Practical information
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SET ASIDE ENOUGH TIME FOR A VISIT TO THE DOMAINE THAT TAKES IN:
- The Château and the Centre for Arts and Nature are open all year round, except on on January 1st and December 25th.
- The International Garden Festival and the Prés du Goualoup are open every day from 23/04 to 01/11/2020.
LAST ENTRANCE
- From 01/04 to 14/11/2020: 1 hour before the Domain closes.
- From 02/01 to 31/03 and from 15/11 to 31/12/2020: 45 minutes before the Domain closes.
Opening | Closure | |
02/01 > 31/01 | 10:15 | 17:30 |
01/02 > 31/03 | 10:00 | 18:00 |
01/04 > 22/04 | 10:00 | 19:00 |
23/04 > 31/08 | 10:00 | 20:00 |
01/09 > 30/09 | 10:00 | 19:30 |
01/10 > 24/10 | 10:00 | 19:00 |
25/10> 14/11 | 10:00 | 18:00 |
15/11 > 31/12 | 10:15 | 17:30 |
SET ASIDE ENOUGH TIME FOR A VISIT TO THE DOMAINE THAT TAKES IN:
2020 TARIFFS FOR IINDIVIDUALS
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DAY TICKET |
TICKET FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE DAYS (WITH GARDENS OF LIGHT 1) |
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23/04 - 01/11/2020 |
02/01 - 22/04/2020 02/11 - 31/12/2020 |
23/04 - 01/11/2020 |
02/01 - 22/04/2020 02/11 - 31/12/2020 |
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Full price |
€19.00 |
€14.00 |
€33.00 |
N/A |
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Reduced fee 2 |
€12.00 |
€8.00 |
€20.00 |
N/A |
Child (6-11) |
€6.00 |
€4.00 |
€10.00 |
N/A |
Family ticket 3 |
€38.00 |
€28.00 |
N/A | N/A |
MULTIMEDIA GUIDE HIRE - €4.00
- Adult:
- Children aged 6 and over:
DOWNLOAD THE "CHÂTEAU DE CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE" APPLICATION
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ACCEPTED PAYMENT METHODS
FREE OF CHARGE
Children under 6’s, visitors with disabilities (reduced rate for their minder) and press card holders.
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International Garden Festival and Centre for Arts and Nature self guided visit with documentation
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Château self guided visit with documentation
Château multimedia guide
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Adult:
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Children aged 6 and over:
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Duration: 45-minutes “Discovery Visit”, 1¼-hour “Devotees’ Visit”
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Price: Adult/child + €4.00 (in addition to the entrance fee)
You will be asked to provide an ID document for any loan of materials.
- Free admission for visitors with disabilities.
- 4 spaces in the south entrance car park are reserved for use by disabled visitors; adapted toilets in the Donkey Stables (Farmyard).
- Loan of wheelchairs (reservation advisable).
INTERNATIONAL GARDEN FESTIVAL
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The Festival Gardens, Prés du Goualoup, Vegetable Garden, restaurants, boutique and toilets.
CHÂTEAU
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Reception/reception lounge, ground floor, courtyard, chapel, boutique and toilets / Historic Grounds and Stables.
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Magnetic loop amplifiers for the multimedia guides are available at reception.
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Brail visitors guide for the castle is available upon request. Multimedia guide content adapted for the visually impaired who are accompanied. Guided castle tour available upon reservation for small groups.
You will be asked to provide an ID document for any loan of materials.
- Recliner seats in the Château; benches on the International Garden Festival site and in the Domain's Grounds.
- Loan of wheelchairs (reservation advisable).
- Adapted toilets.

Lockers are available at each of the Domain's entrances. Staff are not authorised to watch over visitors’ personal effects.
Baby changing facility at parents’ disposal.
Bottle-warmer available at the Café du Parc.
Pushchair shelter in the Château’s reception area and at the East Entrance.
Picnic area in the South entrance car park.
Animals
International Garden Festival and Domain's Grounds (short-leashed)
Château

SITUATION

Distances
- Paris: 185 kms
- Orléans: 80 kms
- Tours: 40 kms
- Blois: 15 kms
- Onzain: 2 kms
GETTING HERE BY CAR
You can get to Chaumont-sur-Loire along the D 952 (on the right bank) and D 751 subsidiary roads.
A10 motorway
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towards Bordeaux: exit 17 (Blois) – 30 minutes.
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towards Paris: exit 18 (Amboise) – 30 minutes.
A85 motorway
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exit 12 Saint Aignan – 30 minutes.
Free car park
The Domain's main car park is on the hillside (South entrance of the Domain – rue des Argillons). Priority is given to people with reduced mobility and families with pushchairs.
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Parking spaces are also available in the village of Chaumont-sur-Loire and along the banks of the Loire.
GETTING HERE BY TRAIN AND SHUTTLE
- From Paris-Austerlitz station – get off at Onzain / Chaumont-sur-Loire station, takes around 1hr 40 (Intercités train)
- From St Pierre des Corps station - get off at Onzain / Chaumont-sur-Loire station, takes around 20 minutes (TER train)
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From 23 April to 1 November 2020, a shuttle service will be running between Onzain / Chaumont-sur-Loire station and the Domaine, connecting with a train from and to Paris in the morning and in the late afternoon.
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Show your stamped SNCF train ticket dated the day of your visit, and get a special rate!
Timetable and tickets on oui.sncf
Combined train & shuttle tickets can be purchased online at oui.sncf
CHÂTEAU AZALYS PASS
- Every weekend from 23 April to 1 November 2020 and daily through July and August, a return shuttle service will be running between the Domain and Blois.
- Price: €4.15. Show your stamped SNCF train ticket dated the day of your visit, and get a special rate!
Information and timetable on azalys-blois.fr
"THE LOIRE À VELO" CYCLE PATH

- Take the "Loire à Vélo" cycle path and call in at Domain of Chaumont-sur-Loire.
- Free bike racks and lockers are available at each of the Domain's entrances.