Meteren tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Cassel at 16 km from Meteren

Visit Meteren: highlights and tourist information

Meteren 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 Meteren in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cassel at 16 km and Aire-sur-la-Lys at 24 km.

Meteren, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Cassel

at 16 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Cassel guide

Aire-sur-la-Lys

at 24 km (direction west-south-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

Esquelbecq

at 25 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Esquelbecq guide

Lille

at 28 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Lille guide

Saint-Omer

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

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

See Saint-Omer guide

Roubaix

at 35 km (direction east)

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

See Roubaix guide

Gravelines

at 48 km (direction west-north-west)

The principal attraction at Gravelines is the fortifications, built by the Spanish...

See Gravelines guide

Douai

at 49 km (direction south-east)

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

See Douai guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 56 km (direction south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

The Jardin des Lianes

Garden at 66 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See The Jardin des Lianes guide

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Map of places to visit near Meteren

Markets in and near Meteren

• Bailleul: market Tuesday (4km)
• Hazebrouck: market Monday (11km)
• Estaires: market Thursday (11km)
• Armentieres: market Friday (14km)
• Isbergues: market Thursday (21km)
• Comines: market Monday (22km)
• Bethune: market Sunday & Monday & Friday (24km)
• Aire-sur-la-Lys: market Friday (24km)
• Beuvry: market Friday (24km)
• La Bassee: market Thursday (24km)

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

Tourist attractions near Meteren, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (3km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (14km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
• Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (26km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
• Beffroi de Bergues (Belfries of Belgium and France) (31km)
• Beffroi de l'église St-Éloi de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)
• Beffroi de Gravelines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (48km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (50km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Bergues (31km)
• Gravelines (48km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (28km)

Remarkable gardens

• La ferme du mont des Récollets (16km)
• Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (31km)
• Le parc Barbieux (34km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (28km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Les Prés du Hem (13km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (27km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (29km)
• Dune fossile de Ghyvelde (37km)
• Réserve naturelle de la Dune Marchand (39km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (39km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (47km)
• Réserve naturelle du Platier d'Oye (53km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (53km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (54km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saint-Omer (31km)
• Roubaix (35km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Wattignies (30km)
• Wasquehal (32km)
• Tourcoing (33km)
• Grande-Synthe (41km)
• Loon-Plage (44km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (27km)

Geography and distances

Meteren is in the north-east of France at 28 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Meteren is 211 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bailleul, Berthen, Fletre, Godewaersvelde, Merris, Saint-Jans-Cappel, Steenwerck, Strazeele and Vieux-Berquin.

This page in French: Visiter Meteren