What to do · Cancale
Ferme Marine, the Oyster Farm
Information
- From
- €9 per adult
- Duration
- 1 h
- Season
- February – October, weekdays
What it is
La Ferme Marine is an oyster farm at the L'Aurore site, on the Cancale coast road, which opens its facilities for guided visits. It is the way to understand what you see from the quay at La Houle: how oysters are raised in the bay, how work is done with the tides and why Cancale has lived off them for centuries. Cancale's oyster farming is on France's inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
What the visit includes
A guide from the farm shows you the oyster farmer's work, with a film and a tour of the facilities. The visit ends with an oyster tasting and there is a shop. The farm also has a shell exhibition. In the 2026 season the visit lasted an hour.
Season and hours
In November the farm is closed to individual visits. It announces reopening on Monday 8 February 2027, with a children's visit at 10:30 and a general visit at 15:00.
As a guide, this is how the 2026 season went:
- Outside school holidays, from mid-February to the end of October: a visit in French from Monday to Friday at 15:00, plus the visit for children and families at 10:30.
- In summer (from 6 July to 29 August): visits in French at 10:00, 11:00 and 15:00, in English at 14:00 and in German at 16:00.
- Closed at weekends and on public holidays.
There are no visits in Spanish. The farm's website gives slightly different dates for reopening depending on the page: confirm them when booking.
Price
2026 rates:
- Adults: €9.70
- Children aged 5 to 14: €5.70
- Students from age 15: €7.70
- Family of 2 adults and 2 children aged 5 to 14: €28; with 3 children, €31
Tickets are non-refundable.
How to book
Individual visits are booked online on the La Ferme Marine website, by the day before at the latest. Groups write to [email protected]. All visits are guided: you cannot go in independently. Animals are not allowed.
Getting there
The farm is at the L'Aurore site, on the Cancale coast road (Route de la Corniche). The website gives no parking directions: ask when booking or call 02 99 89 69 99.
With children
The 10:30 visit is designed for children and families, and the child ticket starts at age 5. For them it works well to combine it with a walk along the quay at low tide, when the oyster tables appear.
Complete the plan
After the visit, go down to the La Houle oyster market and eat a dozen on the sea wall, or sit down at L'Atelier de l'Huître, on the quay. Check the tide table to see the oyster beds at low tide. In summer, the Saint-Malo tourist office also runs a guided visit of the port of La Houle with a tasting: in 2026, on Tuesdays from 7 July to 25 August at 10:30, for €15, booking compulsory.
Tips
- Book the day before at the latest The farm does not admit visits without prior online booking.
- Choose the 10:30 visit with children It is the one designed for families.
- Do not go at the weekend The farm closes on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to visit the Ferme Marine in Cancale?
In 2026, €9.70 for adults and €5.70 for children aged 5 to 14, with family tickets at €28 and €31.
When is it open?
On weekdays, from mid-February to the end of October. The 2027 reopening is announced for 8 February.
Are there visits in Spanish?
No. They are in French all year, and in July and August also in English and German.
As a family
Who runs it
- La Ferme MarineGuided visit of the oyster farm, with film and tasting Visit their website
