DRIVING TO MONTETON
If you’re driving down from London I would recommend taking the crossings from Dover to Calais and head down the A16 towards Paris. This is a charming motorway (I know it’s a strange concept) crossing several viaducts with spectacular views. Don’t be put off by the road tolls, you’ll make the money back on fuel savings plus it’s a lot easier than the normal roads if you’re not used to driving in France (everyone’s going the same way for one thing so no need to worry which side of the road to drive on). You can use your credit card to pay these but not in the automatic machines that only accept French cards. So stay away from the “CB” (carte banquere) lanes.

Continue on the A16 until you reach JUNCTION 10 then take the N184. It only goes one direction, south west toward ST GERMAIN and VERSAILLES. Then you will arrive at the top right of the enclosed maps which will guide you through the toughest part of the journey; PARIS. (See MAP ONE below) Actually you just stay on the N184 until you reach the junction with the N308 sign posted DIRECTION POISSY. (See MAP TWO) This will take you through to the next motorway the A13 which you take in the south-east direction for one junction where you join the A12 south toward RAMBOUILLET, which you pass by on your way to the A11. Pass UNDER the A11 through ABLIS (actually round it) and join the A10 (direction south toward ORLÉANS) at JUNCTION 11. That's the hard bit taken care of. See the step by step instructions for the rest of the route.
MAPS

MAP 1: PARIS WEST - A10

MAP

MAP 2: PARIS N184 - A13

MAP 2

MAP 3: - MONTETON

MAP 3
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

CALAIS - MONTETON

DIRECTION

in Blue
 
A16 (AUTO ROUTE) SOUTH
PARIS
at Junction 10 take the N184
N184 (MAP 1)
ST GERMAIN / VERSAILLES
N308 (After crossing the Seine - MAP 2)
POISSY
A13 (SE for 1 Junction) then A12
PARIS SUD
Take the A12
RAMBOUILLET
A12 changes into the N10
RAMBOUILLET
 
N10 after Rambouillet at the junction of N10 and A11 pass UNDER the A11 through ABLIS (actually round it) onto the N191 (sometimes marked as D191)
 
Join the A10 at Junction 11
ORLEANS
A10 south
ORLEANS
A71 from Orleans to Vierzon
VIERZON
A20 to Brive-la-Gaillarde via Limoges
BRIVE-LA-GAILLARDE
 
At Junction 49 watch out for road signs to the A89. This is a bypass with as yet, no junction number
A89 to Perigueux (leaving at Junction 15)
PERIGUEUX
D8 (briefly) then N21 to Bergerac
BERGERAC
D936 continuing on the BORDEAUX road
BORDEAUX
 
This is effectively the Bergerac ring road with a series of roundabouts so you have to follow the road signs until you see
D933 direction Mont de Marsan, Eymet
EYMET
 
After passing through EYMET watch out for a right turn
D134 to Duras
DURAS
 
Pass through La Sauvetat-du-Dropt then Moustier then Croix-de Moustier
Take a left turn sign posted to MONTETON
D423 direction Monteton
MONTETON


Sign posted to Monteton and the Chateau from here.
When you arrive in Monteton there’s a municipal car park in from of the Salle de Fete. Park here.
The Chateau is on the left. Enter past the BIG EAR.