location

Your most direct ferry crossing from the UK commences at Portsmouth (the speed-ferry service runs from March to October).

There's a choice of French ports: Caen/Ouistreham (90 minutes by car to house), Cherbourg (2 hours by car), St. Malo (2 hours by car) or Le Havre (2.5-3 hours by car), with superb roads and lovely scenery through the Normandy countryside.

le joli pré is 45 minutes east of Mont St Michel.

Go to: www.brittanyferries.com and www.ldlines.co.uk