With some 500,000 spectators expected, the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 are an opportunity for Normandy to play host to the largest equestrian event in the world.

Normandy and the Organising Committee are working hand in hand to welcome the general public on the different venues. Accommodations, catering, transport, each detail is carefully prepared.

Accommodating the general public

With about 5,000 accommodation solutions available, Lower Normandy has the capacity to answer the spectators’ needs. There is sure to be something for everyone in a matter of clicks!

The general public can choose among a couple of solutions:
- The Games’ audience can book their hotel at the best possible rate directly from a dedicated platform via the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 website. Availability is displayed in real time. (here)
- Other options are also available, including bed and breakfast, gîtes (self-catering cottages) and even campsites. Via the Games’ ticketing website, a platform enabling the spectators to contact all the accommodation providers in Normandy by connecting up the databases of 5 Departmental Tourism Committees in Calvados, Manche and Orne, Seine Maritime and Eure.

Spectators can check accommodations matching their criteria (localisation, ...) and directly contact the establishments. (here)

Tourist Offices and Departmental Tourism Committees will also answer questions from spectators and help them in their accommodation search.

Transport for the general public

In 2014, all roads lead to Normandy. Transport companies are ready to offer spectators tailored solutions:

• SNCF + TER Région Basse-Normandie : http://www.sncf.com/en/passengers
• Brittany Ferries : http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/
• Caen-Carpiquet Airport : http://www.caen.aeroport.fr/
• Bus Verts : http://www.busverts.fr/index.php?alerte=1
• Twisto Buses : http://www.twisto.fr/index.php?langue=gb

Caen (all disciplines and the Games Village)

The general public will be able to park in two car parks in town: the Beaulieu car park and the Presqu’île car park. Parking will be free of charge and the car parks will be accessible from 7am to 11pm. Car park attendants will be on site to indicate to the public where they can park. In all, some 3,500 parking spaces will be available.

From the car parks, free shuttle services will transport spectators to the competition venues between 8am and 11pm. These dedicated services will run on a regular basis, the frequency of which will be adapted during the event according to numbers. Reinforcements will be brought in between noon and 2pm, evenings after concerts in the Games’ Village and the start and end of competitions.

Twisto car parks (parking free of charge for people with a bus ticket or season ticket) (http://twisto.fr/index.php?langue=gb) and the city car parks (http://caen.fr/node/7196) are also available and will work as usual.

Le Pin National Stud (Eventing)

60 hectares of parking spaces will be reserved for the general public for the Games. A specific traffic will be organised around the venue with the public authorities. Visitors will have to follow these new rules to be able to access the venue.
Two TERs (local trains) have been arranged by the Lower Normandy region, between Caen and Argentan for spectators of the cross-country competition on Saturday 30 August, with a shuttle service provided by the Deparmental Council guaranteed between Argentan station and Le Pin-au-Haras. Price: €12/person return (€6 kids’ return trip). These train tickets can be booked exclusively via SNCF’s online shop and people with a ticket for the cross-country will benefit from a 50% reduction on these trains. http://www.sncf.com/en/passengers

For locals in the department of Orne, the Conseil Général (Departmental Council) is organising free of charge shuttle services enabling access to the Stud.

Sartilly (Endurance)

2,230 spaces are reserved for the general public in Sartilly, which are split between 3 free of charge car parks. The Manche Departmental Council created a specific traffic indicated by road signs.

Transport of those with restricted mobility

Each competition venue will have reserved parking spaces for people with restricted mobility. 

On two wheels, it’s possible too!

It is also worth noting that parking spaces will also be reserved for 2 wheels vehicles on each venue.

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On the road for the Games!

Car Park Access - Caen

Car Park Access Haras du Pin




Car Park Access Sartilly

Other practical information for the general public

Info points: Info Points will be in place at all the competition venues. They’ll be situated near the entrances or inside the venues. Greeters will also be in attendance to help guide you.

Baby-changing area: Baby-changing areas will be fitted out at the d’Ornano Stadium site and in the Games’ Village. They will be equipped with changing tables and bottle-warmers.

Dogs: Dogs will be strictly forbidden on every competition venues and the Games Village during the event.

All practical information can be found on the Games website: (here)

Catering for the general public

The catering provision across the different competition venues and the Village during the Games will be both comprehensive and varied.

4 types of restaurant will be available at the different sites: seated restaurants, bars, refreshment stalls and food trucks.

The Games’ Village will comprise a total of five 300m² restaurants and 4 bars, which will each offer different types of cuisine and atmospheres: a restaurant showcasing regional savoir-faire, a Norman tapas bar, an American diner, an oyster bar, a Magic Mirrorsrestaurant, a convivial steakhouse, a bar specialising in a wide variety of beers, a ‘bistronomic’ restaurant and a cider bar.

The sale of takeaway food will also be very extensive, with among other things a 150m² bakery created specially for the occasion.

Across all the competition venues and the Games’ Village, some 33 refreshment stalls and 31 food trucks will be open for business to enable visitors to quench their thirst and purchase a quick snack.