Beauvais tourism and travel guide
Visit Beauvais: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: In Beauvais you can see the important (if often rebuilt and renovated) cathedral with its famous astronomical clock and several medieval houses
Beauvais is situated in the Oise department and Hauts-de-France region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Beauvais. For detailed visitor information see the Beauvais travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Beauvais include "ville fleurie 4*".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Beauvais in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Gerberoy at 21 km and Royaumont Abbey at 38 km.
Beauvais, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Parc Saint-Paul
Theme Park at 7 km (direction west)Parc Saint Paul is one of the most popular theme parks in the north...
See Parc Saint-Paul guide
Gerberoy
Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction west-north-west)The 18th century cottages and pretty gardens, and a radical transformation during the last...
See Gerberoy guide
Royaumont Abbey
Abbey at 38 km (direction south-east), in the Val-d'Oise departmentRoyaumont Abbey, once one of the most important cistercian abbeys in France, is a...
See Royaumont Abbey guide
Chantilly
at 38 km (direction east-south-east)The town of Chantilly in the Oise department of Picardy is best known for...
See Chantilly guide
Chateau de Chantilly
Castle at 39 km (direction east-south-east)The Chateau de Chantilly is an extensive castle from the 16th-19th centuries, surrounded by...
See Chateau de Chantilly guide
Senlis
at 44 km (direction east-south-east)The ruined castle, the cathedral and the narrow cobbled streets make Senlis a very...
See Senlis guide
Lyons-la-Foret
Most Beautiful Village at 45 km (direction west), in the Eure departmentThe half-timbered buildings in the village of Lyons-la-Foret make it one of the prettiest...
See Lyons-la-Foret guide
La Roche-Guyon
Most Beautiful Village at 51 km (direction south-west), in the Val-d'Oise departmentAt La Roche-Guyon, a 'plus beau village de France', you can exlore a pretty...
See La Roche-Guyon guide
Chateau Gaillard
Castle at 54 km (direction west-south-west), in the Eure departmentThe evocative ruins of Chateau Gaillard, built in the 12th century by Richard the...
See Chateau Gaillard guide
Ermenonville
at 56 km (direction east-south-east)The Mer de Sable theme park is the main reason visitors come to Ermenonville,...
See Ermenonville guide
Giverny Gardens
Garden at 56 km (direction west-south-west), in the Eure departmentThe most famous, most visited, and perhaps most attractive gardens in France, as painted...
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Vernon
at 57 km (direction west-south-west), in the Eure departmentVernon has an attractive historic centre and sits on the banks of the River...
See Vernon guide
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Markets in and near Beauvais
Market days in Beauvais: weekly market: Wednesday all day & Saturday all day;
- Beauvais: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (0km)
- Bresles: market Thursday (12km)
- Noailles: market Tuesday (14km)
- Meru: market Sunday & Friday (23km)
- Saint-Just-en-Chaussee: market Tuesday (26km)
- Gournay-en-Bray: market Tuesday & Friday (27km)
- Gisors: market Monday all day & Friday (28km)
- Liancourt: market Wednesday (30km)
- Chambly: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)
- Montataire: market Sunday (32km)
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Tourist attractions near Beauvais, France
What to do at Beauvais? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Beauvais.
Heritage sites
- Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Gerberoy (21km)
- Lyons-la-Foret (45km)
- La Roche-Guyon (51km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- L'Isle-Adam (36km)
- Forges-les-Eaux (44km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Vexin Francais (38km)
- Oise-Pays de France (44km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Beauvais) (0km)
- Abbaye Saint Germer de Fly (Saint-Germer-de-Fly) (22km)
- Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (28km)
- Abbatiale Saint Nicolas (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent) (34km)
- Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (40km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (40km)
- Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (41km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (42km)
- Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (43km)
- Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Moncel (Pontpoint) (43km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Senlis) (44km)
- Abbaye de Chaalis (Fontaine-Chaalis) (54km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (38km)
- Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (38km)
- Potager des Princes (38km)
- Domaine du château d'Ambleville (42km)
- Parc du château de Digeon (43km)
- Domaine de Villarceaux (45km)
- Parc du château de Valgenceuse (45km)
- Jardin de Claude Monet (56km)
- Jardin du musée d’art américain (56km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Senlis (44km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Plan d'eau du Canada (3km)
- Forêt du Parc de Saint-Quentin (5km)
- Hortillonnages d'Amiens (14km)
- Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (18km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale des Larris et Tourbières de Saint-Pierre-es-Champs (25km)
- Foret d'Halette (41km)
- Forêt de Chantilly (42km)
- Foret de Ermenonville (51km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Parc Saint Paul (7km)
- Parc Asterix (48km)
Towns of Art and history
- Chantilly (38km)
- Pontoise (42km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Remerangles (15km)
- Mureaumont (31km)
Geography and distances
Beauvais is in the north of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Oise department (general information: Beauvais is 67 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Beauvais
from Beauvais (prefecture): 1 km
from Paris: 67 km
from Calais: 170 km
from Nice: 750 km
from Bordeaux: 549 km
from Strasbourg: 424 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Beauvais from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Allonne, Bonlier, Fouquenies, Frocourt, Goincourt, Guignecourt, Le Mont-Saint-Adrien, Rainvillers, Saint-Leger-en-Bray, Saint-Martin-le-Noeud, Saint-Paul, Therdonne, Tille, Troissereux and Warluis.
This page in French: Visiter Beauvais