Impressionist
Saturday: Giverny in the morning (book ahead), lunch in Vernon, La Roche-Guyon in the afternoon, table d'hôtes in the evening. Sunday: Auvers-sur-Oise on the way back to Paris.
Around us
Thibivillers is a village of 150 souls on the plateau of the French Vexin, between Chaumont-en-Vexin and Gisors, on the edge of Normandy. Everything is close, and nothing is hurried.
The French Vexin is one of the best-preserved stretches of countryside around Paris: a plateau of wheat and rapeseed cut by wooded valleys, villages of pale stone and half-timbering, Romanesque churches, wash-houses, castles. People come to walk, cycle, play golf, sightsee — or do nothing at all. Here are our addresses, from the doorstep to an hour's drive.
On site
- Heated indoor pool & hammam
- Guests only, all year round.
- Library lounge
- Books, board games, open fire.
- Garden & table tennis
- Naps under the trees, fierce matches.
- Walking and cycling
- Plateau tracks and wooded valleys straight from the village; waymarked loops of the Vexin français regional park; the Gisors–Gasny greenway along the Epte for bikes, electric or not, stored under cover with us.
Next door (under 15 minutes)
- Golf de Rebetz
- 18 holes in the park of a château, 5.6 km away. Restaurant at the clubhouse.
- Chaumont-en-Vexin Country Club
- 18 holes at the Château de Bertichères, 6 km away.
- Tennis & horse riding
- Tennis 5 km away, riding centre 7 km, hacks on the plateau.
- Villages and churches of the Vexin
- Chaumont-en-Vexin and its Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, Lavilletertre, Montjavoult and its viewpoint, Reilly and its chapel, Boury-en-Vexin and its château.
- Chaumont-en-Vexin
- Shops, Tuesday market, restaurants, 10 minutes away.
A little further (30 to 60 minutes)
- Gerberoy
- One of the Most Beautiful Villages of France: roses, half-timbered houses, the Henri Le Sidaner gardens. Rose festival in June. 30 min.
- Gisors
- Castle of the Dukes of Normandy, the Prisoner's Tower, market on Fridays and Sundays. 15 min.
- Giverny
- Claude Monet's house and gardens, the Museum of Impressionisms. April to October. 40 min.
- Beauvais
- Saint-Pierre cathedral and the tallest Gothic choir in the world; the MUDO museum. 30 min.
- Saint-Germer-de-Fly
- The abbey church and its Sainte-Chapelle, on the way to Gerberoy. 25 min.
- Auvers-sur-Oise
- In the footsteps of Van Gogh: the Auberge Ravoux, the church, the wheat field. 45 min.
- Lyons-la-Forêt & Villarceaux
- France's finest beech-forest village, and the Villarceaux estate — listed château and gardens. 40 min.
- Chantilly
- Château, Great Stables, Condé museum and… Raphael. 35 km, 50 min.
- La Roche-Guyon
- Troglodyte château on the Seine, kitchen garden, and the loops of the Seine. 40 min.
- Paris
- 80 km, about 1 hour via the A15 or A16; or the train from Gisors.
Three weekend ideas
Golf & wellbeing
Friday: arrival, hammam, dinner. Saturday: 18 holes at Rebetz, pool, dinner in Chaumont. Sunday: 18 holes at Bertichères, late breakfast, home.
Villages & markets
Saturday: Gisors market and castle, lunch, Gerberoy and its roses in the afternoon. Sunday: a walking loop from the house, Montjavoult, Chaumont-en-Vexin.
Getting here
- By car
- From Paris: A15 then D915 towards Gisors (Chaumont-en-Vexin exit), or A16 exit Méru then D923; allow about 1 hour. From Rouen: 1 hour via the N31 or A13. Closed private parking on site.
- By train
- Line J from Paris Saint-Lazare: Chaumont-en-Vexin station 5 km away, or Gisors 15 minutes away (~1 h 15 journey). Beauvais station 24 km. We can recommend a taxi.
- By plane
- Paris-Beauvais airport is 27 km away (30 minutes); Roissy-CDG 1 h 15.
