Houchin tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Aire-sur-la-Lys at 24 km from Houchin
Visit Houchin: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitHouchin is situated in the Pas-de-Calais 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 Houchin in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Aire-sur-la-Lys at 24 km and Arras at 25 km.
Houchin, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Aire-sur-la-Lys
at 24 km (direction north-west)Now officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys...
See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Arras
at 25 km (direction south-east)The belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...
See Arras guide

Arras Carriere Wellington
Monument at 25 km (direction south-east)The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...
See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt
Garden at 30 km (direction west-south-west)Beautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....
See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Douai
at 34 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord departmentDouai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive...
See Douai guide

Lille
at 35 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord departmentThe renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...
See Lille guide

Cassel
at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Nord departmentThe town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the...
See Cassel guide

Saint-Omer
at 39 km (direction north-west)The attractive centre of Saint-Omr is one of the best towns to...
See Saint-Omer guide

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

The Jardin des Lianes
Garden at 46 km (direction west-south-west)The Jardin des Lianes is one of our favourite gardens in this...
See The Jardin des Lianes guide

Esquelbecq
at 47 km (direction north-north-west), in the Nord departmentAt Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its...
See Esquelbecq guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt
Garden at 48 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme departmentBeautiful garden to visit in the Somme department in northern France...
See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Cambrai
at 56 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord departmentRemarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...
See Cambrai guide

Saint-Riquier
at 62 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme departmentThe small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church,...
See Saint-Riquier guide
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Map of places to visit near Houchin
Markets in and near Houchin
- Barlin: market Wednesday (3km)
- Bethune: market Sunday & Monday & Friday (5km)
- Bruay-la-Buissiere: market Sunday & Friday (6km)
- Beuvry: market Friday (6km)
- Bully-les-Mines: market Thursday (8km)
- Grenay: market Tuesday (9km)
- Marles-les-Mines: market Saturday (9km)
- Calonne-Ricouart: market Thursday (10km)
- Auchel: market Tuesday (11km)
- Lievin: market Wednesday & Sunday (13km)
More information about Houchin, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Tourist attractions near Houchin, France
What to do at Houchin? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Houchin.
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (5km)
- Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
- Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (24km)
- Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
- Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
- Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (31km)
- Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (35km)
- Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (35km)
- Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (35km)
- Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
- Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
- Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
- Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (55km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (35km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (63km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du château de Sericourt (30km)
- La ferme du mont des Récollets (37km)
- Le parc Barbieux (44km)
- Le jardin des Lianes (46km)
- Jardin du château de Maizicourt (48km)
- Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (49km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lille (35km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Les Prés du Hem (30km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (33km)
- Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (36km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (41km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (41km)
- Forêt d'Hesdin (44km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (45km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (45km)
Towns of Art and history
- Arras (25km)
- Saint-Omer (39km)
- Roubaix (46km)
- Cambrai (56km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Wattignies (32km)
- Boubers-sur-Canche (35km)
- Wasquehal (41km)
- Tourcoing (46km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lille (34km)
Geography and distances
Houchin is in the north of France at 24 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Houchin is 182 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Houchin
Canton: Barlin
Arrondissement: Béthune
Department: Pas-de-Calais
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 62620
Distance to Houchin
from Arras (prefecture): 24 km
from Paris: 182 km
from Calais: 75 km
from Nice: 831 km
from Bordeaux: 672 km
from Strasbourg: 426 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Houchin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 22 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annezin, Barlin, Bethune, Beuvry, Bruay-la-Buissiere, Drouvin-le-Marais, Fouquereuil, Fouquieres-les-Bethune, Gosnay, Haillicourt, Hersin-Coupigny, Hesdigneul-les-Bethune, Labeuvriere, Labourse, Maisnil-les-Ruitz, Noeux-les-Mines, Rebreuve-Ranchicourt, Ruitz, Sailly-Labourse, Sains-en-Gohelle, Vaudricourt and Verquin.
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