Ault tourism and travel guide

Visit Ault: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit AttractionsFrance This Way comment: Ault is a small seaside town near the chalk cliffs of the Opal coast.
Ault is situated in the Somme department and Hauts-de-France region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Ault. For detailed visitor information see the Ault travel guide.
Popular places to visit nearby include Eu at 6 km and Le Treport at 7 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Ault, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Ault in Hauts-de-France.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Mers-les-Bains
at 6 km (direction west-south-west)Attractive seaside town with lots of Belle-Epoque villas...
See Mers-les-Bains guide

Eu
at 6 km (direction south-south-west), in the Seine-Maritime departmentThe red-brick castle, built in the 16th century, is the main attraction...
See Eu guide

Le Treport
at 7 km (direction west-south-west), in the Seine-Maritime departmentThe highlight of a visit to the active port town of Le...
See Le Treport guide

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
at 16 km (direction east-north-east)Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is one of the nicest towns in the region, especially the...
See Saint-Valery-sur-Somme guide

The Bay of the Somme
Scenery at 16 km (direction north-east)The Somme Bay is a large bay with a wide natural habitat...
See The Bay of the Somme guide

Le Crotoy
Seaside resort at 18 km (direction north-east)The long sandy beach is the main attraction in Le Crotoy, and...
See Le Crotoy guide

Abbeville
at 28 km (direction east)Abbeville makes a pleasant detour when you are exploring the Baie de...
See Abbeville guide

Fort-Mahon-Plage
Seaside resort at 28 km (direction north-north-east)Both the beach itself and the resort of Fort-Mahon-Plage are among the...
See Fort-Mahon-Plage guide

Dieppe
at 33 km (direction west-south-west), in the Seine-Maritime departmentExplore the port area then head to the castle and the Museum...
See Dieppe guide

Saint-Riquier
at 36 km (direction east)The small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church,...
See Saint-Riquier guide

Valloires abbey
Abbey at 37 km (direction north-east)Valloires abbey is an 18th century Cistercian abbey with formal gardens to...
See Valloires abbey guide

Montreuil-sur-Mer
at 46 km (direction north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe historic centre of the fortified town of Montreuil is lovely to...
See Montreuil-sur-Mer guide

Le Touquet
Seaside resort at 48 km (direction north-north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentUpmarket Le Touquet is probably the most popular of the coastal resorts...
See Le Touquet guide

The Jardin des Lianes
Garden at 48 km (direction east-north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe Jardin des Lianes is one of our favourite gardens in this...
See The Jardin des Lianes guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Somme
Map of places to visit near Ault
Markets in and near Ault
- Mers-les-Bains: market Thursday & Monday (6km)
- Eu: market Friday (6km)
- Le Treport: market Tuesday & Saturday (7km)
- Cayeux-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (9km)
- Criel-sur-Mer: market Thursday - seasonal market only (13km)
- Saint-Valery-sur-Somme: market Sunday (16km)
- Le Crotoy: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (18km)
- Blangy-sur-Bresle: market Sunday (23km)
- Rue: market Saturday (24km)
- Abbeville: market Thursday & Saturday (28km)
Hotels near Ault
More information about Ault, Picardy
Tourist attractions near Ault, France
What to do at Ault? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ault.
Aquarium
- Estran Cité de la mer (32km)
Grand sites of France
- Baie de Somme (16km)
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Rue (Belfries of Belgium and France) (25km)
- Beffroi d'Abbeville (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
- Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
- Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (52km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Eu (6km)
- Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (16km)
- Montreuil (46km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint-Saulve (Montreuil-sur-Mer) (46km)
Remarkable gardens
- Herbarium des remparts (16km)
- Parc et roseraie du château de Rambures (23km)
- Jardin de Miromesnil (37km)
- Jardins de Valloires (38km)
- Bois des Moutiers (39km)
- Parc du château de Digeon (45km)
- Le jardin des Lianes (48km)
- Jardins de Bosmelet (50km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Mers-les-Bains (6km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Hable-d'Ault (5km)
- Pointe du Hourdel (15km)
- Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Somme (17km)
- Parc du Marquenterre (20km)
- Forêt de Crécy (31km)
- Baie d'Authie (33km)
- Montagne de Montenoy (48km)
- Forêt d'Hesdin (52km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Parc Bagatelle (38km)
Towns of Art and history
- Dieppe (33km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Forest-l'Abbaye (29km)
- Saint-Josse (43km)
Geography and distances
Ault is in the north of France at 73 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Ault is 153 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Ault
from Amiens (prefecture): 73 km
from Paris: 153 km
from Calais: 99 km
from Nice: 837 km
from Bordeaux: 605 km
from Strasbourg: 486 km
Getting here
Most visitors take a a cross-channel ferry to a nearby port such as Dieppe or Boulogne or the channel tunnel to Calais. For driving distances to Ault from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Allenay, Bethencourt-sur-Mer, Bourseville, Brutelles, Eu, Friaucourt, Le Treport, Meneslies, Mers-les-Bains, Saint-Quentin-la-Motte-Croix-au-Bailly, Tully, Woignarue and Yzengremer.
This page in French: Visiter Ault