Hambye tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Coutances at 18 km from Hambye
Visit Hambye: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsHambye is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.
Popular places to visit nearby include Coutances at 18 km and Granville at 27 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Hambye, 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 Hambye in Normandy.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Coutances
at 18 km (direction west-north-west)Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th...
See Coutances guide

Granville
Seaside resort at 27 km (direction west-south-west)Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th...
See Granville guide

Vire
at 30 km (direction east-south-east), in the Calvados departmentWhen you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des...
See Vire guide

Lessay abbey
Abbey at 36 km (direction north-west)The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style...
See Lessay abbey guide

Mont-Saint-Michel
Heritage Site at 39 km (direction south-west)No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey...
See Mont-Saint-Michel guide

Cancale
at 51 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh...
See Cancale guide

Normandy landing beaches
at 55 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados department70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of...
See Normandy landing beaches guide

Bayeux
at 55 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados departmentBest known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
See Bayeux guide

Mont-Dol
at 56 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentMont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which...
See Mont-Dol guide

Dol-de-Bretagne
at 57 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the...
See Dol-de-Bretagne guide

Domfront
at 60 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentThe castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the...
See Domfront guide

Arromanches
at 64 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados departmentArromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was...
See Arromanches guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Manche
Map of places to visit near Hambye
Markets in and near Hambye
- Gavray: market Saturday (7km)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (13km)
- Marigny: market Wednesday (17km)
- Coutances: market Thursday & Saturday (17km)
- Brehal: market Tuesday & Sunday (19km)
- La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (19km)
- Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (23km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (23km)
- Brecey: market Friday (26km)
- Agon-Coutainville: market Tuesday & Saturday (26km)
Hotels near Hambye
More information about Hambye, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Hambye, France
What to do at Hambye? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Hambye.
Grand sites of France
- Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (39km)
Heritage sites
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Granville (27km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (40km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (37km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (55km)
Remarkable gardens
- Argences (14km)
- Plantbessin (45km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (55km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Roches de Ham (19km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (22km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (38km)
- Chausey (39km)
- Couesnon (41km)
- Embouchure - Couesnon (41km)
- Île des Landes (49km)
- Pointe du Grouin (50km)
- Île des Rimains (51km)
Towns of Art and history
- Coutances (18km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles (13km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (23km)
- Ducey (37km)
- Villers-Bocage (47km)
- Dol-de-Bretagne (57km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (18km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Champrepus (13km)
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (38km)
Geography and distances
Hambye is in the north of France at 23 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Hambye is 264 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Hambye
from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 23 km
from Paris: 264 km
from Calais: 315 km
from Nice: 876 km
from Bordeaux: 460 km
from Strasbourg: 662 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Hambye from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Baleine, Le Guislain, Maupertuis, Notre-Dame-de-Cenilly, Percy, Roncey, Saint-Denis-le-Gast, Saint-Martin-de-Cenilly and Sourdeval-les-Bois.
This page in French: Visiter Hambye