Fricourt tourism and travel guide

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Visit Fricourt: highlights and tourist information

Fricourt 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 Fricourt in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Peronne at 18 km and Amiens at 31 km.

Fricourt, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Peronne

at 18 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Peronne guide

Amiens

at 31 km (direction west-south-west)

As well as the remarkabe gothic style cathedral which attracts most visitors, Amiens also...

See Amiens guide

Amiens Cathedral

Cathedral at 31 km (direction west-south-west)

The 13th century cathedral in Amiens is a fabulous example of gothic style architecture...

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Arras

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

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

See Arras guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

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

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

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Cambrai

at 41 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

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Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 44 km (direction north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Saint-Quentin

at 44 km (direction east-south-east), in the Aisne department

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

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Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 48 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Douai

at 49 km (direction north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Douai guide

Noyon

at 50 km (direction south-south-east), in the Oise department

The medieval centre of Noyon is dominated by its cathedral in the 'transition' style...

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Ourscamp abbey

Abbey at 53 km (direction south-south-east), in the Oise department

Ourscamp abbey is an abbey in Picardy, now in ruins and surrounded by a...

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The Jardin des Lianes

Garden at 60 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

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Map of places to visit near Fricourt

Markets in and near Fricourt

• Albert: market Saturday (4km)
• Bapaume: market Friday (15km)
• Corbie: market Friday (17km)
• Peronne: market Saturday (18km)
• Rosieres-en-Santerre: market Tuesday (21km)
• Moreuil: market Tuesday (30km)
• Amiens: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & all day (31km)
• Doullens: market Thursday (32km)
• Arras: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (33km)
• Roye: market Friday (34km)

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Tourist attractions near Fricourt, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (31km)
• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (31km)
• Amiens Cathedral (31km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (32km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (32km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (33km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)
• Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (49km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (40km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le clos Alexandre (31km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (44km)
• Jardin du château de Maizicourt (48km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (28km)
• Réserve naturelle des Marais d'Isle (46km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (51km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (58km)

Towns of Art and history

• Amiens (29km)
• Arras (32km)
• Cambrai (41km)
• Saint-Quentin (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (26km)
• Gauchy (44km)
• Boubers-sur-Canche (47km)
• Mastaing (55km)

Geography and distances

Fricourt is in the north of France at 25 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Fricourt is 129 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 Fricourt from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Albert, Authuille, Aveluy, Bazentin, Becordel-Becourt, Carnoy, Contalmaison, Dernancourt, Mametz, Maricourt, Martinpuich, Meaulte, Montauban-de-Picardie, Morlancourt, Pozieres and Suzanne.

This page in French: Visiter Fricourt