Welcome to Compiègne We are happy to welcome you during our absence . To help you, we havecollect useful information to enable you to enjoy Compiègne at your ownpace. Feel free to send us a message if you want clarification or detailedinformation . Have a good stay.

Paul, Zoe, Marion, Nathalie and Pierre

Our favorites We like small walks along the Sainte Périnne ponds , For longer trips we go to the edge of ponds Saint Pierre . Our favorite bike ride : the Pierrefond loop ( 28 km) , with the possibility of eating an ice cream midway. When friends come to visit Compiègne, we take them picnic at Les Beaux Monts or taste in the tea room of the castle park . Our favorite restaurants : the pizzeria Pepole to eat simply. We also like the bistrot du terroir with amore elaborate cuisine (reservation mandatory). A mention for the tea flower tea room where we come to warm up in the winter afternoon, without children.

Operating house

keys

You will find and leave at your departure the keys in the key box on the corner of thegarage. Put back the keys at the end of your stay.

Precautions

- The floors are fragile. Do not walk with high heels or stiletos on floors - the house is insulated from the outside with polystyrene. Make sure no ball strikes thefront. Holes in polystyrene are very expensive to repair.

help

A first aid kit is located in the entry patch

Call the emergency services :

help : 112 Medical emergencies (EMS) : 15 Police : 17Fire / Accident (Firefighters) : 18

Contact us + 33-6-28-34-01-44+ 33-6-28-35-84-63 or AirBnB / homeexchange application

General practitioner : Dr. N Ginestet 195 rue de Paris 60200 Compiegne + 33-3-44-85-26-49

Pharmacy

Normandy street 60200 Compiegne + 33-3-44-86-20-37

Dentists Dr. Mognolle / Andry 3 sq Hippocrates 60800 The Meux + 33-3-44-91-05-40

Clinic Saint Come (Abdominal emergencies, traumatology) 7 rue Jean Jacques Bernard 60200 Compiegne + 33-3-44-92-43-81

Hospital (Pediatric emergencies, Cardiology, Neurology) 8 av H Adnot 60200 Compiegne + 33-3-44-23-60-00

security

The house has a smoke detector on the pallier a gas valve closet from the middle of the kitchen to cut gas plates a general water and gas valve in the garden on the property line, facing the kitchenwindow.

Wifi

Network : " guest » Or« Guest " password : " guestCompiegne (No accent, capital letter to Compiegne)

Dishwasher

Use multifunction tablets 1) right button on/off2) left selector program 3) launch of the most central buttonprogram

Microwave

Set only the duration the microwave starts after 2 seconds. You can adjust the powerwith the bottom button

Wastes

You will find garbage bags under the sinkYellow bags : recyclables (plastic packaging, yogurt pots without seals, papers, bottles, metal packaging) pickup on Wednesday evening , take out the bags around 6.30pm White bags : not recyclable, pick up on Monday evening and Thursday evening from 6.30 pm You can store the bags in the trash near the clothesline. Compost : If you wish, you can put in the wood compost bins of the garden your vegetable waste (peelings, damaged fruits ... ). Neither eggshell, nor meat nor starchy to avoid attracting snakes and rodents. This waste can also be put in the white bags.

Grocery stores

You will found a backery, a butcher shop and a grocery store at la victoire . You can also visit the ZAC Venette with its major national hypermarket brands. Garden maintenance For your comfort, friends may mow the grass. They will be discreet.

Floor care

You have floor product for the tiling of the kitchen and the corridor. On the floor, no water, only the vacuum cleaner.

To visit The tourist office Compiègne shows you the cultural events of the region. Our favorites : Walk and shopping in the city center See Jeanne d’arc tower , pause in the park songeon next. On the square of the town hall look Picantins, These are 4 automata statues ringing the clock on the facade of the town hall. In case of rain, you can shelter in the library Saint-Corneille and his cloister whose access is free. We love the chocolates picantins (patisserie on the right of the town hall) and the flanks of the patisserie Meline. In addition to the small bookstore FNAC you will find an independent bookstore hidden in the street Pierre Sauvage.

Markets

Downtown Market ( St. Corneille Street ) Wednesday and Saturday mornings more complete with bios stalls, and some local producers. Possibility to park in the free parking place of the castle. Carnot place market on Thursday morning only food. The Market in « la victoire » area on Friday morning with fruits and vegetables, a cheese and a fishmonger

The palace of Compiègne

The castle has got a door on the city, the other on its forest park . It is still furnished with the furniture of Empress Eugenie.

The clearing of the armistice 1918

This « clairière de l’armistice » welcomes the trains of the Allied and German chiefs of staff during the armistice of November 11, 1918 at the end of the first wolrld war. The wagon of Marshal Foch, converted into an office, is the place of the negotiations, destroyed during the Second World War, a replica can still be visited.

Hippodrome

On « the Putois racecourse », you can attend horse races and bet. There is a second area dedicated tohorses, the equestrian stadium of the large park which hosts in an exceptional setting competitions of dressage and obstacle fool (access is usually free).

Travel around

Go to the center of Compiègne;-)

By foot it takes 25 minutes to go You can come back by bus (free except on Sunday = 1 Euro). The stops nearby are line 1 : Victoire= nearby modern church, ligne 2 Bonnault Square, and rarely line 6 Verdun,By car you can park in the paying indigo car parks or park in the parking lots of the prefecture which are more farer but free, close to the castle park .

Go to Paris

You can take the train to Gare du Nord in Paris ( 50 minutes ) or take the car ( 50 minutes without traffic jam ). In this go to a parking near a metro. It’s impossible to move by car in paris and very difficult to parck.

