Plan your visit

The Ornavik adventure

Opening calendar 2026

The Ornavik Historical Park is open from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. in July and August). For your comfort, we recommend arriving two hours before closing time.

The park is open on public holidays.

Come visit Ornavik Park

With a traveler straight from the 10th century, take advantage of the absence of the Carolingians and the Vikings to explore the park in a entrertaining and interactive.

2-hour tour with a cultural mediator

Departure times for tours in French :

APRIL
10:30 AM, 11:15 AM, 2:00 PM, 2:30 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM

MAY/JUNE
11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM

JULY/AUGUST
10:30 AM, 11:15 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:00 PM, 2:30 PM, 3:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:00 PM, 4:30 PM
+ Also available: English guided tour at 3:15 PM

Travel back to the 10th century!

Explore the Carolingian village, the Viking trading post and the motte-and-bailey castle, and meet their inhabitants to learn more about their daily lives.

Discover the site on your own, all day long

Non-stop entry:

APRIL/MAY/JUNE
From 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM

JULY/AUGUST
From 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Throughout the year, the park hosts events on a variety of themes, for both adults and children.

Make an appointment with history and come experience an unforgettable day in the 10th century.

Self-guided tour all day long

Key Events:

Children Festival: April 17, 18 and 19. 2026

Builders Festival: May 14, 15 and 16. 2026

The great battles (medieval martial arts) : June 13 and 14. 2026

Great Viking Festival: July 17, 18 and 19. 2026

Ducal festivities: August 13, 14 and 15. 2026

If you would like to explore Ornavik Historical Park, take part in workshops, attend lectures or organise team-building tournaments, group bookings must be made in advance.

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Tickets and prices

Type de visite & tarifs selon calendrier

	GUIDED TOUR	IMMERSIVE TOUR	GREAT VIKING FESTIVAL and DUCAL FESTIVITIES
Full price	12 €	14 €	18 €
Reduced price (students, unemployed, people with disabilities) upon presentation of proof	10 €	12 €	15 €
Children (6 to 17 years old)	9 €	10 €	12 €
Children (5 years old and under)	FREE
Family pass (2 adults and children under 18 years old)	38 €	43 €	49 €

ACCEPTED PAYMENT METHODS

Cash, credit card, Rollon tokens, holiday vouchers

ON-SITE CATERING

La Table de Rollon: crêperie & refreshment bar 🍽️

Ornavik is a living natural space, where you find construction work going on all year. For your safety, we have established some rules :

Minors must be accompanied by an adult (risks with water, wooded areas, construction sites)

Please stay on the paths that we have carefully marked out

Dogs are welcome if they are kept on a leash

80% of the park is accessible to people with reduced mobility.

You can picnic in the adapted spaces outside.

Location

GPS coordinates : 49.2157 / -0.3130

Domaine de Beauregard 14200 Hérouville-Saint-Clair

10 minutes from Caen

Ornavik is located 2h45 from Paris : take A13 then périphérique Nord, 3a Exit "Porte d'Angleterre" to Ouistreham. Sortie D226 to Beauregard.

10min from Ouistreham Car-Ferry : take D515 to Caen, exit D141B to Beauregard.

2h from Rennes : take A84 then périphérique Nord, exit 3a "Porte d'Angleterre" to Ouistreham. Exit D226 to Beauregard.

1h30 from Cherbourg : take N13 then périphérique Nord, exit 3a "Porte d'Angleterre" to Ouistreham. Exit D226 to Beauregard.

In bus : line 10 Twisto, Beauregard stop. The bus pass by the train station, and the town centre. The timetables here