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Getting There

Paris by train

Eurostar from London Waterloo or Ashford to Gare du Nord. Gare du Nord is in the 10th arrondissement which neighbours Montmartre. A taxi will take 10-15 minutes.

Paris by plane

British Airways flies to Paris Charles de Gaulle from Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

EasyJet flies to Paris Charles de Gaulle from London Luton, Liverpool and Newcastle.

Ryanair flies to Beauvais (an hour north of Paris, from where they organise coaches to Porte Maillot in central Paris) from Glasgow Prestwick, Dublin and Shannon.

BMI flies to Paris Charles de Gaulle from Heathrow, Leeds Bradford and Aberdeen.

BmiBaby flies to Paris Charles de Gaulle from Manchester, Cardiff and East Midlands.

British European flies to Paris Charles de Gaulle from Heathrow, London City, Manchester, Southampton, Bristol, Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

Aer Lingus flies to Paris Charles de Gaulle from Dublin, Cork and Shannon.

Air France flies from Heathrow, London City, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Aberdeen , Newcastle and Dublin.

Seville by plane and train

British Airways flies from Gatwick to Seville and Iberia flies from Heathrow to Seville. Both can be booked using BA's website, due to the BA and Iberia code sharing agreement (thankfully not uniform sharing agreement).

Ryanair flies daily from London Stansted to Seville, so book early to bag a bargain flight.

Ryanair also flies to Jerez which is an hour away by train from Seville. Trains are regular and can be checked on www.renfe.es.

Aer Lingus flies on a Tuesday and a Saturday from Dublin to Seville, the route starting on 27th March 2005 and ending on 29th October 2005.

There are also regular flights from the UK and Ireland to Malaga. However, the trains take about 2½ hours. You are advised to book a non-smoking carriage, unless (a) you want to carry your lungs around in a carrier bag or (b) you are on 60 a day - in which case (a) also applies.

Travel to Thorpeness

The nearest airport to the Thorpeness apartment is London Stanstead. The apartment is approximately two hours' drive from London.

Travel to Lavenham

The Lavenham apartment is just 45 minutes' drive from London Stanstead airport.