Location / directions
Gîtes de La Martinière
2 La Martinière
53120
St. Aubin Fosse Louvain
Mayenne
France
Telephone:
French landline +33 (0)243 033062
French Mobile +33 (0)780 333738
How to Find La Martinière Gîtes
We highly recommend that guests have a car or motorbike to visit the area when staying at our gitês. Listed are approx. driving times to La Martinière from a variety of locations. These are the quickest routes (Taken from Google Maps) and on some routes toll fees are payable when using the Autoroute ( Péage )
There is no local Public transport and taxis are extremely expensive.
By air
Our local airports are: (Car hire available)
Rennes - 1 hour 40mins (no tolls)
Nantes - 2 hours 20mins (no tolls)
Paris/Beauvais - 4 hours 30mins (tolls)
Paris Orly / Charles de Gaulle - 3h30 driving.
By train
Paris CdeG or Montparnasse to Laval (TGV) Train times range from 1hr 20/2hrs 20. Laval 40mins drive to La Martinière.
(Car hire available from Laval Railway Station)
Ferries/Channel Tunnel
Caen/Ouistreham - 1 hour 50 mins (no tolls)
Cherbourg - 2 hours 30 mins (no tolls)
Dieppe - 3 hours (tolls)
St. Malo - 1 hour 10 mins (no tolls)
Calais - 4 hours 30 mins (tolls)
Channel Tunnel - 4 hours 20 mins (tolls)
Driving distances
Bordeaux 475km
Caen 110km
Calais 450km
Cherbourg 170km
Dieppe 270km
Le Mans 102km
Nantes 170km
Orleans 250km
Paris 265km
Rennes 75km
Rouen 205km
St. Malo 105km
Tours 190km
directions
To find La Martiniére please set your Sat Nav with the following -
Town: Saint Aubin Fosse Louvain
Street Name: Le Buron
IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS - FOLLOW THEM AND YOU WILL FIND LA MARTINIÈRE EASILY.
Go via the village of St. Aubin Fosse Louvain your SatNav will direct you to the hamlet of Le Buron. When in the village of St. Aubin Fosse Louvain look out for our small white La Martinière logo signs at junctions which direct you towards Le Buron. Having reached Le Buron there is only one possible turning, this left turn is between a house and farm buildings. From Le Buron our signs will direct you along a single track tarmac road for about 1km until you reach us. On arrival Parking is on the gravelled area to your left beside the barn.
If coming from the South/Gorron Direction, you will reach Le Buron before arriving in the village. Our logo sign will direct you right then continue for 1 km until you reach us.
IMPORTANT - That you set your SatNav as above and DO NOT enter into it our address. There is a farm near by with the same name, for some unknown reason entering our address in your SatNav may direct you to this farm which is in Normandy and we are in Mayenne.
Also Google maps sometimes directs guests here by a very rough farm track in which the bridge is now closed, as dangerous. If you follow the instructions above, you will find us without any problems.
We ask that once you have set your Sat Nav and it gives you an estimated arrival time, that you text us this, so we can plan our day and be here to welcome you. Especially in winter, as we can have the wood burner lit, so your gîte will be nice and cozy for your arrival.
Text to: +(33) 7803 333738
Any problems, please telephone us on our mobile or our landline +(33) 0243 03 30 62
DRIVING IN FRANCE - PRIORITÉ À DROITE
We post this here, as from our experience "some rules of the road" are something which British, American. Australian etc. drivers may be unaware of when driving in rural France.
PRIORITÉ À DROITE - PRIORITY FROM THE RIGHT
In many towns and villages the French system of PRIORITY FROM THE RIGHT still exists. You can be driving on the main route through a town or village and even sometimes on main roads and unexpectedly and without even looking, a vehicle can pull out from the right as they have the right of way. We believe it is highly dangerous, but it is the law of the road here. You are expected to drive slowly in these areas in anticipation of a vehicle emerging from the right and you are expected to stop to allow them entry on to the route.
See photos below.
PLEASE VIEW PICTURES BELOW, TO SEE ROAD SIGNS GIVING PRIORITY RIGHT. Also in many places a road sign ( yellow and red ) below or near the village sign, informs you that Priorité à Droite is in operation.
SPEED CAMERAS
France has become very strict on speeding - Speed signs will be visible then disappear leaving you to guess the speed limit. Basically unless a sign informs you of the limit then it is the National speed limit of 80 kmh. In towns and villages the speed limit is 50kph unless signs showing 30kph Zone near schools.
Speed cameras, mobile cameras and un-marked speed camera cars are common. Speed cameras are NOT yellow as in the UK, but grey and designed to blend into backgrounds. Generally if you see a sign - Speed Radars ahead, keep to the speed limit as a camera will be hidden somewhere. See Photos below.
We believe speeding fines can be passed to the UK to enforce payment, though you do not receive points on your licence. If stopped for speeding by a mobile check the Gendarme may well expect payment of the fine on the spot in cash and if you do not have the cash will take you to an ATM. So be aware !
