Mencas tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Aire-sur-la-Lys at 20 km from Mencas

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Visit Mencas: highlights and tourist information

Mencas 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 Mencas in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Aire-sur-la-Lys at 20 km and Saint-Omer at 23 km.

Mencas, 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 20 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Saint-Omer

at 23 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Saint-Omer guide

The Jardin des Lianes

Garden at 28 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See The Jardin des Lianes guide

Montreuil-sur-Mer

at 29 km (direction west-south-west)

The historic centre of the fortified town of Montreuil is lovely to explore with...

See Montreuil-sur-Mer guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 32 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Valloires abbey

Abbey at 34 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

Valloires abbey is an 18th century Cistercian abbey with formal gardens to explore...

See Valloires abbey guide

Cassel

at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Cassel guide

Le Touquet

Seaside resort at 39 km (direction west)

Upmarket Le Touquet is probably the most popular of the coastal resorts in the...

See Le Touquet guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 40 km (direction south), in the Somme department

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

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Boulogne-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 41 km (direction west-north-west)

The old town with its ramparts, castle and ancient streets are the highlight in...

See Boulogne-sur-Mer guide

Esquelbecq

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

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

See Esquelbecq guide

Nausicaa

at 43 km (direction west-north-west)

Nausicaa is a large aquarium and sea life centre and one of the top...

See Nausicaa guide

Wimereux

at 44 km (direction west-north-west)

Wimereux is a seaside town with a fine selection of Belle Epoque villas...

See Wimereux guide

Fort-Mahon-Plage

Seaside resort at 47 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

Both the beach itself and the resort of Fort-Mahon-Plage are among the most popular...

See Fort-Mahon-Plage guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Pas-de-Calais

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Reserve excursions near Mencas

Map of places to visit near Mencas

Markets in and near Mencas

• Fruges: market Saturday (5km)
• Lumbres: market Friday (17km)
• Aire-sur-la-Lys: market Friday (20km)
• Hesdin: market Thursday (22km)
• Arques: market Tuesday (23km)
• Auchel: market Tuesday (24km)
• Lillers: market Saturday (24km)
• Isbergues: market Thursday (24km)
• Desvres: market Tuesday (25km)
• Calonne-Ricouart: market Thursday (26km)

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

Tourist attractions near Mencas, France

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

Aquarium

• Mareis (36km)
• Nausicaa - Centre national de la mer (43km)

Grand sites of France

• Cap Blanc-Nez / Cap Gris-Nez (50km)
• Baie de Somme (54km)

Heritage sites

• Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (20km)
• Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (35km)
• Beffroi de Boulogne-sur-Mer (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (45km)
• Beffroi de Rue (Belfries of Belgium and France) (46km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (46km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (47km)
• Beffroi de Calais (Belfries of Belgium and France) (48km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (54km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (54km)

National Monuments

• Column of the Grand Army (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Montreuil (29km)
• Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (55km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Caps et Marais d'Opale (26km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Saulve (Montreuil-sur-Mer) (28km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le jardin des Lianes (28km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (32km)
• Jardins de Valloires (33km)
• La ferme du mont des Récollets (36km)
• Jardin du château de Maizicourt (40km)
• Herbarium des remparts (55km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (14km)
• Forêt d'Hesdin (20km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (27km)
• Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Canche (37km)
• Dunes d'Écault (41km)
• Forêt de Crécy (42km)
• Baie d'Authie (44km)
• Cap Blanc-Nez (50km)
• Cap Gris-Nez (51km)
• Parc du Marquenterre (52km)
• Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Somme (55km)
• Pointe du Hourdel (56km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Bagatelle (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saint-Omer (23km)
• Boulogne-sur-Mer (41km)
• Arras (54km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Boubers-sur-Canche (31km)
• Saint-Josse (35km)
• Le Touquet (39km)
• Forest-l'Abbaye (45km)

Geography and distances

Mencas is in the north of France at 54 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Mencas is 190 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Audincthun, Coupelle-Vieille, Coyecques, Dennebroeucq, Fauquembergues, Fruges, Hezecques, Lisbourg, Lugy, Matringhem, Radinghem, Reclinghem, Renty, Saint-Martin-d'Hardinghem, Senlis and Vincly.

This page in French: Visiter Mencas