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Relax, Refresh, Inspire
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Cultural Inspiration
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Gastronomy
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Shopping
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Coastal Activity
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Take Good Care of Yourself
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Family Days Out
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Rural Pursuits
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Parks & Gardens
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Events
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Where to Sleep and eat
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Where to Eat
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Questionnaire
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introduction
Cultural
inspiration
What is the meaning of Culture in the Nord-Pas de Calais?
Our culture is in our food, our traditions and way of life. We enjoy a happy mixture of French and
Flemish cuisine which translates into a generous farmhouse-style gastronomy. Our culture also
stems from our geographical position at the crossroads between Belgium and England and just
2 hours from Paris. We specialise in commerce and cross-border relationships, something
reflected in our busy multi-cultural shopping streets and markets.
But our culture is also our history. Relive the Hundred Years War, immortalised by Shakespeare,
at the medieval history centre in Azincourt, evoke the spirit of WWI in Arras whose 10th century
underground galleries were headquarters to 10 000 British soldiers, or be chilled by Hitler’s threat
in WW2 in the Bunker at Eperleques or the La Coupole museum. Be awed by St-Omer’s ‘Notre
Dame’ cathedral or the baroque architecture of Béthune.
Our Culture is art too. The fantastic city of Lille was Cultural Capital of Europe 2004 and
houses the Fine Arts Museum where you can rub shoulders with Goya, Rubens and Donatello.
The towns of Douai and Cambrai are packed with art and history, while vibrant Valenciennes is
the birthplace of artists such as Carpeaux and Watteau. Henri Matisse, one of the 20th century’s
most influential artists, was born 30 km away in Le Cateau-Cambresis where some of his
brilliantly coloured paintings and drawings hang in Musée Matisse.
Coastal
activity
La Côte d’Opale is a breathtaking 120 km long stretch of fine sandy beaches, sparkling waters
and imposing cliffs that runs all the way from Dunkerque to Berck-sur-Mer. Watersports of
every kind are well catered for, from surfing and sailing to sand-yachting and speed sailing.
The region offers plenty of opportunities to hike, horse ride along the beach or take a bicycle
along one of the many well mapped trails. It’s a golfer’s paradise, where you can choose from no
less than eight top notch 18-hole golf courses close to stunning hotels. Cap Blanc Nez and Cap
Gris Nez are protected areas of outstanding natural beauty, where walkers and drivers can enjoy
breathtaking views across the Channel. On a clear day, you can see England’s cliffs!
But if your idea of coastal activity is relaxation, an ancient, Sybaritic health regime delivered in a
modern setting will lull you into a long lasting sense of well-being. Thalassotherapy, seawater and
seaweed based treatments rich in regenerating Iodine will chase away aches and pains, let you
slim down or simply unwind !
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Family
days out
introduction
region of France to Britain, it combines easy access with a complete change of culture and
language and there is so much to do! Even the journey is fun, starting with a mini-cruise
across the Channel or the excitement of crossing under the sea in the tunnel. Cross Channel
operators, attractions, restaurants and accommodation providers do their utmost to make
children - and even pets! - welcome. No fewer than 10 seaside resorts, with attractions from
sandcastles to sophisticated aquariums and sea museums, enjoy the ‘Kid’ recommendation
for their ability to entertain children and relax their parents!
Rural
pursuits
Let the wind caress your face and the breeze ruffle your hair as you canter on horseback
through the whispering Mormal forest, part of the Avesnois Regional Nature Park
k and a
nature lover’s dream come true. Or visit the lush secret garden of Les 7 Valleys, so called
because of the seven rivers that run through the area.
Ramblers, hikers, riders and cyclists will discover over 1,500 km of signposted trails, from the
labyrinth canals of La Côte d’Opale. Take a picnic of fresh regional produce and stroll through
the rolling wooded farmland of Flanders and the quaint villages and hamlets dotted around St
Pol-sur-Ternoise.
Events
The Nord-Pas de Calais enjoys a busy diary of events throughout the year on a wide variety
of themes so that there is something for everyone. Our carnival giants, fishing, farming and
harvest traditions and cultural and sporting events are so numerous that we have made a
special selection for you in this guide.
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The Regional tourist board quality label is used throughout this guide to
highlight its members. If you are especially pleased or even disappointed with any
establishments in this guide we would value your remarks. Please complete
the form on p.75-76. You could win a break in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais!
Tourisme et handicap This national label is destined for customers
with specific needs so they can benefit from reliable information on the
accessibility of leisure and holiday locations. Visitors with special needs and their relations
have access to information adapted to motor, visual, hearing and mental disabilities.
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Cultural
inspiration
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Stained glass window by Auguste Herbin,
Musée Matisse in Cateau Cambrésis
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cultural inspiration
Explore our history
The history of the Nord Pas-de-Calais
region has long been linked to that of
the rest of Europe, and its strategic
position has made it much sought
after as a landing point for invaders.
Julius Caesar kept his Armada at
Ambleteuse before the conquest
of England. Napoleon set up camp
between Blériot and Boulogne with a
view to invading ‘Perfidious Albion’ and
Calais was in the hands of the English
for 100 years. The battle of Azincourt
took place here as well as the Field
of the Cloth of Gold, and Charles V of
Spain invaded Arras and Hesdin.
Local architecture reflects a mixture
of styles – from Anglo-Norman in
the coastal resorts to Art Deco and
Flemish-style buildings in the cities.
An extensive choice of museums,
visitor centres and guided tours will
help the visitor to uncover the region’s
cultural secrets, from the works of
famous local artists such as Matisse,
Watteau and Carpeaux to pretty
18th century towns packed with art
and history.
Jesuits Chapel, Cambrai
HIGHLIGHTS
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LILLE
Palais des Beaux Arts
The region also has strong Flemish
roots, with the Flanders area only
transferring to French rule from the
late 17th century under the Sun King,
Louis XIV. During World Wars I and
II, the Nord Pas-de-Calais region saw
much fighting, and it was from here
that the French Resistance published
‘La Voix du Nord’ (the Voice of the
North), a regional newspaper.
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LE CATEAU-CAMBRÉSIS
Musée Matisse
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ROUBAIX
La Piscine Musée d’Art
et d’Industrie
Muse Matisse
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ARRAS
Underground passages
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ST OMER
Musée Sandelin
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Château Musée
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In spring the streets in villages and
towns alike come alive as locals
empty their roof-spaces onto makeshift stalls. ‘Braderies’ or flea markets
are a regional speciality that go on
until the Autumn when theatres,
museums and harvest festivals
take over, offering a vibrant array of
exhibitions, concerts, parades and
theatrical prouesse!
Lille, the old town
Share our culture
Could it be that the nature of the
people has been forged by centuries
of invasions, both armed and friendly?
Indeed it could, people in the Nord-Pas
de Calais are renowned throughout
France for their welcoming, funloving nature. Our traditions support
this, from the larger than life carnival
giants who parade the streets on high
days and holidays to our generous
farmhouse style cuisine.
BOULOGNE-SUR-MER
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cultural inspiration
La Piscine – Musée d’Art et d’industrie, Roubaix
Place du Général de Gaulle, Lille
Things to see and do
Museum of Fine-Arts
The Palais des Beaux Arts in Lille
houses almost 550 magnificent
paintings dating from the 16th to the
20th century. You’ll also find drawings,
sculptures, and a section devoted to
scale models of the town and
‘objets d’art’.
Lion du Beffroi, Arras
Practical Guide
Lille
The diverse city of Lille has a proud
heritage. Exuberant 17th-century
Flemish architecture sits alongside
charmingly preserved houses in Old
Lille, while buildings dating back to the
Middle Ages rub shoulders with the
Euralille and Crédit Lyonnais, the last
word in modernity.
Lille Tourism Office
Place Rihour
T: (0)3 59 57 94 00
E: [email protected]
www.lilletourism.com
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France’s best-known museum after
the Louvre greatest museum in
France, is due in no small part to the
quality of its collections, which include
paintings by Rubens, Goya and
Delacroix as well as drawings and
sculptures by Carpeaux, Bourdelle
and Rodin.
Monday from 2.00pm to 6.00pm;
Wednesday, Thursday,
Saturday, Sunday : from 10.00 am
to 6.00pm; Friday: from 10.00 am
to 7.00pm. Closed on Tuesday
and some bank holidays
Adult: €
€4.60, Child: €3
€
Place de la République, Lille
T: (0)30 20 06 78 00.
Hospice Comtesse museum
This former hospital was established
in 1217 and has been added to over
the centuries. It is a rare example of
Lille architecture – a kind of homely
Flemish house on a monumental scale.
Collections of works by Flemish, Dutch
and Northern French artists enhance
its appeal.
Monday from 3.00pm to 6.00pm;
Wednesday to Saturday: from 10.00 am
to 12.30am and from 2.00pm to 6.00pm
Adult: €
€2.30, Children: €1.50,
Under 12 years: Free.
Rue de la Monnaie, Lille
T: (0)3 28 36 84 00.
The Queen of Citadels
The building, the work of the architect
Sébastien Leprestre, Marquis of
Vauban, was carried out on the orders
of Louis 14th, who had just conquered
the town, and was completed in 1670.
Originally a small town around 2,000
metres wide and surrounded by five
bastions in the form of a star, the
‘Queen of Citadels’ is situated in the
heart of Flanders and formed part of a
line of strongholds between Gravelines,
Dunkirk and Maubeuge/Rocroi – the
famous ‘Pré Carré’ of 28 fortified towns
built by the architect Vauban. Today, the
citadel houses an army barracks, which
is open to visitors during the day.
Vieille Bourse
This is indisputably the town's finest
building, constructed between 1652
and 1653 in Flemish baroque style.
The cloister of 24 identical houses
is occupied by bookstalls and chess
players and an endless variety of
cariatids decorated with scrolls, garlands
and fruit in the Flemish Renaissance
style. The Lions of Flanders sculpted
over the doorways recall Lille’s days as
an outpost of the Netherlands.
Tuesday to Saturday:
from 1.00pm to 7.00pm.
Place du Général de Gaulle, Lille
Bithplace of Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle was born in Lille at his
grandparents’houses at 9 rue Princesse,
now a museum. On display are
personnal effect and photographs in a
typically confortable middle-class house
from late XIXth century.
Open from June, 18th, 2005
9 rue Princesse, Lille
T: (0)3 28 38 12 05
www.maison-natale-degaulle.org
Villeneuve d’Ascq
Villeneuve d’Ascq is a new town, an
amalgamation of the three communes
of Ascq, Annappes and Flers.
However, economic and technological
development has not been at the
expense of the environment, and the
town has many green, open spaces.
Villeneuve d’Ascq Tourist Office
Chemin du Chat Botté,
T: (0)3 20 43 55 75
E: [email protected]
http://asso.nordnet.fr/
ot-villeneuvedascq/
Museum of Modern Art
Located in a stunning position on the
edge of the urban park, the Modern
Art Museum of Villeneuve d’Ascq is
home to a superb collection of works
by some of France’s most famous
avant-garde artists (Braque, Laurens,
Léger) as well as non-French artists
(Picasso, Modigliani).
The museum will be closed from the
end of 2005 for one year for building
work on the new extension.
Adult: €
€7.50, Child: €2.00,
€
Under 12 years: Free.
Allée du Musée,
Villeuneuve d’Ascq
T: (0)3 20 19 68 68
www.nordnet.fr/mam
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cultural inspiration
Wartime History
Musée de la Résistance de Bondues
Housed in the Fort of Bondues, this
museum retraces the activities of the
Resistance in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais
region, known during WWII as the
‘Forbidden Zone’. The museum has
several rooms that show the different
stages of resistance: the Courage
room, the Engagement room, the
Sacrifice room, the Refusal room and
the Remembrance room.
Adult: €
€3, Under 12 free.
Chemin St Georges, Bondues
T: (0)3 20 28 88 32
E: [email protected]
www.ville-bondues.fr/musee
Fort de Seclin, 1870 to 1920 Artillery,
Cavalery and Infantry Museum,
in Seclin
This historical centre, a restored 1870s
building, is the result of over 30 years’
research and now houses exhibits
from WWI. As well as the most
comprehensive collection of horsedrawn military equipment in France,
you’ll find technology, uniforms and
military artefacts from the early 1900s.
Postier Breton horses (artillery breed,
unique in France) are bred at the fort.
Open on weekends. Weekdays :
with reservation.
Admission: €5.
€
Route de Templemars, Seclin
T: (0)3 20 97 14 18
www.fortseclin.com
Guided Tours
Lille City Tour
An audio-guided bus tour that runs
daily on the hour. Guided visit of the
Old Town every Saturday from 2.30pm
to 4.30pm.
Adult: €
€9, Children under 12: €7
€
Lille Tourist Office
Place Rihour
T: (0)3 59 57 94 00
E: [email protected]
www.lilletourism.com
Roubaix
The 19th-century boomtown of
Roubaix was the first town in the
Lille area to be awarded ‘Town of Art
and History’ status by the Ministry
of Culture in 2001 in recognition of
the quality and originality of its
architectural and historical heritage.
Imposing industrial buildings,
chimneys, belfries and back-to-backs
sit alongside chic private residences.
Discover the unique history of this
town, which in less than a 100 years,
became the textile and mail order
capital of France.
Roubaix Tourist Office
10 rue de la Tuilerie, Roubaix
T: (0)3 20 65 31 90
E: [email protected]
www.roubaixtourism.net
Manufacture des Flandres,
Museum of Jacquard
A working weaving museum where
you can discover jacquard weaving
over the centuries.
Adult: €
€6 Children: €
€4. Under 8: free.
25, rue de la Prudence, Roubaix
T: (0)3 20 20 09 17
E: manufacturedesflandres@
craye.com
www.madefla.50g.com
La Piscine Musée d’Art et d’Industrie
Located on the site of the former Art
Deco swimming pool, the museum
includes paintings, sculptures,
drawings, textiles, fashion, design
and ceramics. Le Combat de Coqs by
Rémy Cogghe, La Petite Châtelaine by
Camille Claudel and l'Ours by François
Pompon are just a few of the delightful
pieces on show.
Adult: €
€5, Under 18: free
24 rue des Champs, Roubaix
T: (0)3 20 69 23 60
E: [email protected]
Tourcoing
There are still signs of a rich past
associated with the textile industry
in Tourcoing as in Roubaix. Today
the town is stirring and refurbishing
itself. With the creation of green open
spaces near the formes houses of the
industrial barons.
Things to see and do
Hospice d’Havré
This is a unique architectural ensemble,
the region’s only complete surviving
convent and the largest remaining
Lille-style building. Converted into a
avenue for Arts and culture since Lille
2004, the cultural capital of Europe, the
Hospice d’Havre houses exhibitions,
shows, reading workshops.
100, rue de Tournai
Tourcoing
Arras
Arras, the birthplace of Robespierre,
is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais
region. Its two huge town squares,
rebuilt after being destroyed in WWI,
were originally created over 800 years
ago. Surrounded by hundreds of
Flemish-style houses and shops, the
squares sit above a vast network of
tunnels, which can trace their history
from the French Revolution to WWI
when the British Army used them as
headquarters. The view over Arras
from the town hall belfry is stunning
and, on a clear day, you can see all
the way to the Vimy ridge and the
Canadian Monument.
Fort de Seclin
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Things to see and do
Le Musée des Beaux Arts
A fine arts museum: housing
archaeology, fine arts (paintings and
sculptures from the middle ages to the
19th century), as well as local artefacts
from the town’s cathedral. The famous
Salle des Mays contains 17th century
religious paintings and Arras porcelain.
Adult: €
€4, Child: €2.
€
22, rue Paul Doumer, Arras
T: (0)3 21 71 26 43
E: [email protected]
www.musenor.com
La Maison de Robespierre
Robespierre lived in this house from
1787 until 1789, when he was elected
to the Convention at the outbreak of
the French Revolution. His sister and
younger brother lived here until 1792.
Today, it houses an exhibition by the
master craftsmen of Arras.
Admission: Adult: €
€3,81; Child: €1,83.
Rue Maximilien de Robespierre,
Arras
T: (0)3 21 71 33 94
E: [email protected]
www.compagnons.org
Arras
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cultural inspiration
Château Museum, Boulogne
Guided Tours
their son Dédé welcome visitors to
Arras at the entrance to the Town hall
and tourist office. Guided tours of the
town and underground passages are
available. A lift ride (plus an extra 43
stairs) will take you to the belfry at the
top of the town hall, where you’ll be
afforded a magnificent view over Arras
and the surrounding area. You can also
watch a short film chronicling 2000
years of the history of Arras.
Arras Tourist Office
Hôtel de Ville - Place des Héros.
T: (0)3 21 51 26 95
E: [email protected]
www.ot-arras.fr
Cambrai
Classified as a City of Art and History,
the former ecclesiastical principality
of Cambrai was the subject of jealous
rivalries on behalf of the Spanish
Netherlands until it reverted to the
Kingdom of France in 1677. Despite
the demolition of the town walls at
the end of the 19th century, the
town retains traces of its Medieval,
Renaissance and Classical past.
Cambrai Tourist Office
48 rue de Noyon, Cambrai
T: (0)3 27 78 36 15
E: contact@
cambraiofficedetourisme.com
www.cambraiofficedetourisme.com
Musée Matisse
Things to see and do
Musée Matisse in
Le Cateau Cambrésis
Musée Matisse, Matisse in his
native village. Come and explore
the Matisse Museum in the Palais
Fénelon, former residence of the
archbishops of Cambrai. The Museum
was established by Matisse in 1952
and is a magnificent place to view the
artist’s work. Re-opened in November
2002, this beautiful museum houses
more than 170 paintings, drawings
and sculptures by Matisse covering his
whole career.
Adult: €
€4.50, Under 18: free.
Palais Fénelon,
Le Cateau Cambrésis
T: (0)3 27 84 64 50
E: [email protected]
www.cg59.fr/matisse/
Musée de Cambrai
With its collections of archaeology,
fine arts and local artefacts, the
Museum of Cambrai takes you on a
rich and varied tour from the Classical
age to the present day. Entertaining
and original exhibits such as the scaled
model of Cambrai are brought to life in
a slide show, accompanied by music,
sound effects and lights. English
audioguides are available.
Adult: €
€3 Child: €2
€
Rue de l’Epée, Cambrai
T: (0)3 27 82 27 90
E: [email protected]
www.musee.villedecambrai.com
Fort Vauban, Ambleteuse
Musée de la Dentelle
One of the two principal centres
for lace making (Calais is the other),
Caudry produces top quality lace
for large fashion-houses. Housed in
a working 19th century mill, the
Museum of Lace-Making takes you on
a tour of the production process, from
the designer’s first sketches through
to the finished product, a technique
that has been handed down through
the generations.
Adult: €
€3, Child: €1.50.
Place des Mantilles, Caudry
T: (0)3 27 76 29 77
E: [email protected]
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne, France’s premier fishing
port, has been awarded the status of
‘Town of Art and History’ and is indeed
a gem. The fortified old town still
contains its original city wall, a basilica
and a château museum. The National
Sea Discovery Centre (Nausicaa),
is situated on the quayside, where
you can stroll along and watch the
stallholders selling an amazing variety
of fresh fish. Information on Nausicaa
is available the family days out section.
Things to see and do
THE OLD TOWN
The Ramparts
Built on top of a Roman fort in the
13th century. Four gates lead into
the old town and stone steps take
visitors up to the walls, where you’ll
find the cathedral, a pleasant park, a
12th century watchtower and ancient
cobbled streets. Take a stroll here after
dinner and drink in the magnificent
views of the town.
Boulogne Tourist Office
24, Quai Gambetta, Boulogne
T: (0)3 21 10 88 10
E: [email protected]
www.tourisme-boulognesurmer.com
Cathedral Notre Dame
The medieval cathedral was built after
a small wooden boat carrying a statue
of the Virgin Mary ‘miraculously’ sailed
into port one day between the years
633 and 636. The crypt is still visible
today. Abbé Benoît Haffreingue
(1785-1871) wanted to restore the
cult of Notre Dame and order the
construction of a new church, which
began with the rotunda in 1827.
In 1852, he decided to add a cupola
similar to that on St Paul’s in London.
E: [email protected]
Cathedral Notre-Dame, Boulogne
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cultural inspiration
Château Musée
Built in the 13th Century by Count
Philippe Hurepel, the château houses
the largest collection of Eskimo masks
in Europe, an exhibition of Egyptian
art, which inspired the celebrated
Egyptologist Auguste Mariette to
travel to Egypt, and the second-largest
collection of Greek vases after the
Louvres. Napoleon left his hat here
while preparing to invade England
and it now holds pride of place in
the museum. A historical tour of the
château is also available.
Due to re-open in 2005.
Rue de Bernet, Boulogne
T: (0)3 21 10 02 20
E: [email protected]
www.musenor.com
Audioguide Tour
inside the Old Town
The tour starts in the Château Musée
courtyard.To reach the various points
on the trail, follow the studs with the
town’s coat of arms, dotted along the
pavement. A 17-point trail featuries the
story of the town, its historic landmarks
and some of the great figures
associated with it.
Adult/Child: €2
€
Information/renting:
Boulogne Tourist Office.
Ambleteuse
Wartime History
Fort Vauban
The last sea fort between Cherbourg
and the Belgian border and built by
Vauban in 1690. Re-armed and restored
by Napoleon during the Boulogne
encampment and used by the Germans
during WWI. Group visits available year
round (must be booked two weeks in
advance).
Adult : €
€3; Child: €1,50
T: (0)3 20 54 61 54
E: [email protected]
Musée 39-45
Second World War Museum
Thousands of original artefacts and
over 100 models re-create the period
from the Polish campaign to the
Japanese surrender. Visitors can
also watch a film avout D-Day and
the Battle of Normandy, in a
‘1940s’ cinema.
CD 940 (Coastal road between
Ambleteuse and Boulogne)
T: (0)3 21 87 33 01 F: (0)3 21 87 35 01
E: [email protected]
Colonne de la Grande
Armée - Wimille
When Napoleon decided to invade
England, he chose Boulogne as his
strategic starting point. He set up
camp with 180,000 soldiers between
1803 and 1805. On 16th August 1804
Napoleon awarded a soldier the first
ever Legion of Honour while at camp
at Wimille, between Boulogne and
Wimereux. After the ceremony, his
soldiers erected a 50m monument to
him. Inside the column, 263 steps lead
to a statue of the great dictator and
a magnificent view of the Boulogne
region, including Cap Blanc Nez, the
port of Boulogne and Dover Castle.
Faced with defeat, Napoleon left
Boulogne for victory at Austerlitz
in 1805.
Adult: €
€2,50 ; Child: Free
Colonne de la Grande Armée, Wimille
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Dunkerque
Dunes de Flandre
Fringed by a 15km beach of fine
sand which stretches from Dunkerque
to Bray Dunes, the resort of Dunes
de Flandre is an ideal place to come
for a holiday or a weekend break.
Dunkerque is also a city of tradition
and culture marked by centuries of
maritime history. French, English
and British cultures meet here to
visit the museums and take in the
architectural heritage.
Dunkerque Tourist Office
Rue de l’Amiral Ronarc’h, Dunkerque
T: (0)3 28 66 79 21
E: accueil.dunesdeflandre@
ot-dunkerque.fr
www.ot-dunkerque.fr
Things to see and do
Musée Portuaire
The Dunkerque Harbour Museum is
housed in a superb tobacco warehouse
and depicts the past and present of the
port of Dunkerque: the life of privateers,
dock workers, fishermen or ship
owners, shipbuilding and the operating
of a modern industrial and commercial
port area. Gallery of model ships.
You can also visit the unique threemasted ship the “Duchesse Anne”
and the “Sandettie”lightship,
the Guilde barge and its exhibition
“au fil de l’eau”.
Entry: €
€3 to €8
€
9, quai de la Citadelle, Dunkerque
T: (0)3 28 63 33 39
E: [email protected]
www.museeportuaire.com
Le Musée des Beaux Arts
The Fine Arts Museum is dedicated
to the history of the Dunkerque region
and takes its visitors on a journey back
in time. Permanent collections include
a tour of European art from the 15th
to the 20th century and paintings
are displayed alongside pottery, gold
treasures. Natural history gallery with
a display of butterflies, birds, insects
and minerals.
Adults: €
€3.50, Child: €1.52
Place du Général de Gaulle,
Dunkerque
T: (0)3 28 59 21 65
E: [email protected]
Lieu d’Art et d’Action
Contemporaine (LAAC)
This Museum preserves one of the
euroregion's richest collections of art
from 1950 to 1980 of the Euroregion.
It has an exceptionnal collection of
works of art by Karel Appel, as well
as lyrical and informal abstract works,
in particular the works of Hartung,
Soulages, Poliakoff, Joan Mitchell… It
also contains important pieces by Cesar
and Arman, major figures of Neo realist
movement, many works by narrative
figurative artists Monory, Rancillac and
Telemaque and the iconic Car Crash
landing by Andy Warhol.
The Museum will open
on 24th, June, 2005.
Pont Lucien Lefol, Dunkerque
T: (0)3 28 59 21 65
F: (0)3 28 29 56 01
E: art.contemporain
@ville-dunkerque.fr
Musée Portuaire, Dunkerque
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cultural inspiration
Wartime History
Memorial du souvenir
A special exhibition of the events of
May/June 1940, telling the story of
the Battle of Dunkirk and Operation
Dynamo, in which Dunkirk and its
harbour were completely destroyed.
Exhibits include an extensive
collection of weaponry and uniforms
and an extensive collection of
archive documents.
Adult: €
€3.50, Under 12 Free.
Courtines du Bastion, Dunkerque
32, rue des Chantiers de France
Please call the Tourist Office for
opening times. T: (0)3 28 66 79 21
E: [email protected]
Bergues
The other Bruges in Flanders
Discover the treasures of Bergues,
from the belfry to the abbey of Saint
Winoc and the old pawnshop, which
is now the Mont de Piété museum.
Yellow brick façades are characteristic
of Bergue’s old buildings and the
town boasts over 5,000 metres of
impressive fortifications. This small but
colourful city nestling at the foot of the
town belfry is one of those Flemish
towns that time seems to have passed
by Gourmet restaurants tempt passing
Gravelines
Calais
Vauban’s city fort by the sea.
Graveline’s military and architectural
heritage has been completely restored.
Gravelines Tourist Office
11 rue de la République, Gravelines
T: (0)3 28 51 94 00
E: [email protected]
www.tourism.fr/gravelines
France’s premier passenger port, Calais
is the nearest French town to England
and has been at the heart of centuries
of conflicts, including the Hundred
Years War and the famous encounter
of the Field of the Cloth of Gold. It was
also Emma Lady Hamilton’s asylum
lace-making looms were smuggled
here from Nottingham, an industry for
which Calais is still famous today.
Musée du dessin et
de l’estampe originale
In addition to a graphic art collection,
the Gravelines Museum of Prints
and Original Drawings, housed in the
château-arsenal, displays a replica
model of the town. Identical to the
model on display in the 13th century
Palais des Beaux Arts in Lille, it
retraces the history of the old town
with a sound and light show.
Château de l'Arsenal,
Gravelines
T: (0)3 28 51 81 00
E: [email protected]
The statue of the Six Burghers, Calais
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Things to see and do
The statue of the Six Burghers
(unveiled 3 June 1895)
Following his victory at Crécy in 1346,
Edward III of England laid siege to
Calais and set up a bridgehead in front
of the town. By August 1347, famine
had weakened the inhabitants and they
surrendered. Rodin’s statue depicts the
six ‘bourgeois’ who gave themselves
up to save their fellow citizens. Queen
Philippa de Hainaut, Edward’s French
wife, promised them a reprieve but
they were evicted from the town,
which remained British until 1558
when it was recaptured
by François de Guise.
Calais Tourist Office
12, Boulevard Clémenceau, Calais
T: (0)3 21 96 62 40
E: [email protected]
www.ot-calais.fr
The Fine Art and Lace Museum
The art collection includes sculptures
and paintings by Rodin as well as
works by other artists from the same
period such as Picasso. There is also
a display of Calais lace by some of
France’s top designers.
Open: Daily from 10am - 12noon and
2pm - 5.30pm. Saturdays 10am - noon
and 2pm - 6.30pm. Sundays 2pm 6.30pm. Closed Tuesday’s and
Bank holidays.
Adult: €
€3, Child: €1.50.
25, rue Richelieu, Calais
T: (0)3 21 46 48 40
E: [email protected]
www.mairie-calais.fr/musee.htm
Musée du Moulin – Wissant
Now a museum, you can still smell
the faintest trace of flour and wax
in this old water mill. The museum
contains local fishing archives as well
as art exhibitions.
Open: Afternoons except Saturday
and Sunday.
Adult: €
€2.50, Child: €1.50
Rue Arlette Davids, Wissant
T: (0)3 21 35 91 87
E: [email protected]
www.lemoulin-wissant.com
Douai
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cultural inspiration
Wartime History
The War Museum
Situated in a bunker, which was once
command post to the German Navy,
the museum houses 20 rooms full
of artefacts, uniforms and weaponry
tracing the history of Calais and the
surrounding area, from the battle of
1940 to the Liberation in 1944. An
audio-guide is available.
Open: 1st February - 31st March and
1st October - 30th November from
11am - 5pm daily except Tuesday’s
(last admission 4.15pm) and 1st April
- 30th September from 10am - 6pm
daily (last admission: 5.15pm).
Adult: €
€6, Child: €5.
€
Parc St Pierre
T: (0)3 21 34 21 57
E: [email protected]
The Atlantic Wall Museum,
Audinghen
Over 2,000 exhibits displayed in a
WWII German bunker.
Open: February - June, October and
November from 9.00am - 12noon and
2pm - 6pm. Open daily July, August
and September from 9.00am - 7pm.
Closed from December 15th February 15th.
Adult: €
€5.50, Child: €2.30
€
(Situated on the D940 coastal route
between Calais and Boulogne).
Batterie Todt, Audinghen
T: (0)3 21 32 97 33
E :[email protected]
www.batterietodt.com
La Forteresse de Mimoyecques
– Landrethun-le-Nord
German V3 rocket base, which is now
a museum and recounts the story of
the World War II flying bombs, built
to destroy London.
Open: Daily from 1st April - 11th
November. April - June and September
- November from 2pm - 6pm. In July
and August from 10am to 7pm.
Bank holidays and Sundays from
10am to 7pm.
Adult: €
€5,50, Child: €4
€
T: (0)3 21 87 10 34
E: [email protected]
www.baseV3-mimoyecques.com
www.relaxfrance.net
Douai
The first settlement in Douai dates back to
the 7th century and the town was granted
a charter by the Count of Flanders in 1188.
It is famous for the cloth trade, which
developed along the river Scarpe from
the 12th century. Belonging successively
to Flanders, Burgundy and the Spanish
Netherlands, Douai was annexed to France
by Louis XIV in 1667. When the cloth
industry started to decline in the 1560s,
the town magistrates asked for a university
to be built. The town still acts as Court of
Appeal for the region and has the highest
number of lawyers of any city in Northern
France. It was damaged during both World
Wars but still boasts impressive 18th
century architecture. Today, Douai is most
famous for its giants, the Gayant family,
who go on procession round the town on
the first Sunday following the 5th of July
every year.
Douai Tourist Office
70 Place d’Armes, Douai
T: (0)3 27 88 26 79
E: [email protected]
www.ville-douai.fr.
Things to see and do
Centre Historique Minier
Located on a former pit head, the
biggest mining museum in France
retraces 300 years of mining history.
Your guides, former miners, will take you
on a tour of the coal face and through
the 450 metres of underground tunnels.
Adult: €10.6, Child: €5.30.
€
Fosse Delloye, Lewarde (near Douai)
T: (0)3 27 95 82 82
E: [email protected]
www.chm-lewarde.com
Musée de la Chartreuse
Housed in a former Chartreux convent,
the museum exhibits paintings and
sculptures from the 15th - 20th century,
including works by Van Dyck, Delacroix,
Pissaro, Renoir and Sisley. The Carthusian
church, built in neo-classical style in the
18th century, has been restored and
houses sculptures by Théophile Bra,
Rodin and Houssin.
Adults: €
€3,Child: free entrance.
130 rue des Chartreux, Douai
T: (0)3 27 71 38 80
E: [email protected]
The Belfry in Douai
The Nord Pas-de-Calais is famous for
its belfries symbolising civil liberties.
Climb the 196 steps of the Douai’s
belfry and listen to the pealing of its
62 bells while you enjoy the view
40m above the ground. You can even
try your hand at bell ringing. The tourist
office organises daily tours.
Adult: €
€3.50, Child: €2
€
St-Omer
The market town of St-Omer grew
out of the surrounding marshlands in
the 7th century, when monks started
building a network of waterways so
they could farm the land. Today, the
city has been awarded ‘Town of Art
and History’ status for its 800-year-old
cathedral, architectural beauty and its
quality cultural events.
Things to see and do
St-Omer Cathedral
The construction of Notre Dame
Cathedral in St-Omer began in the
13th century and took 300 years to
complete. Today, it is recognised as
the most beautiful Gothic monument
in northern France. Don’t miss the
magnificent Rubens, the astrological
clock and the tomb of St Erkembode.
Open: From 8.30am - 6pm from March
- September and from 8.30am - 5pm
the rest of the year. Guided tours in
English are available in July and August.
St-Omer Tourist Office
4, rue Lion d’or, St-Omer
T: (0)3 21 98 70 00
E: [email protected]
www.tourisme.fr/saint-omer
Lewarde
Musée Sandelin
The museum contains one of the
region’s most extensive collections
of archaeology, fine art and the
decorative arts. Situated in an elegant
18th century townhouse, which was
the winter residence of the Countess
of Fruges, there’s also courtyard and
garden. Exhibits include an 18thcentury dining room and two lounges
from the same period.
