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La Souvelle... is located just 12km North West of Mayenne

 

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By Road & Ferry

We are just South of Normandy, in the Pays de la Loire, 12km North West of Mayenne. Travelling by ferry from the ports of Caen we are approx 2 hrs drive South; Cherbourg 2.5 hrs South, Le Havre 2.5 hrs South, St Malo 1.5 hrs East, Roscoff 4 hrs East and Calais 6 hrs West.

By air

From Stanstead or East Midlands airports, to our nearest airport, which is Dinan and is approx 1.5 hours drive away. (cars can be hired at the airport)

Directions from Cherbourg

  1. On leaving the port, at the first roundabout outside the port area follow signs for Rennes, keep following signs for Rennes until you reach the 4th roundabout, take the exit marked St LÔ onto the N 13.
  2. Keep on the N 13 until you go through an underpass (its the first underpass on the N13 you come to) about 30/40 minutes from Cherbourg.
  3. Take the first exit off the N13 after the underpass, onto the N 174 heading towards St LÔ. keep on the N 174 until you arrive in VIRE
  4. Follow the Autre / Toute Direction signs through VIRE until you get the sign for D 577 to MORTAIN , the D 577 changes to the D 977 at SOURDEVAL (before MORTAIN)) .....Go through MORTAIN leaving on the D 977 .
  5. Take the D 907 heading to LE TEILLEUL (the junction of the D 977 and D 907 is on a prominent downhill right hand bend, you actually turn left onto the D 907 on the bend) .
  6. Take the first right onto the D 32 for LE TEILLEUL, immediatley after you turn onto the D 907.
  7. Go straight through LE TEILLEUL following the Toute Directions signs onto the D 5 Heading towards DESERTINES & GORRON .
  8. Go through DESERTINES on the D 5 and then onto GORRON .
  9. At GORRON follow signs for centre ville at roundabout take D 5 Towards BRECE and MAYENNE, keep on the D 5 until you reach CHATILLON-sur-COLMONT.
  10. At CHATILLON-sur-COLMONT go straight through the traffic lights and take the next turning Left signed D 138 to OISSEAU , take the 2nd turning on the left its signed LA SOUVELLE and we are the first house on the right.

Directions from Caen

  1. Leave OUISTREHAM heading for CAEN, follow signs onto the Périphérique (ring road) OUEST to PARIS
  2. Take exit No. 11 off the ring road signed LAVAL keep following the signs for LAVAL going through THURY-HARCOURT, then CONDE-sur-NOIREAU taking the ring road around FLERS and onto DOMFRONT and then CEAUCE .
  3. Keep following the signs for LAVAL until you get to AMBRIERES-les-VALLÊES, at AMBRIERES follow road over bridge Immediately to a mini roundabout.
  4. Turn left at the roundabout heading for MAYENNE & LAVAL, then take the first right onto D 138 to OISSEAU .
  5. At OISSEAU 'T' junction turn right and keep on the D 138 through OISSEAU following signs for CHATILLON-sur-COLMONT
  6. We are about 4km along this road out of OISSEAU, take the 5th turning on the right, its signed for LA SOUVELLE & we are the first house on the right.

 

Directions from Roscoff

  1. When leaving the port of ROSCOFF take the D 58 then the D 19 towards MORLAIX, then onto the N 12 around MORLAIX head towards GUINGAMP and keeping on the N 12 to ST BRIEUC.
  2. Stay on the N 12 until it joins the N 176 heading towards DINAN keep on the N 176 until you get to DOL-de-BRETAGNE, go past the east and central exits and taking the FOUGERES D 155 exit. follow the D 155 to FOUGERES .
  3. Go through FOUGERES following the Toute Direction signs until you get to the N 12 MAYENNE signs
  4. Follow N 12 through ERNÊE towards MAYENNE until you reach the traffic lights at ST- GEORGES- BUTTAVENT.
  5. Turn left at lights onto the D 5 towards GORRON and follow D 5 to CHATILLON-sur-COLMONT.
  6. Take the right turn at the cross roads in CHATILLON onto the D 138 to OISSEAU then take the 2nd turning on the left, its signed LA SOUVELLE, we are the first house on the right.


Directions from the Channel Tunnel

  1. on leaving the rail terminal, head for the A 16 South towards BOULOGNE-sur-MER, keep on the A 16 to ABBERVILLE.
  2. At ABBERVILLE change motorways onto the A 28 ( ring road to the west of ABBERVILLE), continue south on A 28 by passing BLANGY-sur-BRESLE then NEUFCHATEL-en-BRAY and on to ROUEN .
  3. Going into ROUEN follow signs for LE MANS, this takes you through the industrial zone, past the Renault factory (its a good straight road with a few sets of lights, however traffic is quite free flowing)
  4. When you come to a roundabout with cows !! on it, go straight on to next roundabout ... go straight on again, pick up signs for and get onto, the A 13 heading towards CAEN . then just outside ROUEN change motorways onto the A 28 (E402) signed for LE MANS and BORDEAUX etc. (its a toll road, however it's quite cheap).
  5. Stay on the A 28 to ALENCON and change onto the N 12 signed for St MALO, follow N 12 to MAYENNE , keep on the N 12 until the traffic lights at ST-GEORGES-BUTTAVENT.
  6. Turn right at the second set of lights (very close together) onto the D 5 for CHATILLON-sur-COLMONT and GORRON.
  7. At the cross roads at CHATILLON-sur-COLMONT turn right onto the D138 towards OISSEAU, take the second turning on the left signed LA SOUVELLE we are the first house on the right;

 

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