Boves tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Amiens Cathedral at 8 km from Boves
Visit Boves: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsBoves is situated in the Somme department and Hauts-de-France region.
Popular places to visit nearby include Amiens Cathedral at 8 km and Amiens at 9 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Boves, 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 Boves in Hauts-de-France.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Amiens Cathedral
Cathedral at 8 km (direction west-north-west)The 13th century cathedral in Amiens is a fabulous example of gothic...
See Amiens Cathedral guide

Amiens
at 9 km (direction west-north-west)As well as the remarkabe gothic style cathedral which attracts most visitors,...
See Amiens guide

Peronne
at 40 km (direction east)The town of Péronne is above all known for its impressive Museum...
See Peronne guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt
Garden at 43 km (direction north-west)Beautiful garden to visit in the Somme department in northern France...
See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Saint-Riquier
at 45 km (direction west-north-west)The small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church,...
See Saint-Riquier guide

Abbeville
at 49 km (direction west-north-west)Abbeville makes a pleasant detour when you are exploring the Baie de...
See Abbeville guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt
Garden at 50 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentBeautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....
See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Beauvais
at 51 km (direction south-west), in the Oise departmentIn Beauvais you can see the important (if often rebuilt and renovated)...
See Beauvais guide

Gerberoy
Most Beautiful Village at 52 km (direction west-south-west), in the Oise departmentThe 18th century cottages and pretty gardens, and a radical transformation during...
See Gerberoy guide

Ourscamp abbey
Abbey at 52 km (direction east-south-east), in the Oise departmentOurscamp abbey is an abbey in Picardy, now in ruins and surrounded...
See Ourscamp abbey guide

Noyon
at 53 km (direction east-south-east), in the Oise departmentThe medieval centre of Noyon is dominated by its cathedral in the...
See Noyon guide

Arras
at 55 km (direction north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...
See Arras guide

Arras Carriere Wellington
Monument at 56 km (direction north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...
See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Parc Saint-Paul
Theme Park at 56 km (direction south-west), in the Oise departmentParc Saint Paul is one of the most popular theme parks in...
See Parc Saint-Paul guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Somme
Map of places to visit near Boves
Markets in and near Boves
- Amiens: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & all day (9km)
- Corbie: market Friday (11km)
- Moreuil: market Tuesday (11km)
- Rosieres-en-Santerre: market Tuesday (22km)
- Albert: market Saturday (25km)
- Montdidier: market Thursday (26km)
- Saint-Ouen: market Sunday (29km)
- Poix-de-Picardie: market Sunday (30km)
- Roye: market Friday (33km)
- Doullens: market Thursday (34km)
Hotels near Boves
More information about Boves, Picardy
Tourist attractions near Boves, France
What to do at Boves? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Boves.
Heritage sites
- Amiens Cathedral (8km)
- Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (9km)
- Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
- Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (35km)
- Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (39km)
- Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (45km)
- Beffroi d'Abbeville (Belfries of Belgium and France) (49km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Gerberoy (52km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le clos Alexandre (9km)
- Parc du château de Digeon (41km)
- Jardin du château de Maizicourt (43km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (1km)
- Montagne de Montenoy (29km)
- Hortillonnages d'Amiens (38km)
- Plan d'eau du Canada (50km)
- Forêt du Parc de Saint-Quentin (51km)
- Mont Ganelon (54km)
- Forêt de Laigue (59km)
- Forêt de Crécy (59km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Remerangles (45km)
- Mureaumont (50km)
- Forest-l'Abbaye (57km)
Geography and distances
Boves is in the north of France at 4 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Boves is 110 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Boves
from Amiens (prefecture): 4 km
from Paris: 110 km
from Calais: 128 km
from Nice: 777 km
from Bordeaux: 600 km
from Strasbourg: 414 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 Boves from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Berteaucourt-les-Thennes, Blangy-Tronville, Cachy, Cagny, Camon, Cottenchy, Daours, Dommartin, Fouencamps, Gentelles, Glisy, Hailles, Lamotte-Brebiere, Longueau, Rivery, Sains-en-Amienois, Saint-Fuscien, Thennes, Thezy-Glimont and Vecquemont.
This page in French: Visiter Boves