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The Marais Poitevin Farm Meet the living world

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Starting at €6.00*.

*Adult price for self-guided tour (educational trail).
Children's self-guided tour: €4.00 (from age 2).

Other prices: workshops, nature walks, escape game, etc.

A family nature adventure in the heart of local breeds and the Marais Poitevin

Here, your mission isn’t just something to look at… it’s something to experience. At the heart of the Marais Poitevin, the Ferme du Marais Poitevin invites you to meet rare animals, understand their history and help to preserve them.

With an educational trail, immersive workshops, an escape game in the heart of nature and intimate moments with the animals, you won’t just be a visitor. You’ll become a player. A guardian of life, ready to put your hands in the straw… and leave transformed.

About your adventure…

Meet at the Ferme du Marais Poitevin in Sainte-Christine (Benet)
Open from mid-April to the end of August

Self-guided tours of the Ferme du Marais Poitevin :

  • Spring 2026 (18 April to 30 June) :
    • Wednesdays: 3pm to 5:30pm
    • Saturdays: 10am to 12pm and 3pm to 5.30pm
    • Sundays: 3pm to 5.30pm
  • Summer 2026 (4 July to 31 August):
    • every day from 10am to 12pm and from 3pm to 6.30pm

Consult the detailed schedule of events for summer 2026.

Reservation

Booking is not compulsory for self-guided tours of the Marais Poitevin Farm.
Booking is recommended, or even compulsory, for certain events or activities.

Free on-site visitor parking

3 heroic reasons to get started!

Reconnect with what’s essential

There’s nothing superfluous here. Just nature, the animals and you. A real break that does you good.

Become an actor, not a spectator

Caring, observing, understanding… you’re a real part of life on the farm.

Protecting what really matters

Each encounter reminds you of one thing: these local breeds need you to continue to exist.

Your adventure in detail

A farm like no other

As soon as you arrive, you sense that something is different. This is no ordinary visit. The Ferme du Marais Poitevin is alive. Authentic. Committed.

Led by Mauve and his team, this family farm has set itself a clear mission: to preserve endangered local breeds. Baudets du Poitou with long dreadlocks, Marans hens with dark eggs, Solognot ewes, Poitevin goats… Each animal has a story, and you’re invited to discover it.

You’ll soon realise that you’re not just here to see. You’ve come to learn, understand… and feel.

An immersion in the heart of life

Your adventure begins on an educational trail more than a kilometre long, between plain and marsh. Every step of the way, you observe. You listen. You adapt to this unique territory, shaped by water and the seasons.

But the real turning point comes during the workshops. Become a small farmer for a few hours, take part in milking goats, discover the work of a donkey farmer or accompany a transhumance… You’ll be on the other side of the scenery.

Touch it. Test it. You laugh too. And without realising it, you create a bond.

Challenges to awaken your instincts

Feel like taking action? The farm has its own challenges for you.

With Marai’scape, you have 60 minutes to save the farm. Search, logic, cooperation… every minute counts in this outdoor escape game.

On the nature walks, you can learn to read the landscape, recognise plants and observe wildlife. Here, the adventure isn’t limited to animals. It extends to an entire ecosystem.

A break to enjoy and extend

In the end, the hardest part is leaving again.
So some people extend the experience. A night in a gypsy caravan, a stay at the farm, a moment out of time.

Before you leave, pop into the shop. Farm produce, local specialities. .. one last taste of your adventure.

And you leave with much more than souvenirs.
A different way of seeing nature. And perhaps the desire to protect it.

Your guide, your ally

Without her, the magic won’t happen!

Purple - breeder at the Ferme du Marais Poitevin
Protecting life

Mauve looks after the farm and its animals on a daily basis. She shares her passion, passes on her knowledge and guides you to understand, observe and act as close as possible to living things.

Your mission starts here

Meet at the Ferme du Marais Poitevin, 19 Rue du Port Grenouillet, Sainte-Christine, 85490 Benet.
Free visitor parking on site.

Good advice from the Tourist Office!

Choose your mission in advance

Workshop, escape game or self-guided tour… every experience is different. Plan ahead so you don’t miss anything.

Let yourself be surprised by contact with the animals

Take your time. Get up close and personal, observe the animals and make the connection. It’s often these simple moments that make the biggest impression.

Extend the experience on site

A night on the farm means you’re guaranteed to live the adventure to the full.

Prepare your mission!

Other adventures await you…