Cycling Holidays in Cognac & Charente, France

• The sunbleached, stone villages sleep in the sun and seem quite deserted, until you find the bustling lunch time cafe
• The wide open fields are filled with acres of summer sunflowers and dotted with spring poppies
• The Romans were here for 400 years and you can sit on the steps of the amphitheatre and cycle along Aquilla’s road
• Red and white pineau is offered as an aperitif, made from the Cognac grapes it is best drunk chilled
• The distilleries along the Charente produce some of the most famous Cognac, but the local vineyards also have their own home brews, often very good and certainly worth a taste
• The deliciously sweet Charente melons are a speciality of the region.

Our holidays start and finish at Hotel la Vieille Etable at Roullet St.Estephe. Our regional hotels are *** and ****, chateaux and a **** chambre d’ hote. Many of the hotels have pools, one a Michelin starred restaurant.

Untouched by tourism and off the beaten track, Cognac & Charente is perfect for people who don’t do much biking but are tempted to explore. Easy cycling gives way to rolling countryside the further you travel.

Places to visit:

Aubeterre is a medieval village jewel. Mouthiers offers cave paintings and an excellent cafe lunch. Jarnac was President Mitterand’s birth place and now possesses the Presidential Museum. Canoeing on the river Charente is a good way to spend a day off the bikes.

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Our Gentle Tourer holiday options

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Cycling Holiday Options	Price	Check Availability (select)
3 nights or Adventurer: Roullet St.Estephe, hotel pool.	£418
5 nights: Roullet St. Estephe and Bassac, hotel pool & river.	£697
7 nights: Roullet St. Estephe, Saint Preuil, Cognac, 2 pools.	£975
9 nights: Roullet St. Estephe, Bassac, Cognac, Saint Preuil, 2 pools, river swimming.	£1141
10 nights: Roullet St. Estephe, Saint Preuil, Cognac, Asnières, Montbron. 4 hotel pools.	£1224
12 nights: Roullet St. Estephe, Montbron, Nieuil, St. Saud en Périgord, Nontron and Champagnac. 6 hotel pools.	£1390
14 nights: Roullet St. Estephe, Montbron, Nieuil, St. Saud en Périgord, Nontron, Champagnac and Aubeterre sur Dronne, 7 pools.	£1556

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Insurance: Up to 11 nights £30.20 Up to 18 nights £33.50 UK residents only
Price Discounts: Children under 15 years per night £20.00 Triple Rooms: per room per night £3.00
Group bookings: 8-12 people per person £12.00
Price Supplements: Single Room: Per Person per night £18.00

NOTE 01 MAR 2008 - Due to the continuing strength of the euro against the £ sterling, we regrettably have had to add a 9% surcharge to our holiday prices above. This applies to all holidays booked from March 1st 2008.

The perfect addition to your holiday; Pamper yourself with a 3 nights Chateau Escape in the Chateau de Bignac, near Bergerac, or the Chateau Marcay near Chinon.

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Getting there : cycling holidays in Cognac & Charente

Your travel options and prices. We can book all or part of your travel to and from the UK and France. Our prices are for return travel, per person, to your first hotel. Airport Tax & passenger service charges are included.

How to get to Roullet St Estephe (for cycling in Cognac & Charente)
1) EUROSTAR, TGV & taxi via Lille to Angouleme. Departs St Pancras 08.52	1st Class 2nd Class	£344 £281
2) TGV from Paris Gare Montparnasse to Niort and taxi.	1st Class 2nd Class	£176 £150
3) Direct flight and taxi Gatwick-Bordeaux		£375
4) FLIGHTS to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, TGV train direct from the airport, with reserved seats to Angouleme and taxi.	Birmingham Bristol Edinburgh Gatwick Heathrow Leeds/Bradford Manchester Newcastle Southampton 1st class TGV upgrade add	£380 £379 £408 £338 £343 £418 £393 £345 £376 £ 26
5) Ferry Crossings with Brittany Ferries and Seafrance. Discuss prices and routes with our office.
6) For your own bookings, the nearest regional airport is Limoges or Bordeaux.

 

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Cycling holidays / Cognac & Charente : Cuisine
Cycling holidays / Cognac & Charente : Weather