Aubeterre sur dronne accommodation

Hello

My husband and I are looking to stay in the Aubeterre area for 1 week on 12th September. We are looking for a gite or house suitable for 2 people within walking distance of the village as we don%26#39;t want to hire a car. Also any advise on transport from airport to Aubeterre.

Thanks for any advise you may be able to offer as we have not travelled to France before and normally to package deals to Italy, Greece or Spain so this will be a new experience for us.

Cheers

Jayne

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Hi there,

Love to hear posts like this! I%26#39;m sure you will have a fantastic and different experience.

Gites de France, or owners direct are web sites we have used previously with success to find gites.

Try posting on the Aquitaine or Dordogne forum as well as Poitou charente, as the town is sort of covered by all three regions.

If you fly into Bordeaux there is a taxi transfer company with englishspeaking drivers. They can give you a quote. larochelleairporttravel.co.uk/default.aspx

Not sure about Angouleme.

It may be wise to hire a car, for your shopping (bottles of wine are heavy!), and to make the most of the visit, you should at least see Bordeaux, St Emilion and Perigeux, so a car is a must.

Hope you have a great time!

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this may help

aubeterresurdronne.com/pages/…transport.php

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Brilliant advise thank you so much on the case now. You are so right about the wine have to try and convince hubby that driving will add to holiday experience not add stress. We have never driven abroad before so a little apprehensive aboput getting in car at a busy airport and trying to find our way.

Thanks again

Jayne

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Thx Jayne, and dont be too worried about traffic, the roads are much quieter than those in the UK.

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I would echo hiring a car as Aubeterre while lovely is very small and you could get cabin fever after a while.

I was very nervous driving there for the first time but it is a lot quieter and easier than driving in the UK or Ireland. Flying into Angouleme or Bergerac would leave you on quieter roads than flying into Bordeaux.

I would highly recommend this restaurant (my family have a house nearby and we go all the time, the owners are an anglo-french couple and are lovely).

http://www.hostellerie-perigord.com/

They also do accommodation but we%26#39;ve never stayed.

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it looks lovely and good room prices!

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Thanks Derek for the info we have booked but we are going to Brantome a deal too good to turn down £160.00 for the week we are flying into Limoges and the English owner is kindly picking us up at the airport for a small fee.

We have friends who have a house in Aubeterre (still work in progress) and they may be there at the same time as us so they will pick us up and we will get to see Aubeterre also. The hotel looks fab so I think lunch there is definately in order.

Many Thanks

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Brantome is lovely too we%26#39;ve only really visited for the market but sounds like you got an amazing deal. Enjoy