The Château des Bondons was built in the 18th century and is surrounded by a magnificent 7-hectare park. Initially known as the Château des Abymes, it first belonged to Baron de Flegny, the mayor of Ferté-sous-Jouarre under Napoleon I.

The novelist Georges Ohnet wrote Le Maître de forge here in 1870. Later, in 1910, the estate became the Château de la Noué sur le Guè, when it was bought by the Estiers and restored in the Deauville style.

During the first and second world wars, Generals Pershing, Georges, Gamelin and Weygand each used it in turn as their headquarters. The chateau was finally bought in 1968 by Mr and Mrs Busconi (parents) and then renovated in 1991 to become a luxury hotel.

Just 20 minutes' drive from the Euro Disneyland park, the Château des Bondons is an ideal holiday location for families for a weekend, a week or more if it suits…

Add to that a rustic setting that will delight all nature lovers, landscaped gardens, tranquillity and long walks through the greenery or along the banks of the pond.

Children can also enjoy relaxing in the park, with bikes and table-tennis tables to keep them amused.

• Disneyland Paris
• La Barre woods (natural setting  wih educational tour about grindstone industry)
• 12 hiking tracks (short or long) - (GR11 et GR14)
• Jardin de l'Ile with skatepark
• Fontaine aux pigeons park with a 1000 meters fitness trail course
• la Berge aux meules (quai des Anglais)
• Hôtel de Ville (1885)
• 12C church with its square tower (renovated in 1750) and organ (1628)
• Arts Center in an old synagogue with PLANSON museum and its temporary showroom
• British Memorial
• Maison du Meulier
• Jacques Beauvois’ Collection about grindstone industry (visit on request)