Cambrai tourism and travel guide

Visit Cambrai: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Remarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first ever tank batle, Cambrai is very interesting to explore with lots of historical monuments and a high quality museum

Cambrai is situated in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region.

Tourist classifications for Cambrai include "town of art and history".

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Quesnoy at 30 km and Peronne at 34 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Cambrai, 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 Cambrai in Hauts-de-France.

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

Douai

at 25 km (direction north-west)

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

See Douai guide

Le Quesnoy

at 30 km (direction east)

Le Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts...

See Le Quesnoy guide

Peronne

at 34 km (direction south-west), in the Somme department

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

See Peronne guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 34 km (direction north-east)

Established as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is...

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 34 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras

at 35 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

Forest of Mormal

at 36 km (direction east)

Mormal forest is the largest forest in the region and has hundreds...

See Forest of Mormal guide

Saint-Quentin

at 36 km (direction south), in the Aisne department

In the central square in Saint-Quentin, the 16th century town hall is...

See Saint-Quentin guide

Maroilles

at 38 km (direction east)

It is the riverside setting and the buildings that remain of the...

See Maroilles guide

Bavay

at 43 km (direction east-north-east)

The town of Bavay has an important Roman forum and other Roman...

See Bavay guide

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

Map of places to visit near Cambrai

Markets in and near Cambrai

Market days in Cambrai: weekly market: Wednesday & Saturday;

• Cambrai: market Wednesday & Saturday (0km)
• Avesnes-les-Aubert: market Thursday & Sunday (11km)
• Caudry: market Tuesday & Friday (14km)
• Douchy-les-Mines: market Saturday (18km)
• Aniche: market Friday (19km)
• Abscon: market Tuesday (19km)
• Escaudain: market Monday (20km)
• Denain: market Thursday (21km)
• Fenain: market Saturday (22km)
• Douai: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)

More information about Cambrai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Tourist attractions near Cambrai, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (0km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (35km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (36km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (58km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (34km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (32km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (10km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (38km)
• Jardins du château (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (25km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (27km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (28km)
• Réserve naturelle des Marais d'Isle (36km)

Towns of Art and history

• Arras (35km)
• Saint-Quentin (36km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mastaing (16km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (22km)
• Gauchy (39km)

Geography and distances

Cambrai is in the north-east of France at 53 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Cambrai is 159 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 24 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Awoingt, Blecourt, Cagnoncles, Cantaing-sur-Escaut, Cauroir, Cuvillers, Escaudoeuvres, Eswars, Fontaine-Notre-Dame, Haynecourt, Marcoing, Neuville-Saint-Remy, Niergnies, Noyelles-sur-Escaut, Proville, Raillencourt-Sainte-Olle, Ramillies, Rumilly-en-Cambresis, Sailly-Lez-Cambrai, Sancourt, Seranvillers-Forenville, Thun-Saint-Martin, Tilloy-Lez-Cambrai and Wambaix.

This page in French: Visiter Cambrai