More info:

http://www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/aubeterre-sur-dronne.htm for campsites, hotels, etc

la Mairie at St Aulaye-sur-Dronne for information re campsites etc - 00 33 05 53 90 81 33

Tourist Office (syndicat d'initiative) in St Aulaye - 00 33 (0)5 53 90 63 74.

Chez Charlotte, Chemin du Moulin, Bonnes - 00 33 5 45 98 60 99 (see photos of places to stay) - now full!

Chambres d’Hôtes chez Georgina & Annie Coombs in the village of Bonnes - Les Colomnes, rue du Chateau, 16390 Bonnes - 00 33 5 45 98 39 27 (see photos) - now full!

Chambres d'Hotes, campsite, caravan etc available chez Jean Paul Bourrut-Lacouture at La Petite Grange, 16390 Bonnes - 00 33 (0)5 45 98 54 28 - walking distance to La Grange and to the beach at St Aulaye [see photos]

Hotel at Hotel de France in Aubeterre - lovely old hotel on the Place, the centre of activity of the village - great food, music on a Friday evening. Dutch owned. http://www.hoteldefrance-aubeterre.com/ 00 33-(0)545 985 043

Hotel de Perigord in Aubeterre - http://www.hostellerie-perigord.com/

A welcoming Brasserie in St Romain, a hamlet a few kilometres away from La Grange - details to follow - pool, good food, a few bedrooms, friendly owner calling himself a 'humaniste dynamic'!

Aubeterre is a lovely village on the Dronne river - lovely ambiance, market on a Sunday morning, pottery, campsite, river beach and canoe/kayaking. St Aulaye is the other nearby village - small, quaint, and with another lovely river beach, beach bar for snacks and dinner, and campsite and wooden chalets available. Both a few kilometres from La Grange.

Flights to Bordeaux, Bergerac or even La Rochelle - car hire easy, or be in touch with Morag.

Trains from Paris to Angouleme, then smaller train to Chalais ...