chateau of champs-sur-marne

I have spent many Sunday hours over the past 7 years wandering around the grounds here and always see something new and different.Depending on the season you have magnificient flower displays, the water features are working, the different couleurs of the trees. You can even seen rabbits playingThere are so many different paths to follow and areas like the meadows to sit and dream or think.It is really appreciable to have acess to places like this when you live in a busy city

Wasn't too expensive to get too, one train ride and one is (18€ for two people return) from val d'europe. Entry is €7.50 per person. The grounds are huge and it is a pleasant walk around the gardens (I'd imagine they are spectacular in the summer). I believe it is free to walk on the gardens but we decided to go inside for a look. The rooms are well laid out and info is available in most rooms and in various languages including English, not many rooms to look in as only downstairs is open to the public- it would have been nice to have looked at the servant quarters (bedrooms etc) to see the difference in living standards, and the grandeur of the bedrooms of the owners. Overall a pleasant way to spend half a day, and not break the bank.

I heard this and this is true, Petit Versailles. Jump to RER at Chatelet Les Halles and go East with A line. From Noisy Champs or Noisiel it makes 15 minutes to walk there. Noisy Champs is still 4th zone, cheaper than Noisiel and the same distance to walk. Go there in April so you will see the gardens starting to wake up. And once at the Place de la Mairie visit my friends at Atelier Champaisien, little shop in old Post building, they have these small, pictoresque things that will remind you Champs. My temoignage is charged with emotions because I spent there 20 years of my life before I got back to Cracow Poland. You will love it.

With all due respect to MZTParis, I found this chateau to be extremely interesting. It is very easy to get to. Simply take the RER A train to Noisiel, about a 45 min. metro/train ride from the center of Paris. It cost a mere 9.80 euros round trip (Zone 5). The ticket can be purchased from one of many machines. Upon arriving, one can walk a pleasant 20 minutes to the castle or take bus 220 which stops in front of the train station. The castle itself is an intimate,eloquent residence built in the early 1700's (entrance 7.50 euros). I went on a rather dreary, rainy Monday afternoon and to my delight, I basically had the chateau to myself. When I entered, there was a group of school children with their guide. One of the attendants very kindly rerouted me around the group of children and suggested I start in another room so as to avoid their chatter. From that moment on I had the luxury of reading and enjoying every detail from the i-pad touch screens located in every room. (I could see where it might be frustrating waiting your turn, if it is crowded; to use the screens since they are quite small. However, they are very informative and can be accessed in French, English and Spanish.) There are 22 rooms to visit and are richly decorated and furnished in period style. Expect to be impressed with the rococo styled cabinets, Louis XIV chairs, Meisen porcelaine, Venetian chandeliers to name only a few. The room attendants respected my privacy, but were more than eager to answer any and all my questions. And, by the way, the bathrooms were modern,spotlessly clean and plenty of paper.If you liked the houses Jacquemart- Andre, Chateau Maintenon and Chateau de Compiegne, you will LOVE this residence.

I give this place 2 stars which is for the park. The chateau is not worth visiting. It is not easy to get to (and I live in Paris so I know!) and the staff are rude. And the toilets were filthy and had no paper.

Others have mentioned long lines, but we went there during the week and no problems at all. This is a smaller. Chateau, but well furnished and recently renovated. There were iPads in every room with information about the room, paintings and other artifacts. They display in several languages so that everyone could see the info. The staff was universally great, helpful and very friendly. My kind of place!

Be prepared for long queues even if you purchase your tickets on-line. The Palace is beautiful but gardens and worth visiting. There are golf cars for the rent but again, long queues.

This is a lovely chateau which has been shut for 6 years whilst it has been lovingly restored . Full of furniture with a very lived in feeling , not too huge , nor too opulent . Friendly staff ; information tablets in all the rooms , not very expensive , beautiful gardens and quite extensive open accessible woodland and grassland areasSlight negatives - it is a little distance from a train station , it shuts at lunchtime and there is only 1 tablet in each room so if anyone else is doing an in depth read it is a very long wait or you have to do without . I don't think there is a cafe in the grounds and picnics are not allowed The gardens are free Would certainly highly recommend a visit

The chateau only reopened in June after some years of renovation and they have done a wonderful job. It's a fascinating place to visit. They have touch screens in each room which give you information about many aspects of the room and contents (this only works well if its not too busy, otherwise you have to wait to use the single screen). The gracious building is set in lovely formal gardens complete with fountains, and beyond the formal gardens there are acres of parkland and forest which you can wander around. Its easy to get to - you take RER A direction Chessy-Marne-le-Vallee and get off at Noisiel stop. Its a fair walk from the train station probably 20-30 minutes. You can also get the bus No: 220 from the station to the chateau. It was blissfully quiet when we visited though later in the afternoon a large group arrived. A wonderful escape from Paris and the busier sights. Highly recommended.

Three of us visited the Chateau Champs-sur-Marne after seeing the castle highlighted on the Paris Museum Pass main website page. We would not have known about the castle otherwise, and what a great gem we discovered.The castle recently reopened in June 2013 after several years of updating and restoration. It is a stunningly beautiful property, with a front lawn, main building, backyard extensive gardens and fountains, a vegetable garden, and many acres of forested grounds. The main building has two floors open with furniture, lights, paintings, flooring, wallpaper, windows and window treatments. This chateau is sort of a mini-Versailles, without the crowds. You can leisurely wander the two floors of the chateau before heading outside.Outside, you enjoy expansive gardens, with two fountains near and far from the chateau. There are statues, along with paths from attraction to attraction. There is seating immediately in back of the castle to rest, with a view downward toward the gardens and fountains. Three things to note:1. When we visited, the chateau was open 10:00 AM - Noon, closed for lunch, then reopened in the afternoon. Try to time your visit to arrive in the morning, see the building, then the outdoors.2. Our entry into the chateau is free with a Paris Museum Pass. As noted above, we wouldn't have known of the castle but for its highlighting on the Museum Pass online website page.3. It is a medium walk to the castle from either of two train stations, Noisiel or Noisiel-Champs. From either station, expect to walk approximately 30 minutes. We didn't have a car for our trip to Paris, and it was definitely an advantage to be able to take the RER train East to Noisiel then walk to the chateau. Just be prepared for a medium walk (i.e., it is not a few or five minutes). It is worth it.I highly recommend a visit to the Chateau Champs-sur-Marne for its restored beauty, outstanding gardens, refreshing lack of crowds, and uniqueness.

We just went here for a walk with the kids - it's free in to the gardens and they are super. There is a fee for the castle but we didn't go. Lovely little walkways and interesting things to see. Another super french gem.

this is a great castle, still the old fashioned way, not to touristic and still unique

Nous nous sommes rendus au château de Champs récemment. Il a été rénové et des tablettes numériques permettent de compléter les informations du papier de visite. Pour les enfants, un petit livret sous forme d'énigme permet d'agrémenter agréablement la visite. Le château a deux étages accessibles ainsi que le jardin immense (et gratuit si on veut s'y rendre sans visiter le château). Une sortie agréable en famille et des informations intéressantes pour tous.

Agréable ballade dans le parc à la française type Versailles. Visite du château gratuite le 1er dimanche du mois sauf l'été.

Carte allechante, prix tres abordable, serveur hyper sympa, qualité des plats exceptionnelle, bref on reviendra