Dieppe
Dieppe has the closest beach to Paris and so when sea bathing first became popular it was a popular tourist destination. Now it is better known for its small port.
The town centre has a historical section and is pleasant to explore, albeit there are few great sites. The Place du Puits Salé is the centre of the old town and it is here you can find the Café des Tribunaux which was once a popular haunt with painters and writers including Oscar Wilde when he was in exile. See also the churches of Saint-Remi and Saint-Jacques.
From here head to the chateau which is now home to the Musee de Dieppe. The museum is particularly well-known for its collection of carved ivories from its days as an ivory trading port. Set up above the town the castle is a great place to get a good view of the town.
The fishing port of Dieppe and the Quai Henri IV are pleasant places to stop for a coffee or for lunch at one of the restaurants lining the harbour. There are also several grand townhouses ('hotels') such as the College des Oratoriens and the Hotel d'Anvers, bearing witness to the 19th century glory days in Dieppe, around the two quais of Henry V and Duquesne.
Near to Dieppe at Varengeville is the Bois des Moutiers. The house was designed by Edwin Lutyens and the gardens were designed by Lutyens in collaboration with Gertrude Jekyll. The park and gardens lead to the sea and contain a mass of rhododendroms, azaleas and hydrangeas and has a wonderful pergola - a common sight in gardens which Lutyens and Jekyll collaborated on.
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