The Marais House in Saint-Omer
Pier and museum of the Pays de Saint-Omer Tourist and Congress Office
A door on the marsh of St Omer and Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem
Inaugurated in 2013, the Maison du Marais (Marsh House) in Saint-Omer serves as a gateway for everyone to discover the Audomarois marshland and its treasures. A partner of the Boat Builders Association, the Maison du Marais offers a complementary experience through its temporary and permanent exhibitions. This allows for a deeper understanding of this natural site, created by human hands and recognized by UNESCO.
Idea/good tip: visit Saint-Omer and the Audomarois marsh by opting for two complementary activities. Discover by boat the wild and cultivated marsh, the suburbs and their history with the Boat Makers, as well as the construction techniques of the market gardeners' boats: the escute and the bacôve.
Within the Maison du Marais, an original, playful staging and a scripted route allows you to discover the traditions, trades, fauna and flora of the marshes.
The temporary and permanent exhibitions of the Maison du Marais
In addition to the regularly renewed temporary exhibitions, the Maison du Marais de Saint-Omer offers you a unique tour including videos, models, sound animations and aquariums. This will transport you to the heart of the Saint-Omer marsh! This permanent exhibition spanning 500m2 is translated into English and Dutch.
Group activities with the Boat Makers and the Maison du Marais
We offer, in partnership with the Maison du Marais, unique and unusual outings, including a lunch on the water! This visit accessible for groups of 20 to 60 people allows you to discover the eastern marsh, its wild and cultivated part, the suburbs of Lyzel and Haut-Pont, as well as the western marsh and its inhabited part. The four-hour visit also allows you to visit the workshop and shipyards of the last boat builders in the area, as well as the Maison du Marais museum. Finally, a break on the water, aboard a traditional bacôve, will be an opportunity to have lunch in the heart of nature and savor local specialities!
School activities in the Saint-Omer marsh
Les Faiseurs de Bateaux and the Maison du Marais each offer fun and educational visits for groups of schoolchildren, including a school pack suitable for classes ranging from the middle section to the sixth. Children will be able to discover the trees of the marsh, their functions and their uses, as well as the construction of boats. A unique visit integrating into school programs, focusing on the themes of the tree, materials, buoyancy, geometry...
The House of the Marais – 36 Avenue du Maréchal Joffre, 62500 Saint-Omer – 03 21 11 96 10
