delightful holiday cottage in France

Foulon is situated some 30 kilometres north of Cahors, the departmental capital of Lot. It is easily reached by car, being only five km. from the Route Nationale 20, the main road from Paris to Barcelona, and 10km from the Autoroute A20.

Cross channel ferry services from England to France are operated by P&O Ferries, Brittany Ferries, SeaFrance, Hoverspeed, LD Lines, Transmanche Ferries and Norfolk Line. You may also cross by Eurotunnel. Foulon is approximately 850 km (530 miles) from Calais and 720km (450miles) from Le Havre. As a guide, the Google Maps service quotes around six and three quarter hors driving time for the journey from Le Havre, using autoroutes. From Calais it's just over seven and a half hours.

If you're thinking of making an overnight stop, you might consider the Accor, Ibis, Mercure, Novotel, Sofitel, Etap or Formule 1 hotel chains.

The nearest railway stations are Gourdon or Cahors, which are both on the main line from Paris. There is also a direct coach service from London Victoria to Cahors.

The nearest airports to Foulon are Bergerac, Toulouse, Carcassonne, Rodez and Limoges (Limoges or Toulouse are the shortest drive - about ninety minutes. Rodez and Bergerac take slightly longer - just over two hours.) Flights from various airports in the UK are provided by Flybe, Bmibaby, Ryanair, Easyjet and British Airways, amongst others.

This budget flight checker will help you to find the lowest flight prices on your chosen route.

You could park your own car at the UK airport at a discount rate using Purple Parking and rent one in France from Hertz.

Don't forget your travel insurance!