Boves tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Amiens Cathedral at 8 km from Boves

Visit Boves: highlights and tourist information

Boves 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 places 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...

See Amiens Cathedral guide

Amiens

at 9 km (direction west-north-west)

As well as the remarkabe gothic style cathedral which attracts most...

See Amiens guide

Peronne

at 40 km (direction east)

The town of Péronne is above all known for its...

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...

See Saint-Riquier guide

Abbeville

at 49 km (direction west-north-west)

Abbeville makes a pleasant detour when you are exploring the...

See Abbeville guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 50 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Beauvais

at 51 km (direction south-west), in the Oise department

In Beauvais you can see the important (if often rebuilt...

See Beauvais guide

Gerberoy

Most Beautiful Village at 52 km (direction west-south-west), in the Oise department

The 18th century cottages and pretty gardens, and a radical transformation...

See Gerberoy guide

Ourscamp abbey

Abbey at 52 km (direction east-south-east), in the Oise department

Ourscamp abbey is an abbey in Picardy, now in...

See Ourscamp abbey guide

Noyon

at 53 km (direction east-south-east), in the Oise department

The 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 department

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

See Arras guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 56 km (direction north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The 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 department

Parc Saint Paul is one of the most popular theme...

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)

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

• Amiens (13km)
• Noyon (53km)

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).

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