The closest ferry access is via Portsmouth-Caen. For travelling families the overnight ferry is an excellent option disembarking at 7 a.m. Caen is about 3 hours by car. Brittany ferries
For those flying and hiring a car, Ryanair serves Tours and Poitiers from Stanstead, both a drive of 1 ½ hours and there are many other services.
Between April and October, easternairways provides an excellent service between Southampton and Angers airport which is about a 30 minute drive from us. You can arrange a hire car from the airport.
There is a Eurostar/TGV service from London Waterloo involving one simple change at Lille for the train directly to Angers. There are more numerous train services by way of London/Paris/Angers.