gear. The quickest route is to avoid Paris & go via Waterloo/Ashford to Lille on the TVG. Then TVG to Libourne. Then change onto the local ine to Bergerac. We pick up & drop free of charge from Bergerac or Lalinde train station. Lalainde is the closest station.

3. DRIVE

As there are so many extraordinary sites to visit in the Dordogne, some guests prefer to come on a touring holiday & stay another week in the area.

Lanquais is about seven hours drive from St Malo or eight from Caen. The nearest village (other than Lanquais itself) is Couze, which is on the south bank of the river. It is sign-posted from Couze onwards.