TOURISM SITES
Alastair
Sawday's Special Places to Stay
www.specialplacestostay.com
Le Castel features on the Alastair Sawday website Special Places To Stay. Le Castel is
also in the beautiful Sawday guide book called French Hotels, Chateaux and
Other Places
Vacation
Rentals By Owner - VRBO
www.vrbo.com/80297
Le Castel is property number 80297 on this popular holiday rental site in the US
Family
friendly accommodation in France
www.recommendedfamilyholidays.com/lecastel.html
Le Castel features on Recommended Family Holidays. It is a great website to
find independent family friendly holidays that are recommended by other mums
and dads. The site has places in France,
UK and Ireland.
Le
Castel on website for families of 5 or more
www.roomfor5.co.uk/item/1352
Le Castel features on a website designed for larger families who often have
difficulty finding suitable accommodaion. roomfor5.co.uk specialises in places
offering accommodation for mum, day and three or four kids
Eurotunnel
- drive to France
www.eurotunnel.com
Eurotunnel is a fast and efficient way to get to France. It is particularly good for
those who are not great sailors. Le Castel is 3.5 hours from Calais. There are a number of pretty places
to stop for lunch along the way, including Honfleur
Discount
ferry travel & buying property in France
www.normandylife.com
Save on ferry tickets and learn more about buying property in France with
Normandy Life
LD
Lines - ferry service to Normandy
www.ldlines.com
LD Lines are a new budget ferry company operating from Portsmouth
to Le Havre,
which is 1hr45mins from Le Castel. The boats and service are basic, but they
often offer the cheapest crossing to Normandy.
Book in advance to get the best deal.
Eurostar
- Paris and Normandy
in one trip
www.eurostar.com
Take the fast and efficient Eurostar from London
or Kent straight to Paris. From Paris it is two hours to Lison in Normandy, which is very close to Le Castel.
Get the best of both worlds - a capital city and a chateau in the countryside
Flying
to Le Castel with Ryanair
www.ryanair.com
Ryanair offers low-cost flights from London Stansted to Dinard, which is 90
minutes from Le Castel. The flight is 45 minutes. You can also book very good
value car hire from Dinard airport via the Ryanair site. Top names like Hertz.
Ryanair also fly to Dinard from Bristol and East Midlands airports at certain times of year
Car
hire
www.hertz.co.uk
If you need car hire when coming to Le Castel then you can use many of the big
ones including Hertz. They are reasonably priced in France. If you are flying into Paris pick up the car at
the airport. Alternatively, take the train to Caen and pick up a hire car there
Car
hire at Dinard airport
www.carhiresearch.co.uk/country/France/driving.html
Car Hire Search - a comparison service throughout France, including Dinard airport,
which is the nearest to Le Castel. Dinard is 90 minutes away. Paris airports are around 3.5 hours
Getting
here - route planner
www.viamichelin.com
ViaMichelin offer a very good (and free) route planner, which tells you how
long your journey will take and the cost of tolls (if any).
Gites
in France
www.holiday-home-rentals.co.uk/europe/france/
Le Castel's gites feature on a number of websites managed by holiday home
rentals including www.bandb-in-france.co.uk
Le
Castel, Le Castelet, Le Castelon - they are all the same
www.holiday-chateau.com
Le Castel appears on the internet under two assumed names - Le Castelet on
www.simplychateau.com and Le Castelon on www.holiday-chateau.com These two
websites promote Le Castel but charge a commission that we pay. These websites
offer a wider variety of ways to pay than we can.
Simply
chateau
www.simplychateau.com
Le Castel appears on the Simply Chateau website as Le Castelet. Simply Chateau
offer a wide selection of chateaux across France
Rental
site
www.4U2-rent.co.uk
Le Castel features on 4u2-rent.com - Villas, apartments, gites, chalets and
chateaux - rentals in Normandy France
tripadvisor.com
reviews
www.tripadvisor.com
Le Castel is pleased to report that there are a number of very complimentary
comments and reviews on tripadvisor.com The owners of Le Castel work hard to
ensure we have great guest satisfaction
WEDDING LINKS
Wedding
and lifestyle photographer
www.bournerimages.com/
Julie Bourner is a stunning photographer, who specialises in reportage for
weddings. The results are amazing - quite the best wedding albums I have seen.
