Ferin tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Douai at 5 km from Ferin
Visit Ferin: highlights and tourist information
Ferin 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 Ferin in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Douai at 5 km and Arras Carriere Wellington at 21 km.
Ferin, 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 )Douai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive belfries in...
See Douai guide
Arras Carriere Wellington
Monument at 21 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that were used...
See Arras Carriere Wellington guide
Cambrai
at 22 km (direction south-east)Remarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first ever tank...
See Cambrai guide
Arras
at 22 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the centre of...
See Arras guide
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
at 29 km (direction east-north-east)Established as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is still the...
See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide
Lille
at 35 km (direction east-north-east)The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an industrial town...
See Lille guide
Le Quesnoy
at 41 km (direction east)Le Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts that surround...
See Le Quesnoy guide
Roubaix
at 41 km (direction north-north-east)Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large town of...
See Roubaix guide
Peronne
at 45 km (direction south-south-west), in the Somme departmentThe town of Péronne is above all known for its impressive Museum commemorating life...
See Peronne guide
Forest of Mormal
at 49 km (direction east)Mormal forest is the largest forest in the region and has hundreds of kilometres...
See Forest of Mormal guide
Maroilles
at 53 km (direction east-south-east)It is the riverside setting and the buildings that remain of the abbey complex...
See Maroilles guide
Aire-sur-la-Lys
at 59 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentNow officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys is the...
See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Nord
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Markets in and near Ferin
- Douai: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)
- Flers-en-Escrebieux: market Friday (8km)
- Auby: market Wednesday (10km)
- Courcelles-les-Lens: market Sunday (11km)
- Leforest: market Wednesday (12km)
- Aniche: market Friday (13km)
- Henin-Beaumont: market Tuesday & Friday (14km)
- Billy-Montigny: market Sunday (15km)
- Abscon: market Tuesday (16km)
- Fenain: market Saturday (17km)
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Tourist attractions near Ferin, France
What to do at Ferin? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ferin.
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (5km)
- Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (20km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (21km)
- Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (23km)
- Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (32km)
- Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (34km)
- Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (38km)
- Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (29km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Scarpe-Escaut (27km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (31km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (35km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le parc Barbieux (40km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lille (34km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (8km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (14km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (17km)
- Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (36km)
- Les Prés du Hem (44km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Mastaing (17km)
- Wattignies (29km)
- Guyencourt-Saulcourt (37km)
- Wasquehal (38km)
- Tourcoing (45km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lille (35km)
Geography and distances
Ferin is in the north-east of France at 35 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Ferin is 172 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Ferin
Canton: Douai-Sud
Arrondissement: Douai
Department: Nord
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 59169
Distance to Ferin
from Lille (prefecture): 35 km
from Paris: 172 km
from Calais: 110 km
from Nice: 802 km
from Bordeaux: 669 km
from Strasbourg: 389 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Ferin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 23 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arleux, Bellonne, Brebieres, Bugnicourt, Cantin, Corbehem, Courchelettes, Dechy, Douai, Esquerchin, Estrees, Etaing, Goeulzin, Gouy-sous-Bellonne, Guesnain, Hamel, Lambres-Lez-Douai, Lecluse, Noyelles-sous-Bellonne, Roucourt, Sailly-en-Ostrevent, Sin-le-Noble and Tortequesne.
This page in French: Visiter Ferin