Esquerchin tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Douai at 5 km from Esquerchin

Visit Esquerchin: highlights and tourist information

Esquerchin is situated in the Nord 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 Esquerchin in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Douai at 5 km and Arras Carriere Wellington at 20 km.

Esquerchin, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Douai

at 5 km (direction east)

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

See Douai guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 20 km (direction west-south-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 20 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

Cambrai

at 28 km (direction south-east)

Remarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...

See Cambrai guide

Lille

at 29 km (direction south-east)

The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...

See Lille guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 30 km (direction east)

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

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Roubaix

at 37 km (direction north-north-east)

Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...

See Roubaix guide

Le Quesnoy

at 46 km (direction east)

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

See Le Quesnoy guide

Peronne

at 49 km (direction south-south-west), in the Somme department

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

See Peronne guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

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

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Aire-sur-la-Lys

at 53 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

Now officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys...

See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Cassel

at 60 km (direction north-west)

The town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the...

See Cassel guide

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Map of places to visit near Esquerchin

Markets in and near Esquerchin

• Flers-en-Escrebieux: market Friday (4km)
• Douai: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)
• Courcelles-les-Lens: market Sunday (5km)
• Auby: market Wednesday (5km)
• Henin-Beaumont: market Tuesday & Friday (7km)
• Leforest: market Wednesday (8km)
• Billy-Montigny: market Sunday (9km)
• Courrieres: market Wednesday (11km)
• Harnes: market Thursday (11km)
• Libercourt: market Thursday (12km)

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Tourist attractions near Esquerchin, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (5km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (19km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (21km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (26km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (32km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (45km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (47km)
• Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (53km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (30km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (29km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (29km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (37km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le parc Barbieux (35km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (29km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (5km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (16km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (18km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (31km)
• Les Prés du Hem (37km)

Towns of Art and history

• Arras (20km)
• Cambrai (28km)
• Roubaix (37km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mastaing (22km)
• Wattignies (24km)
• Wasquehal (34km)
• Tourcoing (40km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (29km)

Geography and distances

Esquerchin is in the north-east of France at 29 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Esquerchin is 176 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Auby, Brebieres, Corbehem, Courcelles-les-Lens, Courchelettes, Cuincy, Douai, Ferin, Flers-en-Escrebieux, Henin-Beaumont, Izel-les-Equerchin, Lambres-Lez-Douai, Lauwin-Planque, Noyelles-Godault, Quiery-la-Motte and Vitry-en-Artois.

This page in French: Visiter Esquerchin