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VAUVILLE BOTANICAL GARDEN

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4.8/5
25 review
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1, route du Thôt, Vauville, 50440The Hague, France
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2024
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2024

Surprising exotic garden with a botanical collection of over 1,000 plant species of subtropical origin.

The place is meant to be an oasis in the Cotentin region, and it is: a typical castle in the north of the Cotentin region has been endowed with a surprisingly exotic garden. We owe this folly to the perfumer-botanist Eric Pellerin and his wife Nicole who planted species from the southern hemisphere in their meadow adjacent to the surrounding wall from 1947 to 1982. The development of the garden continued thanks to Guillaume Pellerin and Cléophée de Turckheim who created a succession of green rooms, protected from the winds by New Zealand flax (phormium tenax) and eryngiums. By doubling the size of the garden (4.5 hectares today) as well as the botanical collection, they have acclimatised more than 1,000 species of plants of subtropical origin. In 2017, Eric Pellerin (son of Guillaume and Cléophée) took up the torch and continues to beautify this setting by welcoming you throughout the season in this surprising abundance to share with you this family passion. For the greatest pleasure of the youngest, an educational farm called "La Ferme du Jardin" puts forward the local breeds, while wishing to maintain the local breeds and to evoke the work of the elders who contributed so much to maintain them. Dwarf goats or rabbits, miniature chickens, Cotentin donkeys, Bayeux pigs or Shetland sheep - among others - are all inhabitants of this lovely place: a very nice way to end your visit here.

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Visited in may 2024
Jardin magnifique, on se croirait en Asie
Visited in may 2024
Très beau jardin. La visite est libre mais vous pouvez avoir un audio-guide compris dans le prix d'entrée. Ça raconte l'historique de ce jardin, par contre c'est un peu difficile de suivre en écoutant le guide quand on est novice en botanique. Mais cela reste très enrichissant et intéressant.
Visited in may 2024
Visite très sympathique, on en prend plein les yeux (et prêt de parapluie en ce jour pluvieux ce qui n'est pas négligeable). Très facile de circuler dans le parc, très bien flèché. Belle découverte !
Visited in april 2024
Superbe jardin, avec une incroyable collection de plantes des quatre coins du monde ! Une véritable oasis de verdure au bord de la mer. Je recommande ce jardin à quiconque aime la nature !
Visited in april 2024
Déjà visité il y a quelques temps, je vais y retourner c'est certain car il change régulièrement au gré des saisons ! Une bonne idée balade sortie en famille ou entre amis.

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