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14th October 2006

to celebrate our marriage

at Conde-sur-Huisne, France.

Location

The wedding will take place in France in the Orne department of Normandy, between the cities of Chartres and Le Mans. The location is marked on the map by the blue circle.

The service will take place in the village of Conde-sur-Huisne and afterwards the reception will be held near the village Berd'huis.

Travel Plans

Here are a few travel options that you may wish to consider.

BY PLANE
Paris is the closest international airport.

A number of low-cost airlines service this airport from the UK.
1. Bmibaby http://www.bmibaby.com
They fly to Paris, Charles de Gaulle Airport from Nottingham East Midlands and London Heathrow.
2. Easyjet http://www.easyjet.com
Easyjet fly to Paris, Charles de Gaulle Airport from London Luton Airport. It is not yet possible to book flights in October with Easyjet but the winter timetable is available on their site.
3. British Airways http://www.britishairways.com
BA fly from London Heathrow to Paris, CDG Airport.

To travel from Paris, CDG to Conde-sur-Huisne you could take the train (see travel details for "By Train" below) or hire a car.

Ryanair http://www.ryanair.com/ Ryan Air do not fly to Paris from England but you could fly to Tours in the Loire Valley and drive north for 2 hours to Conde-sur-Huisne.

BY FERRY
There is quite a choice of ferry companies crossing the channel but most fall into one of the two following categories.

1. Cheap and shorter ferry crossing with longer car journey
Speed Ferries http://www.speedferries.com
They make a 1 hour crossing from Dover to Boulougne-sur-Mer. A car journey of 4 hours is required to reach Conde-sur-Husine.
Norfolk Line http://www.norfolkline.com
They make a 1.5 - 2 hour crossing from Dover to Dunkerque. It takes 4.5 hours by car to reach Conde-sur-Husine.

2. Expesnive and longer ferry crossing with shorter car journey
Brittany Ferries http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk
Brittany sail from Portsmouth to Caen (Ouistreham is the name of the Port) in 6 hours. A 2 hour journey in the car to Conde-sur-Huisne follows.

Eurotunnel allow you to travel with your car and be transported through the channel tunnel from Folkstone to Calais. http://www.eurotunnel.com The tunnel journey lasts only 35 minutes and it is 4 hours drive on to Conde-sur-Huisne from Calais.

BY TRAIN
PARIS to CONDE-SUR-HUISNE
The train from Paris to Conde-sur-Husine leaves from the Gare de Montparnasse station in Paris and tickets can be booked on http://www.sncf.fr/ or can be bought in the station. To reach Montparnasse you can either take the RER train from the airport to the Gare du Nord train station and then the metro to the Gare de Montparnasse station or the Air France shuttle bus from travels from the airport to Montparnasse direct.
LONDON to PARIS
2. If you wish to travel without your car the Eurostar http://www.eurostar.com/ goes to Paris departing from London St Pancras station.

BY CAR
Directions for car travel can be found at the Via Michelin website http://www.viamichelin.com

Accommodation - Hotels

These hotels are listed in order of distance from the reception with the closest mentioned first.

Hôtel du croissant
10 Rte de Nogent 61340 Berduis
Tel: +33 2 33 83 05 06
English Spoken: No
Room rates: 20€ - 40€

Hotel du Perche
Rue de la Bruyère, Rocade - RN 23, Nogent-le-Rotrou
Tel: +33 2 37 53 43 60
E-mail: hotel-du-perche@brithotel.fr
Website: http://www.hotel-du-perche.com
English Spoken: Yes
Room rates: 47€ – 69€

Moulin et Château de Villeray
61110 Condeau
Tel: +33 2 33 73 30 22
E-mail: moulin.de.villeray@wanadoo.fr
Website: http://www.domainedevilleray.com/
English Spoken: Yes
Room rates: 90€ - 290€

Hotel Au Lion d'Or
28, place Saint Pol Nogent-le-Rotrou
Tel: +33 2 37 52 01 60
E-mail: hotelauliondor@wanadoo.fr
English Spoken: Yes
Room rates: 54€ - 65€

Golf du Belleme
Les Sablons 61130 Belleme
Tel: +33 2 33 85 13 13
E-mail: belleme@voila.fr
English Spoken: Yes
Room rates: 107€ - 139€

Chateau de la Grand Maison
33-37 rue d'Alencon 61130 Belleme
Tel: +33 2 33 73 37 25
E-mail: info@chateaudelagrandmaison.fr
Website: http://www.chateaudelagrandmaison.fr/
English Spoken: Yes
Capacity: 5 rooms
Rates: 120€-190€ for 2 people inc. breakfast

Hotel du Tribunal
4 place du Palais 61400 Mortagne Au Perche
Tel: +33 2 33 25 04 77
E-mail: hotel.du.tribunal@wanadoo.fr
Website: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/hotel.du.tribunal.61.normandie/
English Spoken: Yes
Room rates: 48€ – 100€

Accommodation - Bed and Breakfasts

Most of these Bed and Breakfasts, or Chambre d'hotes as they are known in France, can be seen on the Gites de France website http://www.gites-de-france.fr . They are listed in order of distance from the reception with the closest first. All the rates given are for 2 people.

