Your French Pedals cycling holiday starts when you arrive at the hotel on the first day of your tour.  Getting to Normandy from the UK is easy.  There are a number of routes you can take by rail or sea:

By Sea

Britanny Ferries (0871 244 0744, www.brittanyferries.com) operates regular services between Poole/Cherbourg, Portsmouth /Cherbourg, and Portsmouth/Caen).

LD Lines (0844 576 8836, www.ldlines.co.uk), operates regular sailings to Le Havre from Portsmouth.

If you let us know in advance, we can arrange for a daytime collection from Ouistreham Ferry Terminal and transfer you to your hotel, for no additional charge.

By Rail

We think one of the best on line rail timetables is the one provided by German National Railways (www.bahn.de) covering France and is available in English.

You can receive your train tickets in the UK from Rail Europe (0844 848 4064, www.raileurope.co.uk).  Please note, booking and postal charges apply.

There are rail regular services from Paris St. Lazare to Bayeux, from Cherbourg to Bayeux and between Le Havre and Bayeux.

If you let us know in advance, we can arrange for a daytime collection from Bayeaux Station and transfer you to your hotel, for no additional charge.