The least we can say is that this eco-museum is truly unusual!
Unusual in itself, and unusual in the range of other activities it offers!
First of all, the ecomuseum of the Ferme du Chemin is... an ecomuseum!
Faithful to a certain tradition that makes ecomuseums a bridge between the past and the present, Ferme du Chemin is still in operation, with apples pressed by the horse's force, with the oven baking pies, poultry, etc.
The ecomuseum thus retraces the ancient peasant life, in its different facets: tools and techniques, rituals, and the environment, the bocage...
And then, this path that goes from yesterday to today, it extends until tomorrow with an animal traction testing centre, with new tools, for "green" municipalities, or those that are becoming green!
And this approach, this look towards the future, is already unusual enough for an eco-museum!
We eat there, too!
Here again, it is quite unusual, since it is proposed to you to eat in an old stable!
And then, if you want to organize a party, the farm also offers country meals, old-fashioned weddings...
We sleep there, on foot and on horseback!
The farm offers a fairly large amount of accommodation, with 25 rooms.
Moreover, let's continue in the unusual: The farm is certified by the National Equestrian Tourism Committee, and, while you are sleeping in your bed, you can make your horse sleep in a paddock... with hay!
We go for walks... on horseback
Careful, the farm offers courses! But, if you don't need it, you can go directly for the proposed walks, or the hikes, some of which last several days.
We go for walks... on foot
From the farm, you can choose to go for a walk alone, but even then, you are helped in choosing your itineraries.
But you can also choose the routes selected by the Grand Chemin, and do them with the help of an animator, very useful to see and understand everything, through the hollow paths of the bocage and the forest paths, all in the Normandy Maine Regional Natural Park.
We play theater there, too!
Another unusual activity, which we don't expect to find there! And the shows on offer are also unusual!
For example, since 1991, the Grand Chemin has been offering the creations of the "Théâtre de l'écurie" with its unclassifiable character Basile Boitou, an @typical pig killer, through plays such as "2001 l'odyssée du diable", or "l'étrange fin des Uboïdes", among others !
In short...
In short, you have understood it, with this unique eco-museum, and all that is around it, you can have a good time, a good lunch, a good night (with or without horse), a good week, or more!
Écomusée de la ferme du Grand Chemin
Le Grand Chemin
Le chemin
53250 Madré
Tél. : 02 43 08 57 03
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