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Castles in Seine-Maritime, France

22 open to visitors · 174 châteaux listed · Normandie

Every château we have listed in this department, with its verification level.

We record 174 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Seine-Maritime, spread across 138 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Palais Bénédictine (open to visitors), Château de Miromesnil (Miromesnil Castle) (a listed historic monument) and Château de Clères (Clères Castle) (on the historic monuments register).

33 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 28 and the prices of 15 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 50 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 64 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.

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    Palais Bénédictine

    Fécamp

    In Fécamp, the Bénédictine palace is a building erected at the end of the 19th century to house the production of a plant-based liqueur, made from a monastic recipe rediscovered in the…

  2. 2

    Château de Miromesnil (Miromesnil Castle)

    Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie

    Built between 1590 and 1600 at the crossing point of the Henri IV and Louis XIII styles, the château de Miromesnil stands in Tourville-sur-Arques, in the commune where Guy de Maupassant was…

    Adult €17

  3. 3

    Château de Martainville (Martainville Castle)

    Martainville-Épreville

    Built from 1485 onwards by a Rouen merchant upon the remains of a medieval stronghold, Martainville Castle stands as one of the finest expressions of late Gothic civil architecture in…

  4. 4

    Château d'Eu (Eu Castle)

    Eu

    Standing in Eu, in Seine-Maritime, this sixteenth-century château replaced a Norman stronghold whose history goes back to the tenth century.

    Adult €5.50

  5. 5

    Château de Clères (Clères Castle)

    Clères

    In Clères, in the Seine-Maritime department, stands a residence whose origins date back to the 11th century, reworked several times over the following centuries.

  6. 6

    Château de Dieppe (Dieppe Castle)

    Dieppe

    Standing above the town and the sea on its cliff, Dieppe Castle is a former fortified castle dating back to the 14th century.

  7. 7

    Château du Taillis (Taillis Castle)

    Duclair

    In Duclair, Seine-Maritime, the château du Taillis brings together several building phases carried out over nearly two centuries by the du Fay family, from the central block dating to the…

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    Manoir d'Ango

    Varengeville-sur-Mer

    In Varengeville-sur-Mer, a few kilometres from Dieppe, the Manoir d'Ango hides a rare piece of Renaissance architecture behind its fortress-like walls.

The 10 most beautiful castles in Seine-Maritime, our selection

Coming this weekend? 16 castles open on Saturday or Sunday in Seine-Maritime.

How much does it cost? 11 entry prices in Seine-Maritime, including 0 free castles.

During the holidays, 16 castles open in Seine-Maritime (Christmas holidays).

During the holidays, 16 castles open in Seine-Maritime (February holidays).

During the holidays, 20 castles open in Seine-Maritime (spring holidays).

For the spring long weekends, 16 castles open at Easter 2027 in Seine-Maritime · 20 castles open for the May 2027 long weekends in Seine-Maritime.

In French: Tous les châteaux de la Seine-Maritime

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Seine-Maritime can you visit?
We record 174 châteaux in Seine-Maritime, across 138 towns and villages. Not all are open: many are private properties we list for their heritage interest, and the entry says so when we know.
Which is the most visited château in Seine-Maritime?
Palais Bénédictine, in Fécamp, with 6,760 visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Seine-Maritime are listed historic monuments?
50 out of 174. Listing is the highest level of protection in French heritage law; every entry links to its official record in the Mérimée database.
Where can I find opening hours?
On each entry. We know the hours of 28 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.