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Visit the Manufacture

The factory reveals all its secrets through free and guided tours throughout the year. You will discover the process of making a umbrella in Cherbourg as well as its history and its creations.

An exceptional visit

Having the “Tourism Quality” label, Le Parapluie de Cherbourg offers visits to its setting, in an exceptional framework with a view of the port. She invites you to walk in private salons and discover digitized transcripts of manufacturing with a view of the workshops.

Visit

Exterior view Manufacture Le Parapluie de Cherbourg

During the visit of the Manufacture of the brand Le Parapluie de Cherbourg you will discover:

Presentation of the different stages of the manufacture of umbrellas
Presentation of the brand through a film in a movie theater
Museum: brand and umbrella retrospective, exhibition of unique models created for major luxury brands.
Exhibition lounges with views of the basin: photos, paintings, sculptures (according to the artist)
Visit of the store

Practical info

Prices

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 under 5 years.

Continuous free visit

Adult: 5 €
Children from 6 to 18 accompanied: € 3
Free for children under 5

Schedules

Open all year round.
Access 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 starts: at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

For any questions, contact The Store : 02 33 93 66 60

How to come ?

22 Quai Alexandre III, 50100 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

By car

Paris: 360km (3:30 am) via the A13 then the N13
Rennes: 234km (2h40) via the A84, N174 and N13

Plane

Cherbourg Maupertus airport 10 minutes

By

Station 5 mins walk

By boat

Maritime links with England and Ireland

Tourist Office site