Bethune tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Aire-sur-la-Lys at 21 km from Bethune

Visit Bethune: highlights and tourist information

Bethune is situated in the Pas-de-Calais department and Hauts-de-France region.

Tourist classifications for Bethune include "heritage site".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bethune in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Aire-sur-la-Lys at 21 km and Arras at 29 km.

Bethune, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Aire-sur-la-Lys

at 21 km (direction west-north-west)

Now officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys...

See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Arras

at 29 km (direction south-south-east)

The belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...

See Arras guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 30 km (direction south-south-east)

The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Cassel

at 32 km (direction north-north-west), in the Nord department

The town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the...

See Cassel guide

Lille

at 32 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...

See Lille guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 35 km (direction south-west)

Beautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Saint-Omer

at 36 km (direction west-north-west)

The attractive centre of Saint-Omr is one of the best towns to...

See Saint-Omer guide

Douai

at 36 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord department

Douai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive...

See Douai guide

Esquelbecq

at 42 km (direction north-north-west), in the Nord department

At Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its...

See Esquelbecq guide

Roubaix

at 42 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...

See Roubaix guide

The Jardin des Lianes

Garden at 49 km (direction west-south-west)

The Jardin des Lianes is one of our favourite gardens in this...

See The Jardin des Lianes guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 52 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

Beautiful garden to visit in the Somme department in northern France...

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Cambrai

at 59 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord department

Remarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...

See Cambrai guide

Saint-Riquier

at 66 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

The small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church,...

See Saint-Riquier guide

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Map of places to visit near Bethune

Markets in and near Bethune

Market days in Bethune: weekly market: Sunday & Monday & Friday;

• Bethune: market Sunday & Monday & Friday (0km)
• Beuvry: market Friday (3km)
• Barlin: market Wednesday (8km)
• Bruay-la-Buissiere: market Sunday & Friday (9km)
• Marles-les-Mines: market Saturday (10km)
• Bully-les-Mines: market Thursday (11km)
• Grenay: market Tuesday (11km)
• Lillers: market Saturday (12km)
• La Bassee: market Thursday (12km)
• Calonne-Ricouart: market Thursday (12km)

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Tourist attractions near Bethune, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (21km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (28km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (28km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (29km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (32km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (37km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)
• Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (46km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (47km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (58km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (32km)

Remarkable gardens

• La ferme du mont des Récollets (32km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (35km)
• Le parc Barbieux (41km)
• Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (44km)
• Le jardin des Lianes (49km)
• Jardin du château de Maizicourt (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (32km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Les Prés du Hem (25km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (32km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (34km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (37km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (39km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (45km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (46km)
• Forêt d'Hesdin (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Arras (29km)
• Saint-Omer (36km)
• Roubaix (42km)
• Cambrai (59km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Wattignies (30km)
• Wasquehal (38km)
• Boubers-sur-Canche (39km)
• Tourcoing (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (31km)

Geography and distances

Bethune is in the north of France at 29 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Bethune is 187 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Bethune from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 23 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annezin, Beuvry, Chocques, Drouvin-le-Marais, Essars, Fouquereuil, Fouquieres-les-Bethune, Gonnehem, Gosnay, Hesdigneul-les-Bethune, Hinges, Houchin, La Couture, Labeuvriere, Labourse, Locon, Mont-Bernanchon, Noeux-les-Mines, Oblinghem, Sailly-Labourse, Vaudricourt, Vendin-les-Bethune and Verquin.

This page in French: Visiter Bethune