How to find us:
Manzac Ferme is in the centre of the Perigord Limousin National Park, approximately eight and a half hours driving from the Calais Ferry terminal.If using GPS, first enter the postal code: 24300. For street you can enter Manzac - this may come up as Lieu-Dit Manzac. This is fine. Our full address is Manzac Ferme, Manzac, 24300 Augignac, France.
Our full GPS co-ordinates are: 45.56199, 0.71948 (decimal) or 45deg 33'43.07"N 0deg 43'10.05"E. If you use Google Earth, this KMZ file will allow you to load up the Manzac location.
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Be aware that village speed limits are not usually advertised - the 50km/h limit applies from the moment you pass the village signpost until you leave the village.
You can create your own driving directions using the Google Map provided on the right hand side of this page. However be aware that this will most likely attempt to bring you around Paris, which is not always the best route.
We instead suggest the below directions from the channel tunnel. You can also download these directions in word format at the bottom of this page, as well as directions from Limoges.
DIRECTIONS FROM CHANNEL TUNNEL / PORTS
Leave the port or tunnel on the A16 heading in a southerly direction signed to ROUEN.
Shortly after the peage (toll) located to the north of ABBEYVILLE fork right onto the A28 signed ROUEN.
Rouen does not have a bypass but it is not too taxing a place to get through, watch out for the radar at the entrance to the long steep down hill tunnel. Simply follow the A13 signs and leave heading south on the E46/E402 signed for Paris.
Go
west onto the A13
signed CAEN
(note do
not now follow
the Paris signs).
After only a few miles on the A13 at it's junction with the A28, join the A28 and follow to the south signed BORDEAUX as well as ALENCON and LE MANS . There is hardly any traffic on this very long road.
There are a few limited narrow bridges on the A28, all of which have restrictive speed limits with radar. Watch your speed.
Just to the north of LE MANS at a peage the A28 merges with the A11
Turn East onto the A11 and then at the very first junction, leave the A11 and re join the A28, this time signed for BORDEAUX as well as TOURS.
To the north of TOURS at the peage the A28 joins the A10
Turn right onto the A10 and follow past Chatellerault signed to BORDEAUX and POITIERS
To the south of POITIERS leave at junction 30, after the peage at the 1st roundabout turn right, join the N10 south which is signed for ANGOULEME and RUFFEC, amongst others.
Follow the N10 for about 55 miles by-passing RUFFEC .
Just to the north of MANSLE turn off the N10 and follow the signs into Mansle.
In the centre of Mansle turn LEFT onto the D739 signed LA ROCHEFOUCAULD. Watch out! shortly after leaving Mansle you need to make a turn to the right into the D6.
On entering La ROCHEFOUCAULD after two new small round abouts you meet a large roundabout, take the 2nd right exit signposted for ANGOULEME , the N141/ E603.
Follow this busy road until you see the signs to your left D6 MONBRON turn LEFT at the traffic lights (at this junction there is a specialist luxury car garage).
Follow the D6 to MONBRON and in the town centre follow TOUTE DIRECTIONS . You will come to a strange 4 way 'junction' at which you take the 2nd LEFT exit and then almost immediately turn RIGHT (TOUTE DIRECTIONS)
At the top of this street the road sweeps right into a one way street. At the top keep to the left, the road is marked into lanes.
Leave Montbron on the D6 now signed to PIEGUT-PLUVIERS , an odd shaped roundabout, with a blue sign with a white arrow, passing the Intermarche supermarket on your right.
Follow the D6 for approx. 8.5 kms until you arrive at a section of 70kph road where there is a staggered crossroad. Turn RIGHT onto the D88 signed for NONTRON & ST. ESTEPHE. Make sure the road is the D88 as there are other turn offs.
Follow this winding D88 road to St. Estephe, crossing over one STOP signed crossroad on the way, in St. Estephe turn LEFT signed AUGIGNAC C201.
Pass the lake TAKE CARE OVER THE HUMPS and in 2 kms you arrive at the crossroads in AUGIGNAC, cross straight over ( the D675) signed to the Stade and SAVIGNAC. TAKE CARE USE THE MIRROR OVER THE ROAD TO SEE WHATS COMING then immediately turn RIGHT signed MANZAC, with others.
Follow this road, take care at Le Chadauds, the road appears to go straight on but it bends to the RIGHT.
Keep on this road for 2 Kms and you will arrive at an avenue of conifers trees and a property with a pointed roof directly infront of you. MANZAC FERME is on your right.
Download a Word version of the aboveDownload directions from Limoges
