Canchy tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Riquier at 8 km from Canchy

Visit Canchy: highlights and tourist information

Canchy is situated in the Somme department and Hauts-de-France region.

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Riquier at 8 km and Abbeville at 9 km.

Canchy, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saint-Riquier

at 8 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Saint-Riquier guide

Abbeville

at 9 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Abbeville guide

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

at 17 km (direction west)

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is one of the nicest towns in the region, especially the...

See Saint-Valery-sur-Somme guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 18 km (direction east)

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

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Le Crotoy

Seaside resort at 18 km (direction west)

The long sandy beach is the main attraction in Le Crotoy, and...

See Le Crotoy guide

The Jardin des Lianes

Garden at 19 km (direction north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See The Jardin des Lianes guide

The Bay of the Somme

Scenery at 19 km (direction west)

The Somme Bay is a large bay with a wide natural habitat...

See The Bay of the Somme guide

Valloires abbey

Abbey at 20 km (direction north-north-west)

Valloires abbey is an 18th century Cistercian abbey with formal gardens to...

See Valloires abbey guide

Fort-Mahon-Plage

Seaside resort at 28 km (direction west-north-west)

Both the beach itself and the resort of Fort-Mahon-Plage are among the...

See Fort-Mahon-Plage guide

Ault

at 32 km (direction west)

Ault is a small seaside town near the chalk cliffs of the...

See Ault guide

Montreuil-sur-Mer

at 32 km (direction north-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The historic centre of the fortified town of Montreuil is lovely to...

See Montreuil-sur-Mer guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 34 km (direction east-north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Eu

at 36 km (direction west-south-west), in the Seine-Maritime department

The red-brick castle, built in the 16th century, is the main attraction...

See Eu guide

Mers-les-Bains

at 37 km (direction west-south-west)

Attractive seaside town with lots of Belle-Epoque villas...

See Mers-les-Bains guide

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

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Map of places to visit near Canchy

Markets in and near Canchy

• Abbeville: market Thursday & Saturday (8km)
• Saint-Valery-sur-Somme: market Sunday (18km)
• Rue: market Saturday (18km)
• Le Crotoy: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (18km)
• Saint-Ouen: market Sunday (24km)
• Hesdin: market Thursday (24km)
• Cayeux-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (27km)
• Frevent: market Tuesday (32km)
• Berck: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (33km)
• Blangy-sur-Bresle: market Sunday (33km)

More information about Canchy, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Canchy, France

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

Aquarium

• Mareis (41km)

Grand sites of France

• Baie de Somme (19km)

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (8km)
• Beffroi d'Abbeville (Belfries of Belgium and France) (9km)
• Beffroi de Rue (Belfries of Belgium and France) (18km)
• Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (33km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (38km)
• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
• Amiens Cathedral (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (17km)
• Montreuil (32km)
• Eu (36km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Saulve (Montreuil-sur-Mer) (33km)

Remarkable gardens

• Herbarium des remparts (17km)
• Jardin du château de Maizicourt (18km)
• Le jardin des Lianes (19km)
• Jardins de Valloires (19km)
• Parc et roseraie du château de Rambures (27km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (34km)
• Le clos Alexandre (44km)
• Parc du château de Digeon (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Mers-les-Bains (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Crécy (7km)
• Pointe du Hourdel (22km)
• Parc du Marquenterre (23km)
• Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Somme (25km)
• Forêt d'Hesdin (26km)
• Hable-d'Ault (28km)
• Baie d'Authie (31km)
• Montagne de Montenoy (39km)
• Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Canche (45km)
• Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (51km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Bagatelle (34km)

Towns of Art and history

• Amiens (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Forest-l'Abbaye (4km)
• Boubers-sur-Canche (28km)
• Saint-Josse (35km)
• Le Touquet (42km)

Geography and distances

Canchy is in the north of France at 51 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Canchy is 151 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 Canchy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Agenvillers, Buigny-Saint-Maclou, Caours, Domvast, Drucat, Forest-l'Abbaye, Froyelles, Gapennes, Hautvillers-Ouville, Lamotte-Buleux, Le Titre, Millencourt-en-Ponthieu, Neufmoulin, Neuilly-l'Hopital and Saint-Riquier.

This page in French: Visiter Canchy