Adult: €
€6.50, Child: €1
Information from the Tourist Office
T: (0)3 21 38 00 94
14 rue Carnot, St-Omer
http://m3.dnsalias.com/sandelin/
The ruins of Saint-Bertin’s abbey
Founded in the 7th century, the
abbey has a colourful history. The
Romanesque church was built in 11th
century and beautifully carved capitals
and mosaic fragments are preserved
in the Hôtel Sandelin museum. The
abbey was destroyed during the
French Revolution and the stones
used to build the present city wall.
Today the tower forms the main
body of the ruins.
Notre-Dame Cathedral, St-Omer
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cultural inspiration
inspiration
An extraordinary garden
In 1894, when the fortifications
were being dismantled, the architect
Guinoiseau designed a 100 acre
garden to occupy the slopes and moat
in the west of the city. At the foot
of the remaining city walls, there is
a formal French garden with clipped
box hedges and an English-style park
with bandstand and fountain. The
park constitutes a superb arboretum
boasting centuries old species such as
ginkgo biloba, sequoias, Virginia Tulip
tree, paulownia and catalpa.
Musée Henri Dupuis
Go back in time to the 19th century
home of an avid collector. Ceiling
high glass cabinets contain a stunning
quantity of shells, fossils, stuffed birds,
ceramics, paintings, porcelain and
silverware. Every item is
carefully labelled.
Adult: €
€3, Under 10’s: free
Rue Henri Dupuis
T: (0)3 21 38 24 13
Wartime History
La Coupole, Helfaut near St-Omer
5 kms from St-Omer, La Coupole is
a former V2 rocket base built by the
Nazis in 1943, now a museum. There
are three central themes: Germany’s
secret weapons (such as the V1 and
V2), the conquest of Space from
1945 - 1969 and the occupation of
northern France from 1940 - 1944.
Open: 9am - 7pm.
Adult:€9,
€ Child:€6
€
T: (0)3 21 12 27 27
E: [email protected]
www.lacoupole.com
Blockhaus d’Eperlecques
This gigantic bunker was built by the
Germans in 1943 to launch V2 rockets.
The site is still in its original state and is
entered via a woodland pathway. Recorded
commentaries tell you all you need to know
about the V1 and V2 rockets. The site was
awarded the title of Historical Monument in
1985 and today carries a message of peace.
Adult: €
€7, Children 5-16 years: €4.50
€
T: (0)3 21 88 44 22
E: [email protected]
www.leblockhaus.com
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Valenciennes
The former capital of Hainaut still retains
its past treasures. Visit the gardens, old
quarters and imposing buildings such
as the Museum of Fine Arts and the
prestigious Municipal Library. Together
with the new ‘Phénix’ Theatre and the
university, they form part of the city’s
large cultural scene.
Maison du Tourisme de Valenciennes
Rue Askièvre, Valenciennes
T: (0)3 27 40 01 62
E: [email protected]
Le Musée des Beaux Arts
Built at the beginning of the 20th century,
the museum’s monumental proportions
pay homage to its collections of Galloroman archaeology, 17th century Flemish
paintings and 19th century sculptures by
Watteau and Carpeaux, both of whom
were born in Valenciennes. Adult: €3.50,
€
Temporary exhibitions: €4.50.
€
Under 18 free.
Boulevard Watteau, Valenciennes
T: (0)3 27 22 57 20
E: [email protected]
www.valenciennes.fr
Béthune
Béthune town square is a stunning
example of Art Deco architecture,
although the central belfry leaves no
doubt that you are in the north of
France. The massive Town Hall was
rebuilt in 1920, the stonework on its
façade depicting the towns events and
triumphs, such as Croix de Guerre’
and ‘Légion d’Honneur’ medals, which
were awarded to the town and its
citizens for the courage and strength
displayed in the Great War.
Things to see and do
The Belfry
The belfry was a gift awarded to the
people of Béthune for their loyalty
to the Crown. It was originally built
of wood in 1346 when it housed the
town’s bells and a prison cell. The
belfry burned down twice in 1346
and 1664 but was rebuilt both times.
It was destroyed by bombing in
1918 leaving only the 16th century
Garden, St-Omer
part intact. Today Béthune’s
centrepiece, and its bells still ring
out every hour on the hour.
Adult: €
€2, Child: €1
T: (0)3 21 57 25 47
www.bethune-ot.com
Contact the Tourist Office for
guided tours.
La Maison de la Chaussure in Lillers
Lillers was once France’s third-largest
shoe producing towns and this small, but
educational, museum is dedicated to the
history of the shoe industry in the town,
which lasted from the beginning of the
19th century until 1996.
Admission: Free.
Lillers Tourist Office
Place du Capitaine Ansart
T: (0)3 21 25 26 71
E: [email protected]
www.tourismelillerois.com
Wartime History
St Mary’s cemetery, Harnes
Of the 2,000 graves in St Mary’s A.D.S
cemetery in Harnes, one in particular
draws your attention. Plot VII, row D,
grave N0 2. A young man named
John, aged 18, a lieutenant in the
Second Battalion of the Irish Guards,
died on 27th September 1915, just two
days after the beginning of the battle
of Loos. He was an only child and his
father had pulled strings to get him into
the Army because he was extremely
short sighted. His family spent years
searching for details of his death but,
sadly, John wasn’t identified until 1992,
long after his father, Rudyard Kipling,
had died.
www.cwgc.org for the
Commonwealth Wargraves
Commission.
Centre Européen de la Paix
at Souchez
Museum dedicated to WWI,
with a collection of artefacts made
by soldiers.
Route Départementale 937, Souchez
T: (0)3 21 72 66 55
The Library, Valenciennes
Le Musée de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
– Musée vivant 1914-1918 at
Ablain-St-Nazaire
Situated on the hill at Lorette, the
museum holds over 2,000 exhibits,
reconstruction of shelters, over 150
slides and depictions of battlefields,
bombs and cemeteries.
Admission: Adult: €
€4, Child: €2.
€
Colline Notre Dame de Lorette
T: (0)3 21 45 15 80
Le Musée de la Targette at
Neuville-St-Vaast
Museum covering both World Wars
with uniforms, posters, canons
and memorabilia.
Admission: Adult: €
€4, Child: €2.
€
48 route Nationale, Neuville-St-Vaast
T: (0)3 21 59 17 76
Guided Tours
Guided tours available from the
tourist office.
Le Beffroi, Grand Place
T: (0)3 21 57 25 47
E: [email protected]
www.bethune-ot.com
Montreuil-sur-Mer
Pretty walled town with cobbled streets
and superb views from the town’s
ramparts, where Victor Hugo was inspired
to write ‘Les Misérables’. Every summer
a ‘Les Misérables’ sound and light show
featuring over 200 local amateur actors
draws thousands of visitors. Francophiles
will also enjoy the intimate summer
theatre, ‘Les Malins Plaisirs’, and short
plays and operettas by famous French
playwrights such as Beaumarchais
and Molière.
Montreuil Tourist Office
21 rue Carnot, Montreuil
T: (0)3 21 06 04 27
E: [email protected]
www.montreuilpatrimoine.org
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Things to see and do
Musée du Touquet
The museum is situated in a beautiful
old villa and showcases the illustrious
history of the Edwardian seaside resort
of Le Touquet. The art gallery includes
many pictures by local artists such as
Edouard Leveque who painted using
the colours of the opal stone, giving
name to the Opal Coast.
Admission: Adult: €
€3.80, Child: €1.
(On the corner of avenues
du Château and du Golf).
T: (0)3 21 05 62 62
www.musenor.com
Quentovic Museum
Museum containing prehistoric and
Gallo-Roman pieces from Etaples.
Collection of minerals and fossils,
artefacts from British Army camps
of WWI as well as the tale of the
Monocled Mutineer.
Open: Daily except Tuesday’s.
Admission: From €1 - €2.
€
8, Place General de Gaulle,
Quentovic
T: (0)3 21 94 02 47
E: [email protected]
www.musenor.com
Musée de Berck-sur-Mer
Berck’s municipal museum is full to the
brim of Merovingian treasures, some
of which were uncovered from local
rivers. A varied collection of paintings
shows Berck’s turn-of-the-century
fishing industry.
Open: All year round except Mondays.
Closed January 1st, May 1st and
Christmas day.
Entry: €
€3, Under 18’s: free.
60, rue de l’Impératrice,
Berck-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 84 07 80
E: [email protected]
www.berck-sur-mer.com
Wartime History
Etaples British Memorial
The memorial, by Sir Edwin Lutyens,
is situated on the site of a WWI military
camp. 11 000 British soldiers were
buried here alongside 655 Germans.
George V and Marshal Douglas Haig
laid the memorial in 1922.
www.relaxfrance.net
The Azincourt Medieval
History Centre
This history centre brings the medieval
period back to life and the famous battle
of ‘Azincourt’ using the most recent
museum science techniques.
Open: Every day except 25th December
and 1st January. 1st April - 31st
October, 9am - 6pm. 1st November 31st March, 10am - 5pm.
Admission: Adult: €
€6.50, Child: €5.
€
22, rue Charles VI, Azincourt
T: (0)3 21 47 27 53
E : office.de.tourisme.
[email protected]
www.azincourt-medieval.com
Hesdin & St-Pol-sur-Ternoise
The rural areas known as Les 7 Vallées
and Le Ternois share a history of
Spanish invasion led by Charles V.
The famous battle of Azincourt took
place between Hesdin and St Pol.
Today, the area is largely agricultural.
Things to see and do
The town hall in Hesdin
The town hall was built between 1563
and 1629 and is situated on Place
d’Armes, the main square. The belfry
was restored in 1875. The attractive
16th century, Renaissance-style
gatehouse was once used as a fort
and the original carvings are still visible.
The balcony bears the Spanish coat of
arms and the shields of Hesdin and the
Artois, while the pediment carries the
French coat of arms.
Hesdin/7 Valleys Tourist Office
Place d’Armes, Hesdin
T: (0)3 21 86 71 69
E: [email protected]
www.paysdes7vallees.com
Châteaux in the St-Pol area
Several châteaux and their gardens
open to the public by appointment.
We suggest you contact the tourist
office in St Pol to make sure they
are open before you go. The main
chateaux are Grand Rullecourt, Barly,
Penin, Humeroeuille and St Pol.
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Tourist Office
Hôtel de Ville
T: (0)3 21 47 08 08
E: [email protected]
www.saintpolsurternoise.com
Le Donjon de Bours
This sandstone castle with six turrets
was saved from demolition by a group
of enthusiasts. In 1988 the building
was awarded a prize in the national
‘Endangered Works of Art’ competition
given a large sum for repairs. The
keep dates back to 11th century and
was built by the Hugues de Bours
to defend against pillagers.
Open: From mid March - mid Nov. on
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
in the afternoon only. Guided tours last
around 60 minutes.
T: (0)3 21 62 19 88
http://crahg.free.fr
Notre Dame Church - Hesdin
Hesdin fell under Spanish rule in
16th century when Charles 5th of
Spain destroyed it built a fortified
town on the banks of the river
Canche. You can still get a taste of
its Renaissance past, especially from
the porch of Notre Dame church
built in1582. The elaborate furniture
from the Récollets convent and the
stained glass windows are also
particularly attractive.
Remains of the Feudal Château
in Fressin
Fifteenth century castle ruins with
medieval gardens, a 15th century
church and the home of the famous
French author Georges Bernanos.
Open from April - September.
Admission: Adult: €
€4,50, Child: €2.50
€
T: (0)3 21 86 56 11
E: [email protected]
Musée local des Arts et Traditions
Populaires in Auxi-le-Château
Exhibition of local traditions such as
cobbling, enamel work and
basket weaving.
Adult: €
€2, Child: Free
Rue du Presbytère
T: (0)3 21 04 02 03
E: [email protected]
Wednesday: 3pm - 6pm, Saturday and
Sunday: 11am - 12.30am and
3pm - 6pm.
Rue Oscar Ricque,
St-Pol-sur-Ternoise
T: (0)3 21 47 00 10
www.ville-saintpolsurternoise.fr
Le Quesnoy
Le Quesnoy, fortified town
A major stop-over on the ‘Fortified
Towns Trail’, Le Quesnoy has managed
to preserve its town walls, which were
fortified in the 17th century by Vauban.
1 rue du Maréchal Joffre,
Le Quesnoy
T: (0)3 27 20 54 70
Bavay
Things to see and do
Archéological Museum
Bavay is the largest Gallo-Roman
archeological site the Loire. In the
museum, the visitors will appreciate
the collections of ceramics and bronze
items unearthed on the site.
2 rue de Gommeries, Bavay
T: (0)3 27 63 13 95
F: (0)3 27 39 50 77
E: [email protected]
Musée Atelier du Verre
de Sars-Poteries
This museum has a large collection of
contemporary artistic glass created by
international artists. In the other rooms,
the visitors will find the « bousillés » or
artistic deadlings in glass madeby the
glass workers in the XIXth century and
the early XXth century.
T: (0)3 27 61 61 44
E: [email protected]
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire Bruno
Danvin in St-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Sheltered in a chapel of the 18th
century, this museum presents
archaeological collections, paintings
of the 17th, 18th and 19th century,
sculptures and earthenware collection.
Open: Monday: 11am - 1pm,
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Fresh regional produce
The old saying ‘you are what you eat’
certainly applies to the Nord – Pas de
Calais region which has developed a
warm and welcoming, comforting style
of food, doubtlessly influenced by their
Flemish, British and Picard neighbours.
Endive and shallots, ratte du Touquet
potatoes, fresh or smoked garlic,
Avesnois apples, cauliflower from the
Saint-Omer marshes and juicy red
strawberries from the village of Samer
are just a few of the products which
grow in the region’s northern climate.
Take a visit to the Musée de la
Chicorée in Orchies and discover why
this region is the number one producer
in the world of chicory.
Meats include the Boulonnais lamb
and Licques turkey as well as
cooked dishes such as Andouille and
Andouillette sausages made with
chitterlings. Coq à la bière, hochepot,
potjvlesch, Waterzoï or rabbit and
prune stew are Flemish specialties.
On the coast, Herring and Kippers are
the speciality, smoked according to
tradition and exported all over France.
HIGHLIGHTS
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The Nord Pas-de-Calais counts
over 60 different cheeses from
the mild Heart in Arras or rollot
from Créquy to the powerful
Estaminets
‘Vieux Lille’, ‘Maroilles’ and
According to Flemish tradition,
Estaminets are much more than just
cafés. These were social meeting
places where people came to meet,
drink beer and play traditional bar
games like ‘Frog’ or ‘Hammer’, the
ancestors of pinball and table football.
make even the strongest
Boulette d’Avesnes that would
man cry!
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ale breweries in the Nord-Pas
de Calais than in any other
region of France, 15 ‘brasseurs’
In Cassel, Saint Sylvestre-Cappel,
and Hondeghem, Boeschepe,
Godewaersvelde estaminets
have made a big come back. In a
typically Flemish decor, all of the old
ingredients: pots and pans, gadgets,
ornaments and traditional bar games.
Le Brueghel, Bergues
There are more traditional real
produce dark and light ales with
their own distinctive flavours.
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In the Avesnois and Hesdin
regions, some restaurants offer
‘l’assiette du pays’ a menu of
Traditional music and story telling are
a part of the party too. Bar meals
include ‘tartines’ (a kind of open
sandwich), cheeses and tarts served
with local beers. You’ll find all of the
Flemish specialties in the Estaminets,
listed in the ‘Where to eat’ section
of this guide on page: 62.
traditional local dishes for you
to taste. This plate can be either
salted, sweat or mixed and is
only made with local products
and served with a local drink.
Patisserie Meert, Lille
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*visits possible with prior booking
Regional Produce shops
Le Comité de Promotion for the Nord
Pas-de-Calais produces an excellent
guide to shops and restaurants which
specialise in regional produce.
Why not visit their website on:
www.comitedepromotion-npdc.com
Practical Guide
Specialist Shops
Regional Produce
Saveurs de nos Terroirs
3 bis, rue Nationale
62121 Béhagnies (near Arras)
Nature et Saveurs
2 bis, rue Gambetta
62121 Courcelles le Comte
(near Arras)
www.naturesaveurs.com
Terroir62
Farmhouse shop and restaurant.
Ferme du Petit Pré
2, rue Courtoise - 62650 Ergny
(between Montreuil-sur-Mer
and St-Omer)
www.terroir62.com
Les Vergers Tellier*
Apple juice and cider.
200, route de Valenciennes,
59530 Le Quesnoy
T: (0)3 27 26 29 06
www.les-vergers-tellier.fr.st
*visits possible with prior booking
Madeleine Estienne Saveurs
et Patrimoine
Regional food shop.
8 rue des Vieux Murs, 59800 Lille
Le Panier des 7 Vallées
CD136 62140 Marconnelle
(near Hesdin)
Magasin de Produits du Terroir
Products of soils, composition at the
request of stocked baskets.
45, route Nationale, St-Michel-surTernoise
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Berlingots, Berck-sur-Mer
Sweet Things
Pâtisserie Yannick Delestrez
Spicebread hearts and chocolate rats.
50, Place des Héros,
62000 Arras
Chocolaterie Trogneux
Chocolate shop selling special
Arras chocolate hearts.
La Maison des Baptêmes
35, rue Désiré Delansorme,
62000 Arras
Chocolaterie Trogneux
Chocolate shop.
67 rue Nationale,
59000 Lille
Le Succès Berckois*
Handmade sweets and lollipops.
31, rue Carnot,
62600 Berck-sur-Mer
www.succesberckois.com
*visits possible with prior booking
Pâtisserie Jacques
Pâtisserie, chocolates and tea room.
64, rue d’Arras and 342,
Boulevard Poincaré,
62400 Béthune
Chocolat de Beussent*
Handmade chocolate shops in towns
Berck-sur-Mer, Boulogne, Dunkerque,
Le Touquet, St-Omer
and Wimereux.
66, rue de Desvres,
62170 Beussent
(near Montreuil-sur-Mer)
*visits possible with prior booking
Le Musée de l’Abeille*
Honey and honey produce.
923, rue Nationale,
62140 Bouin Plumoison
(near Hesdin)
*visits possible with prior booking
Pâtisserie Demarchez
Christmas time specialities from
November onwards.
47, rue Faidherbe,
62200 Boulogne-sur-Mer
Saveurs et Traditions
Honey and honey products.
26, Grande Rue,
62200 Boulogne-sur-Mer
Bêtises de Cambrai Afchain*
A mistake made by a small boy
lead to a famous sweet called
‘bêtise’ or blunder.
ZI de Cantimpré - 59404 Cambrai
T: (0)3 27 81 25 49
www.betises-de-cambrai.com
*visits possible with prior booking
Bêtises de Cambrai Despinoy
The other blunder in the recipe.
1519, route Nationale,
59400 Fontaine-Notre-Dame
Les Chuques du Nord
Boiled sweets
59650 Villeneuve d’Ascq (near Lille)
Le Village du Pain
Baker and regional produce shop.
125, rue Madaré,
62360 Pont de Briques
(near Boulogne)
La Gaufre du Pays Flamand
et le Musée de la Gaufre*
Waffles and Waffle Museum –
guided tours in the afternoon.
4 rue Victor Hugo,
59116 Houplines (near Lille)
T: (0)3 20 77 40 19
*visits possible with prior booking
Maroilles cheese
Les Chiques de Bavay.
Since 1875, these sweets (berlingots
of various flavours) are manufactured
according to an old recipe.
43, route d’Avesnes
59570 Bavay
Patisserie Meert
A famous and very upmarket tea
room and cake shop.
27, rue Esquermoise,
59800 Lille
Au P’tit Plaisir
265, rue François Mittérand,
62232 Vendin-les-Béthune
(near Béthune)
Beer & Spirits
Le Cellier de la Bière
8 bis, rue de la Taillerie,
62000 Arras
La Micro Brasserie Beck*
Hop farm and brewery.
Eeckelstraete - 59 270 Bailleul
T: (0)3 28 49 03 90 F: (0)3 28 42 28 32
*visits possible with prior booking
Brasserie Castelain
Famous real ale brewery which
produces La Bière du Cht’i
13, rue Pasteur,
62410 Bénifontaine (near Lens)
www.chti.com
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La Brasserie d’Esquelbecq*
Real ale brewery.
22 rue de Wormouth,
Esquelbecq
T/F: (0)3 28 62 88 44
E: [email protected]
www.ifrance.com/brasseriethieriez
*visits possible with prior booking
Brasserie au Baron*
Restaurant and brewery.
2 rue Piémont
59570 Gussignies
T/F: (0)3 27 39 89 04
*visits possible with prior booking
Brasserie Artisanale La Choulette
Real ale brewery in the
Valenciennes region.
16, rue des Ecoles,
59111 Hordain
Distillerie Persyn*
Juniper Gin
19, route Watten,
62910 Houlle (Near St-Omer)
www.genievredehoulle.com
*visits possible with prior booking
Distillerie de Wambrechies
Juniper Gin
1 rue de la Distillerie
59118 Wambrechies (near Lille)
www.wambrechies.com
Micro Brasserie de la Poste
Beer brewed on the spot,
the ‘Castle’s Beer’
Place G.Graux,
62166 St-Pol-sur-Ternoise
E: [email protected]
Fruit & Vegetables
La Petite Ferme
Smoked garlic and garlic soup.
Lucien Merlin
9 rue Fily,
59151 Arleux
Potdevin-Caron
Smoked garlic and garlic soup.
535, rue Charles Béhague,
59553 Cuincy
La Ferme du Bois Quesnoy
Free crop of red fruits. Sale of jams,
syrups, crystallized of onions, …
La Ferme du Bois Quesnoy,
62130 Ramecourt
www.fermeduboisquesnoy.com
Meats
La Faisanderie
Poultry and farmhouse restaurant.
520 rue Chapelle,
59234 Fresain
T: (0)3 27 89 46 24
L’Eleveur Volailler
Poultry farm.
7, rue des 3 visages,
62000 Arras
Charcuterie du Terroir
Pork butcher and delicatessan.
1645, Route Nationale
62140 Marconnelle (near Hesdin)
Boulogne Market
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Les Foies Gras de Saulzoir
For the celebrated ‘Lucullus’, a kind
of terrine made with layers of foie gras
and tongue.
8, rue des Poilus,
59227 Saulzoir
SARL Lucullus
The oldest « Lucullus » specialist
of Valenciennes
140 route Saint-Saulve
E: [email protected]
www.home-gastronomie.com
Cheeses
Le Comptoir Laitier
36, rue d’Alsace - Lorraine,
62120 Aire-sur-la-Lys
Philippe Olivier
Famous throughout France and
supplying restaurants as far a field as
the States, Philippe Olivier’s first shop
is in Boulogne where he matures the
best of selected farmhouse cheeses.
Rue Thiers,
62200 Boulogne-sur-Mer
www.philippe-olivier.com
Les Bons Pâturages
Cheese shop with its own
maturing cellars.
345 rue Léon Gambetta and
54 rue Basse, 59800 Lille
Defroidmont
A company who makes Maroilles tarts
and other delights made from this
delicious cheese.
159 Grande rue, Maroilles
www.defroidmont.fr
Assiette de Pays, Avesnois
La Chaponardière
Duck specialities, Cookery lessons.
14, rue de Maisnil, 62130
Foufflin-Ricametz
La Chevriette
Terrines, navarin, blanquette, potje
vleesh and manufacture of cheeses.
27, rue Principale, 62130 Framecourt
Ferme de Sarfaucry
Sire de Créquy cheese,
produced on the farm.
Route de Créquy
62310 Fruges
(between Hesdin and St Omer)
Fromagerie Robillard
39, rue Lanoy
62300 Lens
Ferme de Cerfmont
Farmhouse cheese
59550 Maroilles
Ferme des Linières
Maroilles cheese farm
Route de Grand Fayt
59550 Prisches
Ferme du Pont des Loups
59440 St Aubin
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belval
Cheeses of the abbey and crafts
coming from French and Belgian
convents.
62130 Troisvaux
(near St-Pol-sur-Ternoise)
www.abbaye-belval.com
Le Fleuron d’Artois
Cheese farmer.
14 Route Nationale, 62550 Bours
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shopping
Dont worry, shop
happy!
The Nord Pas-de-Calais’ geographical
situation at the crossroads of Europe has
always guaranteed its reputation
as a market region with big names in
the textile industry and major mail order
companies such as La Redoute.
Calais, Boulogne and Dunkerque are some of
the most famous shopping towns. But Lille,
Arras and many more lively towns also have
plenty to offer the keen shopper in search of
that relaxing French town atmosphere
with specialist shops, markets, flea markets
cafés and bistros.
Brocante, Etaples
HIGHLIGHTS
When time is short, you’ll find everything
under one roof in some of our numerous
hypermarkets or shopping centres. Factory
outlet shops A l’Usine and McArthur Glen
are to be found in Roubaix, near Lille whilst
Coquelles near Calais offers Marques Avenue
offers great discounts on top fashion labels.
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Braderie-Brocante
The Nord Pas-de-Calais has a
tradition of flea and antique
markets. The region’s most
famous one is in Lille on the
Fashion boutiques
first week-end of September.
Bargain hunting
Shop keepers empty their
Food and … corn pads ?
On the food front, best buys are of course wines,
beers, alcohol in general and cheeses but mustard, oils,
vinegars, fresh olives and many other kitchen essentials
are equally of good value. It is worth knowing that
washing powder, shampoo, corn pads and car fuel are
also cheaper in France although they are perhaps less
obvious reasons for making the trip!
line the streets and everyone in
From kitchen to table…
The famous Crystal d’Arc is made in Arques near St
Omer. Its factory shop is well worth a visit for everything
from every day to stylishly expensive glass, particularly in
Autumn when a massive sale reduces some items by up
to 70%. Arras blue porcelain and Desvres ceramics are
great traditional gifts.
largest pile of empty shells.
cupboards, market salesmen
Lille who has something to sell
puts it on the pavement and
waits to barter with passers by!
Mussels are the top of the menu
and restaurants compete for the
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Antique Fairs
Maroilles: 3rd Sunday in June
Cassel: September
Béthune: 1st Weekend, September
Seasonal markets
Throughout December a profusion of Christmas markets
appear. Amongst the best are Lille, Arras and Béthune,
Les Rues-des-Vignes and Gravelines but there are many
more.
On Spring to Autumn weekends, flea markets, known
as Brocantes, line the streets of towns and villages
throughout the Nord-Pas de Calais They can be a great
way to buy antiques. Auction rooms are fun too but a
minimum of French is necessary to strike a good deal.
Local posters advertise events. And it’s worth checking
our website too for up-to-date details.
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Ardres: October
Montreuil: 14th July
Le Touquet:
29 October - 1st November
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Marché de Wazemmes, Lille
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Lille
Lille's old town is the perfect place
to enjoy shopping. Shopping is
a pleasure in the 17th century
surroundings with their impressive
buildings housing world-renowned
boutiques. The Rue de la Monnaie,
the Rue de la Grande Chaussée, the
Place du Lion d’Or and the Place aux
Oignons are a sheer delight for lovers
of beautiful things. Designers offer one
off and made-to-measure clothes and
accessories, a hat-maker here and a
dressmaker there.
Beyond the old town, rue de Béthune,
rue Neuve and rue Sec Arembault
offer a chain store atmosphere whilst
rue Gambetta is the street for the
more popular everyday shops.
Markets:
The Wazemmes market
On tuesday morning, Thursday
morning and Sunday morning, the flea
market in Wazemmes, is full of colour
and one of the best-known and most
popular markets in Lille.
The Vieille Bourse market
book and chess players in the
courtyard of the Old Exchange just off
the main square. Tuesday to Sunday
(only afternoon).
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The Place du Concert Market.
On Wednesday mornings, Friday
mornings and Sunday mornings.
Lille Christmas Market
Over 65 stalls in the heart of the
city bring the spirit of joy to all the
market's visitors. Concerts, theatrical
performances, exhibitions and Christmas
crib, as well as the giant wheel soaring
high above the square are just a few of
the exciting events taking place.
From the end of November to the
end of December in the
Place Rihour.
Roubaix
Outlets and
Factory Shops
A L’Usine
In the heart of Roubaix, houses
70 different shops with over 200 bigname labels in clothing and goods of
all kinds with lots of savings in store!
Open: Monday - Saturday,
10am - 7pm.
228, avenue Alfred Motte
59100 Roubaix
T: (0)3 20 83 16 20
www.lusine.fr
McArthur Glen
McArthur Glen has price reductions of
up to 40% on 83 big French and other
labels in its 53 shops.
Open: Monday - Saturday,
10am - 7pm.
44, mail de Lannoy
T: (0)3 28 33 36 10
www.mcarthurglen.fr
Arras
The two main squares, rue Méaulens,
rue St-Aubert, rue Ernestale and rue
Gambetta are the main shopping areas.
On the main square, Place des Héros,
heart shaped chocolates at ‘Trogneux’,
heart shaped cheese are to be found
at the cheese shop opposite Yannick
Delestrez’s patisserie on the square
where heart shaped spice breads and
chocolate rats adorn the old shop
window. The old pawnbroker has given
over his cellars to Didier Caron the wine
merchant whilst ‘Millésime’ is the wine
shop near the town hall.
Markets:
Cambrai
Markets take place on Wednesday
and Saturday mornings, with the
indoor market in the Rue du Maréchal
Delattre de Tassigny. Cambrai was
an important textile and lace town.
Nowdays, many factories sell goods
from the former season.
Markets:
Christmas markets 13th - 23rd
December in the Chapelle des
Jésuites, with an exhibition of
70 cribs from around the world.
Valenciennes
The centre of Valenciennes, especially
the area around the Place d’Armes,
offers visitors a range of shops to
satisfy all tastes and fancies, while the
Rue de Famars is the place to go if
you enjoy looking at antiques!
Markets:
Wednesday and Saturday mornings in
Place Verte, behind fine-Arts Museum
Béthune
Douai
While in Douai, don’t forget to buy the
various specialities which can only be
found in the town. Most of them all
bear the name Gayant, which is quite
simply the town’s giant, the famous
symbol of Douai! For the children there
are ‘Gayantines’, buttery caramels with
a vanilla or chicory flavour. ‘Boucliers
de Gayant’ are meat and broccoli flans
which you can find at caterers and
delicatessens (most of them in the
Rue de Paris). ‘Boulets’ and ‘gaillettes’
are chocolates that are either pralineflavoured or covered in hazelnut. And
as for shopping, the people of Douai
talk about ‘doing a Bellain’, the name
of the main shopping street.
The main shopping ares is Place
d’Armes and the streets around the
Rue de Bellain, Rue la Madeleine,
Rue Saint Jacques, Rue de Paris and
Place Carnot.
Clothes and interior decoration shops
are of an excellent quality here but so
keep and eye out for those regional
specilialities at Pâtisserie Jacques
(Boulevard Raymond Poincaré) who’s
‘Ane de Buridan’ chocolates are named
after the famous Béthune philosopher
who wrote about a donkey who’s
indecision before a choice of food
caused him to die of hunger!
At La Prairie, regional cheeses are
top of the list and Lecherbonnier the
delicatessen butcher offers entire
menus of delicious dishes to take
home ! In Béthune and Lens, you
are likely to find Polish specialities
imported by Polish miners (excellent
Charcuterie Marzec, rue de Verquin).
For wines try Les Vins Gourmands
rue René Lanoy in Lens. Beer is
very popular in this region, Brasserie
Castelain at Bénifontaine brews real
ales that are well worth seeking out.
Markets:
Wednesday mornings, Place Carnot
and Saturday mornings, Place St Amé
and Place du Barlet.
Saturday and Wednesday morning.
Place des Héros. Puces à Bidasse’
flea market in August is a very popular
event. The Christmas market in
December sees sumptuous decoration
of the squares.
Lille christmas Market.
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Markets:
Béthune market is on Monday
mornings on and around the main
square. Its Christmas market in
December is one of the best in
the region as is the flea market in
September.
Boulogne-sur-Mer
The main shopping streets are Grande
Rue, Rue Thiers, Rue Victor Hugo,
Rue Nationale and the old town mainly
for gifts and restaurants. Freshly
caught fish is sold on the Quayside
Boulevard Gambetta every day. There
are some great specialist shops in
Boulogne. Don’t miss Hediard the
delicatessen rue Porte Neuve or the
famous Philippe Olivier cheese shop in
rue Thiers and nearby ‘Chocolaterie de
Beussent’, the hand made chocolate
shop. A new patisserie in Grande rue
called ‘Dessert ou Dessert’ will make
your taste buds positively burst with
envy! For Wines to accompany the
ready made menu you bought to take
away at ‘Les pêcheurs d’Etaples’
fish shop and ‘Bourgeois’butcher/
delicatessen (rue de la Lampe) try
‘Le Chais’, rue des deux Ponts.
Markets:
Wednesday and Saturday mornings
- Place Dalton.
Calais
The main shopping streets in Calais
are Boulevards Jacquard and Lafayette
as well as the slightly more up-market
Rue Royale. This is a shopper’s haven,
no hills to climb nice long straight
streets, lots of parking and lots of
shops. Calais is particularly famous
for drink hypermarkets but shopping
in town is great fun. Watch out for
La Maison du Fromage, rue André
Gerschell, le Bar à Vins Place d’Armes
and Royal Dentelle the Calais lace
shop on Boulevard Jacquard.
Neighbouring Coquelles is home to
the stunning Cité de l’Europe shopping
centre. Marques Avenue Côte d’Opale
is just 5 minutes away from the Calais
Eurotunnel terminal, right next to Cité
Europe and offers up to 70% discount
on French and International brands.
Why not stop for a snack or meal in
the lovely restaurant.
Markets:
Wednesday and Saturday mornings
Place d’Armes and Thursday and
Saturday mornings Place Crêvecoeur.
Calais organises events throughout
the month of December including a
Christmas market and illuminations.
Dunkerque
Dunkerque's town centre is very
large and has a wide range of the
usual boutiques stocking top labels.
