Departure Base

Discover all the useful information and advice related to your departure base.

Starting out formalities & boarding

Locaboat Holidays
Gare d’Eau des Prés Gris
Briare, FR 45250

✉:  briare@locaboat.com
T: +33 (0)2 38 29 13 14
F: +33 (0)2 38 31 21 01
G: N 47°38’29.2″ E 2°43’56.5″

Starting out formalities:

Departure days between 2 and 6 pm.

 Boarding:

As soon as the boat is ready.
On site:

WC and shower opened during the departure days.

Hotels, restaurants and shopping facilities on site

Hotels:

 Restaurants:

  • Domaine des Roches
    tel.: 02 38 05 09 00
  • Le Petit Saint Trop
    tel.: 02 38 37 00 31
  • Auberge Port Canal
    tel.: 02 38 31 24 84
  • L’Estancia
    tel.: 02 38 31 24 54
  • L’Arcadian
    tel.: 02 18 11 86 85 – 06 44 27 13 51
  • L’Hydropathe
    tel.: 02 18 11 68 12
Shops:

  • Closed on Sunday afternoons
  • Lidl : 1 Rue du Moulin à Vent – 45250 BRIARE (closed Sunday)
  • U Express : Route de Paris, Rue Emile Zola – 45250 BRIARE (closes sunday at 12:30pm)
 Markets:

  • Friday morning
Bed & Breakfast and gites ruraux:

  • Au Clos des Hirondelles tel.: 02 34 04 10 44 – 06 80 24 51 89

Touristic Information

Gastronomic specialities:

  • Le Cloadius (caramel candy with liquor), goat cheese.
 Local drinks:

  • Côteaux du Giennois (sold at the base).
To see:

 Fishing:

  • Fishing card available in the tabac-presse at the “Place de la République” or at the tourist office : 1 place Charles de Gaulles – 45250 BRIARE
Tourist office:

  • 1, place Charles de Gaulle, tel.: 02 38 31 24 51
  Activities:

  • Locaboat operates in conjunction with Grapes & Corks to bring you selected heritage, wine and gastronomy-based activities that will turn your holiday into something special.
    For further information or to make a booking, call them on +33 (0)613 593 175 or info@grapesandcorks.com
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Information on the waterways

Waterways:
On the Canal du Loing, Canal latéral à la Loire and the Canal de Briare, the locks are open daily from 9 am to 12 pm and from 1 – 7 pm Closed on 1st May  and 1st November.