Beyond the golden trees, a majestic castle opens up before your astonished eyes!
This autumn, reveal your inner knight in the Guédelon forest and learn more about this fabulous archaeological adventure: the construction of a real castle! Through the ochre-coloured trees, just like the quarry floor, let your children contribute to the building of the castle!
Every day, in the forest of Guédelon, in the heart of an old quarry, workmen build a 13th-century fortress before your very eyes. Quarrymen, stone masons, bricklayers, carpenters, blacksmiths, tilers, joiners, stringers, cartwrights, wheelwrights, painters, basket makers, herbalists, gardeners... transform and enhance the stone, wood and earth on the site to reveal the secrets of the builders of the Middle Ages.
Season after season, Guédelon's workers take up this extraordinary challenge. The fortified enclosure, the timber-framed dwelling, the bedroom with its mural paintings, the kitchen and cellar, the shooting galleries with their imposing ribbed vaults, the chapel, half of the sentry walk... have all been built before the eyes of thousands of visitors who have come to see this site, the only one of its kind in the world.
In 2025, work will continue on the masonry of the imposing gateway between the two towers, with the construction of the portcullis and the eastern curtain wall.
Credit card, Payment cards, Cheques and postal orders, Holiday vouchers, Cash, Eurocard - Mastercard, Foreign money orders, Bank transfers, Visa
Pets welcome
Amenities
Picnic area
Bar
Parking
Petite restauration
Restaurant
Toilettes
Services
Charging point for electric vehicles
Shop
Activity
Adult workshop
Junior workshop
Prices & SchedulesOpening :
From 03/04/2025 to 06/04/2025 of 10:00 to 17:30. Closed on : Tuesday, Wednesday
From 07/04/2025 to 30/04/2025 of 10:00 to 18:00. Closed on : Tuesday, Wednesday
From 01/05/2025 to 10/05/2025 of 10:00 to 18:00. Closed on : Tuesday, Wednesday
From 11/05/2025 to 28/05/2025 of 10:00 to 18:00. Closed on : Tuesday, Wednesday
From 29/05/2025 to 31/05/2025 of 10:00 to 18:00. Closed on : Tuesday, Wednesday
From 01/06/2025 to 30/06/2025 of 10:00 to 18:00. Closed on : Tuesday, Wednesday
From 01/07/2025 to 13/07/2025 of 09:30 to 18:30. Closed on : Tuesday, Wednesday
From 14/07/2025 to 31/08/2025 of 09:30 to 18:30
From 01/10/2025 to 02/11/2025 of 10:00 to 17:30. Closed on : Tuesday, Wednesday
Self-guided tours: from 30 March to 3 November. In summer: from 4 July to 31 August, daily from 9.30 am to 6.30 pm. Non-summer period: closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, except during school holidays, closed on Wednesdays only. Open from 10 am to 5.30 pm / 6 pm (Saturdays and public holidays from 10 am to 6.30 pm) depending on the period. Please consult our calendar: www.guedelon.fr
Self-guided tours: from 3 April to 2 November. In summer: from 3 July to 31 August, daily from 9.30 am to 6.30 pm. Off-season: closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Open from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. / 6 p.m. (Saturdays and public holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) depending on the period. Please consult our calendar at www.guedelon.fr
Prices :
Base rate - full rate adult : 15€ - 16€
Child rate : 12€ - 13€
School rate : 7€ - 9€
Special opening conditions :
Sanitary pass required
Wearing a mask is mandatory in the closed rooms of the castle and in the shop. Application of barrier gestures.
