The most beautiful gardens in Calvados
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Your stay in Caen will take you to the treasures of Normandy nature
The Bird Hill Garden
10 minutes drive from your hotelNestled in the heart of the city of Caen, this park located near the Memorial invites you to discover 15,000 rose bushes and other plants and flowers.
If you're staying with us as a family, children will be delighted by the Normandy farm and its local animals!
The Albizia Gardens
40 minutes by car from your hotelLeave your hotel in the centre of Caen to visit one of the most beautiful gardens in Calvados.
On the Albizia estate, in the heart of the Bocage Normand, go to Caumont-sur-Aure. Like a bucolic journey, the Albizia gardens have been designed and landscaped over 3 hectares.
There are a dozen gardens combining lush vegetation and sculptures by local artists.
In 2020, it was even awarded the "Jardins Remarquables" prize by the Ministry of Culture.
Guided tours are also available upon reservation.
📍 Address: La Vitardière, 14240 Caumont-sur-Aure.
🗓 Opening: Sunday to Wednesday and public holidays, 2pm to 6pm, 1 May to 30 September.
The garden of forgotten roses in Balleroy
42 minutes drive from your hotel in CaenThe Garden of Forgotten Roses was created in 1987 on a 1000 m² plot.
It has various themed gardens: summer, closed, white... 160 varieties of roses, including about 60 unknown roses, have been planted throughout the park.
A landscape gardener by training had the idea of the "forgotten" garden to pay tribute to the 700 roses created in Normandy in the 19th century, some of which have been forgotten.
📍 Address: 8 place du Marché, 14490 Balleroy-sur-Drôme
🗓 Opening: only during the Rendezvous in the gardens in early June.
The garden of the château de Boutemont
45 minutes drive from your hotelLess than an hour from your 4-star hotel in Caen, let's meet at the Château de Boutemont to admire one of the most beautiful gardens in Calvados.
The exterior of the building, whose gardens date from the 20th century, was designed by the landscape architect Achille Duchêne.
He wished to erase the imprint of the British and install a French-style garden.
Opposite the main entrance, the cedar avenue welcomes you before giving way to the magic of the moment. Don't miss :
- The avenue of flowering apple trees and cherry trees
- The Garden of Love
- The plant sculptures
- The Italian garden
🗓 Opening: to be viewed on the official website of the Boutemont castle and gardens
