Gîtes de France Mayenne has joined forces with local partners to offer you special rates at many of the department's tourist sites, simply by showing your Pass Loisirs Gîtes de France Mayenne keyring.*
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La Cité du Lait is a museum where milk is presented in its cultural, heritage, industrial and gastronomic dimensions. Both an interpretive centre and a collection centre, La Cité du Lait features more than 4,000 exhibits and celebrates our dairy heritage through its tours, life-size events, educational workshops and numerous cultural and gourmet events.
During your visit, you'll learn about the former Laval dairy and the history of an unprecedented industrial adventure.
Free admission: 5€ instead of 7€ (adult rate)
Guided tour: 7€ instead of 10€ (adult rate)
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Le Duc des Chauvières is a comfortable restaurant and promenade boat to discover the charm of the Maine and Anjou rivers from Ch&acacirc;teau-Gontier.
The captain and crew of the promenade boat will take you on a tour of the Mayenne river. For the duration of a sightseeing cruise, the captain will provide live commentary on the river, the monuments, the fauna, the flora and the workings of the locks...
11.50€ per adult instead of 13€
8€ per child instead of 9€ (-12years)
Wednesdays in July and August from 3pm to 4pm.
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Anne-Marie and Alain Couvé welcome you for a tour of their educational farm. They will be delighted to reveal the secrets of their business and their passion for animals and the land.
Discover their passion during a 2H guided tour.
In their shop, they sell soap made from milk from their cows and cold-saponified.
Many workshops are available for children, upon reservation.
1€ discount on the soap i.e. 6€ instead of 7€.
https://fermeducoudray.wixsite.com/fermeducoudray53
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On arriving at Clairmont, visitors are struck by the grandeur and sobriety of the architecture of this grandiose place, where an atmosphere of spirituality always reigns.It evokes the life of prayer, austerity and labour in the service of God that the monks lived for six centuries.
This Cistercian abbey, which dates back to the 12th century, is nestled, almost forgotten, in a valley bottom close to the forest.
Adult free visit 6€ instead of 8€
Child free visit 3€ instead of 4€ (10-17years)
! Don't miss their Playmobil exhibition from 1 to 31 July 2023!
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Le Bois de l’Orbière offers leisure activities and unusual accommodation nestled in the heart of the wood.
The accorbanche is a must here. Once you're equipped and have completed an introductory course with their supervisory team, you can take advantage of the 140 workshops spread over 10 adapted courses.
Children and adults alike will enjoy strong emotions in complete safety, thanks to the equipment installed on all our courses.
1€ discount on entry to high ropes courses
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The flower-filled village of Saint-Loup-du-Gast invites you on an unusual stroll alongthe old railway line.
The 6km route (outward and return) is dotted with thematic panels on the history of the railway lines, the viaduct and the flora and fauna. Also outdoor walking trails leading to the Haute Mayenne lake and the Vaux à Ambrières les Vallées park.
2 draisines are accessible for people with reduced mobility.
2€ discount per vélo rail i.e. 16€ instead of 18€
https://mairie-saint-loup-du-gast.fr/accueil/decouvrir/le-velo-rail-de-saint-loup-du-gast
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From the cellar to the cells, the daily life of the Ursulines is revealed against the backdrop of the turbulent history of France from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Lieu de mémoire, le Couvent des Ursulines is also a lively venue, home to the Conservatoire de musique et de danse and the Scène Nationale Le Carré. Free exterior tours during tourist office opening times.
1€ discount on the guided tour or 3€ instead of 4€
Free for children under 10
www.patrimoine-chateaugontier.fr
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Classed as one of France's most beautiful towers, the thousand-year-old town of Château-Gontier, with its Mayenne river running through it, combines a rich architectural heritage with attractive landscapes. You'll discover this on a guided tour.
His historic centre, in the upper town, with its narrow streets punctuated by private houses, hints at a rich past, linked to the linen cloth trade.
1€ discount on the guided tour, i.e. 3€ instead of 4€
Free for children under 10
www.patrimoine-chateaugontier.fr
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During this visit, you will be in direct contact with the animals and cover the daily life of a mucker.