The town is firmly anchored in
the traditions of its maritime past,
so be sure not to miss the shops
selling decorative ship's fittings and
furnishings and seamen's clothing.
Above all, don't leave Dunkerque
without trying the celebrated chocolate
'Jean Bart's fingers', named after
the famous corsair who waged war
on English shipping. In Malo you can
sample 'gâteau Malouin', invented to
mark the resort's centenary.
The ‘pole Marine’ and Centre marine
shopping mall and the refurbished
town centre with 450 boutiques and
shops are devoted to leisure activities.
www.dunkerque-shopping.com
The Auchan shopping centre is at
Grande Synthe, on the A16 motorway.
Markets:
Every Saturday and Wednesday in the
Place du Général de Gaulle and every
Tuesday in the Place Turenne.
There is also the Minck market,
open daily and selling fish from
local fishermen.
Le Touquet
Rue St Jean and the streets
perpendicular to this are the main
shopping area but Avenue du Verger
is also of interest. Antiques, interior
decoration and clothes shops are
particularly inventive and chic.
Markets:
Held in a semi-covered market
place rue de Metz on Tuesday and
Saturday mornings. From mid May
- September, there is also a market on
Thursday mornings.
Around the market place the
abundance of wine shops, fish shops,
delicatessen, cheese shops and bakers
will tease your taste buds into leaving
with a full basket! Perard’s fish soup,
rue de Metz is definitely a good buy
to take home with a little jar of ‘rouille’
and some croutons. Watch out for ‘Le
Chat Bleu’ and ‘Beussent’ chocolate
shops too.
The most famous ‘braderie’ in the Le
Touquet area takes place on the 14th
of July in Montreuil-sur-Mer.
Arques
Arc International
In neighbouring Arques the Arc
International glass and crystal factory
manufactures nearly 6 million items a
day offering 6,500 different products.
Factory visits take place from Monday
to Saturday between 9.30am and
11am - 2pm and 3.30pm. The visit
lasts 1hour and 30mins and costs
€5.50 per person. Visitors will receive
€
a 20% discount voucher from the shop
« Arc Decoration »
Zone Industrielle, RN 43
T: (0)3 21 12 74 74
E: [email protected]
www.arc-international.com
St-Omer
Shops are mainly concentrated around
the main square, Place Foch, rue
de Dunkerque, rue des Clouteries
and Place Victor Hugo. St-Omer is a
nice compact place to shop with the
somewhat ‘bourgeois’ atmosphere of
a prosperous town.
Favourite specialist shops in St-Omer
include Le Terroir (rue des Clouteries)
for regional produce, Cave St-Arnould
(rue de Calais) for the famous St-Omer
beer and Caves du Chai for wines.
Antiques are another local speciality
at Naninck and Lengaigne, rue
François Ringot. There are two large
hypermarkets either side of the
town too.
Markets:
Saturday morning on the main square.
There is also a Flower market in
May and flea markets in May and
September.
St-Omer Market
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HIGHLIGHTS
Fly-Surfing, Wissant
Feeling good is easy
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The ten day kite flying meeting
‘Rencontres Internationales de
Cerfs-Volants’ in Berck-sur-Mer
La Cote d’Opale is a breathtaking
120km stretch of fine sandy beaches,
sparkling waters and imposing cliffs
that runs all the way from Dunkerque
to Berck-sur-Mer. Watersports of every
kind are well catered for, from surfing
and sailing to sand-yachting and
speed sailing.
The region offers plenty of
opportunities to hike, horse ride along
the beach or take a bicycle along one
of the many popular trails.
It’s also a golfer’s paradise, where
you’ll find no less than eight top notch
18-hole golf courses to choose from.
draws kite-flying champions
from all over the world and
nearly 400, 000 visitors.
Cap Blanc Nez and Cap Gris Nez are
protected areas of outstanding natural
beauty, where walkers can enjoy
wonderful views across the Channel.
On a clear day, you can see all the
way to England.
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A multi-sports week-end
‘Journées Mer Opale in
Merlimont’ in May is the
ideal place to try beach and
watersports for the first time.
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Horse riding on the beaches
in the Nord Pas-de-Calais is
permitted although during
the summer season it may be
restricted to the evening when
the beaches are empty.
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From Dunkerque and
Gravelines, you can try your
hand at sea-fishing on board a
former trawler.
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The windy coastline and superb
pale sandy beaches which
stretch for miles are the ideal
place to practice sand-yachting.
Le Touquet’s centre is run by
the world speed champion
Bertrand Lambert. The “Trophée
Sand-yachting, Bray-Dunes
Vauban” race takes place every
year in Gravelines in May.
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coastal activity
Sailing dinghies, Wimereux
Golf in Hardelot
Practical Guide
Golf
Golf en Côte d’Opale
La Côte d’Opale boasts some of
France’s most internationally renowned
golf courses. Each enjoys a different
setting but all of the nine 18-hole
courses are within in the same area
offering a wide variety of challenges
and landscapes. Other courses further
inland such as Arras and Lille.
www.golfencotedopale.com
Golf de Dunkerque Grand Littoral
Dunkerque golf course is located
in Fort Vallières, part of Vauban’s
fortifications, and offers an undulating
18-hole course of exceptional quality
with a wealth of water features.
18-hole - 5710m - Par 71.
(27-hole from 2004).
Route du Golf
59380 Coudekerque-Village
T: (0)3 28 61 07 43 F: (0)3 28 60 05 93
www.golf-dk.com
Le Golf de Wimereux
18-hole links course, 6150m - Par 72.
Avenue François Mitterrand
62930 Wimereux
T: (0)3 21 32 43 20 F: (0)3 21 33 62 21
[email protected]
Les Golfs de Hardelot
Golf des Pins: 18-hole, 5870m - Par 72.
Golf des Dunes: 18-hole, 6095m - Par 73.
3, Avenue du Golf,
62152 Hardelot
T: (0)3 21 83 73 10 F: (0)3 21 83 24 33
www.opengolfclub.com
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Les Golfs du Touquet
La Forêt: 18-hole, 5659m - Par 71.
La Mer: 18-hole, 6275m - Par 72.
Le Manoir: 9-hole, 2817m - Par 35.
Avenue du Golf - BP 41 62520 Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 06 28 00 F: (0)3 21 06 28 01
www.opengolfclub.com
Les Golfs de Nampont-St-Martin
Grand parcours des Cygnes:
18 hole - 6051m - Par 72.
Le Belvédère: 18 hole - 5145m - Par 72.
Maison Forte - 80120,
Nampont-Saint-Martin
T: (0)3 22 29 92 90 F: (0)3 21 29 97 54
E: [email protected]
AA-Saint-Omer Golf Club
Parcours de la Haute Drève:
9-hole, 2015m - Par 31.
Parcours du Val: 18-hole, 6400m - Par 72.
Chemin des Bois – Acquin
Westbécourt – 62380 Lumbres
T: (0)3 21 38 59 90 F: (0)3 21 93 02 47
www.aa-st-omer-golfclub.com
30 mn from Calais
Golf d’Arras
Le Parcours des Aubépines:
9-hole, 1550m - Par 30.
Le Parcours de la Vallée:
18-hole, 6117m - Par 72.
Rue Briquet Taillandier
62223 Anzin-Saint-Aubin
T: (0)3 21 50 24 24 F: (0)3 21 50 29 71
www.arras-golfclub.com
1h10 mn from Calais
Cité Golf
Cité Golf is a new complex to discover
and to play golf in the biggest indoor
facility in Europe. A simple and convivial
place to everybody initiate into this
sport !
Open every days : Monday to Saturday,
from 9am to 8 pm, Sunday from 9am
to 7pm.
Chemin Poivré
T: (0)3 28 33 49 90
E: [email protected]
www.citegolf.com
1h30 mn from Calais
If you would like to play several
of these courses at a special rate,
check out the Golf-Pass
www.golfencotedopale.com
Sand Yachting
At low tide the sea retreats so far that
the vast stretches of beach that are
left exposed offer an ideal playground
for speed-sailing and sand-yachting.
Whatever your age or your level of
expertise, Flanders Opal Coast offers a
perfectly safe environment for
such activities.
Beginners courses or private lessons
are available, so give in to the
exhilaration of speed and wind.
Waterproof clothing and helmets are
provided by most clubs, training shoes
are advised.
To take part in these activities contact:
Mer et rencontres
4, digue Nicolas II
59240 Dunkerque
T: (0)3 28 29 13 80
E: [email protected]
Tourist Office of Gravelines
Base nautique et de plein air
Jean Binard
Sandyachting, sailing dinghies and
catamaran. Accommodation for
groups.
Digue de Mer - 59 820 Gravelines
T: (0)3 28 65 20 31 F: (0)3 28 23 42 29
E: base.nautique.pleinair.
[email protected]
L’Alquilon
Base de voile du Clos Fleuri
Bd Pompidou
59123 Bray-Dunes
T: (0)3 28 29 90 42
E: [email protected]
Agora Plein Air
Esplanade Parmentier, BP9
62601 Berck-sur-Mer cedex
T: (0)3 21 89 87 91
www.agora.berck.com
Centre de Char à Voile
Base Sud, Front de Mer
62520 Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 33 51
Les Drakkars
Base Nautique Sud,
Avenue du Général de Gaulle,
62152 Hardelot
T: (0)3 21 83 27 93
Ecole de Char à Voile Le Zéphir
Rue des Dunes prolongées,
59 123 Zuydcoote
T: (0)3 28 26 50 98
A full list of Where to Sleep and Eat and Where to Eat in the region can be found on pages 46 - 74.
coastal activity
Sailing
Fly-Surfing
Fly-surfing is the latest thrilling watersport, halfway between kite-flying
and windsurfing and combining the
attractions of waterskiing and
aerial acrobatics.
Already, this new sport is attracting
large numbers of devotees of
funboarding, kite-flying and surfing.
For newcomers to this white-knuckle
sport, it is necessary to have lessons
with an instructor organised from the
local tourist office.
This gives the opportunity of practising
first of all on sand before taking to
the skies. More experienced surfers
can just hire the board and kite-flying
equipment.
Centre Régional de Voile
Club Nautique
Digue de Mer,
62930 Wimereux,
T: (0)3 21 83 18 54
E: [email protected]
Base Nord
Baie de Canche
Avenue Jean Ruet,
62520 Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 12 77
E: [email protected]
Club Nautique
Boulevard de la Manche,
62155 Merlimont
T: (0)3 21 09 08 22
Agora Plein Air
Esplanade Parmentier - BP 9
62601 Berck-sur-Mer cedex
T: (0)3 21 89 87 91
Yacht Club de Bray Dunes
Boulevard Pompidou,
59 123 Bray Dunes
T: (0)3 28 24 54 70
Ecole de Cerf-Volant
Office de Tourisme
476, avenue François 1er
62152 Hardelot
T: (0)3 21 83 51 02
Catamaran sailing school
Base de voile de La Licorne
Digue Nicolas II,
59240 Dunkerque
T: (0)3 28 29 90 42
E: voile.dunkerque
@lesdunesdeflandre.fr
Kayaking
Base de voile du Clos Fleuri
Bd Pompidou
59123 Bray-Dunes
T: (0)3 28 29 90 42
E: voile.braydunes@
lesdunesdeflandre.fr
Base du Clos fleuri de Bray Dunes
Bd Georges Pompidou
59123 Bray Dunes
Bookings: Office du tourisme
de Dunkerque Dunes de Flandre
T: (0)3 28 26 27 28
Centre des Rives de l’Aa
27 rue de la Chapelle
BP 139, 59820 Gravelines
T: (0)3 28 23 41 70
Sea Fishing
Dunkerque
Monsieur Fasquelle
T: (0)3 28 60 89 90
Turbot Club de Flandre maritime
T: (0)3 28 59 16 50
L’Hélice Dunkerquoise
T: (0)3 28 68 98 51
Gravelines
Le Père Duval
A fishing boat. Fishing tours by
prior appointment.
T: (0)3 28 23 20 82
Le Christ Roi
Built in 1942 and restored this is the
oldest ship sailing in the region.
Sailing only.
Gravelines Tourist Office,
les Rives de l'Aa
T: (0)3 28 51 94 00
Etaples
Bâteau Ville d’Etaples
An experienced team will take
fishermen to sea for a 12 hour
expedition 5 miles from the coast.
All equipment is provided just
bring your bate and take your
fish home with you!
Cost: €
€45.80 per person.
Etaples Tourist Office
Boulevard Bigot Descelers
T: (0)3 21 09 56 94
Beach Horse-Riding
Available to experienced riders only,
here is our selection of three fully
qualified centres.
Centre Equestre
Avenue de la Dune aux Loups,
62520 Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 15 25
Centre Equestre de Hardelot
3, avenue Charlemagne,
62152 Hardelot
T: (0)3 21 91 83 77
Centre Equestre et Pôle Nature
44, rue Charles Leurette,
59820 Gravelines
T: (0)3 28 65 39 00
Centre hippique de la Flandre
maritime
Route de Furnes
59229 Teteghem
T: (0)3 28 29 03 59
Base nautique et de plein air
Jean Binard
Sandyachting, sailing dinghies and
catamaran. Accommodation for
groups.
Digue de Mer - 59820 Gravelines
T: (0)3 28 65 20 31 F: (0)3 28 23 42 29
E: base.nautique.pleinair.
[email protected]
Horse-riding, Hardelot
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Take good
care of yourself
Take care of your body the
relaxing way in one of the
Nord Pas-de-Calais water
based health centres.
Try Thalassotherapy rich in
regenerating iodine, relax and
be pampered in Balneotherapy
or take a thermal break and
treat your body with water
inside and out.
Not just for the girls!
Increasing numbers of men
take time out to look after
themselves too.
From aquafitness to the beauty
parlour, this is a ‘sport’ to play
alone, with friends or in pairs
and that everyone will be
good at!
Thalassa Le Touquet
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Take care of yourself
Sea View
Thalassa Le Touquet
Thermes de St Amand-les-Eaux
Country Comforts
Les thermes de
St Amand-les-Eaux
hot springs
hment with
will draw
m fitness
Aquagym,
untain and
obath and
d when its over
apes of the
Beauty Spa Le Touquet
Cap Vitalité Clairmarais
An little oasis of well-being in the
relaxing surroundings of the St-Omer
nature park. Balneotherapy, slimming
and massage using 100% natural
products. Hotel accommodation in
nearby Saint Omer.
11, rue Gonfroi 62500 Clairmarais
T: (0)3 21 88 19 74
www.capvitalite.com
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laxation and
available,
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Novotel Thalassa Le Touquet
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Children always
The Nord Pas-de-Calais is the ideal
place to bring the children for their
first taste of France. Hop in the car,
cruise across the Channel and you’re
here. Children are warmly welcomed
to restaurants and hotels where extra
special care is taken to ensure their
well-being.
There are many child and parent
friendly attractions in the region from
‘Nausicaa’ the national sea discovery
centre to ‘Bagatelle’, or le ‘Fleury’
amusement park and the science
museum in Villeneuve d’Ascq. They
can even try their skills in the games
workshop.
welcome!
HIGHLIGHTS
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Many restaurants offer special
regional produce menus for
The Kite festival, Berck-sur-Mer
children or work on a ‘half-portion,
half price’ basis so that children
Beside the
sea
can choose from the same menu
as adults, avoiding the eternal diet
of fish fingers and chips!
No fewer than ten seaside resorts in the
Nord Pas-de-Calais have been awarded
the child friendly status of ‘Stations Kid’.
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For child friendly accommodation
Logis de France are great
traditional family run hotels whilst
Calais, Hardelot, Wimereux, Le
Portel, Wissant, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Le
Touquet, Berck-sur-Mer, Gravelines and
Dunkerke-Dunes de Flandre all organise
special activities such as swimming
lessons, summer camps, entertainment,
art and craft lessons, kite-making
workshops, sports and outings.
&
Look out for the smiley !
for child friendly
restaurants & events
www.relaxfrance.net
the Suite hotel chain offer a brand
new style of family room.
For Self-Catering holidays Gîtes de
France and CIevacances are the
national references.
www.logisdefrance.fr
www.suite-hotel.com
www.gîtes-de-france.fr
www.clevacances.com
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family days out
Practical Guide
Rainy Days
Arras
The giants Colas, Jacqueline and their son
Dédé welcome visitors to Arras in the
entrance to the Town hall and tourist office.
See the ‘Cultural Inspiration’ for details.
Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Nausicaa
France’s National Sea Discovery Centre,
Nausicaa, is an international landmark
which enables visitors to dive into the
different oceans of the world without
getting wet! Come nose to nose with
sharks, watch the sea lions’ ballet,
marvel at the colours of the coral
reef. An exciting temporary exhibition
‘Stormy Weather on our Planet’ reveals
the inside of icebergs, the eating habits
of locusts and takes visitors on an
amazing trip through an Amazonian rain
forest complete with its inhabitants!
« Since february 2005,you can
discover « The Environment Friendly
House »,where the visitor will learn
in an amusing and poetic way some
simple daily actions to do at home,
in the garden or in the street for the
future of the Planet.»
Open: Every day 9.30am - 6.30pm
year round & 9.30am - 8pm in
July & August.
Adult: €11.89, Child: €8.38.
€
Boulevard Sainte Beuve,
Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 30 99 99 F: (0)3 21 30 93 94
www.nausicaa.fr
La Maison de la Beurière
This tiny but excellent museum is
in an authentic fisherman’s house,
situated in the old fisherman’s quarter.
It recounts living life in general in this
steep little street at the beginning of
the 20th century. Groups of maximum
20 people at one time.
Adult: €
€2, Child: €1.
Rue du Mâchicoulis, Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 30 14 52
E: [email protected]
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La Maison de la Faïence
The small market town of Desvres has
been renowned for its ceramics, since
1764 (Faïence, pottery and porcelain).
The museum uses a modern and
interesting approach to learning about
the history and manufacture of all
types of ceramics, and is suited to all
age groups.
Open: Daily, except Mondays,
from 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 6.30pm.
Open daily in July & August.
From 1st November - 31st March,
open daily except Mondays, from
2pm - 6.30pm.
Adult: €
€4.50, Child: €3.80.
€
Rue Jean Macé, Desvres
T: (0)3 21 83 23 23 F: (0)3 21 83 44 45
E: [email protected]
www.desvresmuseum.org
Arena
This indoor discovery centre offers a
great hands-on opportunity for children
and grown ups to be educated and
entertained as they learn about the
sand, its uses and the creatures that
live in and around it.
Open: 9am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm 7pm. 7 days a week in July & August.
Adult: €
€3.50, Child: €2.50.
€
Chemin de la Warenne, Ecault
T: (0)3 21 10 84 30 F: (0)3 21 10 84 31
E: [email protected]
www.ville-st-etienne-au-mont.fr
Calais
La Tour de l’Horloge
From the conquest of Sigrid the Dane
to the historical encounter between
Henry VIIIth and François 1er at the
Field of the Cloth of Gold, this is a
fun-loving touch, feel, see, hear and
enjoy account of history in the village
of Guines.
Open: 7 days a week from
April - October 10.30am - 12.30pm
& 2pm - 6pm except July & August
10.30am - 6.30pm.
Adult: €
€6, Child: €4.
€
Rue du Château, Guines
T: (0)3 21 19 59 00
E: [email protected]
www.tour-horloge-guines.com
Transmanche Museum
The Museum recounts both the
serious and crazy ways in which man
has tried to cross the channel.
Open: From April - September,
Tuesday - Sunday 10.00am - 6.00pm.
Open each day in July & August from
10.00am - 6.00pm
Adult: €
€3.80, Child: €3.05
€
Mont d’Hubert, Escalles
T: (0)3 21 85 57 42
Hesdin
Musée de l'Abeille
Bee-keeping museum with a glass
hive to see the bees at work.
Admission: Free.
923, rue Nationale,
Bouin Plumoison
T: (0)3 21 81 46 24
Le Moulin de Maintenay
This working water mill, was restored
by the family of the last miller and now
houses art exhibitions and welcomes
visitors for guided tours. During the
Water Festival in August, learn to
make bread with the baker, ride in a
canoe, listen to music whilst tasting
some wholesome country delights.
Open: All year round.
Adult: €
€2.75, Child: €1.55
25, rue du Moulin, Maintenay
T: (0)3 21 90 43 74
Cassel
Automata and Mechanical Toys
The Gigottos workshop have for over
six years been making large-scale
mechanical toys for fairs all over France.
Each year the are new additions to the
collection are more and more amazing.
Come and meet these cheerful
characters in the workshop.
Open: Monday - Friday,
9.30am - 12.30pm and 2pm - 7pm.
Sundays (telephone in advance)
10.30am - 1pm and 2.30pm - 7pm.
‘Les Gigottos Automates’,
237 route de Poperinghe,
Steenvoorde
T: (0)3 28 48 15 95 or (0)6 74 30 43 08
Dunkerque
Musée de la Faune Sauvage
et de la Taxidermie
The Museum of Wildlife and Taxidermy
houses an impressive collection of
animals. From A for aardvark to Z for
zebra, you can discover the wildlife in
our woodlands and coastal districts
as well as more exotic regions of the
world such as the African Savannah.
Rue Charles Leurette
(Ferme Gravelinoise), Gravelines
T: (0)3 28 65 39 00
Palais de l’Univers
The Cappelle-la-Grande Planetarium
and its Palace of the Universe takes
you on a voyage around Earth. Watch
sunrise on Mars, navigate by the stars
and immerse yourself in the tales and
myths of the heavens through a series
of multiscreen spectaculars.
Rue du Planétarium,
Cappelle la Grande
T: (0)3 28 60 50 95
E: [email protected]
Flemish Games Workshop
Antoine Pouleyn invites you to share
his passion for traditional Flemish
games: skittles, trou madame, boules
tournantes and grenouille, and have
some good old-fashioned fun.
Flemish Games Workshop
86 bis, rue de la Libération,
Hondschoote
T: (0)3 28 68 37 65
Le Touquet
L’Agora
A large leisure centre with swimming
pool, saunas, jacuzzi, bowling alley and
restaurant. L’Agora also offers sandyachting, kite flying or horse riding
lessons.
€4.60 - €5.60.
€
Adult: €
Child: €
€3.30 - €4.
€
Esplanade Parmentier, Berck-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 89 87 00
E: [email protected]
www.agora-berck.com
A full list of Where to Sleep and Eat and Where to Eat in the region can be found on pages 46 - 74.
family days out
Maréis
An exciting hands on approach to the
lives of fishermen on land and at sea.
From the dockside to the bridge of a
trawler, through aquariums of North
sea fish, to the virtual helm of a rescue
boat, an informative, fun display!
Open: From September - June from
9.30am - 6.30pm, except Mondays.
July and August open until 8pm.
Adult: €
€8,Children 3-12 years: €5.50
Boulevard Bigot Descelers,
Etaples-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 09 04 00
www.mareis.fr
Musée de la Marine
The Maritime Museum is a wealth of
treasures relating to the lives, activities
and fishing techniques of men and
women in Etaples through time.
Adult: €
€2, Child: €1.
Boulevard de l’Impératrice,
Etaples-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 09 77 21
E: [email protected]
www.musee-marine-etaples.asso.fr
Model Workshop and Museum
A working model of the port measuring
32m2 and 280 other models are on
display. At the back of the museum
you will see enthusiasts at work.
Adult: €
€3.05, Child: €1.52.
‘La Corderie’,
Boulevard Bigot Descelers,
Etaples-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 09 78 24 or (0)6 70 78 2 66
Musée du Jouet in Wanbrechies, near Lille
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Lille
Le Forum des Sciences
What is science? With its different
displays and exhibitions the Villeneuve
d’Ascq Forum des Sciences will try to
provide an answer to the question and
help your understanding of the world
and the way our society evolves.
Near the Town Hall,
Villeneuve d’Ascq
T: (0)3 20 19 36 36
www.forum-des-sciences.tm.fr
Le Musée du Cirque
Stroll through the exhibition of photos,
manuscripts, costumes, posters, toys
and more in the magical world of
the circus.
La Gardine’ Circus Museum,
41 av. de Flandre, Wasquehal
T: (0)3 20 98 38 06
Kidzy Parc
Over a thousand square metres of
indoor theme park for a great day
out with the kids. Places to eat and
facilities for adults and children with a
day long programme of activities and
entertainment!
Open: Term-time Wednesdays,
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
10am - 8pm, Fridays 4pm - 8pm.
School holidays, daily 10am - 8pm.
Adult: €
€4.60, Child: €1.55.
La Brecquerelle Amusement Park
1, avenue Saint Pierre, Wambrechies
T: (0)3 20 40 45 20
www.kidzy.fr
St-Omer
La Maison du Papier
The history of paper from its invention
in China to its arrival in Europe.
A modern museum in an old water
mill. Make your own sheet of paper to
take away!
Open: Daily, except Saturdays,
from 2pm - 6pm. Closed from
September 5th - April 20th.
Adult: €
€3.80, Child 5 - 12years: €2.30.
€
Rue Bernard Chochoy, Esquerdes
T: (0)3 21 95 45 25
E: [email protected]
St-Pol-Sur-Ternoise
Musée Wintenberger
Situated in an old water mill, amazing
exhibition of farming tools through the
centuries including the first combine
harvester. During the summer months,
punctual events show the various tools
in working conditions.
Adult: €
€5, Child: €2.
€
Moulin-Musée Wintenberger,
Place du Château
Rue Leclerc, Frévent
T: (0)3 21 41 31 26
E: [email protected]
Musée de la Poupée
et du Jouet Ancien
Old model cars, Bleuette dolls, old
French and German model trains, early
Barbie dolls. Welcome to the ‘Island of
Toys’. The museum is situated in the
Château de Robersart in Wambrechies.
Round off your visit with a trip on the
tourist tram along the banks of the
river Deûle.
Adult: €
€3.80, Child 5 - 12 years: €2.
€
Château de Robersart, Wambrechies
T: (0)3 20 39 69 28
La Maison du Papier
Arena, Ecault near Boulogne-sur-Mer
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Hesdin
Outdoor
Attractions
Béthune
Parc départemental de nature et de
loisir d’Olhain
A 400 hectare park with nine-hole golf
course, tennis courts, outdoor pool,
minigolf and a sports trail as well as a
children’s play area. The park has just
opened accommodation.
Bois d’Olhain, Olhain
T: (0)3 21 27 91 79
www.parcdolhain.com
Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Colonne de la Grande Armée
The column of Marquise marble stands
just over 50m high in Wimille. It is a
tribute to Napoleon who awarded the
first legion of honour in Boulogne.
Climb the 263 steps inside the column
to reach the statue of Napoleon and
discover a magnificent view of the
Boulogne region.
Calais
Calais Lighthouse
Calais lighthouse is 51m high. Those
who are brave enough to climb it’s
271 steps, will be rewarded by a
magnificent view over Calais, the port
and countryside around.
Adult: €
€2.50, Children to 15 years:
€1.50, Under 5’s, free.
Place Henri Barbusse, Calais
M. Deprez
T: (0)3 21 34 33 34 or (0)6 14 11 31 87
E: [email protected]
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Naviboat Boat Trips
Boat tours around the city wall.
Esplanade Jacques Vendroux, Calais
T: (0)3 21 19 65 45 or (0)6 78 39 43 08
Passion d’Aventure
In a small wood near Guines, take
part in assault course style challenges
including climbing and scramble nets,
walkways and aerial slides. Children
over 12 years (1.4m) only.
Open: Every weekend and French
Bank Holiday from 9am - 6pm in
March, April, October and November;
daily except Tuesday’s from 9am - 7pm
in May, June and September;
and every day from 9am - 7pm in
July and August. It is advisable to book
in advance.
Admission: €
€23 per person.
Forêt Domaniale de Guines, Guines
T: (0)6 87 61 32 72
E: [email protected]
www.passiondaventure.com
St Joseph Village
Reconstruction of a French village with
a blacksmith’s workshop, a sawmill
and clockmaker’s shop.
Open: Daily from 10am - 6pm
from 15th June - 15th September,
weekends, French school and
public holidays.
Adult: €10, Child: €5.
€
2450, 1er banc, Le Marais, Guines
T: (0)3 21 35 64 05
Base de Loisirs du Lac
Sailing, canoeing, mountain-biking
on and around the lake.
Open: April - September.
Admission: Free ; Paying activities
Ardres
T: (0)3 21 36 04 16
E: [email protected]
Eurolac
All aboard! Miniature boats that you
can captain for yourselves!
Open: From April - October,
(Wednesdays and weekends) and each
day during the French school holidays.
Admission: Free ; Paying activities
Avenue du Lac, Ardres
T: (0)3 21 35 13 91 or (0)6 85 52 30 17
www.eurolac-ardres.com
Canotage La Frégate
Boats, pedal boats and motor boats
for hire on the lake.
Open: April - October.
Adult: €
€2.74, Child: €2,13
€
465, Avenue du Lac, Ardres
T: (0)3 21 35 44 92
Bal Parc
Pedal boats, mini-golf, model farm and
attractions for children aged 3 to 12.
There is a restaurant, cafeteria and
picnic areas with barbecues to hire.
Open: June-August. - Admission: €8.
€
207, rue du Vieux Château,
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
T: (0)3 21 35 61 00
E: [email protected]
www.balparc.com
Dunkerque
Le Camelus:
Ostriches, Rheas and Emus
Welcome to the world of ostriches and
their cousins, rheas and emus. You will get
to know more about these strange birds,
over a hundred or so birds of various ages
you can sample ostrich meat products and
see items made of ostrich skin and eggs.
3 kms south of Bray-Dunes
211, route d’Uxem, Ghyvelde
T: (0)3 28 26 04 05
The Giant Labyrinth of The 7 Valleys
The giant maze covers 8 hectares and
offers live shows, children’s games
and theatrical productions.
Open: Daily from 6 July - 30 August
and every weekend of September,
from 11am - 7pm; late-night opening
every full moon night.
Adults: €
€7, Child €5.
€
Buire-le-Sec
T: (0)3 21 90 75 25
Le Touquet
Bagatelle Amusement Park
in Merlimont
This major fun family theme park is set
in 26 hectares of land to the south of
Le Touquet. 40 rides for all ages,
shows, an animal park and great
places to eat ensure a full day’s fun for
all the family.
Open: 10 April - 25 September,
every day, 10am - 7pm.
Adult: €19,5, Child: €15,5.
D940 (between Merlimont
and Berck)
T: (0)3 21 89 09 91
E: [email protected]
www.bagatelle.fr
45 minute Cruise from Etaples
The ‘Ville d’Etaples’ boat carries
35 passengers at high tide for a
45 minute discovery tour of the
Estuary of the Canche Bay.
Adults: €
€6.40, Child: €4.20
€
Etaples Tourist Office
Boulevard Bigot Descelers
T: (0)3 21 09 56 94
E: [email protected]
Aqualud
A waterland adventure park. Cross
the river on giant lilies to reach Pirate
Island or ride the river on an inflatable
raft. Jacuzzi on the pirate’s ship, walk
the rope bridge, swim in the tide pool
or be sucked down the ‘twister’
at 70km/h.
If none of that impresses you, try the
‘Black Hole’ for size, from the top of
the pyramid jump into an inflatable
boat and slide down a 1.5m wide tube!
A full list of Where to Sleep and Eat and Where to Eat in the region can be found on pages 46 - 74.
family days out
With a special kid’s lagoon for younger
children and the Nemo Brasserie for
meals, Aqualud is a fun day out for all
the family.
Open: From 5th April - 5th November
10h15am - 5h45pm, and July and
August from 10h15am - 6h45pm.
Outside July and August
please call to check opening days.
Admission: €15.
Boulevard de la Mer,
62520 Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 90 07 07
F: (0)3 21 90 07 09
E: [email protected]
www.aqualud.com
St-Omer
Romeläere Nature Reserve
Departs from La Grange Nature in
Clairmarais just 3km from St-Omer
(behind the station). In the heart of
the marshlands, this old peat bog is
now a protected nature reserve for
local flora and fauna. Part of this site
is accessible to visitors for observation
purposes. There are over 200 different
species of birds. Thanks to its special
facilities, this site is accessible to all:
families with push chairs, wheelchairs
and the blind.
Admission: Free
T: (0)3 21 38 52 95
www.parc-opale.fr
The Aa Valley Train
This old ‘Picasso’ train runs through
the valley of the river Aa between
Arques and Lumbres and stopping
at numerous points along the way
including Wizernes (for La Coupole),
Esquerdes (for the Paper Museum)
and Setques (for walkers).
Open: 1st June - 30th September
at weekends. - Adult: €
€6, Child: €4
€
3, rue des Cuvelots
T/F: (0)3 21 12 19 19 or the
Tourist Office on T: (0)3 21 93 45 46
www.multimania.com/cftva
www.relaxfrance.net
Dennlys Parc
A great attraction park, for families
with small children. 20 acre site, on
the river Lys which turns the wheel
of the old watermill. Miniature train,
haunted castle, tornado, crazy ‘Furio’
train and water slide. Don’t forget your
swimming costume! Lots of picnic areas
in the park and restaurant in the mill.
Open: Easter - 30th September.
Adult: €10,50, Children 3-12 years:
€8,50, Under 3: free.
€
Dennebroeucq
T: (0)3 21 95 11 39
E: [email protected]
www.dennlys-parc.com
St-Pol-sur-Ternoise Area
CPIE Val d’Authie in Auxi-le-Château
It suggests numerous activities
realizing in family or between friends:
ride cycle/mountain bike, pedestrian,
equitation, kayaking, traditional games,
day in forest, …
Maison Hulot, 25, rue de Vermaelen,
BP23, Auxi-le-Château
T: (0)3 21 04 05 79
www.cpie-authie.org
Lille
Parc Zoologique
Situated in the Bois de Boulogne, not
far from Lille’s Citadel, a delightful park
with a small zoo.
Zoological Park Bois de Boulogne.
