Hem-Lenglet tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Cambrai at 11 km from Hem-Lenglet

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Visit Hem-Lenglet: highlights and tourist information

Hem-Lenglet 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 Hem-Lenglet in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cambrai at 11 km and Douai at 16 km.

Hem-Lenglet, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Cambrai

at 11 km (direction south)

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

See Cambrai guide

Douai

at 16 km (direction north-west)

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

See Douai guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 25 km (direction north-east)

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

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Le Quesnoy

at 29 km (direction east)

Le Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts that surround...

See Le Quesnoy guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 32 km (direction west), 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

Arras

at 33 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

Forest of Mormal

at 36 km (direction east)

Mormal forest is the largest forest in the region and has hundreds of kilometres...

See Forest of Mormal guide

Maroilles

at 40 km (direction east-south-east)

It is the riverside setting and the buildings that remain of the abbey complex...

See Maroilles guide

Bavay

at 41 km (direction east)

The town of Bavay has an important Roman forum and other Roman ruins...

See Bavay guide

Peronne

at 42 km (direction south-west), in the Somme department

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

See Peronne guide

Lille

at 44 km (direction north-north-west)

The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an industrial town...

See Lille guide

Saint-Quentin

at 46 km (direction south), in the Aisne department

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

See Saint-Quentin guide

Roubaix

at 48 km (direction south)

Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large town of...

See Roubaix guide

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Reserve excursions near Hem-Lenglet

Map of places to visit near Hem-Lenglet

Markets in and near Hem-Lenglet

• Aniche: market Friday (9km)
• Abscon: market Tuesday (10km)
• Cambrai: market Wednesday & Saturday (10km)
• Escaudain: market Monday (12km)
• Douchy-les-Mines: market Saturday (12km)
• Fenain: market Saturday (13km)
• Avesnes-les-Aubert: market Thursday & Sunday (13km)
• Denain: market Thursday (14km)
• Douai: market Wednesday & Saturday (16km)
• Flers-en-Escrebieux: market Friday (19km)

More information about Hem-Lenglet, Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Tourist attractions near Hem-Lenglet, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (9km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (16km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (32km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (34km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (52km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (25km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (24km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (20km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (40km)
• Jardins du château (55km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (15km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (18km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (19km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Cambrai (11km)
• Arras (33km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mastaing (8km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (31km)
• Wattignies (39km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (44km)

Geography and distances

Hem-Lenglet is in the north-east of France at 44 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Hem-Lenglet is 168 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Hem-Lenglet from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 26 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Abancourt, Aubencheul-Au-Bac, Aubigny-Au-Bac, Bantigny, Blecourt, Bugnicourt, Cuvillers, Epinoy, Estrun, Eswars, Fechain, Fressain, Fressies, Haynecourt, Hordain, Marcq-en-Ostrevent, Mastaing, Monchecourt, Paillencourt, Ramillies, Sancourt, Thun-l'Eveque, Thun-Saint-Martin, Villers-Au-Tertre, Wasnes-Au-Bac and Wavrechain-sous-Faulx.

This page in French: Visiter Hem-Lenglet