The area
Vendrest is a village of the Brie, in north-eastern Seine-et-Marne, between the Ourcq and Petit Morin valleys. The countryside starts at the door, and Paris is still an hour away. Champagne is just 25 minutes away.
Getting here
- 1 h
- By car from central Paris
- 45 min
- By train from Paris Est to Lizy-sur-Ourcq or La Ferté-sous-Jouarre — transfer available on request
- 6 rue de Troussevache
- 77440 Vendrest, Seine-et-Marne
The area in pictures
Champagne vineyards above the Marne 
Épernay and the Avenue de Champagne 
Provins and the César Tower 
The Ourcq canal, on foot or by bike
Photo credits : Champagne vineyards above the Marne © INRA DIST (CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons) · Épernay and the Avenue de Champagne © Michal Osmenda (CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons) · Provins and the César Tower © Jean-Pol Grandmont (CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons) · The Ourcq canal, on foot or by bike © Pline (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)
Champagne, 25 minutes away
The Champagne vineyards and houses begin 25 minutes from Vendrest: a cellar visit with a tasting can be the highlight of your stay.
- Champagne cellar visits
- Houses and family growers, with a tasting. Tell us what you would like and we will advise and arrange the visit.
- Vineyards and villages
- Champagne routes, vines as far as the eye can see and growers' villages.
Sport & leisure
Plenty to keep young and old busy around the estate.
- Zoo
- A zoo for a family outing.
- Golf
- Golf courses near the estate.
- Tennis & padel
- Tennis and padel courts to stretch your legs between meals.
- Kayak
- Kayaking on the river.
- La Vallée Village
- The designer outlet village, for a day of shopping.
The Brie countryside
The paths start from the village itself: the Ourcq valley, the banks of the Petit Morin, woods and fields as far as you can see.
- Ourcq canal
- Cycle rides along the canal, all the way to Meaux and the banks of the Marne.
- Villages of the Brie
- May-en-Multien, Lizy-sur-Ourcq, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre and its watermills.
- Local markets
- Brie cheeses, farm produce and weekly markets nearby.
Under an hour away
Enough to fill a whole weekend without ever heading back down the motorway.
- Meaux
- The episcopal city, the Great War museum and the banks of the Marne, 30 minutes away.
- Disneyland Paris
- About a 45-minute drive from the estate.
- Provins
- The UNESCO-listed medieval town, just over an hour away.
- Marne battlefields
- Memorials and historic sites of 1914, all around the village.