Maison du Bocage et Jardin botanique de Sains-du-Nord
Maison du Bocage in Sains-du-Nord: free-admission museum on the hedgerow landscape (bocage) of the Avesnois, with a forge, a glass beehive and an educational botanical garden.
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About the museum
The Maison du Bocage occupies a former country house that was converted into a farm in the 19th century, in Sains-du-Nord in the Avesnois. For a long time the site served as a branch of the Écomusée de l'Avesnois, which presents the rural life and crafts of this region in northern France.
The museum explains the bocage landscape of the Avesnois, made up of meadows surrounded by hedges, along with its uses, such as cattle farming and cheese-making, and its biodiversity. The exhibitions are housed in the former cowshed; a barn made of wood and wattle-and-daub houses a forge that illustrates ironworking in rural life. A permanent exhibition is devoted to bees, with a glass beehive.
Outside, old agricultural machines are on display, and a path lets visitors observe the hedges. The educational botanical garden includes a landscaped area, a semi-wild zone with a pond and a barefoot trail, a trial garden, an ethnobotanical garden and a heritage orchard.
Highlights
- Forge in a barn made of wood and wattle-and-daub
- Permanent exhibition on bees with a glass beehive
- Historic agricultural machinery displayed outdoors
- Hedgerow observation trail
- Educational botanical garden with heritage orchard
Permanent exhibitions
- Le paysage bocager de l'Avesnois – Exhibition in the former cowshed on the landscape, cattle farming, the cheese industry of the Avesnois-Thiérache and beekeeping.
- Forge et grange – A barn made of wood and wattle-and-daub houses a forge that illustrates ironworking in rural life.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission for everyone, April to October.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
Educational garden with a barefoot trail, workshops and nature walks.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Gare · 400 m
The train station is about 400 m from the museum.
The venue holds the “Accueil Vélo” label (cycle-friendly venue).
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Free admission for individual visitors; groups and schools by advance booking. The museum also offers workshops, guided walks through the bocage and an events calendar. |