T: (0)3 28 52 07 00
www.nordnet.fr/zoolille/
Museum of Natural History
You will find rich collections relating
to zoology, geology and ethnography.
Free admission.
19 rue de Bruxelles, Lille
T: (0)3 28 55 30 80.
Parc archéologique Anaspio
This archeological park covers 6
hectares in the Parc du Héron country
park. It porlays the evolution of
housing in the Nord, from the Neolitic
period to the end of the Middle Ages.
Rue du 8 mai, Villeneuve d’Ascq
T: (0)3 20 47 21 99
Le parc des Prés du Hem
With its beach of fine sand, its
water-bus and tourist train, a host of
water-based activities such as sailing,
kayaking, wind-surfing, and its bird
park, the Prés du Hem Leisure Park
in Armentières offers a huge range
of sporting, recreational and leisure
activities. There is even go-kart racing
for youngsters.
Prés du Hem Leisure Park,
Armentières
T: (0)3 20 44 04 60
Tourist Tram
For almost thirty years, A.M.I.T.R.A.M.
has been assembling and restoring
its collection of trams, buses and
trolleybuses. A tram dating from the
early XXth century will take you from
Rue de la Deule in Marquette-lez-Lille
or Vent de Bise in Wambrechies along
the only electric tourist tram line in
France, by the flower-covered banks
of the river Deûle.
Open: April - September, Sundays
and public holidays 2.20pm - 7pm.
Departures every 20 minutes.
Marquette-lez-Lille
T: (0)3 28 42 44 58
E: [email protected]
Mosaic, « le jardin des cultures »
In a 33 ha park, close to the river, 7
gardens have been designed as 7
cultural witnesses of the people of
this multi-cultural area. A very different
way of conceiving gardens, whoch
make the visitor walk from a landscape
reminding the flemish roots of Lille to
the « Quinta des Délices »… inspired
by southern european countries.
Restaurant, car park…
59263 Houplin Ancoisne
T: (0)3 20 58 08 61
Cité Golf
Cité Golf is a new complex for
discovering and playing golf in
Europe's largest indoor facility. A
simple and convivial place for everyone
to get into this sport!
Open every days : Monday to
Saturday, from 9am to 8 pm, Sunday
from 9am to 7pm.
Chemin Poivré - Marcq en Barœul
T: (0)3 28 33 49 90
E: [email protected]
www.citegolf.com
Maubeuge
Le Zoo de Maubeuge
White storks, pelicans, chimpanzees,
hippopotamus, dromedaries,
kangaroos, giraffes the Maubeuge
Zoo Park within the town walls covers
nearly 7 hectares and has more than
500 animals. The Zoo Farm gives small
children the chance to stroke donkeys
and sheep. Picnics welcome.
Open: From March - October daily
from 1.30pm - 5.30pm. From April
- June and September daily from 10am
- 6pm, July and August from 10am
- 7pm.
Avenue du Parc, Maubeuge
T: (0)3 27 53 75 84
Valenciennes
Le ‘Fleury’
Pedalo, mini-golf, water toboggan,
paddling pool, fishing lakes, play areas
and a restaurant. The Le Fleury Leisure
Park at Wavrechain-sous-Faulx (near
Bouchain), covers 23 hectares and is
full of attractions for all. In summer
there are even magic shows to watch.
Parc de loisirs “Le Fleury”
5, rue de Bouchain,
Wavrechain-sous-Faulx
T: (0)3 27 35 71 16
E: [email protected]
www.lefleury.fr
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Outstanding
natural beauty
Flanders fields and hills, the marshlands
of St-Omer and the agricultural plains
of the Artois region. The undulating
countryside of the Boulogne area, sand
dunes and cliffs of La Côte d’Opale, the
outstanding natural beauty of Cap Blanc
Nez and Cap Gris Nez together with the
Regional Nature Park of the Avesnois
– Nord Pas-de-Calais is rural France at
its very best.
HIGHLIGHTS
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The Region on Foot
Mountain Biking
The Nord Pas-de-Calais offers over
Both Nord and Pas-de-
8000kms of signposted walking
Calais Tourist Boards offer
paths through the Saint-Omer and
Boulonnais Cart horses
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Boulogne nature parks and Arras
comprehensive information on
the signposted mountain biking
routes through their respective
hills. Dunes de Flandre of the
Nord region is a nature reserve
Donkey Trekking
centres are included in the
containing over 400 plant species.
practical guide that follows this
Further south in the Hainaut,
chapter but the tourist boards can
combine a walking tour with a
offer more detailed information
trip along one of the many rivers
for enthusiasts. Routes are
and canals or take a trip to the
Avesnois regional nature park.
designed for occasional, family or
sporty bikers. Why not test your
skills on the famous cobbles of
the Paris Roubaix cycle race?
An unusual way of exploring the count
the Nord Pas-de-Calais has a number of
donkey hire centres.
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A ‘Petits Pas’ in Ruisseauville near Azincourt
and ‘Sur les pas de l’âne’in Bergues are just
two. Let the donkey carry your picnic while
you enjoy the scenery.
Cycle Routes
The French are mad about cycling
and France, with its wide open
spaces, is the ideal place to
A real hit with the children !
Many different
walking trails can
be dowloaded
from theses sites:
www.cdt-nord.fr
www.pas-de-calais.com
www.relaxfrance.net
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Horse Riding
A total of fifteen horse-riding
trails are available in the Flanders
area of Westhoek (which includes
the Plain of Flanders between
enjoy the sport. Look no further
Dunkerque and the Flanders hill)
than Pas-de-Calais where 60
and around the Mormal forest and
signposted cycle routes wend
1000-hectare Avesnois Regional
their way through pretty towns
Nature Park forests.
and villages on peaceful roads. Or
try the marshlands of the St-Omer
Race against the wind on the wide
open beaches of the Opal Coast
region, the wooded hills of the
or trot gently through the villages,
Arras region or the rolling fields
hills and woodland around Arras,
around Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise.
St Pol or Hesdin.
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Cycling, Val Joly
Practical Guide
Activities
Mountain Bikes
The Val Joly Lake Resort
Facilities for hikers, mountain bikers,
nature lovers and watersports
enthusiasts and campers, as well as
chalets for hire.
BP25 59740 Eppe Sauvage T: (0)3 27 61 83 76 F: (0)3 27 61 83 09
E: [email protected]
www.valjoly.com
Horse Riding
Ferme de la Chorette
8kms north of St-Amand-les-Eaux,
Chorette farm owns a number of
beautiful Camargue horses, with
facilities for canoeing, boating
and hiking.
The Chorette Farm 70,
rue de Chorette, Maulde
T: (0)3 27 48 40 21
Two holiday gîtes
(accommodating 19 and 25)
The Watermill in Grand Fayt
Ecuries de la Ferme St Foy
Trek through the countryside of
Gravelines and Les Moëres, take the
children to the beach on a pony, or
try something different with a
carriage ride.
Open: Daily except Fridays,
9am - 12.30pm and 2pm - 9.30pm.
July and August, Fridays also.
Ecuries de la Ferme St Foy,
Les Moëres, chemin du Moulin
T: (0)3 28 58 28 28
Centre Equestre des Rives de l’Aa
Open: Tuesday’s 2pm - 8pm,
Wednesdays 1.30pm - 8pm,
Thursdays and Fridays 2.30pm - 8pm,
and Saturdays 10am - 12pm and
1.30pm - 7.30pm.
44 bis, rue Charles Leurette,
Gravelines
T: (0)3 28 65 39 00
Carriagerides in the Flanders Hills,
Berthen and St-Jans-Cappel
With the family or a group of friends
this is a wonderful way to discover
the delights of the Flanders Hills, the
beauty of the countryside and the
wealth of plant and animal life.
Open: Daily by prior reservation.
M. & Mme Cadet
172, Grand Rue, St-Jans-Cappel
T: (0)3 28 42 51 00
Ferme Equestre de la Rose
des Vents
280, Route de Bailleul,
Saint-Jans-Cappel
T: (0)3 28 49 00 10
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Le Centre Equestre du Ternois
Hameau du Pronay,
Ramecourt
T: (0)3 21 41 40 35
Centre de Tourisme Equestre
du Ventus
11A route du Cap Gris Nez,
Le Ventus, Alembon
T: (0)3 21 82 61 11
E: [email protected]
Ferme Equestre de l’Aa
21, rue Victor Hugo,
Lumbres - T: (0)3 21 93 60 69
Les Ecuries de Vernecueille
Route Départementale 55,
1, chemin Canadiens,
Givenchy en Gohelle
T: (0)3 21 73 45 82
Le Relais de la Source
3, rue de l’église,
Saint Rémy au Bois
For a complete list of riding centres,
contact the Nord and Pas-de-Calais
Tourist Boards.
Donkey Trekking
A Petits Pas
16, Route de Canlers,
Ruisseauville
(near Azincout)
T: (0)3 21 06 96 29
www.bourricot.com
Escap’Ane
9, rue des près St Jean, Ergny
T: (0)3 21 90 37 65
(near Montreuil sur Mer)
Monsieur Osson
Free or guided rides.
Every day by appointment.
492 chemin Billau,
Saint Jans Cappel
(near Bailleul, in Flanders)
T: (0)3 28 48 78 48
Mme Collet
All year round by prior arrangement.
Haecke Straete, Noordpeene
T: (0)3 21 12 10 79
Booking at Bergues Tourist Office
(10 mins drive from Dunkerque).
Place de la République, BP 43
Bergues
E: [email protected]
Asinerie du Val d’Authie
Drives with asses of pure race of
‘Cotentin’ will allow you to discover
the Valley of Authie. You can learn
about the education of asses.
Possibility of residence in the shelter
of the Val d’ Authie.
11, route de Vaulx, Le Ponchel
T: (0)3 21 04 02 72 - www.anes.ht.st
Rando Rail au Pays de Lumbres
A Rando-Rail can transport 4 persons.
Two sat and pedal sitted on a saddle,
the two others are let walk comfortably
installedin the central armchair.
Opening in 2005
Open: May-September
Rue de la Gare, Nielles-les-Bléquin
T: (0)3 21 12 91 29
E: [email protected]
www.rando-rail.com
A full list of Where to Sleep and Eat and Where to Eat in the region can be found on pages 46 - 74.
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Major Sites of
Natural Interest
Boulonnais Nature Park
Woodland, wide open fields and an
undulating landscape characterise the
Boulonnais Nature Park, tucked neatly
behind the Opal Coast. From the great
white cliffs of Cap Blanc Nez and rugged
grey rocks of Cap Gris Nez the area is
one of outstanding natural beauty.
Hesdin – La Forêt Domaniale
Hesdin forest covers over 100 hectares
and contains oak trees, maple, sycamore,
ash and wild cherry trees. Themed
guided tours such as ‘mushroom picking’
are available – most are in French, so
bring a pocket dictionary!
St-Pol-sur-Ternoise
The agricultural region of ‘Le Ternois’
is one of the least visited in the Pasde-Calais. A good way to explore is by
bicycle – there are over 12 signposted
routes for you to follow. There
are also a number of spectacular
chateaux dotted around.
Ternois Tourisme
www.ternois-tourisme.com
Monts de Flandre
The three hills of Mont Noir, Mont
Des Cats and Mont Cassel give the
lie to the idea that Flanders is flat!
Picturesque lanes wind their way up
to the top of Mont Cassel (176m)
where you can enjoy panoramic
views. Peek into the chapels, abbeys,
thatched cottages, windmills and
belfries dotted around the area.
Guines
www.relaxfrance.net
St-Omer: A Market Garden
and Nature Reserve
The St-Omer marshes cover 9,000
acres and were dug by monks in the
7th century. Then, as now, they are
only accessible by boat. Beautiful wild
water lilies and irises grow and wild
birds such as heron, waterfowl and
ducks are in abundance.
Romeläere Nature Reserve
In the heart of the marshlands,
this old peat bog is now a protected
nature reserve containing over 200
species of birds. Special facilities
mean the nature reserve is easily
accessible to families with push
chairs, wheel chairs users and
the blind.
The marshlands by boat and canoe
Nieurlet village on the edge of the
Audomarois is bathed by the waters
of the Romelaere Marshes. Explore
these wetlands by boat and canoe as
you sit back and listen to your guide
explain the history and legends of
the marshes, including the fenlanders
who once lived here.
Guided tours and boat hire.
Adult:€6.20,
€
Child :€5.30
Clairmarais:
Isnor Location
T: (0)3 21 39 15 15
E: [email protected]
www.isnor.fr
Boat hire and also a restaurant.
Salperwick: Le Bon Accueil
T: (0)3 21 38 35 14
www.audomaroisonline.com
Guided tours in a traditional
‘bacove’ boat.
Tilques: Madame Lalart
T: (0)3 21 95 10 19
Boat hire (5 seats) and canoe
hire, disabled facilities.
Weekends and public holidays
throughout the year daily in July and
August otherwise every day
except Thursdays.
Au Marais Flamand
T: (0)3 21 88 19 00
Scarpe Escaut Regional
Nature Park
The 56 communes in the ScarpeEscaut Regional Nature Park are a
mosaic of lush, green countryside
bordered by rivers and canals, with
nearly 50 discovery trails. The Park
has excellent facilities and can
arrange tailor-made nature trails and
days out.
Maison du Parc Naturel Régional
Scarpe-Escaut
357, rue Notre Dame d’Amour
St Amand les Eaux
T: (0)3 27 19 19 70
E: [email protected]
www.pnr-scarpe-escaut.fr
Le Bol Vert Holiday and
Leisure Centre Clévacances
In the refurbished Parent glassworks,
Le Bol Vert Holiday and Leisure Centre
offers a wide range of activities:
swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, fitness
room, squash, riding and carriage
driving, mini-golf, archery, mountainbiking and more. Three types of
accommodation are available: a group
gîte, 6 furnished holiday apartments
and a 10-room hotel.
28 rue Clavon Collignon, Trelon
T: (0)3 27 60 84 84
Maison de la Forêt and
Leisure Park
The Sabatier complex, at 103m,
is the highest slag-heap around
Valenciennes. Learn about forestry
management, environmental
protection and the history of local flora
and fauna. The Forest Visitor Centre
is also the starting point for walking,
riding and mountain-bike tours.
Maison de la Forêt
Etoile de la Princesse
Site de Sabatier, Raismes
T: (0)3 27 36 72 72
Dunes Marchand et Dunes du
Perroquet
Dunkerque Bray Dunes:
Leffrincoucke - Zuydcoote
The dunes in this nature reserve
cover almost 1,000 hectares and
contain an astonishingly rich variety
of plant life, including marram grass,
dog roses, hawthorn and sallowthorn.
You’ll also see includes ducks, waders
and a host of migratory birds.
Avesnois Regional Nature Park
An area of lush pastures and leafy
hedgerows where life is governed by
nature’s own rhythms. River valleys,
woodlands, villages with blue-tiled
roofs and ancient walled towns all
combine to make this area of the
Nord a magical place of relaxation.
Maison du Parc, Grange Dimière,
Maroilles
T: (0)3 27 77 51 60
E: [email protected]
www.parc-naturel-avesnois.fr
Cassel's Mill
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Estaminets
DE RANDONNÉE
Located along sign-posted
paths, these village pubs offer
light meals and facilities to
walkers, cyclists and horse
riders. They are traditional in
Alquines
Caffiers
Café Descamps-Havart
Sandwichs. Specialities : Cooked bread in
the campfire, the brioches in the ancient.
Epicerie / bakery
From: €3.80
€
6 rue Rocourt, Alquines
T: (0)3 21 39 70 61
Café de la Place
Traditional cooking
From: €8
€
13 rue du Fond Adam, Caffiers
T: (0)3 21 36 73 74
style, with regional produce and
old fashioned bar games. Meals
need to be booked in advance,
so basic French is useful.
Café des sports
Speciality : Planche du Terroir
(local delicacies presented on
a wooden board)
From: €7.50
€
12 rue Rocourt, Alquines
T: (0)3 21 38 34 93
Audrehem
A la Détente
28 rue Principale, Audrehem
T: (0)3 21 35 06 44
Audresselles
Chez Eric
Sandwichs and toasted sandwiches
From: €4,60
€
68 Rue Edmond Marin, La Meeslée,
Audresselles
T: (0)3 21 32 98 79
Baincthun
Le Centre
Sandwichs, Specialities : terrine of
rabbit, tartiflette and compound salad.
From: €5,34€
€
€9,90
route de Desvres, Baincthun
T: (0)3 21 83 33 20
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Conteville-les-Boulogne
L’auberge de Conteville
Specialities : rabbit terrine and rhubarb
tart.
From: €10,70
98 rue du centre,
Conteville-les-Boulogne
T: (0)3 21 83 32 40
Coulomby
Café Le Caraquet
33 route Nationale, Coulomby
T: (0)3 21 95 04 68
Elnes
Café du centre
23 rue Bernard Chochoy, Elnes
T: (0)3 21 39 62 96
Escoeuilles
Café-Tabac-Boulangerie
6 rue de l’Eglise, Escoeuilles
T: (0)3 21 32 34 65
A full list of Where to Sleep and Eat and Where to Eat in the region can be found on pages 46 - 74.
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Guines-Le Marais
Nielles-les-Bléquin
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Saint Joseph Village
In the surrounding wall of a village
1900. Room and tavern meal /
‘guinguette’ with animation.
Regional cooking.
From: €19-€35
€
2450 Premier Banc « Le Marais »,
Guines
T: (0)3 21 35 64 05
E: [email protected]
www.st-joseph-village.com
Domaine de Bléquin
8 rue de Larre, Nielles-les-Bléquins
T: (0)3 21 39 68 06
Café de la Mairie
Specialities : Bread baked in a
woodfired oven, homemade Picon
apéritif and apple juice.
From: €3,80
€
3, place de la Comtesse Mahaud
d’Artois, Tournehem sur la Hem
T: (0)3 21 35 61 47
Quercamps
Au relais de la Forêt
rue Principale, Quercamps
T: (0)3 21 39 62 10
Quesques
Hardinghem
Au Lion d’Or
Specialities : Chicken in the cheese, the
tart on board and the cider farmer.
Menus from: €12.20 - €30
€
28, rue de l’Eglise, Hardinghem
T: (0)3 21 82 09 96
Café de la Place
Speciality: Sandwich to the ostrich.
From: €1.50 - €6.90
€
rue Principale, Quesques
T: (0)3 21 32 32 63
Surques
Hermelinghem
La Randonnée
5 rue des Charrons, Hermelinghem
T: (0)3 21 85 01 03
Café Bay
2938 rue Principale, Surques
T: (0)3 21 32 31 53
Wavrans sur l’Aa
Café Le Zenith
5 rue Halte, Wavrans-sur-l’Aa
T: (0)3 21 38 18 71
Zudausques
La Troussebière
Grocer’s shop. Speciality : Planche du
Terroir (local delicacies presented on a
wooden board)
From: €6.85
€
Impasse de la Troussebière,
Zudausques
T: (0)3 21 93 36 69
Tingry
Houlle
Chez Sandrine
Speciality: Escalope of turkey with the
cream farmer.
From: €
€7.62 - €10.70
Place de l’Eglise, Tingry
T: (0)3 21 33 66 12
Café Le Vincq
73 rue du Vincq, Houlle
T: (0)3 21 93 09 99
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Tucked away amid the gently rolling
countryside in the heart of Nord Pasde-Calais lie some of the region’s best
kept secrets: a remarkable diversity of
gardens and botanical nursuries that
both amateur and enthusiasts alike.
There are 20 registered parks and
gardens in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais
region. Some belong to chateaux, others
to private houses. Some are large and
some are small, but they’ve all been
created from a labour of love by garden
enthusiasts who are keen to share their
treasures with you.
Manoir aux Loups, Halluin
HIGHLIGHTS
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Every year the Nord and Pas-deCalais Tourist Boards take it in
turns to organise ‘Les Floralies’,
Great fun
a flower show in which different
towns show off what their
for all the family
landscaping talents. Plants,
flowers and regional produce
are on sale. Bruay-la-Bussière,
Every summer a giant corn maze
‘appears’ at Buire-le-Sec near Hesdin.
Games and entertainment are based on
the theme of the maze which changes
each year. The kids will love it and the
medieval garden is an inspiration to all
would-be gardeners.
in the Pas-de-Calais region will
host the event in 2005
from the 16th to the 19th
of September.
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National Parks and Gardens
Festival takes place on the 3th,
4th and 5th of June 2005 when
parks and gardens all over
France open to the public.
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parks and gardens
Parc du Héron, Villeneuve d’Ascq
Practical Guide
Parks and Gardens
Centre de Phytosociologie
in Bailleul
This Centre for the Protection of
Endangered Species offers guided
tours to educational and medicinal
gardens, where you can learn about
regional plants and flowers.Tours
are organised between April and
September (Friday afternoons and
evenings) by appointment.
Adult: €
€5 - €
€6, Student: Half price,
Child: Under 12’s, free.
For further information and bookings:
Office de Tourisme des
Monts de Flandre
T: (0)3 28 43 81 00 F: (0)3 28 43 81 01
Les Jardins de Barly in Barly
This five acre park is the crowning
glory of a Louis XVI period country
house. Enjoy the view from the water
mirror in the house or relax in the
shade of the sumptuous trees.
Open: July and August, except Monday,
10am - 12noon and 2pm - 6pm.
Adult: €
€5, Child: €
€3, Under 10’s: free.
Château de Barly
T: (0)3 21 48 41 20
E: [email protected]
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Sculptures et Jardin
in Bergueneuse
This private garden sits at the edge
of a river and contains a huge variety
of perennials and shrubs as well as a
sculptor’s studio.
Open: May - September, by appointment.
Adult :€5.
6 rue du Mont - T: (0)3 21 03 62 31
E: [email protected]
La Capellerie in
Boubers-sur-Canche
A profusion of maples, shrubs and
perennials, an orchard and a pond.
Open: 25 May, 1st, 8th, 15th and
22nd June.
Adult: €5.
€
26, rue de Frévent
T: (0)3 21 41 01 37
Le Jardin du Manoir d’Henocq
in Brexent - Enocq
This 16th century manor house
contains a medieval garden full of
chestnut trees and medicinal plants
used in medicines, cooking, textiles
and dyes.
Open: 15th May - 15th October,
all day, by appointment.
1st - 30th June, Friday and Saturday,
2pm - 6pm. 14th July - 31st August,
Monday - Saturday, 2pm - 6pm.
1st - 30th September, Friday and
Saturday, 2pm - 6pm.
Adult: €
€5, Child 12 to 18 years: €2,
€
Under 12’s: free.
7 rue de la Creuse
T: (0)3 21 06 08 55
E: [email protected]
E: [email protected]
Le Jardin des Lianes in Chériennes
A wonderful collection of trees and
shrubs and 250 varieties of roses,
as well as perennials and hydrangeas.
Open: Sunday 18th May - 22nd June,
2pm - 7pm. Saturday 24th May, 7th
and 14th June.
Groups by appointment.
Adult: €5.
€
8, rue des Capucins
T/F: (0)3 21 81 68 22
Le Jardin de Marie-Ange
in Croisette
This ‘au-naturel’ garden is right in the
middle of Croisette village. Marie-Ange
Herduin will show you round.
Open: April - October, by appointment
every afternoon in June, except 8th.
Adult: €5.
€
1, rue du Stade
T: (0)3 21 04 47 47
E: [email protected]
www.plante-vivace.com
Jardin Médiéval du Château
de Créminil in Estrée - Blanche
Designed in the 15th century, this is
one of the most beautiful medieval
gardens in France.
Open: 1 July - 31 August,
2pm - 6pm, by appointment
Adult: €5.
€
Château de Créminil
T: (0)3 21 39 31 38
E: châ[email protected]
La Ferme des Oiseaux in Frévent
A 20-year old garden which is in bloom
from Spring until Autumn.
Open: Tuesday - Friday, 15 April 15 October.
Adult: €4.50.
€
110, route de Doullens
T: (0)3 21 03 70 30
Parc du Manoir aux Loups
in Halluin
A private arboretum with over 250
varieties of conifers, as well as ginko,
tulip trees, Japanese alder and oak.
Open: All year round by appointment
(except in wet weather), guided
tours on request.
Admission: €
€5, Children: Free.
300, route de Neuville
Mont d’Halluin
T: (0)3 20 37 15 73
Pépinières Jean-pierre Hennebelle
in Boubers Sur Canche
Founded 40 years ago, this garden
is a magical place and has inspired
many a gardener. You’ll find over
3kms of grasses, flowers and
perfumed shrubs.
Open: Monday - Friday,
8.30am - 12.30pm and
1.30pm - 6.30 pm.
Saturday and Sunday,
9.30am - 12.30pm and 2 pm - 6.30pm.
Adult: €5, by appointment
4, rue du Marais
T: (0)3 21 03 77 26
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parks and gardens
Parc de l’Abbaye de
Liessies in Liessies
Fishponds, formal/vegetable gardens,
apple orchards, a dyke and a pond.
Signposted walks recount the history
of the abbey and the flora and fauna.
T: (0)3 27 61 85 72
Jardin de Madame Fontaine,
in Maroilles
All year round, Mrs Fontaine invites
you to visit her private garden full
of various colours according to the
seasons. Specialised in hardy plants,
she organizes courses for individuals.
Open from April to October on
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
Adult: €
€6, Child: €4
€
12 Place Verte
T: (0)3 27 77 17 54
Le Jardin des Collines
in Œuf-en-Ternois
This nursery contains over 200 species
of bamboo, perennials,
a water garden, old roses and
120 types of hydrangea.
Open: Wednesday - Sunday all day.
(closed 12noon – 2.30 pm).
Admission: Free for individuals.
1 rue de Beauvois
T: (0)6 07 90 08 59
Pépinière Antoine Breuvart
in Ramecourt
A nursery full of hardy perennials
that have adapted to clay soil.
Open: Tuesday to Saturday,
9am - 12noon and 2pm - 7pm.
13 July - 13 August and
15 November - 15 December,
by appointment.
Admission: Free.
T: (0)3 21 04 49 45
E: [email protected]
www.plante-vivace.com
Le Clos Xavianne
A recently planted walled garden with
over 300 perrennial plants and grasses
carefully chosen and planted in the
most attractive positions. The garden
has been set out lovingly with flower
beds in the English style opening out
onto apond which reflects the newly
planted trees.
Open from 15th April to 15th October,
daily with prior arrangement,
from 10am to 7pm
Adult: €
€3 ; Child: free until 12
20, rue de Marcoing
59159 Ribecourt-la-tour
T: 03 27 37 52 61
E: http://ferme.leriche.free.fr/
accueil.php
Le Parc Barbieux in Roubaix
A picturesque park inspired by
parks of the Napoleonic era, with
waterfalls, an artificial cave and
100-year-old trees.
Open: All year round. Admission: Free.
T: (0)3 20 65 31 90
www.roubaixtourism.net
Parc Marguerite Yourcenar au
Mont Noir in Saint Jans-Cappel
Designed along the lines of an English
country garden, this magnificent park
is awash with bluebells.
Open: All year round.
Admission: Free.
2000 route du Parc
T: (0)3 28 42 55 02
Les Jardins de Séricourt
in Séricourt
Admire the clean lines of this striking
garden designed by Yves Gosse de
Gorre, who has won many awards for
his work.
Open: Tuesday - Saturday,
10am - 12.30noon and 2pm - 6pm.
In summer: Sunday and Monday,
3 pm - 6 pm.
Adult: €6,50.
€
2 rue du Bois
T: (0)3 21 03 04 42
E: yves-gosse-de [email protected]
www.perso.wanadoo.fr/
ygossededgorre
Abbaye de Vaucelles in
Rue-des-Vignes
A cistercian abbey from the 12th
Century, the park of Vaucelles abbey is
retracing in flower the former church.
An orchid show is organised every
year in March, a Garden in Bloom
Show is taking place in May.
Open: March - November,
Tuesday to saturday (closed a monday,
except in July and August), 10am
- 12noon and 2pm - 5.30pm. Sundays
and publics holidays, 3pm - 6.30 pm.
by appointment for guided visits.
Adult: €6,
€ €
€4.5 (free under 7)
Rue-des-Vignes
T: (0)3 27 78 50 65
www.vaucelles.com
Parc du Héron in Villeneuve d’Ascq
This park is a unique transition
between the urban area and the
protected agricultural site.
The 36 hectares of the Lac du Heron
offer an extraordinary wealth and
diversity of orthonological specimens.
up to the present time 200 species
of birds have been observed there
because the lake is an important
stopover for migratory birds to make
a break.
Chemin de la ferme Lenglet
Villeneuve d’Ascq
Parc urbain in Villeneuve d’Ascq
Next to the Modern Art Museum, it
is the favourite place for runners and
for family walking. This park provides
many activities: poney-club, children's
play area, pic-nic areas, woodland
paths…
Le Manoir de la Besvre in
Witternesse
A 16th-century manor house with
a garden full of English roses, lime
trees, a beautiful lawn and a pond.
Open: 1 April - 15 October,
10am - 6 pm, by appointment.
Adult: €
€3, Child: Under 12’s free.
Hameau de la Besvre
T: (0)3 21 12 68 57
E: [email protected]
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events
Annual Events in
Nord Pas-de-Calais
The following is a list of events taking
place in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais
every year.
For up-to-date and more detailed
information concerning these events and
others, please visit the Nord and Pas-deCalais Tourist Board’s web sites at
www.pas-de-calais.com
www.cdt-nord.fr
Lille Christmas Market
January
Mountain bike race
– Maroilles
The ‘L’enfer vert’ race takes
cyclists on a thrilling ride of
between 10km and 40km.
February
Salon du Vin au Féminin
– Le Touquet
The Le Touquet Ladies
Wine Society work hard all
year round to bring the best
in wine, snails, cheeses,
chocolates, coffees and teas
to their annual show.
Dunkerque Carnival
from 1rst January to 18th
March Huge crowds take to
the streets wearing fancy
dress costumes and singing
traditional carnival songs,
while a ball is held every
Saturday night from February
to the end of March.
T: (0)3 28 66 79 21
& Events for kids too.
March
Salon du Chocolat
– Merlimont &
One for the chocoholics!
A competition for chocolate
sculptors with everything
from chocolate eggs,
chocolate marshmallows
and chocolate coffee beans
on display.
Rallye des Géants
– Armentières
A car rally through the
countryside of Flanders.
T: (0)3 20 44 18 19
Foire des Rameaux
– Bergues
It is major agrarian fair, a
successor the large fair held
during the middle ages,
where the worlds of town and
country meet.
www.bergues.fr
Dunkerque Carnival
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April
Blessing of the sea, Gravelines
May
The Scarecrow
Festival – Moringhem &
This annual burning ritual
sees the residents of this
small village near St-Omer
exhibiting their ‘Epeutnaerts’
and attracts over 300,000
spectators.
Les Journées Mer
Opale – Merlimont &
An opportunity to try your
hand at sand-yachting, quad
racing, catamaran sailing,
and jet skiing. Helicopter
flights and mini craft hovering
are also available.
International Kite
Festival –
Berck-sur-Mer &
A gigantic gathering of kite
enthusiasts from all over the
world, this is the place to
find kites of every size and
description and you can buy
one to take home with you
or fly on the beach at
Berck-sur-Mer.
Fête de la Beurière
– Boulogne-sur-Mer &
France’s oldest fishing port
showcases crafts such as
basket-weaving, bonnet
pressing and net-mending
local folk groups sing and
dance to traditional tunes.
Easter Monday Summer Carnival,
Cassel &
A carnival procession of
the traditional Cassel giants
‘Reuze Papa’ and ‘Reuze
Maman’.
www.ot-cassel.fr
“Trophée Vauban” Gravelines
Sand-yaching race.
www.ot-dunkerque.fr
Paris Roubaix Cycling Race
This legendary race really puts
its participants through their
paces, taking in Aremberg and
the Carrefour de l’Arbre along
the way.
www.roubaixtourism.net
Festival of Fortified Towns
throughout the Nord
Pas-de-Calais
Every year on the last Sunday
of April, the Nord Pas-deCalais celebrates the heritage
of 19 fortified towns.
Guided visits are available free
Fête de l’Ane de Buridan
– Béthune &
Buridan’s donkey festival is
based on the story by the
French philosopher Buridan
which says that a donkey,
unable to choose between a
bucket of water and a pile of
oats, died of hunger. None
of that’s true at this festival
where donkeys are guests
of honour!
Foire aux cochons
– Mont-Bernenchon
Pig festival with regional
produce available.
www.tourismelillerois.com
Gardens in bloom and
house decoration
Vaucelles Abbey –
Les Rues des Vignes
Designer creations under 12th
century vaults, the Abbey
garden hosts a varied range of
flora and fauna old and new.
www.vaucelles.com
Les Médiévales –
Montigny en
Ostrevent &
A medieval show staged
in the superb grounds of
Montmorency Castle with
‘son et lumière’ display, a
procession of fire eaters and
troubadours.
T: (0)3 27 88 26 79
Dunkerque International
Flea Market
T: (0)3 28 66 79 21
65th anniversary of Dynamo
Operation – Dunkerque.
from 26th to 30th May,
Arrival of the Little ships on
26th, May. The events forms
part of the 60th anniversary
celebrations of the Liberation
of Dunkerque (Mars to
October 2005).
T: (0)3 28 66 79 21
La Louche d’Or – Lille
An entertaining ‘soup’
festival in Lille’s Wazemmes
district, famous for its
Sunday market.
www.lilletourism.com
June
Parks and Gardens Festival
A weekend programme
of events taking place in
parks and gardens
throughout France.
Bandstand Festival in the
Avesnois Region
Town bands and orchestras
play in the bandstands,
while walks and cycle tours
give visitors the opportunity
to learn about this
wonderful region.
www.parc-naturel-avesnois.fr
Antiques Fair – Maroilles
(near le Quesnoy)
On the third Sunday in June,
500 antique dealers and
thousands of bargain
hunters invade the streets
of Maroilles.
