Ryanair flies to Bergerac (less than 1 hour's drive) from Bristol, Stanstead, East Midlands and Liverpool. Ryanair also flies to Angouleme (45 mins drive) from London Stanstead.

Flybe flies to Bergerac from Edinburgh, Leeds, Bradford, Birmingham, Gatwick, Southampton and Exeter.

Bordeaux (1.5 hr's drive) has flights from London Gatwick (British Airways) and Dublin (Air Lingus). There are also flights from Manchester to Limoges.

By rail, Angouleme is 2.5 hours from Paris by TGV and 6 hrs from London via Lille on Eurostar/TGV.

By car and ferry, La Lande is 380 miles from St Malo, 428 miles from Caen, 480 miles from Cherbourg or Le Havre and 540 miles from Calais/Tunnel.

Car hire is available from Bordeaux, Bergerac, Limoges and Angouleme airports and Angouleme TGV station.