Houdain tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Aire-sur-la-Lys at 23 km from Houdain

Visit Houdain: highlights and tourist information

Houdain is situated in the Pas-de-Calais department and Hauts-de-France region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Aire-sur-la-Lys at 23 km and Les Jardins de Sericourt at 23 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Houdain, 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 Houdain in Hauts-de-France.

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

Aire-sur-la-Lys

at 23 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

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 23 km (direction south-west)

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt 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 26 km (direction south-east)

The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Saint-Omer

at 38 km (direction north-west)

The attractive centre of Saint-Omr is one of the best towns to...

See Saint-Omer guide

The Jardin des Lianes

Garden at 39 km (direction west-south-west)

The Jardin des Lianes is one of our favourite gardens in this...

See The Jardin des Lianes guide

Cassel

at 39 km (direction west-south-west), in the Nord department

The town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the...

See Cassel guide

Douai

at 39 km (direction east), in the Nord department

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

See Douai guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 41 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

Beautiful garden to visit in the Somme department in northern France...

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Lille

at 42 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Lille guide

Esquelbecq

at 49 km (direction north-north-west), in the Nord department

At Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its...

See Esquelbecq guide

Roubaix

at 53 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Roubaix guide

Saint-Riquier

at 55 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

The small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church,...

See Saint-Riquier guide

Cambrai

at 59 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord department

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

See Cambrai guide

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Map of places to visit near Houdain

Markets in and near Houdain

• Bruay-la-Buissiere: market Sunday & Friday (3km)
• Calonne-Ricouart: market Thursday (6km)
• Barlin: market Wednesday (6km)
• Marles-les-Mines: market Saturday (6km)
• Auchel: market Tuesday (8km)
• Bethune: market Sunday & Monday & Friday (11km)
• Bully-les-Mines: market Thursday (13km)
• Beuvry: market Friday (13km)
• Lillers: market Saturday (13km)
• Grenay: market Tuesday (14km)

Hotels near Houdain

More information about Houdain, Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Tourist attractions near Houdain, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (11km)
• Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (23km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (25km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (25km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (34km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
• Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (38km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (48km)
• Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (55km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Caps et Marais d'Opale (55km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Sericourt (23km)
• Le jardin des Lianes (39km)
• La ferme du mont des Récollets (39km)
• Jardin du château de Maizicourt (41km)
• Le parc Barbieux (51km)
• Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (55km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Les Prés du Hem (36km)
• Forêt d'Hesdin (37km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (38km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (38km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (41km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Arras (25km)
• Saint-Omer (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Boubers-sur-Canche (28km)
• Wattignies (39km)
• Wasquehal (48km)
• Roubaix (52km)
• Tourcoing (53km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (41km)

Geography and distances

Houdain is in the north of France at 25 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Houdain is 178 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Houdain from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 22 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Auchel, Bajus, Barlin, Beugin, Bruay-la-Buissiere, Calonne-Ricouart, Camblain-Chatelain, Caucourt, Divion, Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen, Gauchin-Legal, Gosnay, Haillicourt, Hermin, Hesdigneul-les-Bethune, La Comte, Magnicourt-en-Comte, Maisnil-les-Ruitz, Marles-les-Mines, Ourton, Rebreuve-Ranchicourt and Ruitz.

This page in French: Visiter Houdain