On-site you'll also have the opportunity to discover the asinery and the chèvrerie on this farm.Visits are possible all year round during school holidays.
At the farm's mag’asin you'll find organic products for sale made from their ânesses' milk (cream, soap, shampoos..) and mohair wool from their goats.
1€ discount on the tour "A la découverte des animaux", i.e. 5€ instead of 6€ per person.
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From 10 April to 31 August 2024, embark on a bucolic stroll on the river La Mayenne and discover the town of Mayenne and its surroundings.
You'll learn a little more about the flora and fauna, the history of the region and the manual harvesting system.
1.5-hour walk
Adult 7.50€ instead of 8.50€ / Children 6€ instead of 8.50€
Walk for 2 hours
Adult 8€ instead of 9€ / Child 6,50€ instead of 9€
Free for children under 3
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&As a mohair wool washerwoman and producer, Emmanuelle's creations are knitted with great care on the farm and transformed from the mohair wool of her goats.
She offers a wide variety of original, soft and warm, colourful and warm products made in France: knitting yarns, balls of yarn, hats, socks, plaids, pullovers and cardigans, jackets, scarves and snoods, and toecloths; constantly renewed in line with its ideas and its customers' expectations.
10% discount on your first purchase of the farm's wool workshop
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After getting to know each other, you will set off on your own across the fields, aided by a map and a map.
The educational panels are accompanied by activity packs with games for families, so you can learn while having fun! This walk will also be an opportunity to observe the fauna, flora and composition of their meadows so précious for animal pâturage.
20% discount on visit
Adults and children aged +6: 6.40€ instead of 8€
Children aged 2 à 5 years :4€ instead of 5€
Free for -2 years old
2.5-hour tour, by appointment
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A walk à to which is added friendly games & accessible à all.
SwinGolf is an intergenerational golf sport played with a single multi-sided club, a soft ball, a tee and 30cm-diameter holes.The aim of the game is to get the ball into the hole in as few strokes as possible. The objective is the same for Footgolf, which is played with a ball and holes 55 cm in diameter.
Swingolf
Adult 9.50€ instead of 11€ / Child 6€ instead of 7,50€
Footgolf
Adult 7€ instead of 8,50€ / Child 5€ instead of 6,50€
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The Mémorial des Déportés de la Mayenne pays tribute to all the Déportés of the département.
More than a place of remembrance and meditation, the Mémorial is a place of exchange, artistic expression, information and vigilance.
Free tour
Adult 4,50€ instead of 5€
Child (12-18 years) 2,50€ instead of 3€
Free for under-12s
www.memorial-des-deportes-mayenne.fr
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A poultry and cider farm in southern Mayenne with direct sales of farm products: cider, apple juice, perry, pommeau, cider vinegar and free-range chickens. The range of cider products is being converted to organic farming. Gîte La Tiny Pom d'Happy in the heart of the orchards for your moments of relaxation.
Farm tour (by appointment)
Adult: 10% discount on the 3.50&euro rate;
Children (over 6): 10% discount on the 2&euro price;
Free for children under 6
Track game in the orchards (on reservation)
10% discount on the 2&euro rate;
https://www.vergersdelarouerie.com
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An open window on the many facets of the Pays d’art et d’histoire (Pah) Coëvrons-Mayenne et au-delàà, du département de la Mayenne, the Centre détation de l’architecture et du patrimoine (Ciap) is not just a permanent exhibition space.Temporary exhibitions are regularly organised to highlight certain aspects of the region. Finally, as a place for meetings and debates, the programme of events aimed at schoolchildren (educational workshops) and visitors is designed to bring this new cultural facility to life.
Adult 3€ instead of 4€
Free for -18 year olds
https://patrimoine.lamayenne.fr/sainte-suzanne
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In October 2005, the Coëvrons-Mayenne area was awarded the national label « Pays d’art et d’histoire ». This label is awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Architecture and Heritage Department, to local authorities that protect, develop and promote their heritage. From the remains of ancient times to the architecture of the 21st century, the Villes et Pays d’art et d’histoire (towns and regions of art and history) showcase heritage in all its diversity. Today, a network of nearly 200 towns and countries offers you its expertise all over France.
