Cambrai tourism and travel guide

Visit Cambrai: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit AttractionsFrance 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.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Cambrai. For detailed visitor information see the Cambrai travel guide.
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 sites 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 departmentThe 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 departmentThe 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 departmentThe 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 departmentIn 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)
Hotels near Cambrai
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).
Geographical Information
Commune: Cambrai
Canton: Cambrai
Arrondissement: Cambrai
Department: Nord
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 59400
Distance to Cambrai
from Lille (prefecture): 53 km
from Paris: 159 km
from Calais: 130 km
from Nice: 781 km
from Bordeaux: 658 km
from Strasbourg: 371 km
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