The Jardin du Tripot

The Jardin du Tripot

The Honfleur audio-guided tour invites you to enter the Jardin du Tripot, a haven of greenery and water in the heart of the city, born of the reconversion of a former industrial site.

From a tannery site to a water garden

Behind its peaceful appearance, the Jardin du Tripot tells an intense industrial history: from the Middle Ages, then especially in the nineteenth century, the site housed tanneries and a large dye works, which used the Claire river to work hides and fabrics. Opened in 2013, the garden made water its star: its ponds and canals partly take up the old dyeing tanks, creating a succession of water mirrors, waterfalls and small bridges. The aquatic vegetation, irises, reeds and water lilies, naturally filters the water and attracts birds and insects, giving life back to this branch of the river long marked by industry. The route, in terraces, is punctuated with sculptures and artistic installations.

What there is to see

The Jardin du Tripot offers a refreshing walk along the water, between ponds, waterfalls and small bridges, in a green setting. Sculptures and installations, like a giant mosaic snail or a family of metal ducks, punctuate the route with humour. It is at once an ecological interlude and a nod to the laborious history of Honfleur, a stone's throw from the lively port.

Practical information

The Jardin du Tripot is in the centre of Honfleur, along the Claire river. A public garden, it can be walked freely and on the level, according to opening hours often varying with the season, to be checked on site.

What was once found on the site of the Jardin du Tripot?

Tanneries and a large dye works that used the Claire river to work hides and fabrics.

When was the Jardin du Tripot opened?

In 2013, designed as a water garden that partly takes up the old dyeing tanks of the site.