T: (0)3 27 61 48 48
Les Folies de Maubeuge
A week of festivities,
concerts and, well, madness!
In Maubeuge during the
Folies anything goes!
T: (0)3 27 65 65 40
www.lemanege.com
calendar of events
‘Les fêtes d’Arras’, Arras
July
Jazz Opale – Dunkerque
on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, July
T : (0)3 28 66 79 21
Festival of world
folkdancing – Bray Dunes
from 8th to 15th July
T : (0)3 28 66 79 21
Ceramics Festival - Desvres
Demonstration of decoration
and modelling in this famous
antique and second-hand
ceramics market.
Mussel Festival Wimereux &
Mussel sampling in a variety
of restaurants, street
entertainment and a chance
to sample the ‘bouchote’,
queen of mussels found on
the rocks of the Opal Coast.
The Giant Maze of the
Seven Valleys &
Every year the giant maze
at Buire-le-Sec is cut into a
different pattern and portrays
a different theme. Finding it
isn’t hard, finding your way
out is another story!
www.tourisme7vallees.com
Juventus Festival – Cambrai
Cambrai plays host to a
gathering of young musicians
from all over Europe.
www.music-juventus.com
Fêtes de Gayant – Douai &
Douai celebrates its liberation
from the Normans by the
legendary 16th century giant
Jehan Gelon. Gayant is the
most famous giant family
in the region.
T: (0)3 27 88 26 79
July-August
Les Misérables – sound
and light show in
Montreuil-sur-Mer &
Victor Hugo wrote Les
Misérables whilst staying in
Montreuil and based many
of his characters on local
people. Dominique Maertens
directs around 250 volunteers
in an impressive and moving
evening show.
August
The Festival of bread
– Grand Fayt,
on August 28th . This year,
the festival will focus on Irland
(« soda bread, exhibitions and
folkdancing).
Les Malins Plaisirs
– Montreuil-sur-Mer
A fun-loving festival of
operettas, plays and street
entertainment.
The Grand Notre Dame de
Boulogne Procession
A traditional religious
procession celebrating the
miraculous arrival in a boat of
the statue of the Virgin Mary.
The ‘Flobart’ Festival
– Wissant &
Parades, a fish market and an
opportunity to set to sea in a
‘flobart’, a traditional one man
fishing boat.
Pyrosymphonic Show
- Arras &
A breathtaking firework
display accompanied by
music where the ‘burning
of the belfry’ marks the end
of month-long celebrations
known as ‘Les Fêtes d’Arras’.
Maroillles Festival
(near. le Quesnoy)
Festival of ‘Flamiches’
(regional savoury tarts) made
with Maroilles cheese, while
the village square hosts
traditional pastimes such as
skittles and table-pétanque.
T: (0)3 27 61 48 48
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The Herring Festival, Etaples-sur-Mer
Cambrai Festival &
On August 15th, the Feast of
the Assumption, Cambrai’s
Giants Martin and Martine
come out to meet the public.
T: (0)3 27 78 36 15
‘Patate Feest’ –
Esquelbecq &
Potato tasting in this charming
village with food, traditional
music, pavement artists, a
craft market and dancing.
T: (0)3 28 62 88 57
September
Karyole Feest –
Hondschoote &
A traditional draught horse
festival with regional produce
and Flemish folk concerts.
T: (0)3 28 62 53 00
La Route du Poisson
A bi-annual event where
fish wholesalers hitch their
wagons to Boulonnais
draught horses to follow a
mythical ancestral route from
Boulogne-sur-Mer to Les
Halles in Paris.
Chaussée Brunehaut Act III
– Anzin Saint Aubin &
(near Arras)
Dominique Maertens directs
a spectacular sound and
light show with almost 40
sets, 450 actors and over
1,000 costumes in six
performances. The show
begins at 9pm.
The Busnes Shallot Festival
- Busnes (near. Lillers/
Béthune) and Onion Festival
in Ames
The Brotherhood of the
order of the Busnes Shallot
promotes their shallots and
onions and there’s a cooking
competition, flea market, food
market and arts and crafts
exhibition.
Grande fête sur les Années
50’s - Béthune
This 1950’s festival is a
collector’s delight – a parade
of WW2 military vehicles,
a ball and fashion parade,
orchestras and games as well
as a sale of collector’s items.
La Braderie - Lille
First weekend in September
Europe’s biggest boot sale
and flea market dating back
to the Middle Ages covers
200kms of pavement and
draws more than a million
visitors a year.
www.lilletourism.com
Antiques Fair - Cassel
Come and contemplate
antiques in the charming
town of Cassel. An
important annual event
for antique dealers.
T: (0)3 28 40 52 55
The Garlic Festival
– Arleux (near. Douai)
Cloves of Garlic are hung out
on houses and farmhouses,
garlic soup is served and
numerous activities and
entertainment bring the
streets to life.
T: (0)3 27 88 26 79
Beer Festival - Sainte Marie
Cappel (near. Cassel)
Amateur international beer
festival where visitors can buy
locally brewed beers.
T: (0)3 28 40 52 55
The Field of the Cloth of
Gold feasts in Guines
Dine medieval style in
the court of François 1st
and Henry VIIIth while
jesters, minstrels, dancers
and peasants present an
entertaining account of the
historical encounter of the
kings of England and France.
Fête de la Pomme et du
Cidre - Moulin-Musée
Wintemberger in Frévent
Apple crushing and pressing,
tasting. Sale of cider, country
tarts, hydromel...
E: [email protected]
November
The Herring Festivals
– Boulogne-sur-Mer and
Etaples
One Sunday in the month,
Boulogne’s quaysides bustle
with fishermen and their
wives in traditional dress who
serve passers by with grilled
herring and a warming glass
of Beaujolais.
Gaspat’Tour - Béthune
A gastronomy and tourism
exhibition that brings together
regional produce and chefs
from around the region.
Hop Festival – Steenvoorde
(near. Cassel)
Sunday festival based on the
hop harvest a flea market and
carnival procession.
T: (0)3 28 40 52 55
October
20th Oysters Fair – Dunkerque
30th Septembre,
1rst and 2nd October
T: (0)3 28 66 79 21
FEST – Berck-sur-Mer &
Bi-annual event during the
‘All Saints’ holiday, with
traditional board games,
bar games, skittles, darts
and much more!
Bread and Soup Festival
– Montreuil-sur-Mer
This annual housewives’ soup
competition makes a fun day out.
Underground
weekend - Cambrai &
Annual opening of the city’s
underground passages used
as a refuge during the WW1.
T: (0)3 27 78 36 15
St Hubert festival - Mont
des Cats (nr. Bailleul)
Now in its 50th year, this
festival will appeal to lovers of
the countryside, horses and
hunting meet. Mass at 11.00
am is followed by a blessing
of dogs and horses.
T: (0)3 28 43 81 00
December
The Turkey Festival
– Licques
On the weekend before
Christmas, this small country
town is invaded by turkeys
(capons, guinea fowl, geese
and chickens), while the
Knights of the Order of the
Turkey don their regalia and
parade their charges through
the streets, egged on by
enthusiastic crowds.
Beginning of December
– Art Braderie
– Roubaix (near Lille)
For 24hours, non-stop,
100 artists, stylists, designers
and painters from European
countries work on objects,
recycle them, and sell them
to the public.
www.roubaixtourism.net
Markets
April-May and Summer
time ‘Brocantes’
Throughout the spring and
summer months, flea markets
take place in many towns
and villages in the Pas-deCalais, Montreuil-sur-Mer and
Desvres. May bank holidays
are a particularly popular time.
Christmas Markets &
Calais, Bethune, Arras,
Aire-sur-la-Lys, Lille, Les Rues
des Vignes and Gravelines are
some of the best the Nord
Pas-de-Calais has to offer but
there are many more. Check
out the tourist board’s web
site for up-to-date details.
The Nord and Pas-de-Calais
Tourist Boards cannot
be held responsible for
changes made to this
programme. All information
is correct at the time of
going to print.
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Where to
sleep and eat
The following is a selection of
hotels with or without restaurants.
Hotel restaurants are open to all
visitors, you do not have to be a
resident to eat there so do feel free
to give them a try.
There are of course many more
excellent places to stay in the
Nord-Pas de Calais and you will
find complete information from our
website : www.relaxfrance.net
In order to help you choose we
have displayed the quality labels
attributed to some of these
establishments. When you have
tried them we would love to hear
your appreciation so do write to us
to let us know what you think.
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where to sleep and eat
Savoir Plaire : Tourist quality label. The
establishments with the Savoir Plaire label
guarantee a personal welcome and high
quality services while highlighting the tourist
and gastronomic heritage of the region.
&
Little gourmet : Children can enjoy smaller
portions of adult dishes. A nice change from
fishfingers and chips.
Regional restaurants. These establishments
give pride of place to the gastronomy of the
Nord - Pas-de-Calais by offering dishes and/
or menus with a strong regional identity.
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hotel chain in the world, its members
undertake to respect a quality charter and to
provide a regional touch to their services.
The establishments are ranked
from 1 to 4 “chimneys”.
Chambres d’hôtes These are privately
owned bed and breakfast establishments
with up to 6 guest bedrooms. Those featured
in this guide are either members of ‘Gites
de France (rural locations) or ‘Clévacances’
(situated in towns). Both are national
associations recognised throughout France,
offering a personal touch with individually
styled rooms and a warm welcome.
Chambres d’hôtes are ideal places to soak
up the atmosphere
of Real France.
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Arras Area
Anzin-St-Aubin
Hôtel du Golf ★★★★
Sophisticated food orr a brasserie with
a panoramic view of the golf course.
42 rooms.
From: €
€88 - €145
5 per room.
Menus from: €
€23
23 - €30.
€
Rue Briquet Ta
aillandier,
Anzin Saint Aubin
T: (0)3 21 50 45 04 F: (0)3 21 15 07 00
www.arras-hote
oteldugolf.com
Arras
Atria Hotel Mercure ★★★
Peaceful hotel with a warm welcome.
Traditional and regional food in
restaurant ‘Les Arrazi’
80 rooms.
From: €
€64
4 - €99 per room.
Menus
us from: €13 - €25.
€
58,
8, Boulevard Carnot, Arras
T: (0)3 21 23 88 88 F: (0)3 21 23 88 89
E: [email protected]
www.mercure.com
Express by Holiday Inn ★★★
98 rooms.
From: €
€74 - €
€98 per room.
Rue du Docteur Brassart, Arras
T: (0)3 21 60 88 88 F: (0)3 21 60
6 89 00
www.holidayinn-arras.com
w.holidayinn-arras.com
Univers ★★★
Peaceful hotel with a friendly
atmospherre and a gastronomic
restaurant..
38 rooms.
From: €
€77 - €133 per room.
Menus from
m: €
€21 - €49.
€
3 et 5, Place
ce de la Croix Rouge, Arras
Arra
T: (0)3 21 71 34 01 F: (0)3 21 71 41 42
www.hote
el-univers-arras.com
Astoria Carnot ★★
Conveniently located near th
Traditional
tional and regional ccooking.
29 rooms. €53 per ro
oom.
Menus from: €18 - €41.
1
10-12, Place Foch, Arras
T: (0)3 21 71 08 14 F: (0)3 21 71 60 95
Ibis ★★
Hotel located in the town centre.
63 rooms. From: €
€67 - €77
7 per room.
11, rue de justice, Place Ip
Ipswich,
Arras
T: (0)3
)3 21 23 61 61 F: (0)3 21 7
71 31 31
[email protected]
567@accor-h
Hôtel de la Paix ★★
Hotel restaurant: traditional and regional
cuisine
12 rooms
From: €
€59 - €67
€
Menus from: €15 -€43
€
11 avenue Abel Guindet, Bapaume
T: (0)3 21 07 11 03
E: [email protected]
Gavrelle
Le Manoir ★★
19 rooms
From: €
€48 -€59
€
Menus from: €
€28 - €45
€
35 Route Nationale, Gavrelle
T: (0)3 21 58 68 58
www.lemanoir62.com
m
Les Trois Luppars ★★
Beautiful hote
el housed in a historical
building from the 15th century.
42 rooms.
From: €
€44 - €70 per room.
49, Grand Pla
ace, Arras
T: (0)3 21 60 02 03 F: (0)3 21 24 24 80
Hôtel Diamant ★★
The Diamant hotel is a small and
charming hotel situated in the heart
of the town of Arras.
12 rooms
From: €
€48 - €
€62 per room
5 Place des Héros, Arras
T: (0)3 21 71 23 33 F:(0)3 21 71 84 13
www.arras-hotel-diamant.com
Hotel Moderne ★★★
&
Located in the town centre, this
comfortable hotel also offers
regional food.
50 rooms.
From: €
€70 - €100 per room.
Menus from: €15 - €25.
€
1, Boulevard Faidherbe, Arras
T: (0)3 21 23 39 57 F: (0)3 21 71 55 42
www.hotel-moderne-arras.com
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La Chartreuse du Val St Esprit, Gosnaay
Saint-Nicolas-les-Arras
Le Régent ★★★
Hotel restaurant: tradition
traditional and
regional cuisine.
10 rooms.
€57 - €
€
€72 per room.
Menus: €
€21 - €28.
€
5 rue Anatole France,
Saint-Nicolas-les-Arras
T: (0)3 21 71 51 09
La Belle Etoile ★★
36 rooms
From: €
€55 - €68
€
2 avenue les Alouettes,
Saint-Nicolas-les-Arras
T: (0)3 21 21 70 80 F: (0)3 21 21 70 85
Bed & Breakfast
Villa Trémail, Wimereux
Avesnois Area
Dainville
Fourmies
Clévacances
Ancient farm of character in 8 m
min
off Arras
From 2 to 7 persons
3 rooms, from: €
€60 - €70
0
Mme Vermeersch, 1 ru
rue d’Arras,
Dainville
T: (0)3 21 48 55 69
Ibis Aux Etangs des Moines ★★
New hotel near an oak forest and
a pond. From: €
€50 per room.
Rue des Etangs, Fourmies
T: (0)3 27 60 21 54
E: [email protected]
@aol.com
Favreuil
Gîtes de France, n°623
At the entrance to the village of
Favreuil, these rooms are situated in
a large red brick and white
hite stone villa
with a turret.
4 persons
2 rooms,
room from: €
€50 - €100
Mr et Mme Burdiak, 30
3 rue de
Beugnâ
âtre, Favreuil
T/F: (0)
0)3 21 48 77 37
Liessies
Château de la Motte ★★
Former retirement place for the monks
of the Liessies abbey, this hotel is
very warm welcome. Restaurant with
regional cuisine especially the famous
Maroilles cheese.
From: €
€52 - €
€62 per room.
16 rue de la Motte,
Liessies
T: (0)3 27 61 81 94
E: [email protected]
www.chateaudelamotte.fr
Gouy-sous-Bellonne
Maubeuge
Gîtes de France, n°661
Farm
mhouse with outbuilding.
6 pe
ersons
3 ro
ooms, from: €
€60 - €65
€
Mr Nicolas Gérard, 5 rue de l’Eglise,
Gou
uy-sous-Bellonne
T: (0))3 21 50 21 68
www
w.fermedelasensee.com
Le Grand Hotel ★★
Functional room.
Fu
Near
ar the railway station.
From: €40 - €
€65 per room.
1 Porte de Paris, Maubeuge
T: (0)3 27 64 63 16
www.grandh
dhotelmaubeuge.fr
Shakespeare Hôtel ★★
Functional rooms. English pub.
From: €
€44 - €
€60 per room.
3 rue du Commerce, Maubeuge
T: (0)3 27 65 14 14 F: (0)3 27 64 04 66
Sars Poteries
Auberge Fleurie ★★★
Nice farm with rustic and
personalised rooms.
p
Gaastronomic restaurant.
Fro
om: €
€59 - €
€90 per room.
Me
enus from: €
€23.50 - €54.
€
67
7 rue du Général de Gaulle,
Sars Poteries
Sa
T: (0)3 27 61 62 48 F: (0)3 27 61 56 66
T
Hôtel du Marquais ★★
Nice country inn, rustic decoration
with old furnisings.
From: €
€40 - €46.
€
65 rue du Général de Gaulle,
Sars Poteries
T: (0)3 27 61 62 72 F: (0)3 27 57 47 35
Hôtel et Résidence du Parc, Hardelot
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Trélon
Hôtel des Verriers
This hotel close to the Glassworks
Museum was once the home of
the glassworks manager and offers
confortable well furnished lounge
rooms. use of the indoor swimmin
ing
pool, sauna and jacuzzi.
11 rooms
Rue Clavon,
Trélon
T: (0)3 27 60 84 84 F: (0)3 27 60 84 85
www.bolvert.com
Bed & Breakfast
Maubeuge
Malbodianka
2 Chambres d’hôtes
s:
«Forêt» and «Bocag
ge».
From : €
€56 - 62
M Georges Sobieski
ki
219, route de Mons,
s,
Maubeuge
T: (0)3 27 64 32 97
www.malbodianka.net
Pont sur Sambre
Aux berges de Sambres
5 guest rooms in this auberge formely
home to the famous painter Del Marle.
Traditionnal and regional cuisine.
From €
€50 - 60 per room.
Menus: €15 - 45
117/119 Grand’rue,
Pont sur Sambre
T: (0)3 27 39 05 76 F: (0)3 27 39 17 53
E: [email protected]
Béthune Area
Béthune
L’Eden ★★★
32 room
ms.
From: €
€55
5 - €110 per room.
Place de la République,
Répub
Béthune
T: (0)3 21 68 83 83 F: (0)3 21 68 83
8 84
www.hotel-eden.biz
-eden.b
L'Amaris ★★
30 room
rooms.
From: €10
0-€
€45 per room.
Menus from: €11.
3, Place
e François Mitterand, Béthu
Béthune
T: (0)3 21 57 07 67 F: (0)3 21 01 34 55
Résidence Kitchener
7 delightful rooms
ooms above the 2 star
Meurin resta
aurant
From: €80
0 - €140 perr room.
Restaurant
nt le Meurin with
gastrono
nomic cuisine.
Menus
us from: €
€46 - €92.
7, Boulevard Kitchener,
Kitchen Béthune
T: (0)3 21 68 88 90 F: (0)3 21 68 88 89
www.le-meurin.fr
Fresnes-lesMontauban
L’Aquarium ★★★
Peaceful hotel with a gastronomic
and rustic restaurant.
37 rooms. From: €
€50 - €
€72 per room.
Menus from: €19 - €52.
€
50, route Nationale,
Fresnes-les-Montauban
T: (0)3 21 21 89 00 F: (0)3 21 21 89 01
www.restaurant-laquarium.com
Gosnay
Vendin-le-Vieil
La Chartreuse du Val Saint Esprit
★★★★
Luxurious hotel in a château.
Gastronomic restaurant and brasserie
in the gardens. 64 rooms.
From: €
€85 - €196 per room.
Menus from: €
€32 - €67.
€
1, rue de Fouquières,
q
Gosnay
T: (0)3 21 62 80 00
levalsaintesprit@lachartreu
euse.com
Lensotel ★★★
Pleasant hotel with a swimmingpool and a traditional restaurant:
‘L’Escarpolette’
70 Rooms.
From: €
€60 - €
€67 per room.
Menus from: €16 - €30.
€
Centre Commercial Lens 2,
Vendin-le-Vieil
T: (0)3 21 79 36 36
F: (0)3 21 79 36 00
www.lensotel.com
Lens
Artois Hôtel:”Aux Saveurs” ★★
43 rooms
From €52€ €
€69 per room
Menus from: €13 - €36
€
Rond Point d’Ellen, Lens
T: (0)3 21 13 46 46
w
www.artoishotel.fr
Espace Bollaert ★★★
Peaceful
ul hotel conveniently located
near the station
s
and near the motorway.
Restaurant with gastronomic food.
54 roomss. From: €
€59 - €
€64 per room
Menus ffrom: €18
13, route
rou de Béthune, Lens
T: (0)3 21 78 30 30
F: (0)3 21 78 24 83
www.espace-bollaert.com
Noeux les Mines
Les Tourterelles ★★
Gastronomic food in a large townhouse.
21 rooms.
From: €
€60 - €
€75 per room.
Menus from: €
€22 - €45
€
374, route Nationale,
Noeux les Mines
T: (0)3 21 61 65 65
F: (0)3 21 61 65 75
http://lestourterelles.fr
Hôtel de France ★★
22 Rooms.
From: €
€39 - €
€47 per room.
2, Place de la Gare, Lens
T: (0)3 21 28 18 10
F: (0)3 21 70 17 31
Solrinnes
Furnished House
nice garden. Quiet atmosphere,
near walking paths.
Weekends from: €105 - €145.
M Pierre Boulanger
6 route de Solre le Château,
Solrinnes
T: (0)3 27 61 71 88
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Bed & Breakfast
Auchy-au-Bois
Ferme de la Vallée
Situated in the centre of village in a red
brick cottage.
12 persons
5 rooms, from: €
€30 - €64
€
Mme de Saint-Laurent, Ferme de la
Vallée, 13 rue Neuve, Auchy-au-Bois
T: (0)3
3 21 25 80 09
http://fermedelavallee.free.fr
p://fermedelavall
La Couture
La Pilaterie
Situated outside of the village.
e.
8 persons
4 rooms, from: €
€32 - €36
€
Mr Dissaux J.M., ‘La Pilaterie’, 21
2129
route d’Estaires, La Couture
T: (0)3 21 26 77 02
www.lapilaterie.free.fr
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Lillers
Domaine des Acaucarias
From 2 to 6 persons
2 rooms, from: €50
€
Mme Ronsin, Domaine
omaine des
Acaucarias,
arias, 35
3 boulevard de Paris,
Lillers
Lille
T: (0)3 21 54 41 41
www.manoirdubrule.com
Boulogne-sur-Mer Area
Ambleteuse
Hotel des Argousiers ★★
Peaceful and charming hotel.
hotel
10 rooms.
From: €
€50 - €
€55 per room.
28, rue Clémenceau, Ambleteuse
T: (0)3 21 99 87 00
www.hotelargousiers.com
Boulogne-sur-Mer
La Matelote ★★★★
Peaceful hotel conveniently situa
situated
opposite
pposite the beach. Top notch.
Gastronomic restaurant.
29 rooms.
From: €
€95 - €160 per roo
oom.
Menus from: €
€32 - €72.
7
70-78, Boulevard
ard Sainte Beuve,
Boulogne-surr-Mer
T: (0)3 21 30 33 33
E: [email protected]
nordnet
www.la-matelote.com
Le Métropole ★★★
Good family run hotel in the
town centre.
25 rooms.
From: €
€63 - €86 per ro
room.
51, rue Thiers, Boulo
Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3
3 21
2 31 54 30
E: [email protected]
l-metropole@wa
www.hotel-metropole-boulogne.com
hotel-metropole-bo
Ibis Vieille Ville ★★
Peaceful hotel with a
convivial atmosphere.
50 rooms.
From: €
€56 - €
€69 per room.
62, rue Porte Neuve,
Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 31 21 01
E: [email protected]
www.accorhotels.com
Express Reservation Code: 1367
L’Alexandra ★★
18 rooms.
From: €
€50 - €
€62 per room.
93, rue Thiers, Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 30 52 22 F: (0)3 21 30 20 03
www.hotel-alexandra.fr
La Plage ★★
42 rooms.
From: €
€45 - €
€62 per room.
168-171 Boulevard
oulevard Sainte Beuve,
Beu
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulo
T: (0)3 21 32 15 15
F: (0)3 21 30 47 97
Le Faidherbe ★★
Traditional family hotel.
33 rooms.
From: €
€50 - €
€75 per room.
12, rue Faidherbe, Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 31 60 93
F: (0)3 21 87 01 14
www.hotelfaidherbe.fr
Au Sleeping ★★
Traditional family hotel.
12 rooms.
From: €
€32 - €
€38 per room.
18, Boulevard Daunou,
Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 80 62 79
F: (0)3 21 10 63 97
ht
http://perso.fr/hotelsleeping
Hardelot
Hotel et Résidence du Parc ★★★
Charming, quiet, relaxing hotel with a
traditional restaurant.
81 rooms and 25 flats.
From: €
€91 - €
€265 per room.
Menus from: €19 - €39.
€
111, avenue François 1er, Hardelot
T: (0)3 21 33 22 11
E: [email protected]
www.hotelduparc-hardelot.com
Le Regina ★★
Cosy and family hotel offering
gastronomic cuisine.
42 rooms.
From: €64€ €
€68 per room.
Menus from: €
€22 - €36.
€
185, avenue François 1er, Hardelot
T: (0)3 21 83 81 88
E: [email protected]
www.lereginahotel.fr
Hesdin-l’Abbey
Hôtel Cléry ★★★
Perched high above the Boulogne
Pe
ccountryside, at the heart of a park,
Hôtel Cléry has all the charm of an
original family estate.
28 rooms
From: €60€ €
€215 per room
Menus from: €25€ €55
€
T: (0)3 21 83 19 83
www.hotelclery-hesdin-labbe.com
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Le Portel
Le Saint Michel ★
20 rooms.
From: €
€23 - €
€48 per room.
Menus from: €11.50 - €39.
€
32, place de l’Eglise, Le Portel
T: (0)3 21 31 61 91 or (0)3 21 31 63 93
Le Wast
Hostellerie du Château
des Tourelles ★★
Peaceful hotel located in a park.
Traditional and gastronomic cuisine.
29 rooms.
From: €
€64 - €
€78 per room.
Menus from: €14 - €40.
€
Rue Principale-sur D.127, Le Wast
T: (0)3 21 33 34 78
E: [email protected]
www.hotel-chateau2.com
Wierre Effroy
La Ferme du Vert ★★★
Comfortable farmhouse hotel with
a traditional restaurant serving
regional produce.
16 rooms.
From: €
€53 - €151 per room.
Menus from: €
€22 - €39.
€
Route de Paon, Wierre Effroy
T: (0)3 21 87 67 00
E: [email protected]
www.fermeduvert.com
La Raterie ★★
At the farm, built in the 18 th century,
in its authentic environment, you will
discover an agricultural exploitation in
full activity. Traditional cuisine.
20 rooms
From: €
€45 - €
€95 per room
Menus from: €
€20 - €47
€
Ferme Auberge de la Raterie,
Wierre-Effroi
T:(0)3 21 92 80 90
www.ferm-auberge-laraterie.com
m
Wimereux
Atlantic ★★★
Hotel conveniently located in front
of the beach with a gastronomic
restaurant specialising in seafood
and brasserie.
18 rooms.
From: €
€70 - €117 per room.
Menus from: €
€32 - €61.
€
Digue de Mer, Wimereux
x
T: (0)3 21 32 41 01
E: alain.delpierre@w
wanadoo.fr
www.atlantic-delpi
pierre.com
Hotel du Centre ★★
A family run hotel conveniently
located in the town
n centre with a
traditional and region
nal restaurant
specialising in sea-food
ods.
23 rooms.
From: €
€53 - €
€82 per room.
m.
Menus from: €19 - €29.
€
78, rue Carnot, Wimereux
T: (0)3 21 32 41 08
E: [email protected]
www.hotelducentre-wimereux.com
Paul et Virginie ★★
Family hotel with a cosy atmossphere
and a traditional and gastronom
mic
restaurant
estaurant specialising in sea-foods.
sea-foo
15 rooms.
From: €
€35 - €90 per room.
Menus from: €
€20
20 - €36.
€
19, rue du Générral de Gaulle,
Wimereux
T: (0)3 21 32 42 12 F: (0)3 21 87
8 65 85
E: [email protected]
wanadoo.fr
www.cofrase.com/hot
otel/
pauletvirginie
Speranza ★★
A peaceful
ful hote
hotel with a traditional
restaurant decorated
ated in a rustic style.
Restaurant closed on Tue
Tuesday
and Wednesday.
8 rooms.
From: €
€48 - €58 per
pe room.
Menus from:
f
€16 - €36.
€
43, rue du Général de Gaul
ulle,
Wimereux
T: (0)3 21 32 46 09
F: (0)3 21 87 52 09
Bed & Breakfast
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Par Hasard
From 2 to 6 pers
sons
2 rooms, from:: €
€48 - €82
€
Mme Noël, «Par
«P Hasard»,
rue de la Providence,
Pro
Boulognee-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21
2 91 36 88
www
ww.par-hasard.net
L'Enclos de l'Evêché
In Boulogne’sold
Boulogn
town, this superb
renovated townhouse has rooms with
themes.
From 2 to 10 persons
5 rooms, from: €
€70 - €115 per rooms
Hôtel Particulier
Par
‘L’Enclos de
l’Evêché’,
êché’, 6 rue
ru de Pressy,
Boulogne-sur-Mer
ulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3
3 21 90 05 90
www.en
enclosdeleveche.com
Hardelot-Plage
La Claire Eau
In the town centre betwe
ween the sea
and the forest, in the ground
nds of a
beautiful villa.
From 2 to 10 persons
From: €62
€
Mme Delassus, ‘La Claire Eau’,
Rond-Point du Centre Equestre,
e,
Hardelot-Plage
Har
T/F: (0)3 21 83 43 89
www.chambres-hardelot.com
res-hardelot.co
Enclos de l’Evêché, Boulogne-sur-Mer
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Saint-Etienne-au-Mont Brêmes-les-Ardres
Gîtes de France
A typical house of the boulogne area
in a park
From 2 to 8 persons
From: €
€40 - €55
€
Mr et Mme Damez, 33 rue Eugène
Huret, Saint-Etienne-au-Mo
Mont
T: (0)3 21 10 00 16
www.chambres-boulog
gne.com
Saint-Martinles-Boulogne
La Grange Dimière
Farm situated outside the village.
From 2 to 8 persons
From: €
€46 - €72
€
Mme Noury, ‘La Grange
ange D
Dimière’, rue
de la Cluse, St-Mar
Martin-les-Boulogne
T: (0)3 21 91 12 27
www.lagran
angedimiere.com
Wimereux
Villa Tremail
renovated seaside villa ju
a few steps from
om the sea.
From 2 to 8 persons
ons
4 rooms, from: €
€70 - €100
Mr Avot, Villa Tremail, 1 boulevard
Thiriez, Wimeureux
T: (0)3 21 30 33 58
www.villatremail.net
Calais Area
Blériot Plage
Les Dunes ★★
Gastronomic and regional cooking in
a cosy atmosphere.
9 rooms.
From: €
€48 - €109 per room.
Menus from: €16 - €38.
€
48, route Nationale, Blériot Plage
T: (0)3 21 34 54 30
E: [email protected]
www.les-dunes.com
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La Bonne Auberge
Cosy family-run
mily-run hotel specialising
specia
in regionaal cuisine.
8 rooms.
From: €
€50
0-€
€59 per room.
Menus fro
om: €13 - €38.
€
52, route de Guines,
Brêmes-le
es-Ardres
T: (0)3 21 35 41 09
E: s.desmulie@labonneau
[email protected]
www.bonne-auberge.ne
www.bonne-auberge.net
La Faisanderie
3 rooms.
From: €
€71 - €
€79 in July and August.
Menus from: €15.80 - €39.90.
Me
€
Chem
emin des Conduits,
Brêmes-les-Ardres
Brê
T: (0)3 21 35 77 45
E: [email protected]
[email protected]
Calais
Holiday Inn ★★★
Cosy hotel with a warm welcome
and a traditio
onal restaurant.
63 rooms.
From: €113 - €12
123 per room.
Menus from: €
€7.80
80 - €23.
€
6, Boulevard des Alliés,
s, Calais
Calai
T: (0)3 21 34 69 69
E: [email protected]
www.holidayinn-calais.com
Le George V ★★★
Comfortable hotel with a gastronomic
restaurant and a brasserie.
40 rooms.
From: €
€63 - €
€69 per room.
Menus from: €
€26 - €43.50.
€
36, rue Royale, Calais
T: (0)3 21 97 68 00
E: [email protected]
www.georgev-calais.com
Metropol’Hotel ★★★
Conveniently located near the
railway station.
40 rooms.
From: €
€44 - €155 per room.
45, quai du Rhin, Calais
T: (0)3 21 97 54 00
T
E: [email protected]
E
w
www.metropolhotel.com
Meurice ★★★
Large hotel ideally situated
in the centre of town.
40 rooms.
From: €
€79 - €130 per room.
Menus from: €15 - €70.
€
5,7, rue Edmond Roche, Calais
T: (0)3 21 34 57 03
E: [email protected]
www.hotel-meurice.fr
Cottage Hotel ★★
Comfortable hotel with a traditional
restaurant offering a buffet.
43 rooms.
From: €
€50 - €
€58 per room.
Menus from: €
€8 - €18.50.
1, rue de Tunis, Calais
T: (0)3 21 96 06 06 F: (0)3 21 97 30 15
E:[email protected]
www.cottagehotel-calais.com
Hotel Gril Campanile ★★
Welcoming family-run, value for money
hotel with a regional flavour.
43 rooms.
From: €
€49 - €
€72 per room.
Menus from: €
€9.90 - €18.70.
Zac du Beau Marais
25, rue de Maubeuge, Calais
T: (0)3 21 31 30 70
E: [email protected]
www.campanile.fr
Hôtel Résidence du Golf ★★
Conveniently located on the
seafront.
31 rooms.
From: €
€48 - €
€85 per room.
745, digue Gaston Berthe
Plage de Calais, Calais
T: (0)3 21 96 88 99
E: [email protected]
www.hoteldugolf-calais.com
Ibis Calais Car Ferry ★★
55 rooms.
From: €
€52 - €
€67 per room.
Menus from: €12.
ZUP du Beau Marais
2, rue de Greuze, Calais
T: (0)3 21 96 69 69
E: [email protected]
www.ibishotel.com
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where to sleep and eat
Ibis Calais Centre ★★
Hotel offering comfort and
value for money.
66 rooms.
From: €
€50 - €
€75 per room.
