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The park (25 ha) is open to visit from Easter from All Saints' day, from 9 am to 6 pm. 3€
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The park of Bonnefontaine was designed and realised by the famous garden architects Denis Bülher and Edouard André. Among other projects Denis Bülher realised the gardens of Thabor in Rennes, and Edouard André the park Monceau in Paris and Hyde Park in London. |
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Main alley viewed from St Michael's tower |
Bridge designed by Bülher, restored in 2000 |
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| The English landscape garden of Bonnefontaine is typical of the romantic movement of the second half of the XIXth century. | ||||
| The idea of the park of Bonnefontaine is a composition of vaster natural spaces opening up to large perspectives surrounded by bouquets in successive order, including the natural landscape beyond the borders of the park. | ||||
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XIXth century watermill |
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u Entrance (the gate was designed by the architect Martenot) v Castle w Orangerie x Pond
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The majority of the different plants which were planted during the creation of the park still exist. Among the large species are sequoias, taxodiums, taxus cinencis, maniolias, cedars, palm trees, oak trees, … etc. A sight of this park is the "Duchesse Anne's tree" (left). This chestnut bording the main alley hold a board saying that "Britons keep memory of their last Duchess, Anne de Bretagne, who sitted under this tree uprooted by the 1987 storm". |
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| The park and the Orangerie of Bonnefontaine can be rented all around the year for weddings and exhibitions, as well as sportive activities. |  |
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Taxodiums in the 2nd pond