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Visit the Manufacture

The Manufacture reveals all its secrets through self-guided and guided tours throughout the year. You will discover the manufacturing process of a Cherbourg Umbrella as well as its history and creations.

An exceptional visit

Awarded the "Qualité Tourisme" label, Le Parapluie de Cherbourg offers tours of its setting, in an exceptional setting overlooking the port. It invites you to stroll through the private lounges and discover digital retranscriptions of the manufacturing process with a view of the workshops.

Course of the visit

Exterior view of Le Parapluie de Cherbourg Factory

During your visit to the Le Parapluie de Cherbourg brand factory, you will discover:

Presentation of the different stages of umbrella manufacturing
Presentation of the brand through a film in a cinema
Museum: retrospective of the brand and the umbrella, exhibition of unique models created for major luxury brands.
Exhibition halls overlooking the basin: photos, paintings, sculptures (depending on the artist)
Visit to the Haussmannian boutique

Practical information

Rates

Guided tour of the Manufacture
(Group of 15 people minimum)
By reservation: 02 33 93 66 60

Adult: €8
Children aged 6 to 18: €4 accompanied.
Free for children under 5.

Continuous free visit

Adult: €5
Accompanied children aged 6 to 18: €3
Free for children under 5

Schedules

Open all year.
Accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., without interruption

Summer Guided Tours 2025

From June 15 to September 15, 2025
Two departures: at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

For any questions, contact the Boutique: 02 33 93 66 60

How to come ?

22 Quai Alexandre III, 50100 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

By car

Paris: 360km (3h30) via the A13 then the N13
Rennes: 234km (2h40) via the A84, the N174 and the N13

By plane

Cherbourg Maupertus Airport 10 minutes away

By train

Train station 5 minutes walk away

By boat

Maritime links with England and Ireland

Tourist Office website

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