35 boulevard Jacquard, Calais
T: (0)3 21 97 98 98 F: (0)3 21 34 63 62
Kyriad Calais Plage ★★
Cosy hotel with a friendly atmosphere.
Traditional and regional cooking.
45 rooms.
From: €
€57 per room.
Menus from: €12.25.
Digue Gaston Berthe, Calais
T: (0)3 21 34 64 64
E: [email protected]
www.hotel-plage-calais.com
Le Ranch ★★
10 rooms.
From: €46€ €
€58.50 per room.
Menus from: €14.90.
28-30 Boulevard Gambetta, Calais
T: (0)3 21 36 51 87
Clerques
Auberge du Moulin d’Audenfort
Hotel restaurant Estaminet
18 rooms.
From: €
€47.30 - €
€61.75 per room.
Menus from: €14 - €30.
€
16, impasse du Gué, Clerques
T: (0)3 21 00 13 16
E: [email protected]
www.moulinaudenfort.com
Coquelles
Holiday Inn ★★★
Cosy hotel with a traditional restaurant
in a country style.
118 rooms.
From: €100 - €160 per room.
Menus from: €18.50 - €38.50
€
Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Coquelles
T: (0)3 21 46 60 60
www.holidayinncoquelles.com
www.relaxfrance.net
Suite Hôtel Coquelles Tunnel
sous la Manche ★★★
Spacious rooms with cooking facilities.
Soundproofed and air conditioned.
100 Rooms.
From: €
€72 - €105 per room.
Place de Cantorbery, Coquelles
T: (0)3 21 19 50 00
E: [email protected]
www.suite-hotel.com
Ibis Coquelles Tunnel
sous la Manche ★★
Traditional country style restaurant group bookings accepted.
86 rooms.
From: €
€54 - €
€69 per room.
Menus from: €12 - €13.50.
Place de Cantorbery, Coquelles
T: (0)3 21 46 37 00
E: [email protected]
www.ibishotel.com
Kyriad ★★
Comfortable hotel with Traditional and
regional cooking.
43 rooms.
From €
€49 - €
€55 per room
Menus from €
€8 - €21.50.
€
Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Coquelles
T: (0)3 21 36 81 81
E: kyriad.coquelles@lsfhotels.
s.com
Escalles
L’Escale ★★
Peaceful and friendly hotel.
Traditional restaurant.
38 rooms.
From: €
€33 - €
€85 per room.
Menus from: €15 - €36.
€
4, rue de la Mer (By A16 N°11),
Escalles
T: (0)3 21 85 25 00
E: hotel-lescale@hote
hotel-lescale.com
www.hotel-lesca
cale.com
Fiennes
Wissant
Le Grand Air
Country hotel and restaurant.
5 rooms.
From: €
€55 - €
€75 per room.
Menus from: €
€20 - €45.
€
132, rue Henri Hamy, Fiennes
T: (0)3 21 35 01 60
E: [email protected]
www.legrandair.com
Hôtel Le Vivier ★★
35 Rooms.
From: €
€60 - €
€82 per room.
Menus from: €
€29 - €35.
€
Place de l’Eglise, Wissant
T: (0)3 21 35 93 61
www.levivier.com
Bed & Breakfast
Guines
Auberge du Colombier ★★
Family hotel located in the countrysiide
with a traditional restaurant.
7 rooms.
rooms
From: €37
7-€
€68 per room.
Menus from:: €22.
La Bien Assise,
e, D.231, Guines
T: (0)3 21 35 20 7
77
E: castel@bien-ass
ssise.com
www.bien-assise.c
com
Marquise
Le Guindal
From: €
€59 - €
€91 per room
Menus from: €
€9 - €16
113
3 rue des Poissonniers, Marquise
T: (0)3 21 32 77 41
www.leguindal.com
Recques-sur-Hem
Château de Cocove ★★★
22 rooms.
roo
From: €
€80 - €162 per room.
Gastronomic and regional food..
Menus from: €
€23 - €58.
€
Avenue de Cocove,
Recques-sur-Hem
T: (0)3 21 82 68 29
E: chateaucocove@hotm
tmail.com
www.chateaucocove.c
.com
Ardres
Manoir Les Pins
House of character situated ou
utside
the village.
5 persons
2 rooms, from: €
€45 - €60
€
Mme Pollet, 209 avenue de Calais,
Ardres
T: (0)3 21 35 77 61
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/
fr/
manoir-les-pins
Auttingues
Au Petit Tambour
House off the 18 century in 20 min
of the se
sea.
12 pers
rsons
6 rooms,
s, from
from: €40 - €55
€
Mme de St Just, 288 rue de Louches,
Auttingues
T/F: (0)3 21 36 25 38
www.petit-tambour.com
Bonningues-les-Ardres
Le Manoir
Charming Napole
Napoleon III style château
surrounted by gard
gardens. All roome have
a suite facilities.
11 persons
5 rooms, from: €
€40 - €72
2
Mme Breemersch, ‘Le Man
anoir’, 40 rue
de Licques, Bonningues-les-Ar
-Ardres
T/F: (0)3 21 82 69 05
www.lemanoirdebonningues.com
m
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where to sleep and eat
Hervelinghen
La Leuliène
9 persons
3 rooms, from: €
€45 - €95
€
Mme Petitprez, ‘La Leuliène’,
708 rue Principale, Hervelinghen
T: (0)3 21 82 47 30
http://catherine.petitprez.free.fr
Leubringhen
Le Dizacre
From 2 to 10 persons
5 rooms, from: €
€72 - €87
€
Mr et Mme LeLeu, ‘Le Diza
zacre’,
chemin de la Baronnerie,
Leubringhen
T: (0)3 21 33 70 76
www.wissant.com
Rebergues
Le Rouge Fort
Chambers in a castle of the 18th
century.
9 persons
4 rooms, from: €
€45 - €70
€
Mme Wintrebert, 1355 route
de Licques, Rebergues
T: (0)3 21 85 57 84
http://rouge
://rougefort.free.fr
Sangatte
Kerloan
Rooms in the owner’s home.
Patio and car park.
12 persons
5 rooms, from: €
€40 - €95
€
Mr et Mme Queignec,
937 route Nationale, San
angatte
T: (0)3 21 82 08 50
www.kerloan.com
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Cambrai Area
Douai Area
Cambrai
Corbehem
Château de la Motte Fénelon ★★★
Castle from 1850’s and surro
surrounded
by a 8 hectare park.
Gastronomic restaurant.
From: €
€55 - €250.
€
Menus from: €
€23 - €40.
€
Allée St Roch, Square du Château,
Cambrai
T: (0)3 27 83 61 38
www.cambraichateaudelamotte.co
www.cambraichateaudelamotte.com
Le Manoir de Fourcy ★★★★
Manor from the beginning of the
19’s surrounded by a park. Gastronomic
restaurant.
From: €
€58 - €
€73 per room.
Menus from: €
€29.73 - €41.16
€
48 rue de la gare, Corbehem
T: (0)3 27 95 91 00
E: [email protected]
Hôtel Béatus ★★★
Villa surrounded by a park.
Trraditional restaurant.
From: €
€62 - €
€86 per room.
718 avenue de Paris, Camb
Cambrai
T: (0)3 27 81 45 70
F: (0)3 27 78 00 83
www.hotelbeatus.
www.hotelbeatus.fr
Douai
Le Mouton Blanc ★★★
Hotel situated in the town
centre near the railway station
in a former Burgess house.
Regional speciality restaurant.
From: €
€54 - €69.
€
33 rue d’Alsace Lorraine,
e Cambrai
T: (0)3 27 81 30 16
www.Mouton-Blanc.c
.com
Ligny
Le Château-de-Ligny ★★★
A 17th
h Century château, the former
fo
residence
ence of a seigneur. Gastronomic
Gastrono
restaurant
aurant and 4 star château hôtel.
Room
ms from: €100 - €420.
€
From
m: €
€46 - €
€78 per room.
2 ru
ue Pierre Curie,
Lign
ny en Cambrésis
T: (0
0)3 27 85 25 84 F: (0)3 27 85 79 79
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ww.chateau-de-ligny.fr
Le Volubilis ★★★
Comfortable hotel with a
mediterranean atmosphere.
Traditional restaurant.
From: €
€62
2 - €80 per room (spa roo
room).
Menus from: €17.
Men
Boulevard Vauban, Douai
T: (0)3 27 88 00 11
www.hotel-volubilis.com
Ibis Romagnant ★★
Standard Ibis Hotel in a historical
building. Restaurant is in a
vaulted basement.
From: €
€55 per room.
Le Romagnant, Place St Amé,
é, Douai
Do
T: (0)3 27 87 27 27
F: (0)3 27 88 36 05
Le Chambord ★★
Comfortable Logis de France
hotel with regional cuisine.
From: €
€44 - €
€49 per room.
Menus from: €
€26.50 - €40.
€
3509 route de Tournai, Douai
T: (0)3 27 97 72 77
F: (0)3 27 99 35 14
Gouy-Sous-Bellonne
Le Ferme de las Sensée
In a 18th century farm, very
comfortable rooms with a
pleasant decoration.
€
Rooms from: €60.
Table d’hôtes €
€20 drinks included.
5 rue de l’Englise,
Gouy-Sous-Bellonne
T: (0)3 21 50 21 68
E: fermedelasensee.fr
Orchies
Hotel Le Manoir ★★★
Near the motorway, this hotel has new
soundproof rooms. Intime restaurant.
From: €
€70 - €100 per room.
Route de Seclin, Orchies
T: (0)3 20 64 68 69
F: (0)3 20 64 68 68
E: [email protected]
Dunkerque Area
Bergues
Au Tonnelier ★★
House from the end of the
18th century, simple and
comfortable rooms.
From: €
€39 - €61.
€
Menus from: €12 - €28.
€
4 rue du Mont de Piété, Bergues
T: (0)3 28 68 70 05
F: (0)3 28 68 21 87
De Vast Brug Clévacances
2 guest rooms : « Roses »
(2 persons) and « Lin » (3 persons)
From: €
€35-45 per room
Mme Suzanne Wolnik
10, Quai des maçons, Bergues
T: (0)3 28 20 70 08
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Bollezeele
Malo les Bains
Hostellerie St Louis ★★★
L’Hirondelle ★★
Seaside hotel atmosphere specialising
in seafood cuisine.
46-48 Avenue Faidherbe, Malo les Bains
T: (0)3 28 63 17 65
www.hirondelle.com
gastronomic restaurant.
From: €
€40 - €
€76 per room.
Menus: €
€23 - €40.
€
47 rue de l’Eglise, Bollezeele
T: (0)3 28 68 81 83
E: [email protected]
www.hostelleriesaintlouis.com
Dunkerque
Europ Hotel ★★★
Contemporary and practical
rooms near the 14th century
fortifications vestige.
From: €
€67 - €
€74 per room.
13 rue Leughenaer, Dunkerque
T: (0)3 28 66 29 07
E: [email protected]
www.europ-hotel.com
Hôtel Borel ★★★
A modern hotel in front of the marina.
From: €
€62.80 - €
€72 per room.
6 rue de l’Hermitte, Dunkerque
T: (0)3 28 66 51 80
E: [email protected]
www.hotelborel.fr
Welcome Hotel ★★★
Refurbished hotel in the town centre.
From: €
€62 - €
€73 per room.
Menus from: €10.50 - €21.
€
Restaurant ‘l’écume bleue’
37 rue Poincaré, Dunkerque
T: (0)3 28 59 20 70
E: [email protected]
www.hotel-welcome.fr
L’Etoile du Nord Clévacances
4 guest rooms (three on the ground
floor, one on the first floor)
From: €
€50 - 60
M et Mme Flandrin
10B Boulevard de l’Est, Gravelines
T: (0)3 28 23 08 77
Flanders Area
Bailleul
Belle Hôtel ★★★
Flemish architecture from the be
beginning
of the century.
From: €
€62 - €
€92 per room.
19 rue de Lille, Bailleul
T: (0)3 28 49 19 00
www.bellehotel.fr
Bed & Breakfast
Boeschepe
T’Heerenhuys ★★★
A nice mansion in a typical
Flemish
h village.
From:
m: €
€55 - €75 p
per room.
M et Mme Maerten
Maerte
340
40 rue de la Gare,
Chambres d’hôtes, Boeschepe
T: (0)3 28 49 45 73
E: [email protected]
www.boeschepe.com
Hesdin Area
Auchy-les-Hesdin
Auberge le Monastère ★★
Traditional cooking.
10 rooms.
From: €
€35 - €58 per room
om.
Menus from: €
€22 - €48
8
2, rue du Pont à Brua
uay,
Auchy-les-Hesdin
T: (0)3 21 05 83 54
F: (0)3 21 41 39
91
17
www.auberge
ge-monastere.com
Hesdin
Les Flandres ★★
Traditiona
itional and regional cooking.
14 rooms.
s
From: €55 per room.
Menus from
m: €14 - €33.20.
€
22, rue d’A
Arras, Hesdin
T: (0)3 21
1 86 80 21
F: (0)3 21 86 28 01
Marconne-les-Hesdin
Les 3 Fontaines ★★
Friendly hotel with a traditional
Frie
restaurant.
16 rooms.
From:
o €
€44 - €
€77 per room.
Menus from: €17 - €34.
Menu
€
16, rue d’Abbeville,
d’Ab
M
Marconne-les-Hesdin
T: (0
(0)3 21 86 81 65
E: hote
[email protected]
www.ho
hotel-les3fontaines.com
Hazebrouck
Auberge de la Forêt ★★
Peaceful hotel with
gastronomic restaurant.
From: €
€37 - €
€57 per room.
Menus from: €
€23 - €47.
€
La Motte au Bois, Hazebrouck
T: (0)3 28 48 08 78 F: (0)3 28 40 77 76
Gravelines
Hostellerie du Beffroi ★★★
Situated in the centre beside the belfry.
Rooms are getting renovated.
From: €
€61 - €64
€
Place Charles Valentin, Gravelines
T: (0)3 28 23 24 25
E: [email protected]
www.hoteldubeffroi.com
T'Heerenhuys à Boeschepe
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where to sleep and eat
Bed & Breakfast
Beaurainville
Clévacances
House in a beautiful flowery property
From 2 to 8 persons
3 rooms, from: €
€55 - €100
Mme Bailey, 313 rue du Mont Blanc,
Beaurainville
T: (0)3 21 81 04 26
E: [email protected]
Wail
Gîtes de France, n°423
Ancient re
restored farm,
outside the village
8 perso
ons
4 room
ms, from: €
€45 - €50
€
Mme
e Courquin,
1 ru
ue de la Wawette, Wail
T: (0
0)3 21 41 88 38
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Le Touquet Area
Berck-sur-Mer
Au Bon Abris ★★
Peaceful hotel located
ted nea
near
the sea front.
ront.
19
9 Rooms.
Ro
From: €
€28.97 - €
€64.88 per room.
4 et 6, rue Arthur Becquart,
Berck-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 09 00 39
Au Gré du Vent ★★
Peaceful hotel with a rustic de
ecoration.
Gastronomic restaurant spec
ecialising
in seafood.
9 rooms.
€40 - €
€
€70 per room.
Menus from: €9.90 - €30.
€
17, rue du Calvair
aire, Berck-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 09
9 03 42
F: (0)3 21 8
84 75 24
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L’Impératrice ★★
Very comfortable hotel with renovated
rooms. Traditional, gastronomic and
regional restaurant specialising
in seafood.
12 rooms.
€43 - €
€80 per room.
From: €
Menus from: €17 - €55.
€
43, rue de la Division Leclerc,
Berck-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 09 01 09
E: hotel-imperatrice@wa
[email protected]
www.limperatrice.com
Le Florida ★★
Modern family hotel offering
traditional cooking.
12 rooms.
From: €
€35 - €
€58 per room.
Menus from: €12 - €14.
Boulevard de la Canche
5, rue du Docteur Mena
Menard,
Berck-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 09 13 21 F: (0)3 21 09 62 30
Le Littoral ★★
Conveniently
tly located near the
th sea front,
this hotel also
o offers traditional
t
food.
22 rooms.
From: €
€38 - €
€48 per room.
Menus from: €12 - €26.
€
Place de l’Entonnoir,
oi
Berck-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 00 07 76 F: (0)3 21 09 57 38
L’Entonnoir ★★
12 roo
oms.
From
m: €
€31 - €44 per roo
oom.
Restaurant
taurant with traditional cuisine.
Men
nus from: €12 - €25.
€
Ave
enue Francis Tattegrain,
Berrck-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 09 12 13 F: (0)3 21 89 78 23
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ww.lentonnoir.com
Le Concorde ★
Fami
mily hotel offering regional cooking.
15 roo
oms.
From: €30 - €
€52 per room.
Menus from
om: €12.50 - €16.50.
39, rue Gabriel
el Péri, Berck-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 09 01 76 F: (0)3
0)3 21 84 03 14
Hôtel Neptune ★★
The Neptune Hotel is very well situated.
We are in front of the seaside, but also
5 minutes from the city center. With a
traditional restaurant:’Le Grand Bleu’.
63 rooms
From: €
€39 - €
€79 per room
Menus from: €16 - €23
€
16 Esplanade Parmentier,
Berck-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 09 21 21
E: [email protected]
www.hotel-cote-opale.com/neptune
Cucq-Trépied
Le Relais de l’Espérance ★★
11 rooms
From: €
€40 - €110 per room
561 avenue d’Etaples, Cucq-Trépied
T: (0)3 21 94 62 99 F: (0)3 21 94 53 10
Camiers
L’Escal’Hotel ★★
19 rooms and 5 studio flats.
From: €
€41 - €70.
€
9, rue du Rivage, Etaples-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 94 75 88
www.escalhotel.com
Hôtel et Résidence du Rivage
5 Hotel appartments.
From: €
€42 - €100.
52, rue du Rivage, Etaples-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 09 60 43 or (0)6 14 23 80 64
F: (0)3 21 09 60.43
E: [email protected]
www.hotelresidencedurivage.com
Le Charles VIII
A pleasant family run hotel restaurant.
Excellent value for money restaurant.
10 rooms.
From: €
€45 - €
€59 per room.
Menus from: €
€22 - €42
€
19, rue d’Hérambault,
Etaples-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 09 00 44 F: (0)3 21 09 02 14
Les Cèdres ★★
Peaceful hotel located in a paark, near
golf courses and the beach. T
Traditional
restaurant specialising in seaa-foods.
27 rooms.
From: €
€55 - €85 per room
om.
Menus from: €
€25 -€
€55.
55.
64, rue du Vieux
eux M
Moulin, Camiers
T: (0)3 21 84 94 54
E: [email protected]
www.hotel-cedres.com
Inxent
Etaples-sur-Mer
Le Touquet
Inter Hôtel de la Baie ★★
Superb view over the Canche estuary.
51 rooms.
From: €
€45 - €50.
€
Menus from: €14.50 - €22.50.
M
€
Che
hemin Départemental 940,
Eta
aples sur Mer
T: (0)3
(
21 89 99 99
E: [email protected]
w
www.hotel-cote-opale.com
Mercure Grand Hôtel ★★★★
&
Peaceful and cosy hotel with a
swimming-pool. ‘Les Jardins d’Opale’,
the gastronomic restaurant or a
brasserie.
134 rooms.
From: €
€93 - €178 per room.
€29 - €39.
€
Menus from: €
4, Boulevard de la Canche,
Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 06 88 88
E: [email protected]
www.mercure.com
L’Auberge d’Inxent
Delightful village inn.
5 Rooms.
From: €
€62 - €
€70 per room
Menus from: €13 - €38.
€
La Vallée de la Course, Inxent
T: (0)3 21 90 71 19
E: [email protected]
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where to sleep and eat
Holiday Inn Resort ★★★★
Modern and comfortable hotel
with a traditional restaurant.
88 rooms.
From: €139 - €
€259 per room.
Menus from: €17 - €32.
€
Avenue du Maréchal Foch,
Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 06 85 85
E: [email protected]
www.holidayinnletouquet.com
Hotel Westminster ★★★★
Luxurious hotel with the unique
atmosphere of a palace offering
gastronomic cuisine in his restaurant :
’Le Pavillon’.
115 rooms.
From: €
€90 - €
€235 per room.
Menus from: €
€45 - €115.
5, avenue du Verger, Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 48 48
E: [email protected]
www.westminster.fr
Le Bristol ★★★
Ideally situated in the town centre and
100 metres from the beach, Le Bristol,
renovated in its original style, offers you
the charm of its past and the comfort
of its 3 stars.
52 rooms
From: €
€60 - €120 per room
17 rue Jean Monnet, Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 49 95
E: [email protected]
www.hotelbristol.fr
Le Manoir Hôtel ★★★
Cosy hotel situated opposite Le
Touquet’s golf course, home in 1911
of Stoneham, founder of the club.
Traditional and regional restaurant.
41 rooms.
From: €112 - €
€224 per room.
Menu: €24.39.
€
Avenue du Golf, Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 06 28 28
E: [email protected]
www.opengolfclub.com
www.relaxfrance.net
Novotel Thalassa ★★★
Peaceful hotel located
ed on the seafront
s
offering traditional food in ‘Le Blériot’.
Blé
149 rooms.
From: €101 - €18
89 per room.
Menus from: €1
18.29 - €24.09.
€
Front de Mer, Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 09 85
5 00
E: HO449@accor-ho
or-hotels.com
Hippotel ★★
Family hotel with a traditional
restaurant.
71 rooms.
From: €
€47.40 - €84.60
84 6 per room.
Menus from:
om: €17.50.
Avenue
ue de la Gare aux Loups,
Le Touquet
To
T: (0
(0)3 21 05 07 11
F: (0)3 21 05 44 88
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ww.hippotel.fr
Hotel la Forêt ★★
Peaceful
eful hotel family hotel.
10 rooms
ms.
From: €
€39 - €58 per ro
room.
73, rue de Moscou, Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 09 88 F: (0)3 21 05 59 40
www.letouquet.com/hotel-laforet
Hôtel d’Artois ★★
Peaceful hotel with a cosy atmosphere.
15 rooms.
From: €
€43 - €112 per room.
123, rue de Paris, Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 17 09
E: [email protected]
www.hotelartois.com
Ibis ★★
Peaceful hotel with a sswimming-pool
located
ocated on the seafront.
seafron
With a traditional rest
restaurant :
‘C
Coté Plage’.
71 rooms.
From: €
€75 - €1
118 per room.
Menus from
from: €23.
€
Front Mer, Le Touqu
Touquet
T: (0)3 21 09 87
8 00
E: [email protected]
www.thalassa.com
Le Chalet ★★
Family
amily hotel very close to the sea.
15 ro
ooms.
From
m: €
€40 - €72 pe
per room.
15, rue de la Paix,
Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 87 65
E: [email protected]
ww
ww.lechalet.fr
Les Embruns ★★
Hotel wi
with a cosy and
peaceful atmos
atmosphere.
20 rooms.
From: €
€45 - €
€87 per room.
89, rue de Paris, Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 87 61
E: [email protected]
www.letouquet-hotel-lesembruns.com
Le Nouveau Caddy ★★
Cosy and family hotel.
20 rooms.
From: €
€50 - €
€90 per room.
130, rue de Metz, Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 83 95
E: [email protected]
www.le
w.lenouveaucaddy.com
Résidence Pierre
et Vacances - L’Opaline ★★★★
Peacefu
ful and family hotel with a
traditio
ditional restaurant offering food
from Provence.
fro
88 flatlets.
From: €
€399 - €1099
Per flatlet, per week.
Menus from: €10.67 - €18.29.
Boulevard de la Canche, Le Touquet
T: (0)8 25 07 06 05
Red Fox★★
Comfortable and peaceful hotel.
53 rooms.
From: €
€51 - €110 per room.
60, rue de Metz, Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 27 58
E: [email protected]
www.hotelredfox.com
Hotel Windsor ★★
Cosy and Peaceful hotel located
near the seafront.
28 rooms.
From: €
€45 - €100 per room.
7, rue St Georges, Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 05 44
E: [email protected]
www.hotelsletouquet.com
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Maresville
Ferme des Chartroux ★★★
A lovely farm with real Boulonnais
farm horses.
10 rooms. From: €
€58 - €85.
€
Menus from: €18 - €24.
€
Maresville
T: (0)3 21 86 70 68 F: (0)3 21 86 70 38
Montcavrel
Château du Fief d’Hérambault
Set in the peaceful village of
Montcavrel, just
ust next door
d
to the
manor house
se.
11 rooms..
From: €
€8
84 - €108 per room.
25, rue
e de Sehen, Montcavre
Montcavrel
T: (0)3
3 21 90 54 00 F: (0)3 21 9
90 54 09
www
w.hotels-montreuil.com
Montreuil-sur-Mer
Château de Montreuil ★★★★
Luxurious hotel housed in a castle and
offering gastronomic cuisine.
ne
14 rooms.
From: €173 - €
€253 per room.
Menus from: €
€38 - €78.
€
4, chaussée des Capucins,
Montreuil-sur-Mer
er
T: (0)3 21 81 53
5 04
E: Châ[email protected]
www.chateaudemontreuil.com
Les Hauts de Montreuil ★★★
&
Hotel with a cosy atmosphere.
Gastronomic and regional restaaurant
with an ancient style.
34 rooms.
From: €
€79 - €189 per room
om.
Menus from: €
€22 - €71..
21-23, rue Pierre Lede
dent,
Montreuil-sur-Merr
T: (0)3 21 81 95
5 92
9
E: leshautsde
[email protected]
www.leshautsdemontreuil.com
l
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L’Ecu de France ★★
&
Good regional cuisine.
8 rooms.
From: €
€35 - €53.
€
Menus from: €16 - €23.
€
5, porte de France,
Montreuil-sur-Mer
T/F: (0)3 21 06 01 89
Coq'Hôtel ★★★
In a beautiful town house,
excellent value for money cuisine.
16 rooms
From: €
€95 - €115
Menus from: €16 - €40
€
2, Place de la Poissonnerie,
Montreuil sur Mer
T: (0)3 21 81 05 61 F: (0)3 21 86 46 73
www.coqhotel.fr
L’Hermitage ★★★
Hotel Hermitage is situat
situated in the heart
of the historic city of M
Montreuil-sur-Mer.
This buiding rebuilt u
under Napoleon III,
was fully restored in 2002.
57 rooms
From: €70 - €190
Menus from: €15 - €58
Place Gambetta, Montreuil-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 06 74 74
www.hermitage-montreuil.com
Le Vauban ★★
Cosy hotel with a warm welcome.
welc
15 rooms.
ro
From: €
€32 - €62 pe
per room.
32, Place
lace du Général
Généra de Gaulle,
Monttreuil-sur-Mer
T: (0
0)3 21 06 04 95
E: hotel.le.vauban@wanado
[email protected]
http
p://hotellevauban.com
Hotel Le Darnétal
A traditional cosy pub style hotel
and
d restaurant.
4 ro
ooms.
From
m: €
€35 - €
€60 per room.
Menus
us from: €18 - €34.
€
Place Da
Darnétal,
Montreuil-su
l-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 06 04
4 87 F: (0)3 21 86 64 67
http://darnetal-montreuil.com
uil.com
Stella Plage
Le Touquet
Hotel Des Pelouses ★★
Peaceful and cosy hotel offering
regional cooking.
27 rooms.
From: €
€40 - €
€69 per room.
Menus from: €15 - €35.
€
465, Boulevard Labrasse,
Stella-Plage
T: (0)3 21 94 60 86
E: hô[email protected]
Villa Marin's
Bed & Breakfast
Brimeux
Ferme de Saule
In the center of the village.
11 persons
4 rooms, from: €
€45 - €65
€
Mrr et Mme Tru
Trunnet, Ferme du Saule,
20 rue de l’Eglise, Brimeux
Brim
T: (0)3 21 06 01 28
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/
fermedusaule
Le relais des Etangs
Ancient house of maitre su
surrounded
with a park
From 2 to 7 persons
ons
3 rooms, room: €
€52 - €
€57 per room
Mme Terryn, Le Relais des Etangs,
M
54 route Nationale, Brimeux
T: (0)3 21 06 54 38
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/terryn.
lerelais-desetangs
Decoration of the well-kept rooms.
From 2 to 10 persons
4 rooms, from: €
€55 - €95
€
Mr et Mme Marseille, Villa Marin’s
Blue, 27 rue de Calais, Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 90 67 38 F: (0)3 21 06 57 84
Montreuil-sur-Mer
Gîtes de France
In the center of the city, in a house of
the 18th century.
10 persons
4 rooms, from: €
€40 - €70
€
Mme Louchez, 77 rue Pierre Ledent,
Montreuil-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 81 54 68
E: [email protected]
Saint-Josse
Le Manoir du Tertre
rooms.
From 2 to 6 persons
2 rooms, from: €
€80 - €130
Mme Coeugniet, Le Manoir du
Tertre, 50 chaussée de l’Avant Pays,
St-Josse
T: (0)3 21 94 05 97 F: (0)3 21 81 62 91
Cucq
Le Clos des Hautures
Id
a lo
lovely farm.
Fro
om 2 to 10 persons
3 ro
ooms, from: €
€55 - €100
Mr et Mme Dachicourt, Le Clos
des Hautures, 186 avenue François
de
Godin, Cucq
G
T: (0)6 73 94 51 27
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/
leclosdeshautures
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where to sleep and eat
Verton
Lille
La Mouillère
Alliance ★★★★
Former convent from the 17th century.
cen
Contemporary decoration in the rooms.
room
From: €170 - €1
199 per room.
17 quai de Wa
ault, Lille
T: (0)3 20 30 62
2 62
alliance.lille@allinace-h
linace-hospitality.com
raised park
10 persons
5 rooms, from: €60
€
Mme Rouch-Hagnère, ‘La Mouillère’,
42 chemin de la Gloriette, Verton
T: (0)3 21 09 59 11
www.lamouillere.com
Wailly-Beaucamp
La Prairière
In the center of the village, in a house
of character of the 15th century.
8 persons
4 rooms, from: €
€85 - €100
Mr et Mme Thiery, ‘La Prairière’,
12 route Nationale, Wailly-Beaucamp
T: (0)3 21 81 02 99
www.laprairiere.com
Lille Area
Armentières
Hôtel Albert 1er ★★
Family run hotel near the station,
rooms with simple comfort
From: €
€28 - €
€40 per room.
28 rue Robert Schuman, Armentières
T: (0)3 20 77 31 02 F: (0)3 20 77 05 16
Emmerin
La Howarderie ★★★★
A 17th century farm in a village near
Lille, very spacious rooms.
From: €115 - €
€230 per room.
1 rue des Fusillés, Emmerin
T: (0)3 20 10 31 00 F: (0)3 20 10 31 09
www.lahowarderie.com
www.relaxfrance.net
Hôtel Carlton ★★★★
Small palace from the beginning of the
20th century. Rooms of Louis XVth
and XVIth style.
English bar, fitness
ness aand sauna.
From: €160
60 - €
€233 per room.
3 rue de Paris, Lille
T: (0)
0)3 20 13 33 13
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ww.carltonlille.com
Hôtel Crowne Plaza Lille ★★★★
Luxurious
xurious hotel located in the business
bu
areaa of Lille, next to the international
intern
train station, with contempory
contempo
furnishings
ngs and first class amenities.
121 rooms.
From: €120 - €190 per room.
Menus from: €15 - €30.
€
335, Boulevard de Leeds, Lille
T: (0)3 20 42 46 46
www.lille-crownplaza.com
Hôtel Hermitage Gantois ★★★★
Luxurious hotel in a historical
monument: a former hospice
from 1466. Beautifully renovated.
Gastronomic restaurant.
67 Rooms.
From: €190 - €
€330 per room.
Menus from: €
€23 - €34.
€
224 rue de Paris, Lille
T: (0)3 20 85 30 30
www.hotelhermitagegantois.com
Grand Hôtel Bellevue ★★★
Beautiful location and view
on the main square.
Rooms from: €106 - €135.
5 rue Jean Roisin, Lille
T: (0)3 20 57 45 64
www.grandhotelbellevue.com
Hôtel Art deco Romarin ★★★
New Art deco style hot
hotel.
From: €114 - €127 pe
er room.
110
10 avenue de la République,
Rép
La Madeleine (5 m
minutes from Lille).
T: (0)3 20 14 81 8
81
www.hotelartd
www.hotelartdecoromarin.com
Hôtel des Tours ★★★
Conveniently
ntly located
lo
in the old
town with a private parking.
Renovated rooms.
Rooms from: €94.52 - €110.
27 rue des Tours, Lille
L
T: (0)3 59 57 47 00
www.hotel-des-tours.fr
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Mercure Lille Centre Opéra ★★★
Charming
arming centunary building
bui
in
freestone.
eestone. Rooms from nowadays
no
reffurbished with care.
Fro
om: €119 - €
€290 per room.
2 Boulevard Carnot, Lille
T: (0)
0)3 20 14 71 47
E: H080
[email protected]
Novotel Centre ★★★
Centrally located.
Spacious and functional rooms.
From: €124 - €134 per room.
116 rue de l’Hôpital Militaire, Lille
T: (0)3 28 38 53 53
E: [email protected]
Novotel Flandres ★★★
Just near the railway station,
modern and well equiped rooms.
From: €127 - €186 per room.
49 rue de Tournai, Lille
T: (0)3 28 38 67 00
E: [email protected]
Hôtel de la Paix ★★
Charming hotel conveniently located
in the town centre.
From: €
€71 - €
€93 per room.
46 bis rue de Paris
T: (0)3 20 54 63 93
E: [email protected]
Hôtel Lille Europe ★★
Modern hotel in Euralille commercial
centre. Practical rooms.
From: €
€76 per room.
Avenue le Corbusier, Lille
T: (0)3 28 36 76 76
E: [email protected]
www
www.citadines.com
Le Brueghel ★★
Old fashio
oned charm with Flemish
atmosph
here and façade. Small and
fresh
h ro
rooms. Centrally located.
