Ginchy tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Peronne at 12 km from Ginchy

Visit Ginchy: highlights and tourist information

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Peronne at 12 km and Arras Carriere Wellington at 29 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Ginchy, 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 Ginchy in Hauts-de-France.

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

Peronne

at 12 km (direction south-east)

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

See Peronne guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 29 km (direction south-east), 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 29 km (direction north-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

Cambrai

at 32 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Cambrai guide

Saint-Quentin

at 38 km (direction east-south-east), in the Aisne department

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

See Saint-Quentin guide

Amiens

at 40 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Amiens guide

Amiens Cathedral

Cathedral at 40 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Amiens Cathedral guide

Douai

at 43 km (direction north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Douai guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 48 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt 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...

See Noyon guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 64 km (direction north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

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

Map of places to visit near Ginchy

Markets in and near Ginchy

• Bapaume: market Friday (9km)
• Peronne: market Saturday (12km)
• Albert: market Saturday (13km)
• Rosieres-en-Santerre: market Tuesday (25km)
• Corbie: market Friday (26km)
• Arras: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (30km)
• Cambrai: market Wednesday & Saturday (33km)
• Ham: market Saturday (35km)
• Roye: market Friday (36km)
• Moreuil: market Tuesday (37km)

Hotels near Ginchy

More information about Ginchy, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Ginchy, France

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

Heritage sites

• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (30km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (33km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (38km)
• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)
• Amiens Cathedral (40km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (31km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le clos Alexandre (40km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (48km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (37km)
• Réserve naturelle des Marais d'Isle (39km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (45km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (51km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (54km)
• Réserve naturelle des Landes de Versigny (62km)

Towns of Art and history

• Arras (29km)
• Cambrai (32km)
• Saint-Quentin (38km)
• Amiens (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (18km)
• Gauchy (38km)
• Mastaing (46km)
• Boubers-sur-Canche (52km)

Geography and distances

Ginchy is in the north of France at 33 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Ginchy is 134 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 Ginchy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bazentin, Bouchavesnes-Bergen, Carnoy, Combles, Flers, Gueudecourt, Guillemont, Hardecourt-Aux-Bois, Le Sars, Le Transloy, Lesboeufs, Longueval, Maricourt, Martinpuich, Maurepas, Montauban-de-Picardie, Morval, Rancourt and Sailly-Saillisel.

This page in French: Visiter Ginchy