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Offer, Avenches
Offer, Avenches
The National Stud Farm, the daily capital of horses
The National Stud Farm, the daily capital of horses. © harasnational.ch
- Culture and HeritageCategory
- Culture and Heritage
- PlacePlace
- Avenches
The Swiss National Stud Farm is full of activities and know-how in many fields and professions.
Do you know the Franches-Montagnes horse breed? How do the horses feed? Have you ever heard of the profession of wheelwright?
Our guide will take you to the heart of the Swiss National Stud Farm's activities and introduce you to its various missions and its many boarders.
Established in Avenches in 1899, the Swiss National Stud Farm is a training centre for horse-related professions and a stallion depot for the Franches-Montagnes breed.
Its boarders are numerous and surprising! Amongst other stallions and mares, there is the donkey Balou as well as the largest colony of white storks in French-speaking Switzerland
Opening hours
Opening hours
- The 16 Oct 2025
Good to know
Good to know
- Conditions / supplements
- - Registration required online or at Avenches Tourism
- - Registration deadline: 72 hours before the tour
- - Duration of the Tour: 1h30 on weekdays / 1h on weekends
- - Price per person: CHF 15.00 for 1.5 hours (weekday Tour) and CHF 10.00 for 1 hour (weekend Tour)
- - Free for children up to 12 years old
- - A minimum number of participants is required on this tour
- Meeting place
- - Meet in front of the 2nd white gate under the ‘Agroscope’ sign (see map)
- Language
- Guided tours in French:
- - Wednesday 16 April 2025, from 10.00 to 11.30 am
- - Friday 18 July 2025, 10.00 am to 11.30 am
- - Sunday 10 August 2025, from 10.00 to 11.00 am
- - Thursday 16 October 2025, 10.00am to 11.30am
- Guided tours in German
- - Wednesday 16 April 2025, 1.30 pm to 3 pm
- - Friday 18 July 2025, 10.00am to 11.30am
- - Thursday 16 October 2025, 10.00am to 11.30am
Links & PDFs
Links & PDFs
Contact
Contact
- Main contact
- Avenches Tourisme Place de l'Eglise 3 1580 Avenches +41 26 676 99 22 [email protected] www.avenches.ch
The National Stud Farm, the daily capital of horses