From €
From:
€64 - €77.50.
€
Parvis St Maurice, Lille
T: (0)3 20 06 06 69
www.hotel-brueghel.com
Le Grand Hôtel ★★
Personalised rooms near the
railway station.
From: €
€55 - €
€70 per room.
51 rue Faidherbe, Lille
T: (0)3 20 06 31 57
www.legrandhotel.com
Marcq-en-Baroeul
Hôtel Sofitel ★★★★
Hotel from the 1970’s near ring roads,
Smart renovated rooms.
From: €159 - €199 per room.
Avenue de la Marne,
Marcq en Baroeul
T: (0)3 28 33 12 12
E: [email protected]
Neuville-en-Ferrain
Hôtel Novotel ★★★
New hotel with soundproof rooms
From: €
€82 - €86.
€
59535 Neuville en Ferrain
T: (0)3 20 28 88 00
E: [email protected]
Roubaix
Grand Hôtel Mercure ★★★
Beautiful architecture from the
19th century. Renovated rooms.
From: €
€90 - €100 per room.
22 avenue Jean Lebas, Roubaix
T: (0)3 20 73 40 00
E: [email protected]
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where to sleep and eat
Bed & Breakfast
Lambersart
Au Château des Ormes
5 double or single guest rooms in a
XIXth century residence 3.5km from the
centre of Lille, in 2 hectares of grounds.
From: €
€50 - 100
1, allée des Ormes, Lambersart
T: (0)3 20 09 61 99
Lannoy
Château de Courcelette
ms in a beautiful
house in a very quite and green
gree setting.
Lannoy is 20 minutes from Lille,
Li
10 minu
utes from Roubaix.
Three double rooms and one suite
su
for 2 to 4 persons (two beds)
€77 - 128 per night
€
17, rue César Parent, Lannoy
T: (0
0)3 20 75 45 67
www
w.château-de-courcelette.com
Lille
La Maison Carrée
three smartly designed rooms
ooms fu
furnished
in characteristic
tic Philipp
Philippe Stark style.
From: €110 - €150 per room.
29 rue Bonte Pollet, Lille
T: (0)3 20 93 60 42
www.lamaisoncarree.fr
Roubaix
La Maison au vitrail
2 first floor guest rooms in a
building style. Situated nea
ear the centre
of Roubaix and 15 minute
utes from Lille.
€55 per room
€
50, boulevard de Cambrai,
Ca
Roubaix
T: (0)3 20 24 2
20 50
www.lamaisonauvitrail.tk
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St-Omer Area
St-Omer
Le Bretagne ★★★
Modern hotel with brand new
rooms, and a traditional and
regional restaurant.
75 rooms.
From: €
€60 - €
€98 per room.
Menuss from: €23 - €29.
2, Place du Vainquai, St-Om
St-Omer
T: (0)3 21 38 25 78
E: [email protected]
[email protected]
www.hotellebretagne.com
Buffet du Rail ★★
Comfortable hotel also offering
traditional
raditional cooking, brasserie dishes.
11 rooms.
From: €
€40.70 - €51.30 per
er room.
Menus from: €13 - €28.
8.
Place du 8 Mai 1945, St-Omer
T: (0)3 21 93 59 98 F: (0)3 21 93 97 50
Les Frangins ★★
Family hotel
el with a traditional
traditi
bistro style restaurant.
26 rooms.
From: €
€56 - €
€78 per room.
Menus from: €13.90.
5, rue Carnot, St-Omer
Om
T: (0)3 21 38 12 47
7
E: frangins@fran
ngins.fr
www.frangins.fr
ww.frangins.fr
Au Vivier ★★
Family and peaceful hotel with a
restaurant specialising in seafood.
7 rooms.
From: €
€44 - €
€62 per room
Menus from: €17 - €35.
€
22, rue Louis Martel, St-Omer
T: (0)3 21 95 76 00
E: [email protected]
www.au-vivier-saintomer.com
Aire-sur-la-Lys
Hostellerie des 3 Mousquetaires
&
★★★★
charming park with a gastronomic and
regional restaurant.
33 rooms.
From: €
€50 - €130 per room.
Menus from: €17 - €41.
€
Château du Fort de la Redoute,
Aire-sur-la-Lys
T: (0)3 21 39 01 11
E: [email protected]
fr
www.hostelleriedes3mousque
uetaires.com
Arques
Ibis St-Omer Centre ★★
Comfortable
fortable hotel located
locate in the heart
of the
he town.
65 ro
ooms
From
m: €
€59 - €64
€
214
4 Rue Henri Dupuis, St-Omer
T: (0)3 21 93 11 11
ww
ww.accorhotels. com
Le Saint Louis ★★
Comfo
fortable and renovated
hotel with a traditional and
regional res
restaurant : Le Flaubert.
30 rooms.
From: €
€42.50 - €
€80 per roo
room.
Menus from: €13.50 - €34.
€
25, rue d’Arras, St-Omer
T: (0)3 21 38 35 21
E: [email protected]
www.hotel-saint-louis.com
A La Grande Sainte Catherine ★★
Traditional family run
n ho
hotel.
9 Rooms.
From: €43 - €
€48 per room.
Menus from: €
€20 - €36.
€
51, rue Adrien Dnvers, Arques
T: (0)3 21 38 03 73
E: [email protected]
E: [email protected]
Blendecques
Le Saint Sébastien ★★
Peaceful hotel with a cosy atmosphere
and a gastronomic restaurant decorated
in a rustic style.
7 Rooms.
From: €
€47 - €
€52 per room.
Menus from: €14.50 - €33.
€
2, Place de la Libération,
Blendecques
T: (0)3 21 38 13 05
E: [email protected]
www.loisirs-gourmets.com
Clairmarais
Le Relais du Romelaëre ★★
Comfortable hotel in the heart of the
marshland with traditional and
regional cooking.
10 rooms.
From: €
€39.50 - €
€60.50 per room.
Menus from: €13 - €19.
Chemin du Grand St-Bernard,
Clairmarais
T: (0)3 21 38 95 95
E: [email protected]
www.relais-romelaere.com
Isbergues
Le Buffet
Peaceful hotel located near the station.
Gastronomic and regional restaurant.
5 rooms.
From: €
€55 per room
Menus from: €
€20 - €50.
€
Lieu dit Molinghem
22, rue de la Gare, Isbergues
T: (0)3 21 25 82 40 F: (0)3 21 27 86 42
www.lebuffet.com
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where to sleep and eat
Lumbres
Auberge du Moulin de Mombreux
★★★★
Peaceful hotel located in the
countryside. Gastronomic restaurant
in an old watermill.
24 rooms.
From: €
€79 - €109 per room.
Menus from: €
€25 - €58.
€
Route de Bayenghem, Lumbres
T: (0)3 21 39 62 44
E: moulin-de-mombreux@
gofornet.com
www.loisirs-gourmets.com
Tilques
Château Tilques ★★★★
Luxurious hotel housed in a castle with
a nice park and offering gastronomic
and regional cooking.
53 rooms.
From: €120 - €
€355 per room.
Menus from: €
€35 - €85.
€
Rue du Château, Tilques
T: (0)3 21 88 99 99
E: [email protected]
www.chateautilques.com
Wisques
La Sapinière ★★
Family and peaceful hotel with a
gastronomic and regional restaurant.
30 rooms.
From: €
€50 - €
€80 per room.
Menus from: €16 - €39.
€
12, route de Setques, Wisques
T: (0)3 21 38 94 00
E: [email protected]
www.sapiniere.net
Bed & Breakfast
Bed & Breakfast
Delettes
Nuncq-Hautecôte
Château d'Upen
House at the exit
xit of the village, at the
peace, in a big wooded park.
4 persons
2 rooms, from: €
€47 - €
€70
70
Mme Santune, Château d’Upen,
n, rue
ru
d’Herbelles, Upen d’Aval, Delettes
T/F: (0)3 21 12 19 70
www.chateau-upen.fr.st
La Pommeraie
A pleasant hous
of the village
village.
11 person
ons
5 rooms, from: €
€35 - €50
€
Mr et Mme Morvan, ‘La Pommeraie’,
13 route Nationale, Nuncq-Hautecôte
T: (0)3 21 03 69 85
http://membres.lycos.fr/
bres.lyc
chambredho
chambredhote/
Surques
Manoir de Brugnobois
Manor
anor house in the heart of the village
villa
8 persons
4 ro
ooms, from: €
€36 - €50
€
Mr et Mme Lorgnier, 205 rue
du Manoir de Brugnobois, Surques
T: (0)3 21 32 32 54
www.brugnobois.com
ugnobois.com
St-Pol-sur-Ternoise Area
St-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Le Royal Hôtel
12 rooms
From: €65
€
68, rue d’Hesdin, St-Pol-sur-Ternoise
T: (0)3 21 47 75 75
F: (0)3 21 47 75 76
Valenciennes
Valenciennes
Le Bon Fermier ★★★★
Old bricks and stone in a 17th century
cent
buildin
ing. Rooms with character.
Gastronom
nomic restaurant.
From: €
€81 - €126 per
pe room.
64 rue de Famars, Valenciennes
alencienn
T: (0)3 27 46 68 25
E: [email protected]
www.bonfermier.com
Hôtel Notre Dame ★★
Burgess rooms in the older part of
the hotel and more functional in the
new part.
From: €
€44 - €
€62 per room.
1 Place Abbé Thellier, Valenciennes
T: (0)3 27 42 30 00
E: hotel.
[email protected]
www: ho
otelnotredame.fr
Aubry-du-Hainaut
L’Hostellerie du Château
d’Aubry ★★★
From: €
€69 - €168 (suite).
Menus from: €
€25 - €50.
€
65, rue Henri Maurice,
Aubry du Hainaut
T: (0)3 27 21 63 04
E: châ[email protected]
www.chateau-aubry.com
Jenlain
Château d’en Haut ★★★
Elegant B&B in an 18th century castle.
From: €
€44 - €
€68 per room.
20 route Nationale, Jenlain
T: (0)3 27 49 71 80 F: (0)3 27 35 90 17
Le Grand Hôtel ★★★
Art nouveau style with
gastronomic restaurant.
€75 - €110 per room.
From: €
Menus from: €
€20 - €40.50
€
8 Place de la Gare, Valenciennes
T: (0)3 27 46 32 01
E: [email protected]
www.grand-hotel-de-valenciennes.fr
Hôtel Baudouin ★★
Modern hotel with very practical rooms.
From: €
€47 per room.
90 rue Baudoin l’Edifieur,
Valenciennes
T: (0)3 27 22 80 80
www.hotel-baudouin.com
Château d’Aubry du Hainaut, near Valenciennes
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Where to
eat
The restaurants listed have been
selected by the Nord and Pas-deCalais tourist boards with the help
of tourist offices, chambers of
commerce and trade associations.
There are of course many more
quality establishments in the
area, complete lists are available
from the tourist office.
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where to eat
Arras Area
Arras
Aux Grandes Arcades
Traditional restaurant with the
atmosphere of a brasserie.
Menus from: €13.11 - €30.18.
€
8-10-12, Grand Place, Arras
T: (0)3 21 23 30 89 F: (0)3 21 71 50 94
E: [email protected]
Bapaume
Beaufort
Glageon
Le Gourmet
Regional restaurant.
Menus from: €9.50
€
10 rue de la Gare, Bapaume
T: (0)3 21 07 20 00 F: (0)3 21 07 98 81
http://site.voila.fr/legourmet
Auberge de l’Hermitage
Traditional cuisine from the famous
region of Maroilles cheese.
Menus from: €
€23 - €61.
€
Beaufort
T: (0)3 27 67 89 59
Hostellerie les Tourelles
Traditional restaurant.
Menus from: €15 - €32.
€
14, rue Roland Meuleau, Glageon
T: (0)3 27 57 04 05 F: (0)3 27 57 35 45
Pommera
Buffet de la Gare – Philéas Café
Traditional brasserie.
Menus from: €
€8.80 - €12.90.
Place du Maréchal Foch, Arras
T: (0)3 21 23 29 80 F: (0)3 21 71 17 07
Auberge de Pommera
Traditional and gastronomic restaurant.
Menus from: €19.82 - €36.59
€
21 route Nationale, Pommera
era
T: (0)3 21 58 91 30
E: charline.maerten@w
@wanadoo.fr
La Clef des Sens
&
Up market Brasserie.
Menus from: €10 - €32.
€
Place des Héros, Arras
T: (0)3 21 51 00 50 F: (0)3 21 71 25 15
Saint-Laurent-Blangy
La Coupole d’Arras
Luxurious and traditional brasserie
specialising in seafood.
Menus from: €
€24 - €29.
€
26, Boulevard de Strasbourg, Arras
T: (0)3 21 71 88 44 F: (0)3 21 71 52 46
La Faisanderie
Gastronomic restaurant using market
produce and housed in a former cellar
from the 15th century.
Menus from: €
€27 - €68.
€
45, Grand Place, Arras
T: (0)3 21 48 20 76 F: (0)3 21 50 89 18
www.lafaisanderie-arras.com
La Rapière
Traditional and regional restaurant with
a friendly atmosphere.
Menus from: €16 - €28.
€
44, Grand Place, Arras
T: (0)3 21 55 09 92 F: (0)3 21 22 24 29
Achicourt
Auberge du Belloy
Traditional and regional restaurant,
specialising in Maroilles cheese and
endives.
Menus from: €12.50 - €26.
€
66, rue du Belloy, Achicourt
T: (0)3 21 71 45 40 F: (0)3 21 71 45 40
www.relaxfrance.net
Les Jardins de Saint-Laurent
Menus from: €16 - €39
€
1 rue Laurentt Gers, St-LaurentBlangy
T:(0)3 21 50 81 00
E: lesjardinsdes
[email protected]
Avesnois Area
Bavay
Bagacum
Restaurant in a former barn
offering regional gastronomy.
y
Menus from: €17 - €43
43.
2 rue d’Audignie
dignies, Bavay
T: (0)3
3 27 66 87 00
www.lebagacum.ifrance.com
www
Le Bourgogne
Burgess atmosphere with specialities.
from North to south.
Menus from: €19 - €54.
€
11 porte de Gommeries, Bavay
T: (0)3 27 63 12 58
www.2000nordifrance.com
Relais de Beaufort
Regional building with a tour.
Rustic style and grill
illed speciality.
Menus from: €19 - €35.
€
Beaufort
T: (0)3 27 63 50 36
E: [email protected]
Fourmies
Auberge des Etangs des Moines
This
his former dance hall
ha beside the
pond
nd is appreciated for
f its convivial
atmosphere.
osphere. Traditional
Tradition cuisine.
Meals ffrom: €15 - €
€3
30.50.
Rue dess Etangs, Fourmies
Fou
T: (0)327 60 02 62 F
F: (0)327 60 10 25
Liessies
Le Carillon
Traditional and regional cuisine.
Tradit
Menuss fr
from: €14.50 - €34.
€
1 rue Roge
ger Salengro, Liessies
T: (0)3 27 61
1 80 21
www.le-ca
carillon.com
Villers-Pol
Béthune Area
Avion
Restaurant Lyonnais
Gastronomic re
estaurant.
Menus from: €22 - €42
€
4 Allée des Cy
Cygnes,
Parc de la Gli
lissoire, Avion
T: (0)3 21 70
0 04 03
www.resta
aurantlyonnais.com
Béthune
Le Meurin
Gastronomic restaurant with a
G
cosy atmosphere in a 19th
9th century
townhouse. Change
hange o
of location
programmed
mmed in september 2005.
Menus from: €
Menu
€46 - €150.
15, Place République, Béthune
T: (0)3 21 68 88 88 F: (0)3 21 68 88 89
www.le-meurin.fr
Le Picotin
Traditional cuisine.
Tra
Menu
nus from: €15 - €32.
€
964, aven
venue du Pont des Dames,
Béthune
T: (0)3 21 56 64 24
La Flambée
Welcoming country
co
inn.
Menus from
m: €14.70.
Les Quatre
re Vents, Villers-Pol
Villers
T: (0)3 27
7 49 50 60
[email protected]
mbee@wanadoo.
Assiette de pays is a label from
the avesnois offering local food
only at very reasonable price. The
restaurants listed below offer this
service.
SEE PAGE 47 FOR DETAILS.
Savoir Plaire
&
Little gourmet
Regional restaurants.
Tourisme et handicap
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where to eat
La Ripaille
Traditional and gastronomic restaurant
in a brasserie setting. Situated on the
main square.
Today’s special from: €12.50
2.5 - €17
Grand Place, Béthune
ne
T: (0)3 21 56 22 33
Bourecq
Le Relais du Plantin
Traditional cuisine
ne.
Menus from: €10 - €12.50.
12 50
1, route Nationale, Bourecq
T: (0)3 21 02 35 05
Brebières
Air Accueil
Gastron
ronomic and traditional restaurant
with
h a friendly atmosphere.
Me
enus from: €
€26.50 - €36.50.
€
Aérodrome
érodrome Vitry-en-Artois, Brebiéres
Brebi
T: (0)3 21 50 01 02 F: (0)3 21 50 84 17
Busnes
Restaurant Les Marronniers
Good traditional cuisine in a
renovated farmhouse.
Menus from: €
€26 - €37.
€
343, route de Busnettes, Busnes
T: (0)3 21 54 27 14
Essars
Le Country Magic
Spectacles of magic
Menus from: €35
€
4 rue du Bas Chemin Sud, Essars
T: (0)3 21 65 24 83
www.magiccountry.com
Laventie
Noeux-les-Mines
Le Cerisier
Gastronomic cooking wi
with
regional
egional produce situate
situated
in
n a large town house.
Menus from: €
€29 - €
€66.
66
3,, rue de la Gare, Lav
Laventie
T: (0)3 21 27 60 59 F: (0)3 21 27 60 87
www.lecerisier.co
www.lecerisier.com
Le Carrefour des Saveurs
A pupil of Marc Meurin the
Béthune 2 star restaurant.
Gastronomic cuisine in a large
townhouse.
Menus from: €15 - €53.50
€
94 RN, Noeux Les Mines
T: (0)3 21 26 74 74
Lens
Sailly-sur-la-Lys
L’Arcadie II
Peaceful and cosy restaurant with
gastronomic cuisine.
uisin
Menus from: €13 - €34.
13, rue Decombecque, Lens
T: (0)3
3 21 70 32 22 F: (0)3 21 70 32 22
[email protected]
die.2@wanad
La Gare des Années FollesStation Bac Saint-Maur
Lillers
La Calèche
Reg
gional and traditional cuisine.
Menu
nus from: €
€7.50 - €19.
35, Plac
ace Roger Salengro, Lillers
T: (0)3 21
1 66 01 89
Le Manoir du Brûle
Gastronomic and regional restaurant
in a small manor house with gardens.
Menus from: €15 - €48.
€
Château Caboche, Lillers
20, rue des Promenades
T/F: (0)3 21 54 41 41
www.manoirdubrule.com
Restaurant-grill-traiteur
Le Campagnard
Regional and traditional cuisine.
Menus from: €11 - €21.
€
Rue de l’Eglise, Lillers
T: (0)3 21 02 25 07
Vendin-les-Béthune
Le Lapin chasseur
Menus from: €10 - €25
€
Ferme de la Motte Dorée, 2 route de
Saint-Venant, Vendin-les-Béthune
T: (0)3 21 01 00 29
www.accesaunet.com/mottedoree
Wingles
Le Stioumbiol
Le Domaine des Cygnes
Menus from: €12 - €42
€
192 route de Meurchin, Wingles
T: (0)3 21 40 78 09 F: (0)3 21 69 36 55
Boulogne-sur-Mer Area
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Lorgies
Auberge de la Bombe
Quality traditional food.
Situated near the Bombe memorial.
Menus from: €12 - €16.
1, route d’Estaires, Lorgies
T: (0)3 21 27-68 95
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Regi
Regional
restaurant in an ancient station
Menus from: €
€8 - €25
€
77 rue de la Gare, Sailly-sur-la-Lys
T: (0)3 21 02 68 20
www.stationbacsaintmaur.com
Au Bon Accueil
Traditional cooking.
Menus from: €11 - €25.
€
55, rue de Lille, Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 80 37 41
Aux Pêcheurs d’Etaples
Fish shop and restaurant.
Menus from: €13 - €25.
€
31, Grande rue, Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 30 29 29
www.cmeop.com
Brussel’s Café
Traditional brasserie.
Menus from: €18.95 - €25.50.
€
5-7, Place Frédéric Sauvage,
Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: 03 21 32 91 97
www.lebrusselscafe.com
Chez Jules
Brasserie, restaurant and
pizzeria in one.
Menus from: €18.30 - €39.60.
€
8, Place Dalton, Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 31 54 12 F: (0)3 21 33 85 47
L’Auberge Inn
Traditional French cooking with
a pinch of originality.
Menus from: €11 - €18.50.
12, rue Coquelin, Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 10 59 87
La Cave du Fromager
Cheese is the speciality in this
restaurant situated in the old town.
Menus from: €
€9.50 - €29.
€
23, rue de Lille, Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 80 49 69
Le Doyen
Just in the market place. A homely
restaurant with good traditional food.
Menus from: €16 - €22.
€
11, rue du Doyen, Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 30 13 08
L’Estaminet du Château
Traditional restaurant in the old town.
Menus from: €14.50 - €32.
€
4, rue du Château, Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 91 49 66
www.estaminetduchateau.com
Le Marivaux
Good traditional food.
Menus from: €
€6.40 - €26.
€
9, rue Monsigny, Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 31 31 87 F: (0)3 21 33 30 64
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Restaurant de Nausicaà
Traditional and regional cooking.
€
Menus from: €19 - €33.
Boulevard Sainte-Beuve,
Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 33 24 24 F: (0)3 21 30 15 63
Le Whitley
A brasserie with traditional
French dishes.
Menus from: €11.80 - €28.50
€
1, avenue Fernand Le Sage, Harrdelot
T: (0)3 21 30 96 37
Hostellerie de la Rivière
Gastronomic cuisi
cuisine in a rustic inn.
Menus from: €
€27 - €52.
Pont de Briques
T: (0)3 21 32 22 81
http://hostellerie.littoralme
edia.com/
Le Welsh Pub
Brasserie on the market square.
Menus from: €
€24 - €34.
€
28, Place Dalton, Boulogne-sur-M
Mer
T: (0)3 21 31 51 31
www.lewelshpub.com
Le Viking
Try the famous
amous local ‘Welsh’, bread and
ham in melte
ted cheddar and beer.
Menus from: €15.50 - €24.
€
Place de la Con
oncorde, Hardelot
T: (0)3 21 83 72 27
2
Wimereux
La Poivrière
Traditional cooking.
Menus from: €15.50 - €28.
€
15, rue de Lille,
Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 80 18 18
www.lapoivriere.com
Restaurant Des Dunes
Brasserie-style cooking
ing in a charming
charmi
club house building overlooking
verlooking the
golf course.
Menus from: €19 - €30.
€
Golf des Dunes, Hardelot
T: (0)3 21 32 18 61
La Pierre Chaude
Traditional cooking.
Menus from: €15 - €33.
€
19, rue de Lille, Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 80 30 32
Rôtisserie du Golf
Traditional cooking
ing
Menus from: €16.
Golf des Pins, Hardelott
T: (0)3 21 83 71 04
La Cave
Restaurant, piano bar
Foie gras house
Menus from: €
€20 - €30
€
24 rue du Pot d’Etain,
ain,
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Mer
T/F: (0)3 21 32 71 60
E: yanvillain
[email protected]
Le Portel
La Mer
Seafood specialities.
Menus from: €12 - €25.
€
30, quai Duguay Trouin,, Le Portel
T: (0)3 21 31 65 87 F: (0)3 21 87 07 88
La Carpe Diem
Traditional cook
oking.
Menus from: €13
3 - €28.
€
116, rue Carnot, W
Wimereux
T: (0)3 21 87 64 05
Restaurant de la Haute Ville
Menuss from: €12 - €
€38 for groups.
60, rue
e de Lille, Boulogne-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 80 54 10 F: (0)3 21 92 18 42
Maninghen-Henne
Wimille
Le Roadster
In a refurbished
d boulonnais farm
in Baincthun stone.
s
Traditional F
French cooking.
Menus fro
rom: €15 - €30.
€
337 rue
ue de Hurtevent,
Manin
ninghen-Henne
T:: (0)3
(0 21 32 85 25
www.leroadster.com
La Bonne Idée
French home cooking.
Open: Lunchtime every day and
evenings on Fridays and Saturdays.
This restaurant is almost in Boulogne.
Situated behind Napoleon’s column.
Menus from: €14.50 - €27.
€
68, rue de l’Aiglon, Wimille
T: (0
(0)3 21 31 49 36
Pont-de-Briques
La Brocante
Gastronomic and regional
ional foo
food.
Menus from: €
€25.50 - €47.
€
Closed on Sunday evening
and Monday.
2, rue de Ledinghen, Wimille
T: (0)3 21 83 19 31 F: (0)3 21 87 29 71
Restaurant de La Plage
Seafood
d specialities.
Menus fro
om: €16.80 - €49.
€
124 Bouleva
vard Sainte Beuve,
Boulogne-sur
ur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 99 90
0 90 F: (0)3 21 87 23 14
Hardelot
Le Grand Café
Traditional cooking.
Menus from: €12.60 - €23.80.
€
Place de Bournonville, Hardelot
T: (0)3 21 92 32 25
E: [email protected]
www.relaxfrance.net
Auberge de la Cachaine
Menus from: €
€8.50 - €22.50.
€
18, rue du Stade, Pont de Briques
T: (0)3 21 83 12 13
Cap Nord
Sea front Brasserie.
Menus from: €16.50 - €19.50.
Digue de Mer, Wimer
ereux
T: (0)3 21 33 78 23
Chez Yan
Small family
y run
ru restaurant
serving
g tra
traditional food.
Menu
nus from: €14 - €25.
€
25, rue Napoléon, Wim
Wimereux
T: (0)3
3 21 87 30 04
0
Epicure
Gastronomic restaurant with creative
cuisine, specialising in seafood.
Menus from: €
€24 - €36.
€
1, rue de la Gare
Gare, Wimereux
T: (0)3 21 83
3 21 83
www.restaurant-epicure.com
taurant-epicure
Calais Area
Ardres
Le Fontainebleau
In a warm and restful frame, you will
discover a cooking of the soil with
numerous local specialities (the Rabbit
in the Bread of Spices, the Gallows of
Meat Singed in the Juniper berry or still
the Charlotine in the Chicory)
Menus from: €10.40 - €32.10
€
486 avenue de St Omer, Ardres
T: (0)3 21 00 93 63
www.ardresis.com
Le François 1er
Peaceful restaurant with
h
gastronomic cuisine.
Menus from: €
€29 - €39.
€
Place d’Armes, Ardres
T: (0)3 21 85 94 00
E: Lewandowski@LeFrançois1er.co
com
www.LeFrancois1er.com
Audresselles
La Marie Galante
Excellent value for money
fish restaurant.
Menus from: €13.90 - €23.90
€
173, rue Edouard Quénu,
Audresselles
T: (0)3 21 83 02 32
www.lamariegalante.com
Audruicq
Le St Blaise
Traditional and regional cooking.
T
Menus from: €16 - €25
M
€
39 rrue Saint Blaise, Audruicq
T: (0
0)3 21 35 08 63
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Calais
Aquar’Aile
This fish restaurant is situated at
the top of a block of flats and offers
fabulous views over the beach.
Menus from: €
€22 - €40.
€
Plage de Calais - 255,
rue Jean Moulin, Calais
T: (0)3 21 34 00 00
E: [email protected]
www.aquaraile.com
aquarai
Au Coq d’Or
This is a good value fo
for money
traditional restaurant.
Menus from: €12.50 - €30.90.
3
Place d’Armes, Calais
T: (0)3 21 34 79 05 F: (0)3
3 21 97 75 94
Au Côte d’Argent
This restaurant specialises in fish
sh and is
situated on the seafront.
Menus from: €17 - €36.
€
1, digue Gaston Berthe, Calais
T: (0)3 21 34 68 07
E: lefebvre@cot
ebvre@cotedargent
www.cotedargent.com
t.com
Café de Paris
Brasserie.
€
Menus from: €12.50 - €28.
72, rue Royale, Calais
T: (0)3 21 34 76 84
E: lefebvre@c
[email protected]
www.cafedeparis-calais.com
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Histoire Ancienne
A Parisian brasserie with style
and great food.
Menus from: €11 - €30.
€
20, rue Royale, Calais
T: (0)3 21 34 11 20
E: P.Comte@histoireancien
enne www.
histoireancienne
La Buissonnière
This is an attractive re
restaurant with
good home-style co
cooking.
Menus from: €15.
5.50 - €44.
€
10, rue Neuve,
e, Calais
T: (0)3 21 96
6 22 32
E: caroline
[email protected]
www.re
w.restaurant-calais.com
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Au Calice
Brasserie.
Menus from: €15.90 - €25.
€
55, Boulevard Jacquard, Calais
T: (0)3 21 34 51 78
www.opalenews.com/lecalice
Le Channel
Gastronomic cooking in a country
y style.
s
Menus from: €19.
3, Boulevard de la Résistance, Cala
ais
T: (0)3 21 34 42 30 F: (0)3 21 97 42 43
La Pléiade ★★★
Gastronomic and exotic restaurant w
with
a peaceful and cosy atmosphere.
Menus from: €
€22 - €55.
€
32, rue Jean Quéhen, Calais
T: (0)3 21 34 03 70
E: [email protected]
om
www.lapleiade.com
Guines
La ferme gourmande
&
Regional cooking
Menus from: €14 - 46
Avenue de Verdun, Guines
T: (0)3 21 35 78 21
Marquise
Le Grand Cerf
An excellent gastronomic restaurant
and lunchtime brasserie.
Menus from: €
€22 - €47.
€
34, avenue Ferber, Marquise
T: (0)3 21 87 55 05
E: [email protected]
www.legrandcerf.com
Escalles
Le Thomé de Gamond
Traditional and gastronomic restaurant
with a fabulous view over Cap Blanc
Nez, specialising in seafood.
Menus from: €15 - €34.50.
Mon
nt Hubert,
Cap
p Blanc Nez, Escalles
T: (0)3 21 82 32 03
ww
ww.capblancnez.com
Restaurant du Cap
Re
estaurant of Tourism, located on
the
e Opale Coast, at Escalles, near the
‘Caap Blanc Nez’ .Seafood specialities,
lobssters.
Menu
nus from: €18 - €44
€
4, Place
ce de la Mairie,
Cap Blanc
nc-Nez, Escalles
T: (0)3 21 85
5 25 10
www.restaurantducap
tducap.com
Fontaine Notre Dame
Auberge Fontenoise
Family run inn with traditional cuisine
Menus from: €13 - €25.
€
Route de Bapaume,
Fontaine Notre Dame
T: (0)3 27 37 71 24
E: [email protected]
Douai Area
Cambrai Area
La Sole Meunière
Peaceful restauran
urant located on the
sea front offe
fering traditional and
gastronomicc ccooking.
Menus from: €17 - €45.
1, Boulevard de la Résistance, Calais
T: (0)3 21 34 43 01
E: [email protected]
www.solemeuniere.com
Relais Fénelon
Rustic and elegant room.
Menus from: €18 - €29.
€
21 rue Maréchal Mortier,
La Câteau Cambresis
T: (0)3 27 84 25 80
Cambrai
Le Crabe Tambour
Traditional cuisine specialised in fish.
Menus from: €15 - €24.50.
€
52 rue Cantimpré, Cambrai
T: (0)3 27 83 10 18
L’Escargot
Convivial atmosphere with traditiona
onal
and regional cuisine.
Menus from: €
€24
24 - 35.
10 rue Général de Gaulle, Cambrai
T: (0)327 81 24 54
E: [email protected]
Beauvois-en-Cambrésis
La Buissonnière
Traditional cuisine with market menus.
Menus from: €19.80 - €32.
M
€
92 ru
rue Victor Watremez,
Beauvo
vois-en-Cambrésis
T: (0)3 27 85 29 97
Hostellerie du Marché
Cosy and cou
untryside atmosphere,
cuisine depen
nding on seasons.
Menus from
m: €12 - €22.
€
Rue de Lan
andrecies,
Le Câteau
au Cambresis
T: (0)3 27
2 84 09 32
E: hos
[email protected]
Douai
Au Turbotin
Fish regional speciality.
F
Menus from: €15 - €40.
M
€
9 rue de la Massue, Douai
T: (0)3 27 87 04 16
T
Daniel
Situated in the old town, Daniel
provides a vegetarian menu.
Menus from: €11-€28.
€
6 rue de la Boucherie,
Douai
T: (0)3 27 98 18 26
La Terrasse
Local gastronomy.
Menus from: €
€21 - €66.
€
36 Terrasse St Pierre, Douai
T: (0)3 27 88 70 04
Roost Warendin
Le Chat Botté
Housed in an 18th century castle,
cuisine of nowadays.
Menus from: €
€25 - €49.
€
Château de Bernicourt,
Roost Warendin
T: (0)3 27 80 24 44
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where to eat
Dunkerque Area
Dunkerque
L’Estouffade
Restaurant specialised in fish
and seafood.
Menus from: €
€23 - €34.
€
2 quai de la Citadelle, Dunkerque
T: (0)3 28 63 92 78
Berques
Au Cornet d’Or
Flemish atmosphere with
refined cuisine.
Menus from: €
€29 - €53.
€
26 rue Espagnole, Bergues
T: (0)3 28 68 66 27
Le Berguenard
Creative and gastronomic
cuisine in a nice little house.
Menus from: €
€26 - €32.50.
€
1 rue Faidherbe, Bergues
T: (0)3 28 68 65 00
E: [email protected]
Taverne Brueghel
The oldest house of the village
offering regional speciality.
Menus from: €18 - €
€25 .
