You will discover a little garden of « wild flower ». Narrow path and in slope. You will relax yourself in those pathes and see different kind of vegetation. At the beginning, this garden was a abandonned pasture full of spikes and nettle. Since 1992, this land was worked by Olivier Tranchard.
Free tour or guided tour (2h30).
The pottery museum has more than 300 pieces of art. In the museum, you will discover the pottery tradition in Bray territory. Two famous artist are represented : Auguste Delaherche and Pierre Pisareff.
Guided tour for group only and by reservation. Possible pottery-throwing demonstration by a professional potter.
Situated next to the abbey of Saint-Germer-de-Fly, this museum will show you how the people used to live at the end of the 19th century : classroom, grocery, bakery, agriculture work.
Lot of objets from the agriculture, religion or pottery are in.
Bought is certified "Remarkable garden" (Jardin Remarquable). There are three steps : the white garden the yellow and blue garden with a temple of love (replica of the temple of love of Le Petit Trianon in Versailles). The rose garden has more than 25 varieties of roses with the white rose or York, the Gallica rose or the Dorothy perkins.
This village is certified as one of "the most beautiful village in France" (Label : Plus Beaux Villages de France), and it particularity is that it is one of the smallest with less than 100 inhabitants in the village. Village from the middle age, you will travel through time and discover the amazing history of the village. Besieged, burnt but the village will become very famous with the arrival of the painter Henri Le Sidaner, peinter of the 20th century. The impressionist painter is the one who gave life agian to the village. He asked all the inhabitants to plant rose bush in front of their houses; then and now the village is known as "The village of a thousand roses".
This garden from the 17th century is unique in France with his huge yew tree.
The garden is part of the house of Vidame who was a governor. This building built in 1744 is opened for the public with the restaurant.
To recall Gerberoy, 45 different varieties of roses ar planted.
Since the opening in 2016, the garden received different certification label such as "Remarkable tree in France", "Remarkable Garden". Finally the yew tree called "If-igloo" (300 years) was elected "Tree of the year" in december 2017.
Located in Herchies, this garden is next to a river. The water is a present in different ways : stream, waterfall and pond. You will discover a vegetation diversified with hydrangea, dahlia, aster ant lots of roses.
Finally, you will discover different apple trees wich reminds us apple juice and cider of the region Hauts-de-France.
This little museum has more than 3000 objects and tools from the country life during the 19th an d 20th century.
It is located in a small attic in a farm. You could discover how school, parmacy, shop, bakery was at that time.
Open only during the « journée du patrimoine », a day during the day dedicated to the cultural heritage.
The shrine of Saint Babolein is situated in the church of Coudray Saint Germer. It’s classified as a historical monument since the 17 of June 1901. It’s a piece of goldsmithery.
According to specialists of the Middle Ages of art history, it’s an exceptional work of goldsmithry from the 13 th century.
Saint Babolein was the founder of Saint-Maur des Fossés abbey. The monk of Saint-Maur des fossés rebuilt the abbey of Saint-Germer-de-Fly in 1036.
The 12th century abbey is a perfect example of two main architecture : Roman architecture and Radiant gothic architecture.
Lenght of 62 meters, widht of 19 meters and a height of almost 20 meters.
The plan of the abbatial church is traditionnal : nave of eight bays with narrow side aisle, choir depthless and a great ambulatory.
Sainte-Chapelle
This chapel was built in 1259 under the reign of Saint-Louis. It looks like the Sainte Chapelle in Paris. Next to the abbatial church, it is a great example of cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
The magnificient rose at the entrance contribute to make this chapel a master piece of radiant gothic architecture.