The Shamrock Garden in Normandy presents the worldwide most important national collection (CCVS) of the HYDRANGEA genera. It is presented by virtue of the plants' zone of origin, offering thus spectacular homogenous landscape scenes.
Had been classified as a “remarkable garden” in 2015 awaiting updating.
Created in : 1994
Surface : 2 ha
- Opening 2026 :
The collection is open to the public from June 21 to September 6, 2026, from 10:00 to 11:15 (last entry at 12:00) and from 14:30 to 17:15 (last entry at 18:00). It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, except for groups.
(We prefer not to accept groups on Sunday mornings; we ask that they visit in the afternoon instead.)
We are open on the public holidays of July 14 and August 15.
Annual closure: September 6 (evening). Visits can be arranged until October 10 for groups of more than ten people, by appointment only, at the rate applied to professional organized groups.
Visit duration: approximately 45 minutes
Last entry time: 11:15 am and 5:15 pm
- Visits :
Unguided visits.
Guided visits with previous booking , Duration of a guided visit : 1-1h30, Minimal number of persons for a guided visit : 10 .
Access partially adapted for disabled persons.
A paper guide is loaned to individual visitors on request. It includes an introduction to the HYDRANGEA genus and allows you to discover the contents of each flower bed (more than 100), or to take a walk just for pleasure.
- Charges :
High Season Rates (July 5 to August 15):
Full price: €10
Child (15-17 years): €7
Disabled and Unemployed (with valid ID): €7
Free for children under 15.
Family rate (minimum 5 adults): €9 per adult (€45 for a group of five adults).
Low Season Rates (June 21 to July 4 and August 16 until closing):
Full price: €9
Child (15-17 years): €6
Disabled and Unemployed (with valid ID): €6
Free for children under 15.
Family rate (minimum 5 adults): €8 per adult (€40 for a group of five adults).
Guided Group Rates (minimum 10 people): Organized groups, whether professional or not, are offered a special rate as their visit is always professionally guided and narrated.
High Season (July 10 to August 15): €15 per person excluding tour leader and driver
Low Season (June 21 to July 9 and August 16 until closing): €12 per person excluding tour leader and driver
* Payment by check or cash *
(As the garden does not have electricity, credit cards cannot be accepted)
- Services :
Public lavatory, Shooting of films, Documentation center, Dog admitted if kept on a lead, Carpark arranged, Collections.
Parking suitable for light cars only. Ecological toilets.
Motorhomes nearby.
- Access :
By road: numerous motorways to Rouen, Amiens, then 4 lanes to Dieppe. Take Route du Bord de Mer, or bypass Dieppe via St Aubin sur Scie and Offranville.
By train: Paris (St Lazare) to Dieppe, change to Rouen. Taxi and Bus (Créabus) to Varengeville (7km).
GPS (Lat x Long) : 49.898586750, 0.993300850
