Antique velocipedes on display in the national car museum

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The National Car Museum, in the Compiègne Palace

Museum · 1 h · included in the palace ticket · Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons

InformationFrom €10 adult

From: €10 adult
Duration: 1 h
Season: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, from 14:00 to 18:00
Who it's for: Families and car enthusiasts

Inside the palace, a national museum devoted to road transport: horse-drawn carriages, sleighs, sedan chairs, antique bicycles and the first motor cars. It is the part children like best.

When

Only on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, from 14:00 to 18:00 (last entry at 17:15). Entry is with the same ticket as the palace. If you go on a Monday or a Friday, you will not see it.

As a familyWith teenagers

Directions See all of Pierrefonds and Compiègne

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

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Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

Restaurant and tea room in the park

Le Jardin des Roses

Café · Compiègne · palace park · €€€€

What to order: an afternoon snack after the imperial apartments

In the palace park; next to the main entrance there is also a takeaway kiosk

The bar and reception of the Logis Hôtel Beaudon

Le Beaudon Restaurant

Restaurant · Pierrefonds · facing the lake · €€€€

What to order: the seasonal menu on the terrace overlooking the lake and the castle

Open every day at lunchtime, Sundays included; no dinner on Sundays

To stay nearby

Alfred Hotels Compiègne

Three stars · 56 rooms · 300 m from the station · Oise view · Bar and restaurant

Why we like it: Three-star hotel with 56 rooms on the banks of the Oise, 300 metres from Compiègne station and close to the historic centre and the palace.

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Logis Hôtel Beaudon

Pierrefonds · Facing the lake and castle · Restaurant · Dogs welcome

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Hotel open all year in the village of Pierrefonds, facing the lake and the castle, with a restaurant, terrace and adapted rooms.

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More to do nearby

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