Domaine de Chantilly

The Domaine de Chantilly brings together the château with the Condé museum, a 115-hectare park and the Grandes Écuries, the 18th-century stables where the estate's horses live and perform.

The estate

The last prince to live in the château, the Duke of Aumale, bequeathed it with his collections on condition that nothing was sold or lent. That is why the Condé museum is still hung as he left it: about 800 paintings, with works by Raphael, Poussin or Ingres, the second-largest collection of old master paintings in France after the Louvre. The park combines André Le Nôtre's French garden, with its great parterre, with English-style, Anglo-Chinese and woodland areas, and the Hameau hamlet.

The Grandes Écuries

The stables were built by the architect Jean Aubert between 1719 and 1735 for Louis Henri de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, with room for 240 horses and 500 hunting dogs: two 70-metre halls around a 28-metre-high dome. The Duke of Aumale renovated them in the 19th century and founded the racecourse, with the first races in 1834. Today they house the living horse museum, with almost two hundred objects on the relationship between people and horses, and an equestrian company with about thirty show horses.

The equestrian shows

The one-day ticket includes the Grandes Écuries equestrian displays according to the day's programme. In addition, the estate stages seasonal shows with their own ticket beneath the dome: at Christmas 2026, Le Noël oublié, from 28 November to 3 January 2027, at €24 for adults and €19 for ages 3 to 25, with the visit to the stables included. Places are limited and buying online is recommended. According to the tourist office, the one-day ticket costs €18 (€14.50 reduced) and there is an estate-and-show combination at €32.

Times and visit

The estate closes on Tuesdays and for a few weeks in January for its annual closure. From late March to early November, the château and stables open from 10:00 to 18:00; the rest of the year, generally from 12:00 to 17:00. The visit is self-guided, with information in French and English, and there are workshops for children. For eating, La Capitainerie – Les Cuisines de Vatel, in the château, and Aux Goûters Champêtres, in the Hameau, where you can try Chantilly cream. There is paid parking, a shop and toilets. The Grandes Écuries are at 7-9 rue du Connétable, in Chantilly; the phone number is +33 3 44 27 31 80.