La Bassee tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lille at 22 km from La Bassee

Visit La Bassee: highlights and tourist information

La Bassee 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 La Bassee in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lille at 22 km and Douai at 26 km.

La Bassee, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lille

at 22 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Lille guide

Douai

at 26 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Douai guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 28 km (direction south), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras

at 28 km (direction south), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

Aire-sur-la-Lys

at 31 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

Now officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys...

See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Roubaix

at 32 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Roubaix guide

Cassel

at 37 km (direction north-west)

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

See Cassel guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 43 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Saint-Omer

at 45 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Saint-Omer guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 45 km (direction east)

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

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Esquelbecq

at 47 km (direction north-west)

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

See Esquelbecq guide

Cambrai

at 51 km (direction south-east)

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

See Cambrai guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 61 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

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Map of places to visit near La Bassee

Markets in and near La Bassee

Market days in La Bassee: weekly market: Thursday;

• La Bassee: market Thursday (0km)
• Beuvry: market Friday (9km)
• Annoeullin: market Tuesday (9km)
• Grenay: market Tuesday (10km)
• Lens: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (12km)
• Bethune: market Sunday & Monday & Friday (12km)
• Bully-les-Mines: market Thursday (12km)
• Carvin: market Saturday (12km)
• Harnes: market Thursday (12km)
• Lievin: market Wednesday & Sunday (13km)

More information about La Bassee, Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Tourist attractions near La Bassee, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (12km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (17km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (18km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (23km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (28km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
• Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (31km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (46km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (50km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (53km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (45km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (22km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le parc Barbieux (30km)
• Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (36km)
• La ferme du mont des Récollets (37km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (22km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Les Prés du Hem (19km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (22km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (24km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (35km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (35km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Arras (28km)
• Roubaix (32km)
• Saint-Omer (45km)
• Cambrai (51km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Wattignies (19km)
• Wasquehal (28km)
• Tourcoing (33km)
• Mastaing (44km)
• Boubers-sur-Canche (49km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (21km)

Geography and distances

La Bassee is in the north-east of France at 22 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: La Bassee is 189 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 25 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annequin, Auchy-les-Mines, Benifontaine, Billy-Berclau, Cambrin, Cuinchy, Douvrin, Festubert, Fournes-en-Weppes, Givenchy-les-la-Bassee, Haisnes, Hantay, Herlies, Hulluch, Illies, Lorgies, Marquillies, Neuve-Chapelle, Noyelles-les-Vermelles, Richebourg, Salome, Vermelles, Violaines, Wicres and Wingles.

This page in French: Visiter La Bassee