Go to London

Book two train tickets : one from Compiègne to Paris, the second from Paris to London. The correspondence take place in the same station « gare du nord » but you need one hour and a passport to cross the frontier.

Sport

Hiking and walks

We left a 1/25000 map of the forest in the home binder.

Tour of Sainte Perrine pond

Take the car and drive until the « etangs de sainte perrine ». A small walk of 15 minutes around a small pond. Great to stretch your legs a few minutes. Travel by car to the small parking you can go around the first pond or both. Possibility for children to pateaug in mud on hot days. Remember to take the stale bread to feed the ducks.

Tour of Saint Pierre ponds

This starting point remains a unique place in the forest near the« grimp a l’arbre » (climb to the tree’s) facilities, with possibility ofhaving a barbecue. From here, you can climb to the top of Mont SaintPierre, Mont Saint Marc, walk to Pierrefond in the forest or take amore traditional walk. Our favorite, the tour of the ponds (1h).Possibility to go around the second pond.

Perspective of the beau monts

A legend claims that Princess Eugenie had the perspective of the beautifulmountains (allée des beaux monts) built in one night. Whatever the reality, the prospect remains an interesting point to visit.. An 8-minute drive will take you to the car park. Carrefour du tréan - Crossroads of the Tréan ". You can picnic and climb to the top of this huge driveway to admire Compiègne and its forest.

Running Circuit in forest

6km

flat from the house in the forest « les sablons – the sandblasting "

This small route takes you right behind the house. In the part of the forest aptly named " the

Sablons ". The course is sandy so rarely muddy on rainy days . At first all your attention when crossing the ring road outside the crosswalk. On return, you have a traffic light to return on the driveway.

11km

from the house to the perspective of les nice montains (allée des beaux monts)

A longer ride. Go to the castle, follow the « small park "of the castle. join the arcades left back to the castle. Always straight on to the road, second path on the right. Go back through the alley of the beau monts (big hole in the forest) or by the first path left after the gate of the large park.

Bike ride

The best ride is the Pierrefonds loop : About 25 km in the forest on dedicated tracks. No risk of collision with cars for your children. Halfway the beautiful castle Pierrefonds and the possibility of eating. The departure is at the royal crossroads where you will find a bike rental (reservation neededduring winter). This renter can organize your return by bus from Pierrefonds. It is possible to reduce the route by taking a break at Vieux Moulin then return.

The other bike paths around Compiegne are listed here

Golf

The Compiègne Golf has recently given way to racetrack. It is permanently closed. To play golf youwill need to re n dre in golf Monchy Humière s 15 minutes by car.

Horse ride

To practice the activity you can contact the hyppic center and the pony club of CHC

The other sports

All activities and sports are grouped on the website of the Office of Sports .

For the youngest

Arboescalade

Accessible by bike (10km one way) the arbo climbing at the arb is a nice nature activity. You can associate it with a forest barbecue in a landscaped area. A nice walk in flat forest and around the ponds is possible for the less acrobatic.

Disneyland Paris

Since Compiegne appointment to DisneylandParis in 1:15 (100km) to the enjoy the family.

The sea of sand leisur center

Located 45minutes from the house this family parkremains on a human scale, and will delight the wholefamily

Park Asterix

The asterix park and its many carousels et epic thrillls islocated 45 minutes from the A1 motorway. Ideal foradolescents.

Outings in Compiègne

Tearooms

Fleur de thé (Tea flower)

A real cozy tea room for the winter afternoons . At lunchtime, you can enjoy a homemade dish accompanied by a piece of cake and a drink for fifteen euros. Two dishes and five desserts to choose. Everything is home made, everything is perfect. Remember to book.

Rose Garden Tearoom

You will come here for the breathtaking scenery. In the middle of the castle park, in the old orangery , enjoy an exceptional moment of relaxation. In spring you can even take a table on the terrace in the middle of the rose garden in bloom. To access it you have to go to the castle park, walk along the facade to slide to the right of the building.

Bowling, laser, multiplex cinema

These activities are located in the commercial activity area of Venette

Theaters

In Compiegne sit 3 theaters : The Espace Jean Legendre with a contemporary master, theater imperial with classical music and theatre a moustache (with mustch) with s comedy shows

Have a drink

In vino

In the wine bar you can explore the proposals of the patron with a sausage or cheese. Rather populated with quadras ;-)

The triskel

For the youngest, often students, ideal for an evening around a bottle of beer.

Restaurant

We have ranked you from the cheapest to the most expensive tables in the region that we frequent with pleasure.

The restaurant of the hotel school

A good plan, during school periods. Eat at the restaurant of the hotel section of the Lycée Charles deGaulle . Value for money unbeatable (14 euros) for products always homemade. It's a high school sothe choice is limited and you have to be patient, waiters and cooks are in training. On reservation only.

The pizzeria Peopple

Small restaurant to eat pizza with fresh arugula or real Italian ham. A sweet price delight

The « bistrot du terroir »

A restaurant of French cuisine with a touch of sweet salty. A scenery wood ". Good balance quality price close to the city hall. However, it is necessary to reserve 03-44-40-06-36

The Bistrot de Flandre

The French restaurant par excellence, products always fresh. Here, never disappointed.

The ferlempins

A restaurant of fresh and seasonal products. Even if the menu seems banal, once served you are always pleasantly surprised. Count 35 euros per person for the menu.

La bonne idée (the good idea)

In Saint Jean aux bois, in the middle of Compiègne Forest. To book for special occasions, because the menu of this Michelin-starred restaurant exceeds 60 euros. During summer you eat outside in a very nice garden.

babysiter

We have many t er babysit regularly keep our children (4-8- 9years old). They can not always keep the children late in the week but do not hesitate to send us a message, we will follow them.