How To Find Us
We’re in St Cybranet, up the hill behind the Mairie (town hall). When you arrive in the village, follow signs for the church / Mairie, then take the small road behind it uphill towards Walnut Barn. Once your booking is confirmed, we’ll send you precise GPS coordinates and a map link.
Distances, Travel Options & Car Hire
From Paris
Approx. 490 km drive
5 h 20 min via autoroutes and regional roads. Alternatively, take a TGV to Bordeaux, then a local train or hire a car.
From Bordeaux
Approx. 140 km drive
2 h 15 min, or take a train to Sarlat then local transport
or car hire.
From Toulouse
Approx. 180 km drive
3 h direct drive or regional train towards Bergerac/Sarlat then drive or transfer.
From Bergerac
Approx. 64 km drive
1 h 10 min via regional roads. The nearest airport for most guests, with flights from several UK/European cities.
From Sarlat-la-Canéda
Approx. 15 km drive
20 min via regional roads. The nearest main town for shops, markets, cafés and rail connections.
Car Hire from Bergerac Airport (EGC)
A number of car rental companies are located directly at this small regional airport. The Walnut Barn in St Cybranet is approximately 70 minutes drive away through beautiful villages and along quiet roads.
Transfers
Arrival Day
Bergerac Airport is just over an hour from us. We will meet the main London Stansted – Bergerac flight on the day the retreat begins. The transfer price is included in the retreat price (unless stated otherwise.)
From the UK
The most straightforward option is a direct Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport. Flights operate several times per week during the summer season.
Additional UK routes to Bergerac may operate seasonally from airports such as Bristol, East Midlands and Liverpool.
Travelling from further afield
If you are travelling from the USA or internationally, the simplest route is to fly into Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and take a high-speed train from Paris Montparnasse station to Bordeaux Saint-Jean station. TGV trains run frequently (roughly every 1–2 hours) and take around 2 to 2.5 hours.
Alternatively, you can fly directly into Bordeaux. The airport is well connected to the main train station: a direct tram runs to Gare Saint-Jean in around 45 minutes, or a shuttle bus takes approximately 30 minutes. From Bordeaux, there is a direct train to Sarlat-la-Canéda (around 2 hours), where we can collect you on arrival day.
Train travel within France
Sarlat-la-Canéda is our nearest station, with direct connections from Bordeaux. We are very happy to collect you from here too.
Driving
Driving from the UK is straightforward via Eurotunnel or ferry routes such as Calais, St Malo or Santander. The journey from Calais is approximately 9–10 hours, mostly motorway, with parking available on site.
