The park

The castle is surrounded by an estate of about 20 hectares (50 acres) and entirely enclosed by walls of brick and by a ditch (“saut de loup” *) from which one can have a view of the merging of the rivers Seine and Andelle and even as far as the hills that dominate the Bouille, down-river from Rouen.

Near the chapel there is a remarkable linden tree which very largely dominates the building. It is estimated to be about 450 years old.

In the "Petit Parc" one can see a game table (ground or winged game) in sculpted stone shaped like a tomb from antiquity and dating from the same period as the castle.
Likewise, there are many statues dotted around the garden, copies of those made for the Comte d’Artois (XVIII^th century) on his estate of Bagatelle near Paris. The originals were returned to Bagatelle in 1998 for their safe keeping.

(*) Saut de loup : Mur avec un fossé, au ras du sol, qui permettait une séparation empêchant les animaux sauvages de passer, sans boucher la perspective.

The farm

The Farm is located on the left after passage through the Gate House.
It dates back to the XVII^th century and still has its forge, stables and most especially its cider-house. The buildings are dated above one of the windows to 1668.  Next to the cider-house is a cellar which housed 11 large casks of 43 hectolitres in 1813!

The building perpendicular to that has now been renovated to allow its use as a lodging house (Guest House) and still has its original bread ovens.
The following building is more recent, dating back only to the XIX^th century. Turning right after passage through the Gate House, one can see the old farm house which probably dates back to the XVII^th century too.

Angling back to the north is a large grange which was enlarged through the ages to allow its continued use.
At its western extremity there is a reused Gothic door pillar which seems to be the last remains of the XIII^th century manor.