Travel

COVID-19

Update in France

Holiday accommodation is open and beaches, parks, lakes, cafés and restaurants re-opened in June with social distancing in place.

The borders with Europe also re-opened in June and quarantine is no longer necessary for guests arriving from the UK in France from 10 July 2020. Please check if your country is outside the Schengen area.

Your Booking

For the rest of summer 2020, only Le Grenier will be available for rent - this is now fully booked until late September.

If you live in France: the containment measures have been lifted. Your booking is confirmed.

If you live outside of France, within the Schengen area: there are no travel restrictions within the Schengen area. Your booking is confirmed.

If you live outside of France, outside the Schengen area: the borders remain closed until 1 July. For bookings after 1 July, we will review your booking with you around that date once the situation is clearer. We will delay balance payment to enable any last-minute decision-making.

Due to the economic consequences of the coronavirus crisis on the tourism sector, we can offer postponements to later in 2020 under French law if that is suitable to both parties. Where it is not suitable, then a credit note valid for 18 months will be offered. Should the credit note not be used after 18 months, then it is fully refundable.

Useful Websites

Here are some useful sites for the latest advice and information: French Government (French); French Government (English) and UK Government.

The site Re-open EU provides useful information regarding travel, services and health, etc...

Cleaning Protocol

Providing clean and safe accommodation is always a priority and we will be putting further thorough cleaning measures into place following official recommendations to include:

• A minimum of 30 hours between one set of guests departing and the next arriving (departure by 10h00 and arrival after 17h00)

• Thorough airing of property before and during cleaning

• Cleaning followed by disinfection of surfaces

• Thorough attention paid to items that are frequently touched (door handles, light switches, remote controls…)

• Wearing masks and gloves to clean

• Washing of household linen at high temperature

• Respect of social distancing rules upon arrival

• Removal of soft furnishings, cushions, etc... (or weekly changeover and cleaning of soft furnishings)

• Changing shower curtains at changeover

• Providing digital Welcome Guides (or weekly changeover and cleaning of guides)

• Only one property will be rented out to one family/one group of families in summer 2020

Airports

Situated between the two towns of Saint Sever and Hagetmau, you can fly to five international airports, which are close to Pyron:

Biarritz (1 hr 25 mins drive)

Ryanair flies from Stanstead, Dublin

EasyJet flies from London Gatwick

Air France flies from London City, Heathrow

Bordeaux (1 hr 50 mins drive)

Ryanair flies from Stanstead, Edinburgh

EasyJet flies from Bristol, Luton, London Gatwick, Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow and London Southend

British Airways flies from London Gatwick

Air France flies from Heathrow

Lourdes (Tarbes) (1 hr 15 mins drive)

Ryanair flies from Stanstead

Bergerac (2 hrs 30 mins drive)

BA fliesfrom London City

Ryanair flies from Bristol, East Midlands, Liverpool, Stanstead

Jet2 flies from Leeds Bradford

Toulouse (2 hrs 30 mins drive)

British Airways flies from Heathrow

EasyJet flies from Bristol, London Gatwick, Luton

Jet2 flies from Manchester

Ryanair flies from Stanstead

Air France flies from Heathrow

Pau (50 mins drive)

Air France flies from London Heathrow to Paris Charles de Gaulles, where you can transfer to an internal flight to Pau.

There are currently no direct flights to Pau from the UK. Ryanair now flies to Lourdes and Cityjet stopped flights from London City to Pau in 2014.

For futher details visit: AirFrance, BritishAirways, Ryanair, Jet2 and EasyJet.

Ferries

You can sail to 2 port in Northern Spain:

Bilbao: 2 hours 45 mins drive and enjoy a 24 hour crossing from Portsmouth (Brittany Ferries)

Santander: 3 hours 45 mins drive and enjoy a 24 hour crossing from Portsmouth (Brittany Ferries)

You can also sail to several ports in France:

St Malo: 6 hrs 30 mins drive (Brittany Ferries, Condor Ferries)

Caen: 7 hrs drive (Brittany Ferries)

Le Havre: 7 hrs 30 mins drive (Brittany Ferries, LD Lines)

Dieppe: 7 hours 50 mins drive (DFDS)

Cherbourg: 7 hours 50 mins drive (Brittany Ferries, Condor Ferries, Stena Line, Irish Ferries)

Roscoff: 7 hours 40 mins drive (Brittany Ferries)

Calais: 9 hours 20 mins drive (Eurotunnel, DFDS, P & O Ferries)

Dunkirk: 9 hours 30 mins drive (DFDS)

For further details visit: AFerry, Brittany Ferries, Condor Ferries, LD Lines, DFDS, P & O Ferries, Eurotunnel, Stena Line, Irish Ferries, and Direct Ferries

Please note that if you book a stay at Maison Pyron & Le Grenier (sleeps 12) through Holiday France Direct, they will provide you with a discount code entitling you to a 20% discount on ferry travel with Brittany Ferries.

Train

Mont de Marsan: 30 mins drive (with TGV links to Paris)

Orthez : 30 mins drive (TGV links)

See TVG for further details.

Car Hire

Available at the local airports. Being situated in the countryside, you will need a car for your stay here.

Holiday Autos, Europcar, Sixt, Hertz, Rhino and Avis are just some of the car hire companies here. Rhino offer a guest discount, please contact us for details.

Local Buses

Hagetmau to Mont de Marsan: There are 4 return buses / day.

Hagetmau to Dax: There are 2 return buses / day.

Saint Sever to Dax: There are 4 return buses / day.

See RDTL for further details.