Jardin potager de Bonnétable
The Kitchen Garden, the perfect place to recharge your batteries!
Listed as a historic monument, this formal garden was laid out at the end of the 19th century.At the entrance, the old frames shelter the heather plants, which offer marvellous colours in spring.
Take a stroll down the alleyway of Mediterranean plants (solidago, stachys, agapanthus, etc.) and you'll be able to travel and dream. Have fun discovering the different varieties of seasonal vegetables in our vegetable garden plots. One of them is occupied from May to October by the stars of the show: cucurbits!
As you stroll around the garden, you might want to relax and enjoy the peace and quiet. The perfect place to do so is in the soft fruit patch, where chiliennes are set up during the summer.
Here you can read, have a siesta, enjoy yourself and, why not, watch the squirrels that like to run around on the walls surrounding the garden!
The grounds hide a host of other treasures: a Bollée wind turbine that you can make out behind a wall, a conservatory orchard, the herb garden with its pleasant scent of mint, a multitude of plant species (agapanthus, peonies, roses, hydrangeas, tulips, hellebores, yarrow, etc.), the former stables and the inevitable saddlery, not forgetting the queen of the place: the garden greenhouse!
A haven of peace, the kitchen garden is also a veritable Garden of Eden for wildlife (ponds, nesting boxes, insect hotels, bat shelters, etc.), and has been classified as an LPO (League for the Protection of Birds) refuge since 2019.
You can visit this little corner of paradise freely during opening hours, or with a guide who will tell you all about its secrets.
Prices :
- free for self-guided tours during opening hours
- for groups by prior arrangement: €3.50 per person
- for school groups, educational workshops by prior arrangement (please contact us for prices)
For more information, visit https://www.mainesaosnois.fr/tourisme/le-jardin-potager-de-bonnetable/
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Practical information
Theme of the park and garden
Pleasure garden
Type of park and garden
Medicinal / simple plants
Vegetable garden
Greenhouse and orangery
Architectural style of the park and garden
French style
Category of park and garden
Protected parks and gardens under the Historic Monuments programme
Access to the free site
Yes
Access map, location
Road (national / local) : 0.5 km
Motorway : 20.7 km
Spoken language
English
French
Services
Shop
Further information
Groups accepted starting from 10 persons
Pets allowed (uniquement en laisse)
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