1 rue du Marché aux Fromages,
Bergues
T: (0)3 28 68 19 19
Brouckerque
Le Middel Houck
Rustic atmosphere with
traditional cuisine.
Menus from: €
€25 - €45.
€
Place du village, Brouckerque
T: (0)3 28 27 13 46
E: [email protected]
Cappelle la Grande
Le Bois de Chêne
Welcoming rustic atmosphere,
traditional and regional cuisine.
Menus from: €
€25.50 - €51.50.
€
48 route de Bergues,
Cappelle la Grande
T: (0)3 28 64 21 80 F: (0)3 28 61 22 00
www.relaxfrance.net
Coudekerque-Branche Hazebrouck
Chériennes
Le Soubise
Regional and gastronomic restaurant.
Menus from: €
€26 - €39.
€
49 route de Bergues,
Coudekerque Branche
T: (0)3 28 64 66 00
Auberge de la Creule
Flemish inn built in bricks, original
cuisine mixing regional food and
unusual flavours.
Menus from: €
€26 - €
€38..
1 rue de la Creule, Hazzebrouck
T: (0)3 28 48 03 03
E:: [email protected]
[email protected]
Ferme-Auberge du Prieuré
Original cuisine with local products.
Menus from: €22.
€
rue du prieuré, Chériennes
T: (0)3 21 86 50 44
T
Auberge St Eloi
Traditional cuissine with
welcoming atmo
mosphere.
Menus from: €19
9.50 - €
€6
65.
60 rue de l’Eglise,
e, Hazebrouck
Haze
T: (0)3 28 40 70 23
E: [email protected]
Auberge Sire de Créquy
Restaurant housed in an inn,
R
located in the countryside and
offering regional food.
Menus from: €10 - €20.60.
€
Route
ute de Créquy, Créquy
T: (0)3 21 90 60 24
E: [email protected]
Warhem
Ferme Auberge de la Becque
Farm country inn.
Menus from: €17.50 - €20.
€
110 rue du Gal de Gaulle, Warhem
T: (0)3 28 62 05 01
Flanders Area
Bailleul
La Pomme d’Or
Classical cuisine with nice atm
tmosphere.
Menus from: €11.5 - €26.
€
27 rue d’Ypres, Bailleul
T: (0)3 28 49 11 01
E: lapomme-dor@wanad
doo.fr
Bambecque
Vieille Forge
Former ironworks, rustic room with
a fireplace. Nowadays cooking.
Menus from: €
€25.70 - €46.
€
38 rue Principale,
Bambecque
T: (0)3 28 27 60 67
Cassel
Le Petit Bruxelles
Nice outside Flemish house,
rustic and Flemish cuisine.
Menus from: €
€23 - €42.
€
Route Nationale
(Ste Marie Cappel), Cassel
T: (0)3 2842 44 64
www.lepetitbruxelles.com
Steenbecque
Auberge de la Belle Siska
In the middle of the countryside,
countrys
brick house surrounded
ded by a flowered
garden. Traditional cu
cuisine.
Menus from: €30.2
.20 - €70.
€
20 route Nationa
nale, Steen
nbecque
T: (0)3 28 43 61
1 77
Hesdin Area
Azincourt
Le Charles VI
Traditional restaurant with a
wooden and medieval style.
Menus from: €13 - €31.
€
12, rue Charles VI, Azincourt
T: (0)3 21 41 53 00
E: [email protected]
Cavron-Saint-Martin
La Planquette
Traditional restaurant with
a rustic style.
Menus from: €12.20 - €23.60.
€
Cavron-Saint-Martin
T: (0)3 21 86 90 64 F: (0)3 21 90 39 78
Créquy
Fruges
Le Cheval Noir
Traditional food in a classic room.
Menus from: €10 - €16.
25, rue Saint Omer, Fruges
2
T: (0
(0)3 21 04 42 65
Hesdin
Au Fil du Temps
Adventure cuisiine and from
Quebec (Frencch Canada) in the
atmosphere o
of a bistrot.
Menus
enus from:
from €16.50 - €25
€
4, avenue de Sainte Austreberthe,
Hesdin
T: (0)3 21 86 83 08
La Bretèche
Traditional and local cuisine.
Menus from: €16 - €29.
€
19, rue du Général Daulle, Hesdin
T: (0)3 21 86 80 87
L’Ecurie
Friendly and cosy restaurant offering
gastronomic and provencal food.
Menus from: €12 - €
€27.50 with drink.
17, rue Jacquemont, Hesdin
T/F: (0)3 21 86 86 86
67
where to eat
Huby-Saint-Leu
La Garenne
Gastronomic cooking
in a country room.
Menus from: €
€29 - €63.
€
54, route du 8 Mai, Huby-Saint-Leu
T: (0)3 21 86 95 09
E: [email protected]
www.pro.wanadoo.fr/la.garenne/
Marles-sur-Canche
Au Rendez-Vous des Chasseurs
Ajouter : Traditional cooking.
Menus from: €10 - €15.
Marles-sur-Canche
T: (0)3 21 06 10 50
Saulchoy
Le Val d’Authie
Gastronomic and regional cooking in a
friendly and rustic atmosphere.
Menus from: €14 - €31.
€
60, rue de la Place, Saulchoy
T: (0)3 21 90 30 20
Le Touquet Area
Le Touquet
Brasserie ‘Le Némo‘
Traditional and regiona
nal restaurant
located on the sea front
nt.
Menus from: €18.90 - €
€35
35.
Aqualud - Boulevard de la
a Mer,
M
Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 90 07 08
E: [email protected]
www.aqualud.com
Café des Sports
Traditional Parisian style brasserie.
Menus from: €15.90 - €18.90.
22, rue Saint Jean, Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 05 22 F: (0)3 21 05 80 01
68
Flavio
Luxurious restaurant with
gastronomic cuisine.
Menus from: €
€28 - €95.
€
1 et 2, avenue du Verger, Le To
Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 10 22
E: [email protected]
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/flavio
o
La Petite Charlotte
Good value for money.
Menus from: €18 - €29.
€
36, rue Sain
Saint Jean, Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 32 11 F: (0)3 21 05 43 97
Le Café des Arts
Gastronomic coo
ooking in a
contemporary roo
om.
Menus from: €20 - €40.
€
80, rue de Paris, Le
e Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 21 55
www.cafedesarts.com
m
Auberge du Bon Accueil
Warm welcome, ttraditional cooking.
Menus from: €16
6.10 - €28.80.
€
RN 39, Attin
T: 03 21 06 04 21
E: contact@
@attin-bonaccueil.com
www.atti
tin-bonaccueil.com
Le Côte Sud
Traditional restaurant.
Menus from: €14 - €35.
Me
€
187, Boulevard
ulevard Jules Peuget,
Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 41 24
Le "Relais de la Forge"
Traditional restaurant
restauran with a
cosy atmosphere.
atmosp
Menus from: €10 - €18.50
41, route d’Etaples, Attin
T: (0)3 21 86 22 82
L’Escale’
Traditional and
nd regional
region restaurant
with a friendly
frie
atmosphere.
Menus from: €16 - €20
€
Avenue de Picardie, Le Tou
ouquet
T: (0)3 21 05 23 22
www.escale-restaurant.c
t.com
Le Paris
Traditional restaurant.
t.
Menus from: €17 - €36.
88, rue de Metz,, L
Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 79
93
33
www.laparis20
[email protected]
Le Jardin
A traditio
tional style restaurant.
Menu
nus from: €
€20 - €45.
€
Place de l’Hermitage, Le Touquet
Pla
T: (0)3 21 05 16 34
E: [email protected]
Le Village Suisse
Climb the steps to the little tower.
Traditional cuisine.
Menus from: €
€25 - €46.
€
52, avenue Saint Jean, Le Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 69 93 F: (0)3 21 05 66 97
Attin
Berck-sur-Mer
Chez Mireille
Warm and
nd dynamic atmosphere.
Menus from
m: €
€6.1 - €37.35
€
Chemin Genty
nty, Berck-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 09 80
04
40
www.chezmireille.f
e.fr
Beussent
Le Lignier
Warm welcoming in a rustic set
and with regional food.
Menus from: €
€20 - €35.
€
4, Place de la Mairie, Beussent
T: (0)3
0)3 21 90 71 65 F: (0)3 21 86 50 55
Beutin
Auberge de la Canche
Warm welcoming former inn
offering traditional food.
Menus from: €14 - €34.50.
€
3, route Nationale 39, Beutin
T: (0)3 21 06 59 98
E: [email protected]
www.aubergedelacanche.com
Etaples-sur-Mer
Au Marin Joyeux
In an old fisherman’s house near to
the port and maritime museum.
Good fish restaurant.
Menus from: €16
78, rue de Rosamel, Etaples-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 94 64 79
Au Vieux Port
Brasserie on the main square.
Menus from: €15.50 - €15.90
11, Place du Général de Gaulle,
Etaples-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 94 54 98
Aux Pêcheurs d’Etaples
Fresh fish top of the menu.
This establishmen
nt belongs to the
Etaples Fishermen
n’s cooperative.
Menus from: €13
3 - €35
€
Quai de la Canc
nche, Etaples sur Mer
T: (0)3 21 94 06
0 90
E: rptetaple
[email protected]
www.cm
w.cmeop.com
Les 3 Lanternes
Crêperie in a restored fisherman’s
house. Specialities – fish and pancakes.
Menus from: €12.75 - €24
€
98/100, Boulevard de l’Impératrice,
Etaples-sur-Mer
T: (0)3 21 09 52 74
Estrée
Le Relais de la Course
original cuisine with spices and herbs.
Menus from: €18 - €29.
€
Vallée de la Course, Estrée
T: (0)3 21 06 18 04
E: [email protected]
Hucqueliers
Auberge d’Hucqueliers
Local cuisine.
Menus from: €
€8 - €21.
€
1, Place de la République,
Hucqueliers
T: (0)3 21 90 51 61 F: (0)3 21 06 43 09
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where to eat
La Madelaine-sousMontreuil
Auberge de la Grenouillère
riverside location. 4 Rooms.
From: €
€74 - €
€94. Menus from: €
€20 - €
€70
70
La Madeleine-sous-Montreuil
T: (0)3 21 06 07 22
E: Auberge.de.la.Grenouillere@
@
wanadoo.fr
www.lagrenouillere.fr
Auberge du Vieux Logis
Specialities : ‘Cassoulet with
th the goose
grease’, l’”Caudière étaploi
oise” with
moulds of mussel bed
Menus from: €
€30 - €53.
€
La Madelaine-sous-Montre
reuil
T: (0)3 21 06 10 92
http://wb218.lerelaisinternet.com//
vieux-logis/
Merlimont
La Brasserie de la Plage
Sea sight. A wide selection of moulds.
Menus from: €13.90 - €18.90
Boulevard de la Manche, Merlimont
imont
T: (0)3 21 94 67 53
Montreuil-sur-Mer
Le Clos des Capucins
Excelle
ent good value for money cuisine.
Le Clo
os is situated on
the main square.
Menu
us from: €10 - €37.
€
46, Pllace du Général de Gaulle,
Montrreuil sur Mer
T: (0)3 21 06 08 65
E: clos-d
[email protected]
Le Relais du Roy
A surprisingly blue restaurant!
Very good food.
Menus from: €13 - €32
32.
Rue Pierre Ledent,
Montreuil sur Mer
T: (0)3 21 81 53 44
E: [email protected]
www.relaxfrance.net
Sainte-Cécile
Les Flots
Traditional restaurant.
Menus from: €15 - €18.50.
Esplanade de la Mer, Sainte - Cécile
T: (0)3
(0 21 84 70 33
La Marmite
Fishes and
d seafoods are in the menu.
m
Menus from:: €13.90 - €25.20.
€
Résidence Le
e Center, Sainte - C
Cécile
T: (0)3 21 84 61
1 77
E: lamarmite62@
@wanadoo.fr
La Paix
Traditional restaurant.
Menus from: €12.
Esplanade de Sainte - Cécile,
Cé
Sainte - Cécile
T: (0)3 21 84 99 66
Le Sainte-Cécile
Traditional restauran
urant.
Menus from: €10.
Boulevard de Sainte-Cé
Cécile,
Sainte - Cécile
T: (0)3 21 84 32 11
1
Saint-Josse
Le Relais de St-Josse
In the heart of the village,
e, Pascale and
Louis-Michel will welcome
ome you in their
café-restaurant and wi
will serve you as
dishes prepared with
h many personality.
personalit
Menus from: €
€23 - €36.5
€
17, rue Grande Place,
Pl
Saint-Josse
T: (0)3 21 94 61
1 75
www.restaura
rants-hotels.net/
lerelaisdesain
aintjosse/
Verchocq
L’Escadrille
Great value for money brasserie
G
style restaurant. On fine days you will
see ultra light aircraft take off from
the nearby airfield.
Menus from: €
€9.50 - €62.
€
4, Val du Fresne, Verchocq
T: (0)3 21 81 33 52 F: (0)3 21 86 46 01
Zoteux
Chez Christiane
Traditional restaurant.
Menus from
m: €
€9.50 - €21.50.
€
14, rue Princip
ipale, Zoteux
T: (0)3 21 86 51
10
09 F: (0) 21 81 93 24
Lille Area
Lille
Au Gré du Vin
Wine restaurant with spec
pecialities
from Languedoc.
c
Mealss from: €25.
€
20 rue Péterinck, Lille
T: (0)3 20 55 42 51
Brasserie de la Paix
Nice brasserie in the town centre
Menus from: €15.50 - €23.
€
25 Place Rihour, Lille
T: (0)3 20 54 70 41
www.brasserielapaix.com
Alcide
Traditional brasserie
Menus from: €
€20 - €32.
€
5 rue des Débris St Etienne, Lille
T: (0)3 20 12 06 95
Clément Marot
Gastronomic restaurant using
local produce.
Menus from: €15 - €45.
M
€
16
6 rue de Pas, Lille
T: ((0)3 20 57 01 10
E: m
[email protected]
A l’Huîtrière
The
e mo
most famous fish restaurant
with a beautiful
utiful seafood
se
shop in a
magnificient art deco
co house with
marine decor.
Menus from: €
€43 - €110.
3 rue des Chats Bossus, Lille
T: (0)3 20 55 43 41
www.huitriere.fr
La Baan Thaï
Exotic decoration and very thai
traditional cuisine.
Menus from: €
€23 - €36.
€
22 Boulevard JB Lebas, Lille
T: (0)3 20 86 06 01
69
where to eat
Le Bistrot de Pierrot
Pierrot a famous character in regional
cuisine. Very convivial atmosphere.
6 Place de Béthune, Lille
T: (0)3 20 57 14 09
www.bistrot-de-pierrot
Le Bistrot Tourangeau
Speciality from the Loire region.
Menu: €25.
€
61 Boulevard Louis XIV, Lille
e
T: (0)3 20 52 74 64
www.hehochart@nordnet
et.fr
Le Champlain
Stylish decoration and
gastronomic cuisine
Menus from: €
€24 - €
€39
9.
13 rue Nicolas Leblanc
c, Lille
T: (0)3 20 54 01 38
www.lechamplain.fr
La Coquille
House from the 18th century,
nice atmosphere.
Menus from: €
€28 - €44.
€
60 rue St Etienne, Lille
T: (0)3 20 54 29 82
E: [email protected]
La Cour des Grands
Housed in the former 17th ccentury
‘hôtel des Monnaies’
aies’, it offers cuisine
from nowadays
days in a refined style.
Re-opening
ing in December.
61 rue
e de
d la Monnaie, Lille
T: (0)3
0)3 20 06 83 61
L’Ecume des Mers
Gaastronomic restaurant
sp
pecialised in seafood.
10
0 rue de Pas, Lille
T: (0)3 20 54 95 40
www
ww.ecume-des-mers.com
L’Esplanade
Burgesss aatmosphere
and gastrono
onomic cuisine.
Menus from: €30 - €62.
€
84 façade de l’Esplanade,
Esplanade, Lille
T: (0)3 20 06 58 58
70
Le Passe Porc
Specialised in pork meat
A la carte: €
€8.40 - €13.
155 rue Solférino, Lille
T: (0)3 20 42 83 93
Le Val d’Auge
Gastronomic restaurant in
a rustic style.
Menus from: €
€32 - €60.
6
805 avenue du Gal de
e Gaulle,
G
Bondues
T: (0)3 20 46 26 87
www.valdauge.com
Le Sébastopol
Gastronomic restaurant
Gas
in an
n aart deco setting.
Menuss ffrom: €
€26 - €42.
€
1 Place Sébastopol,
S
Lille
T: (0)3 20 57
5 05 05
www.restaurant-sebastopol.fr
aurant-sebastopol
Le Square
Rustic and region
onal cuisine.
Menus from: €9.4
40 - €14.
52 rue Basse, Lille
e
T: (0)3 20 74 16 17
E: [email protected]
liberty
Lys-Lez-Lannoy
La Marmite
Specialised in cook
ked pork meat.
No menus. From:
m: €23.
€
93 rue Poincaré
aré, Capinghem
T: (0)3 20 92
2 12
1 41
Auberge de la Marmotte
Brick inn with a charming rustic style
Menus from: €12.50 - €46.
€
5 rue Jean Lebas, Lys-Lez-Lannoy
T: (0)3 20 75 30 95
Chereng
Marcq-en-Baroeul
Comines
Bondues
Auberge de l’Harmonie
Inn offering gastronomic
ic cuisine.
Menus from: €
€23 - €
€75.
75
36 Place de l’Abbé Bonpain, Bond
Bondues
T: (0)3 20 23 17 02
2
www.aubergehar
armonie.fr
Le Connétable
Pretty farmhouse
ouse with exposed beams
b
and bricks with traditional specialities.
specia
Menus from
om: €
€29 - €43.
€
1003 avenue
enue du gal de gaulle, Bondues
Bo
T: (0)3
3 20
2 46 85 55
L’Enfant Terrible
Nice atmosphere restaurant.
Menus from: €19 - €70.
€
25 rue du Maréchal Foch, Loos
T: (0)3 20 07 22 11
Capinghem
Le Verzenay
Regional speciality.
spec
Menus from: €16 - €36.
€
142 Route Nationale, Chereng
T: (0)3 20 41 14 56
Le Varbet
European
uropean gastronomic cuisine.
Menus from:
m: €28 - €74.
€
2 rue de Pas, Lille
ille
T: (0)3 20 54 81 40
E: [email protected]
m
Loos
La Taverne Ste Marguerite
Village
e inn with traditional cuisin
cuisine.
Menus ffrom: €10 - €24.
€
81 rue de
e Lille, Comines
T: (0)3 20 39 00 60
Lambersart
La Laiterie
A renomated gastronomic
restaurant near Lille.
Menus from: €
€28 - €38.
€
138 avenue de l’Hippodrome,
Lambersart
T: (0)3 20 92 79 73
La Table de Didier Beckaert
This famous chef has recently moved
to the Colysée, a top of the range and
avant-garde restaurant offering a refired
avant
cuisine.
Menus: from: €
€23
23 - 27
(wine not included)
201, avenue du Colisée, Lambersart
T: (0)3 20 45 90 00
L’Auberge de la Garenne
Gastronomic restaurant in a
cosy rustic style.
Menus from: €
€20 - €76.
€
(wines included at €76)
€
17 chemin de Ghesles,
Marcq-en-Baroeul
T: (0)3 20 46 20 20
www.aubergegaren
arenne.fr
Le Septentrion
Surrounded by a park in the
Vert Bois Château.
Menus from: €15 - €50.
€
Parc du Château du Vert Bois,
Marcq-en-Baroeul
T: (0)3 20 46 26 98
Roubaix
Chez Charly
A famous address for 30 years
with traditional cuisine
Menus from: €17.50 - €28.50
€
127 avenue Jean Baptiste Lebas,
Roubaix - T: (0)3 20 70 78 58
Auberge de Beaumont
Family inn with traditional cuisine.
Menus from: €
€23 - €38.50.
€
143 rue de Beaumont, Roubaix
T/F: (0)3 20 75 43 28
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where to eat
Seclin
Auberge du Forgeron
restaurant offering regional specialities
and a brasserie.
17 rue Roger Bouvry, Seclin
T: (0)3 20 90 09 52
www.aubergeduforgeron.com
Tourcoing
La Baratte
Gastronomic restaurant in a rustic style.
Menus from: €19 - €50.
€
395 rue du Clinquet, Tourcoing
T: (0)3 20 94 45 63
E: [email protected]
Le Plessy
Wine restaurant.
31 avenue Alfred
Le François, Tourcoing
T: (0)3 20 25 07 73
Verlinghem
Le Château Blanc
Mansion from the early twent
enties
surrounded by a flowered
dg
garden.
Classical cuisine. Menus ffrom: €
€35 - €60.
€
93 rue Poincaré, Verlin
nghem
T: (0)3 20 21 81 41
Villeneuve-d’Ascq
La Ferme du Moulin
Rustic cuisine in a farm.
Menus from: €15 - €30.
€
1 avenue du Canteleu, Villeneuve-d’Ascq
d’Ascq
T: (0)3 20 05 93 95
Wattignies
Le Cheval Blanc
Modern restaurant with
gastronomic cuisine.
Menus from: €
€23 - €39.
€
110 rue du Gal de Gaulle, Wattignies
T: (0)3 20 97 34 62
www.relaxfrance.net
St-Omer Area
Lumbres
Le Ristandel
&
Traditional and regional cuisine.
Menus from: €12 - €30
€
Chemin
min des Boi
Bois, AcquinWestbecourt,
stbecourt, Lum
Lumbres
T: (0)3 21 38 59 90
www.aa-st-omer-golf
www.aa-st-omer-golfclub.com
St-Omer
La Brasserie Audomaroise
Brasserie restaurant and
micro brewery.
Menus from:
fr
€8.40 - €24
€
€
6-8, rue Louis
s Martel,
Marte St-Omer
T: (0)3 21 88 08 80
E: brasserie-audomaroise@
@
wanadoo.fr
Le Cygne
Gastronomic
onomic ccooking.
Menus from: €13 - €45.
Men
€
8, rue Caventou, St-Omer
T: (0)3 21 98 20 52
www.restaurantlecygne.fr
La Belle Epoque
Gastronomic cooking –
fish and regional cooking
ng.
Menus from: €12.50 - €26.
6, Place Paul Painlev
evé, St-Omer
T/F: (0)3 21 38 22
2 93
9
Houlle
A la Ferme Loisel
Gastronomic restaurant.
Menus from: €17 - €39
€
11, Rue Hellebroucq, Houlle
T: (0)3 21 95 35 24
E: [email protected]
Auberge de l’Etang Poupart
Gastronomic and regional cooking using
local produces, with a rustic style.
Menus from: €
€20 - €30.
€
12, impasse des Etangs, Houlle
T: (0)3 21 93 05 26
E: [email protected]
www.loisirs-gourmets.com
Au Rallye d’Artois
Calm atmosphere and gastronomic
and regional food.
Menus from: €13 - €34.
€
31, route de Watten
ten, Houlle
T: (0)3 21 93 12 82
E: rallyeartois@loisirs-g
-gourmets.com
www.rallyedartois.com
m
Auxi-le-Château
Au Canard Gourmand
A family restaurant in a distinctly
‘ducky’ decor.
Menus from: €10.80 - €18.
26, rue Albert Vermaelen,
Auxi-le-Château
T: (0)3 21 04 50 51
St-Martin-au-Laert Blangy-sur-Ternoise
Le Bowling
Traditional cooking.
g.
Menus from: €15
5.50 - €32
€
Route de Calai
ais, St Martin au Laert
T: (0)3 21 39 88 18
E: [email protected]
[email protected]
www.loisirs-gourmets.com
w.loisirs-gourmets.co
Tilques
La Crinoline
&
Gastronomic and
an regional cooking
with a rusticc room. Regular cookery
lessons on
n Thursdays.
Menus from
m: €
€25.50 - €42.
€
44, route Nat
ationale 43, Tilques
T: (0)3 21 93 86 62
E: aubergecrinolin
[email protected]
www.lacrinoline.co
com
St Pol-sur-Ternoise Area
St-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Restaurant-Brasserie
La Saint-Poloise
Brasse
asserie and brewery in one.
Menus from: €11 - €28
€
3, rue de la Calandre,
andre,
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
T: (0)3 21 41 91 00
E: [email protected]
Avesnes-le-Comte
Le Pave Avesnois
A warm welcome and good value for
money cuisine.
Menus from: €10 - €21.
€
112, Grande Rue, Avesnes-le-Comte
T: (0)3 21 73 40 99 F: (0)3 21 73 41 17
Au Relais du Vieux Chêne
A good family restaurant in a country
setting. Colouring-in books available.
Menus from: €10 - €16.
5, rue de la Gare, Blangy-sur-Ternoise
T: (0)3 21 41 90 7
70
E: aux-relais-duvieuxc
uxchene@
wanadoo.fr
www.auxrelaisduvieu
uxchene.com
Estrée-Wamin
Auberge de la Haute Estrée
A family ru
run restaurant offering a
warm welcome in a country setting.
Menus from: €17 - €21.
€
11, route de Saint Pol, Estrée-Wamin
T: (0)3 21 55 01 41
E: [email protected]
http//perso.wanadoo.fr/auberge.
haute-estree
Fillièvres
Auberge du Vieux Moulin
Menus from: €
€22 - €27.
€
19, rue de Saint Pol, Fillièvres
T: (0)3 21 47 93 42
E: [email protected]
www.aubergefillievres.com
La Thieuloye
Les Quatre Vents
A family run restaurant with a warm
welcome in a country setting.
Menus from: €10 - €20.50.
€
1, route Nationale 41, La Thieuloye
T: (0)3 21 03 23 24
71
StMichel-sur-Ternoise
Catherinette
A good family restaurant with
playground for the children.
Menus from: €13 - €32.
€
Rue d’Ostreville – BP 47,
St-Michel-sur-Ternoise
T: (0)3 21 03 12 42 F: (0)3 21 41
1 76 72
Valenciennes Area
L’Escargot
Brasserie style restaurant.
Meals from: €25.
€
34 Place d’armes, Valencie
ennes
T: (0)3 27 46 29 61
La Planche à Pain
Occitane and regional specialities.
speciali
Menus
us from: €
€22 - €27.
€
1 rue d’Oultreman, Valencie
Valenciennes
T: (0)3 27
7 46 18 28
E: [email protected]
heapain@wanadoo
www.home-gastronomie.com
e-gastronomie.co
Artres
Marly
La Gentilhommière
Former farm, very nice place to stay
in the countryside. Quiet
et rooms with
view on the garden.
Face Eglise, Artres
T: (0)3 27 28 18 80
E: [email protected]
Les Forges
Nice façade with red b
bricks
and rustic atmosphere.
Meals from: €17 - €32
€
58 rue Drue, Marly
T: (0)3
0)3 27 41 31 22
Valenciennes
Le Bistrot d’en Face
Specialised in meats and located
in the centre.
Menus from: €17 - €
€29.
9.
5 avenue d’Amster
msterdam, Valenciennes
T: (0)3 27 45 25
2 25
Brasserie Arthur
Reall brasserie style.
Men
enus from: €
€26.60 - €29.90.
€
46
6 bis rue de Famars, Valenciennes
T: (0)3 27 46 14 15
E:: [email protected]
Sebourg
Le Clos de la Perrière
Little farmhouse in this
his
charming village.
Personalised cooking.
Menus from: €18.50 - €37.35.
32 rue Vérimetz, Sebo
ourg
T: (0)3 27 26 53 33
Le Musigny
Burgess rooms with
h comfortable
sofas and traditional cuisine.
Menus from: €
€27
7 - €72.
€
90 avenue
enue de Liège
T: (0)3
(
27 41 49 30
Quiévrechain
Manoir de la Tombelle
Nice burgess house
se from the 1920’s
1920
surrounded by a garden with a pond.
pon
Traditional cuisine
ne.
135 avenue Je
ean Jaurès,
Quiévrechain
n
T: (0)3 27 35 12 30
Raismes
La Grignotière
Traditional cuisine from the 80’s.
T
Menus from: €18.50 - €32.50.
€
6 rue Jean Jaurès, Raismes
T: (0)3 27 36 91 99
Brasserie Audomaroise, St-Omer
72
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where to eat
Estaminets
Trélon
Avesnois Area
Le Framboisier
Regional specialties.
Menus from: €11 - €37.
€
1, rue Francois Ansieau, Trélon
T: (0)3 27 59 73 34
www.terascia.com
Avesnelles
Le Pen'tière
Traditional restaurant with regional
specialities.
Menus from : €11 - 29.50
21, route de Paris, Avenelles
T: (0)3 27 61 03 45 F: (0)3 27 51 91 88
Dourlers
Auberge du Châtelet
Gastronomic restaurant
Menus from: €
€23 - 50
« Les Haies à charmes », RN2,
Dourlers
T: (0)3 27 61 06 70 F: (0)3 27 61 20 02
E: [email protected]
www.aubergeduchatelet.com
Gussignies
Au Baron
Brewery and restaurant serving
ng
traditional and regioanl cuisin
sine.
Restaurant open Friday ev
evenings,
Saturdays and Sunday ev
evenings. Prior
booking for groups and
d individuals.
Menus from: €14.50 - €27.
€
Place du Fond des Ro
ocs, Gussignies
T: (0)3 27 66 88 61 F: (0)3 27 39 89 04
St Waast la Vallée
Le Relais de Moneuse
Gastronomic restaurant with
regioanl specialties.
Menus from: €19 - €37.
€
RN 49, Saint Waast la Vallée
T: (0)3 27 66 88 66 F: (0)3 27 63 09 15
www.relaxfrance.net
Flanders Area:
Cassel
La Taverne flamande
Situated on the main square of Cassel
and Flemish speciali
ecialities.
Menus from: €14 - 22
34 Grand Place, Casse
el
T: (0)3 28 42 42 59
Douai Area
Orchies
La Chaumière
Regional house with
rustic atmosphere.
Menus from: €
€25 - €62.50.
€
Route de Marchiennes, Orch
chies
T: (0)3 20 71 86 38
Dunkerque Area
Dunkerque
Au Petit Pierre
Friendly restaurant in a 18th centu
tury
building.
Menus from: €15 - 26
4 rue Dampierre, Dunkerque
ue
T: (0)3 28 66 28 36
www.aupetitpierre.com
L’Estaminet flamand
A very typical estamin
inet with
regional food
Menus from: €7 - 10
6 rue des fusillé
lés marins,
Dunkerque
T: (0)3 28 66 98 35
T Kasteel Hof
Typical estaminet offe
ering regional food
only.
Menus : from: €18
8
8 rue St Nicolas,
s, Cassel
T: (0)3 28 40 59 29
Godewaersvelde
Het Blauwershof
An authentic estaminet where you play,
laugh and sign. Flemish food only.
Menus: €16
9 rue d’Eecke,
ke Godewaersvelde
T: (0)3 28 49 45 11
Estaminets
The word « estaminet »
means « a small village
pub». Today these
estaminets are the
best place to enjoy the
generous flavours of
local produce, sample
with due moderation,
a true traditionallybrewed beer and
rediscover the convivial
atmosphere of the
estaminets of an earlier
age with traditionnal
games, a way of life that
is typical of the Flemish
soul.
Quaedypre
Taverne du Westhoek
Flemish tavern with
th regional
specialities.
2 route de Wylder, Quaed
aedypre
T: (0)3 28 68 68 14
h seafood, seasonal
fruits
Fres
73
where to eat
Hesdin Area
St-Omer Area
Le Touquet Area
Douriez
Wismes
Le Touquet
L’Estaminet de l’Andouiller
A village pub named the Andouille
maker which serves its own home
made, award winning Andouille
(chitterling sausage) as well as
fish, cheese and meat dishes..
Regional produce shop.
Menus from: €
€8 - €25.
€
15, Place du Marché, Dou
uriez
T: (0)3 21 90 41 53
Auberge de la Mairie
Estaminet. Traditional cooking
g : ‘Menu à
la planche’ ( local delicacies presented
p
on a w
wooden board)
Menus ffrom: €10 - €25
€
3, rue de
e Merck, Wismes
T: (0)3 21 12 69 94 F: (0)3 21 95 64 21
Le Patio
Restaurant of charm, original cooking of
the North. Animation off former games
(frog) and magic ‘ close
ed up ‘ at table.
Menu from: €11 - €20
0
80, rue de Londres, Le
L Touquet
T: (0)3 21 05 27 27
www.lepatio-touq
uquet.com
Lille Area
Lille
Estaminet T Rijsel & Chez la Vieille
Nice estaminet atmosphere
with regional cuisine.
Menus: €10.50.
25 & 60, rue de Gand, Lille
T: (0)3 20 15 01 59
St-Pol-sur-Ternoise Area
Valhuon
L’Estaminet du Randonneur
Kitchen from products of soils.
Meal on ‘planche’
1, rue de Pernes, Valhuon
T: (0)3 21 03 16 72
Valentiennes Area
Haspres
Auberge St Hubert
Traditional cuisine in a rustic style
rooms
oms with a fireplace.
Meals from: €
€20.60 - €43.0
€
Route de Denain, Haspres
T: (0)3 27 25 70 97
E: auberge.st.hubert.haspres@
wanadoo.fr
.f
La Ducasse
Menus: €11
95, rue Solférino, Lille
T: (0)3 20 57 34 10
L’Gaïette
Menus
us: €18
30, rue Masséna, Lille
T: (0)3 20 54 81 88
Villeneuve d’Ascq
Quanta-Estaminet flamand
Next
xt to the Lac du heron, this
estami
minet welcome you in a convivial
atmosph
phere and propose you a
selection o
of flemish specialities.
Menu: €
€9.20
20 - 13.57
Closed every
y night,
nig
Saturday
and Sunday.
7, chemin du Grand Marais
Ferme Petiprez, Villeneuve d’Ascq
T: (0)3 20 19 07 08
Estaminet T Rijsel, Lille
74
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