Besneville tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lessay abbey at 18 km from Besneville

Visit Besneville: highlights and tourist information

Besneville is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lessay abbey at 18 km and Cherbourg at 30 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Besneville, 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 Besneville in Normandy.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 18 km (direction south-south-east)

The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style...

See Lessay abbey guide

Cherbourg

at 30 km (direction south-south-east)

The port town of Cherbourg has several monuments and museums of interest...

See Cherbourg guide

Coutances

at 38 km (direction south-south-east)

Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th...

See Coutances guide

Barfleur

Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction north-east)

Barfleur is listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France' and the...

See Barfleur guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Manche

Map of places to visit near Besneville

Markets in and near Besneville

• Portbail: market Tuesday (6km)
• Barneville-Carteret: market Thursday - seasonal market only (9km)
• Barneville-Carteret: market Saturday (9km)
• La Haye-du-Puits: market Wednesday (11km)
• Bricquebec: market Monday (11km)
• Valognes: market Friday (20km)
• Les Pieux: market Friday (21km)
• Sainte-Mere-Eglise: market Thursday (23km)
• Periers: market Saturday (26km)
• Carentan: market Monday all day (29km)

Hotels near Besneville

More information about Besneville, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Besneville, France

What to do at Besneville? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Besneville.

Heritage sites

• Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (36km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Barfleur (43km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (25km)

Remarkable gardens

• Château de Beaurepaire (26km)
• Parc du château des Ravalet (31km)
• Jardin botanique du château de Vauville (34km)
• Parc du château de Nacqueville (35km)
• Argences (42km)
• Jardin Jacques Prévert (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Baie des Veys (36km)
• Nez de Jobourg (41km)
• Cap de la Hague (42km)
• Roches de Ham (57km)

Towns of Art and history

• Valognes (20km)
• Coutances (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cherbourg (31km)
• Domjean (61km)

Geography and distances

Besneville is in the north of France at 48 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Besneville is 295 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Besneville from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Canville-la-Rocque, Catteville, Fierville-les-Mines, Le Mesnil, Neuville-en-Beaumont, Portbail, Saint-Jacques-de-Nehou, Saint-Lo-d'Ourville, Saint-Maurice-en-Cotentin, Saint-Nicolas-de-Pierrepont, Saint-Pierre-d'Artheglise, Saint-Sauveur-de-Pierrepont and Taillepied.

This page in French: Visiter Besneville