Bailleul tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Cassel at 20 km from Bailleul
Visit Bailleul: highlights and tourist information
Bailleul is situated in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bailleul in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Cassel at 20 km and Lille at 25 km.
Bailleul, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Cassel
at 20 km (direction west-north-west)The town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the Flanders region...
See Cassel guide
Lille
at 25 km (direction east-south-east)The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an industrial town...
See Lille guide
Aire-sur-la-Lys
at 27 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentNow officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys is the...
See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide
Esquelbecq
at 28 km (direction west-north-west)At Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its Chateau and...
See Esquelbecq guide
Roubaix
at 31 km (direction east)Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large town of...
See Roubaix guide
Saint-Omer
at 34 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe attractive centre of Saint-Omr is one of the best towns to see houses...
See Saint-Omer guide
Douai
at 47 km (direction south-east)Douai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive belfries in...
See Douai guide
Gravelines
at 52 km (direction west-north-west)The principal attraction at Gravelines is the fortifications, built by the Spanish in the...
See Gravelines guide
Les Jardins de Sericourt
Garden at 57 km (direction south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentBeautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....
See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
at 58 km (direction east-south-east)Established as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is still the...
See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide
The Jardin des Lianes
Garden at 68 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe Jardin des Lianes is one of our favourite gardens in this region of...
See The Jardin des Lianes guide
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Markets in and near Bailleul
Market days in Bailleul: weekly market: Tuesday;
- Bailleul: market Tuesday (0km)
- Estaires: market Thursday (10km)
- Armentieres: market Friday (11km)
- Hazebrouck: market Monday (14km)
- Comines: market Monday (18km)
- Haubourdin: market Friday (22km)
- La Bassee: market Thursday (23km)
- Isbergues: market Thursday (23km)
- Bethune: market Sunday & Monday & Friday (24km)
- Beuvry: market Friday (24km)
More information about Bailleul, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Tourist attractions near Bailleul, France
What to do at Bailleul? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bailleul.
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (1km)
- Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (11km)
- Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (19km)
- Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (23km)
- Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
- Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (25km)
- Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
- Beffroi de Bergues (Belfries of Belgium and France) (34km)
- Beffroi de l'église St-Éloi de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
- Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (47km)
- Beffroi de Gravelines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (52km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Bergues (34km)
- Gravelines (52km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (25km)
Remarkable gardens
- La ferme du mont des Récollets (20km)
- Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (27km)
- Le parc Barbieux (30km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lille (25km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Les Prés du Hem (10km)
- Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (24km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (33km)
- Dune fossile de Ghyvelde (39km)
- Réserve naturelle de la Dune Marchand (42km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (43km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (44km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (50km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (51km)
Towns of Art and history
- Roubaix (31km)
- Saint-Omer (34km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Wattignies (27km)
- Wasquehal (28km)
- Tourcoing (29km)
- Grande-Synthe (44km)
- Loon-Plage (47km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lille (24km)
Geography and distances
Bailleul is in the north-east of France at 25 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Bailleul is 211 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Bailleul
Canton: Bailleul
Arrondissement: Dunkerque
Department: Nord
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 59270
Distance to Bailleul
from Lille (prefecture): 25 km
from Paris: 211 km
from Calais: 67 km
from Nice: 853 km
from Bordeaux: 701 km
from Strasbourg: 432 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Bailleul from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Berthen, Le Doulieu, Merris, Meteren, Saint-Jans-Cappel and Steenwerck.
This page in French: Visiter Bailleul