Le Musset
Mme PINOCHE
Gites de France Reference No. - 1158
rue du 8 mai 1945 61110 Conde sur huisne
Tel: +33 2 33 73 70 31
English Spoken: Yes
Capacity: 1 room, 3 people
Rate: 64€

Les Conardières
Mme DE PASQUALE
Gites de France Reference No. - 1178
Les Conardières 61340 Noce
Tel: +33 2 33 73 45 11
E-mail: annedepasquale@wanadoo.fr
English Spoken: Yes
Capacity: 1 room, 4 people
Rate: 50€

La Maison du fournil
Manoir de Lormarin 61340 Noce
el: +33 2 33 25 41 89
E-mail: laurence.klein@voila.fr
Website: http://manoirdelormarin.free.fr
Capacity: 1 room, 2 people
Rate: 120€

Le Moulin de Gemages
Website: http://moulindegeamges.free.fr/
Gites de France Reference No. - 1037
Le Moulin de Gemages 61130 Gemages
Tel: +33 2 33 25 15 72
E-mail: annieriv.iann@wanadoo.fr
English Spoken: Yes
Capacity: 5 rooms, 14 people
Rates: 65€ - 75€

Le Haut Buat
Mr et Mme Thieblin
Gites de France Reference No. 1077
Le Haut Buat 61130 St Germain de la Coudre
Tel: +33 2 33 83 36 00
E-mail: lthieblin@wanadoo.com
Website: http://haut.buat.free.fr/
English Spoken: Yes
Capacity: 2 rooms
Rates: 60€

Chateau de la Grande Noe
Moulicent 61290 Longny-au-Perche
Tel: +33 (0)2 33 73 63 30
E-mail: grandenoe@wanadoo.fr
Website: http://www.chateaudelagrandenoe.com/
English Spoken: Yes
Capacity: 3 rooms
Rates: 100€ - 115€ for 2 people with breakfast

Accommodation - Self-Catering Gites

If you wish to share accommodation with friends or you wish to be more independent, a self-catering gite property could be the way to go. Photos and further details of these properties can be seen on the Gites de France website at http://www.gites-de-france.fr

Dance
Gites de France Reference No. - 123
Mr et Mme Letourneur Gilbert
43 rue Bretonnerie 28400 Nogent le Rotrou
Tel: +33 2 37 54 58 44
English Spoken: No
Capacity: 10 people, 4 rooms
Rate: 198€ Week

Preaux du Perche
Gites de France Reference No. - 81
Book via Centrale de reservation – Orne
Tel: +33 2 33 28 07 00
E-mail: info@ornetourisme.com
English Spoken: Yes
Capacity: 2 people, 1 room
Rate: 108€ Weekend

Noce
Gites de France Reference No. -314
Mme RAMONEDE
Tel: +33 2 33 83 99 18
E-mail: ilsramonede@aol.com
English Spoken: Yes
Capacity: 4 people, 2 rooms
Rate: 145€ Weekend

Noce
Gites de France Reference No. -407
Book via Centrale de reservation – Orne
Tel: +33 2 33 28 07 00
E-mail: info@ornetourisme.com
English Spoken: Yes
Capacity: 3 people, 1 room
Rate: 140€ Weekend

Conde Sur Huisne
Gites de France Reference No. -347
Book via Centrale de reservation - Orne
Tel: +33 2 33 28 07 00
E-mail: info@ornetourisme.com
English Spoken: Yes
Capacity: 5 people, 3 rooms
Rate: 150€ Weekend

Remalard
Gites de France Reference No. -250
Book via Centrale de reservation – Orne
Tel: +33 2 33 28 07 00
E-mail: info@ornetourisme.com
English Spoken: No
Capacity: 4 people, 2 rooms
Rate: 112€ Weekend

St Cyr la Rosiere
Gites de France Reference No. -257
Book via Centrale de reservation – Orne
Tel: +33 2 33 28 07 00
E-mail: info@ornetourisme.com
English Spoken: No
Capacity: 4 people, 2 rooms
Rate: 101€ Weekend

Bretoncelles
Gites de France Reference No. - 381
Book via Centrale de reservation – Orne
Tel: +33 2 33 28 07 00
E-mail: info@ornetourisme.com
English Spoken: Yes
Capacity: 4 people, 2 rooms
Rate: 118€ Weekend