Chateau Cottage and Eglise House
Gite holidays in the Vendée




Location

We are situated in a small pretty village Thouarsais Bouildroux in the heart of the Southern Vendee but well placed for all amenities and the fabulous pine forests and sandy beaches of the coast.The nearest village 2kms away has a boulangerie, Spa supermarket, charcuterie and bars and restaurant. La Chataigneraie is situated 10mins away which has a number of supermarkets and many other shops. Please refer to our map below for further information.

 

The drive from either Nantes airport or La Rochelle airport and the ferrys are particularly easy and we can provide further directions upon booking. We can collect you from the airport or station, please contact us for full details of this service.

Port/AirportDistanceTimeFerry Co/AirlineFromFrequency
St. Malo 179m / 286km 3and a half hours Brittany Ferries Portsmouth 1 sailing per day
Cherbourg 264m / 422km5 and a half hours Brittany Ferries Portsmouth1/2 sailings per day
Poole 2/3 sailings per day
Caen 246m / 394km 5 and a half hours Brittany Ferries Portsmouth 2/3 sailings per day
Roscoff 255m / 410km 5 hours Brittany Ferries Plymouth2/3 sailings per day
Cork 1 sailing per week
Calais 463m / 741km 8 hours P&O FerriesDover25 sailings per day
Sea France Dover 15 sailings per day

For further ferry information visit Brittany Ferries at Britanny-Ferries.co.uk, Sea France at myferrylink.com and P&O ferries at poferries.com


La Rochelle 36m / 58km 55 mins RyanairStansted 1 flight per day
RyanairDublin 3 flights per week
FlybeSouthamptonMar- Oct Only
FlybeBirminghamMay-Sept Only
Easyjet BristolMay-Sept Only
Nantes66m / 106km 60 mins RyanairStansted1 flight per day
RyanairEast Midlands 3 flights per week
RyanairDublin4 flights per week
RyanairShannon 3 flights per week
Air FranceHeathrow (via Paris) 4 flights per day
Poitiers 76m / 122km 90 mins Ryanair Stansted 1 flight per day

Please note these are subject to change; for further flight information visit Ryanair at ryanair.com , Flybe at Flybe.com, Easyjet at easyjet.com and Air France at airfrance.com

travel by train to our gite in the vendee

Travel by train

Access by train: 3 hours from Paris to La Roche Sur Yon - La Roche is 40 mins from the properties. Bookings from eurostar.com or sncf