Julie is also offering an innovative new lifestyle product called Life In
Squares, which involves mounting 250 small photos on one canvas to give a
unique glimpse into your life.
weddingsabroad.com
www.weddingsabroad.com
One of the world's leading destination wedding planners, offering weddings
abroad all over the world - including Le Castel
Hotel
for additional wedding guests
www.cositel.fr
Le Castel recommends the Cositel hotel in Coutances for wedding guests unable
to stay with the main bridal party at Le Castel. It is a clean, modern hotel
and is only ten minutes drive from Le Castel
PRESS ARTICLES
Le
Castel in Evening Standard Magazine
www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23829707-storming-normandy.do
The Editor of the Evening Standard Magazine in London stayed at Le Castel and wrote a 3 page
article.
Le
Castel in Ryanair mag
www.ryanairmag.com/story/moving-abroad/48/
Read the article on line
Independent
names Le Castel top wedding venue
www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/france/get-the-party-started-in-a-normandy-chateau-965913.html
Read the article online
Telegraph
names Le Castel top child friendly hotel in France
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/hubs/europehotelreviews/1948560/France%27s-best-charming-family-hotels.html
The Daily Telegraph voted Le Castel one the best family friendly hotels in
France. Read the article on line
Le
Castel one of the world's Top 50 winter breaks
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/the-50-best-winter-breaks-957619.html
The Independent voted Le Castel one of the world's Top 50 winter breaks. We
came in at No19
To
the manor lawn
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/3341845/Best-ride-on-mowers-to-help-the-llama.html
The Daily Telegraph tested five huge sit on lawn mowers at Le Castel
Le
Castel - one of the Top 10 weekend breaks - The Independent
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/the-top-10-weekend-getaways-426889.html
British
invasion of Normandy
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/destinations/france/article2277820.ece
Read an article by Le Castel owner Jon Barnsley in The Times. It is about Brits
invading Normandy
and bringing good British hospitality skills with them to challenge the locals
Norman
wisdom
www.property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/overseas/article468721.ece
Read about Le Castel owner Jon Barnsley's move to France in an article in The Times
in 2004.
Dally
with llamas at Le Castel
www.express.co.uk/features/view/140407/Dally-with-llamas-at-Le-Castel
The Daily Express features Le Castel in its travel pages on Nov 14. "The
whole chateau invites you to relax" says journalist Holly Thomas. Read the
article online at
http://express.co.uk/features/view/140407/Dally-with-llamas-at-Le-Castel
Christmas
at Le Castel in top Russian travel mag
www.voyagemagazine.ru/magazine/online/
Le Castel's Christmas package features in the latest editon of Russian's top
travel magazine - Voyage. You can see it online at
http://www.voyagemagazine.ru/magazine/online/ We are on page 42.
OTHER LINKS
Stunning
B&B in Bordeaux
www.closdessaveurs.co.uk
Barbara Dean, one of the first guests to stay at Le Castel , has now opened her
own stunning B&B in Bordeaux.
It is full of stylish touches. Why not combine a trip to Le Castel with a few
days at Clos de Saveurs?
Life
coaching
www.stephenhewson.co.uk
One of Le Castel's regular guests is life coach Stephen Hewson, who practices
in London. He
specialises in results, performance and leadership
Antiques
www.lacledestemps.fr
Much of the furniture at Le Castel was bought at La Cle des Temps, a depot vent
in Coutances. It is a huge treasure trove. Le Castel has put together a great
tour of antique shops and depot vents for guests to discover their own
treasures
Financial
advice in Normandy
for ex pats
www.siddalls.net
Le Castel hosted a successful financial seminar for Siddalls, the independent
advisers. The seminar addressed the many questions faced by Brits living in Normandy. You can
contact local expert Jennie Poate on 06 88 47 53 03 or email
jennie.poate@siddalls.net She is qualified to advise on UK and French
investments, which could make your life in Normandy more enjoyable and secure
Moving
it
www.etbrokers-removals.com
Jon moved to Le Castel with the help of ET Brokers, who help get the best price
for your removal
