You can find useful travel information from

Ferry: http://www.ownersinfrance.co.uk

Ferry: http://www.ferrysavers.com  (Selection of Ferry Operators)

Ferry: http://www.condorferries.com (Fast Ferry from either Poole or Portsmouth to St-Malo)

Flights: http://www.ryanair.com (Flights to Nantes, La Rochelle, Poitiers, Tours.)

Flights: http://www.flybe.com (Flights to La Rochelle)

Flights: http://www.britishairways.com (Flights to Nantes)

Flights: http://www.airfrance.co.uk  (Flights to Nantes)

Flights: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/flightchecker   (Includes Flights from Birmingham to  La  Rochelle -  Southampton to La Rochelle- London to Nantes)  choose a date and a destination

Roadmaps: http://www.multimap.com