Hamel tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Douai at 10 km from Hamel
Visit Hamel: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitHamel 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 Hamel in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Douai at 10 km and Cambrai at 17 km.
Hamel, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Douai
at 10 km (direction )Douai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive...
See Douai guide

Cambrai
at 17 km (direction south-east)Remarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...
See Cambrai 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...
See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras
at 22 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...
See Arras guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
at 31 km (direction east-north-east)Established as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is...
See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Lille
at 40 km (direction east-north-east)The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...
See Lille guide

Peronne
at 40 km (direction south-south-west), in the Somme departmentThe town of Péronne is above all known for its impressive Museum...
See Peronne guide

Le Quesnoy
at 40 km (direction east)Le Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts...
See Le Quesnoy guide

Roubaix
at 46 km (direction north-north-east)Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...
See Roubaix guide

Forest of Mormal
at 48 km (direction east)Mormal forest is the largest forest in the region and has hundreds...
See Forest of Mormal guide

Saint-Quentin
at 50 km (direction south-south-east), in the Aisne departmentIn the central square in Saint-Quentin, the 16th century town hall is...
See Saint-Quentin guide

Maroilles
at 52 km (direction east)It is the riverside setting and the buildings that remain of the...
See Maroilles guide

Aire-sur-la-Lys
at 62 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...
See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide
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Markets in and near Hamel
- Douai: market Wednesday & Saturday (10km)
- Flers-en-Escrebieux: market Friday (13km)
- Aniche: market Friday (14km)
- Auby: market Wednesday (15km)
- Courcelles-les-Lens: market Sunday (16km)
- Cambrai: market Wednesday & Saturday (17km)
- Abscon: market Tuesday (17km)
- Leforest: market Wednesday (17km)
- Henin-Beaumont: market Tuesday & Friday (18km)
- Fenain: market Saturday (19km)
More information about Hamel, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Tourist attractions near Hamel, France
What to do at Hamel? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Hamel.
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (10km)
- Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (16km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (21km)
- Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (22km)
- Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (37km)
- Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (39km)
- Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (31km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Scarpe-Escaut (30km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (26km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (40km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le parc Barbieux (45km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lille (39km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (13km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (17km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (20km)
- Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (41km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Mastaing (17km)
- Guyencourt-Saulcourt (31km)
- Wattignies (34km)
- Wasquehal (43km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lille (40km)
Geography and distances
Hamel is in the north-east of France at 40 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Hamel is 167 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Hamel
Canton: Arleux
Arrondissement: Douai
Department: Nord
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 59151
Distance to Hamel
from Lille (prefecture): 40 km
from Paris: 167 km
from Calais: 114 km
from Nice: 797 km
from Bordeaux: 664 km
from Strasbourg: 387 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Hamel 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, Brunemont, Bugnicourt, Cantin, Dury, Ecourt-Saint-Quentin, Estrees, Etaing, Ferin, Goeulzin, Gouy-sous-Bellonne, Lecluse, Noyelles-sous-Bellonne, Oisy-le-Verger, Palluel, Recourt, Roucourt, Rumaucourt, Sailly-en-Ostrevent, Sauchy-Cauchy, Saudemont and Tortequesne.
This page in French: Visiter Hamel