The mission of the Pays d’art et d’histoire is to highlight and promote the heritage of the entire Coëvrons-Mayenne area: villages of character, churches, former industrial activities, natural sites, etc. To do this, it offers a programme of discovery visits between spring and autumn.
Animations
Adult 3,50€ instead of 5€
Free for under-18s
https://patrimoine.lamayenne.fr/sainte-suzanne/pays-dart-et-dhistoire
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At the age of 60, Robert Tatin, a well-known painter and sculptor, conceived and undertook the creation of a monumental sculpture built around his house in Cossé-le-Vivien. Guided tour of the museum Adult 3,20€ instead of 6€ Guided tour of the museum and the artist's house Adult 5,30€ instead of 7,50€ Free museum tour Adult 3€ instead of 5,40€ Free for under-10s https://patrimoine.lamayenne.fr/robert-tatin ____________________________________ The departmental museum at Jublains takes visitors on a tour of the archaeological collections of the Mayenne region, from the Bronze Age to the early Middle Ages (2,200 BC).– 900 AD J.-.C.), with a particularly strong focus on the Gallic and Roman eras. Adult 3€ instead of 4€ Free for under-18s https://patrimoine.lamayenne.fr/jublains/ ____________________________________ The Colmont leisure park offers activities for everyone, alone or accompanied, with family or friends. Tree runs, swin golf, foot golf, paintball, laser game, kayak hire... there's something for everyone. Group rate for Pass Loisirs holders and accompanying persons, full listing here: https://bit.ly/tarifs_groupe Paintball and Laser Game: 8 people minimum, booked at least 24 hours in advance. These two activities are open all year round. https://parcloisirscolmont.wixsite.com/gorron ____________________________________ Discover this seigniorial residence with its thousand facets: stroll around the castle and through the renaissance park, wander through the boxwood-embroidered bouquetier garden, along the canals and the river Tang, and through the labyrinth. There's also a fun trail for children. Les Jardins des Arcis has been awarded the Remarkable Garden label for 2023! - During your visit, you will be offered a 15x10 cm postcard depicting the Arcis castle, designed by artist Vincent Landais. ____________________________________ Escape Cross: an escape game in the heart of nature aboard an electric vehicle! Equipped with an electric vehicle, a map and a backpack containing various objects, your mission is to solve the riddles placed around the Leisure Centre in order to find the right code that will open the box containing your treasure. Escape Cross: an escape game in the heart of nature!
Les P'tits Vélos: bike hire on various circuits. The bikes on offer are electric or non-electric, and suitable for all abilities (with or without children). There are a number of free-flowing tours available, ranging from 30 minutes to 90 minutes, and free hire is available. - School holiday period: every day, except Monday, from 10am to 7pm - Outside school holidays: Wednesday to Sunday, from 3.30pm to 7pm (weekdays) and from 10am to 7pm (weekends and public holidays) - In April and October by reservation on weekdays. - Réduction de 2€ sur l'Escape Game et sur la location libre. - Réduction d'1€ sur les trois circuits fléchés.📍 Cossé-le-Vivien
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Archaeological Museum of Jublains
Located as close as possible to the archaeological site of Noviodunum, the museum links the objects on display with the remains of the ancient town, the former capital of the area. The collections are made up of both objects from ancient archaeological excavations and recent discoveries, linked to ongoing research on the site of Jublains and in the department.📍 Jublains
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Parc de Loisirs de la Colmont
Opening times 2023: 15 April to 31 October. Paintball and Laser Game open all year round!
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER : Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday :2pm/6pm (depending on weather conditions).
On reservation mornings and weekends (at least 24h à and subject to availability and weather conditions).📍 Gorron
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Jardins et Château des Arcis
Les Arcis are open on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays:
From 29 April to 17 May, from 17 July to 15 August inclusive, from 1 to 18 September from 1pm to 7pm.
From Thursday 18 May inclusive to 16 July from 10.30am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 6pm.📍 Meslay-du-Maine
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- The A3 poster version costs 10€ instead of 12€.
Les P'tits Vélos
Open from April to October:📍 La Selle Craonnaise
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