Quend tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Fort-Mahon-Plage at 6 km from Quend
Visit Quend: highlights and tourist information
Quend is situated in the Somme 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 Quend in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Fort-Mahon-Plage at 6 km and Le Crotoy at 11 km.
Quend, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Fort-Mahon-Plage
Seaside resort at 6 km (direction west-north-west)Both the beach itself and the resort of Fort-Mahon-Plage are among the most popular...
See Fort-Mahon-Plage guide
Le Crotoy
Seaside resort at 11 km (direction south)The long sandy beach is the main attraction in Le Crotoy, and the town...
See Le Crotoy guide
Valloires abbey
Abbey at 12 km (direction east-north-east)Valloires abbey is an 18th century Cistercian abbey with formal gardens to explore...
See Valloires abbey guide
The Bay of the Somme
Scenery at 12 km (direction south-south-west)The Somme Bay is a large bay with a wide natural habitat...
See The Bay of the Somme guide
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
at 14 km (direction south)Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is one of the nicest towns in the region, especially the area around...
See Saint-Valery-sur-Somme guide
Montreuil-sur-Mer
at 19 km (direction north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe historic centre of the fortified town of Montreuil is lovely to explore with...
See Montreuil-sur-Mer guide
Le Touquet
Seaside resort at 23 km (direction north-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentUpmarket Le Touquet is probably the most popular of the coastal resorts in the...
See Le Touquet guide
Abbeville
at 27 km (direction south-east)Abbeville makes a pleasant detour when you are exploring the Baie de Somme region,...
See Abbeville guide
Ault
at 28 km (direction south-west)Ault is a small seaside town near the chalk cliffs of the Opal coast....
See Ault guide
The Jardin des Lianes
Garden at 28 km (direction east), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe Jardin des Lianes is one of our favourite gardens in this region of...
See The Jardin des Lianes guide
Saint-Riquier
at 30 km (direction east-south-east)The small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church, a belfry...
See Saint-Riquier guide
Mers-les-Bains
at 33 km (direction south-west)Attractive seaside town with lots of Belle-Epoque villas...
See Mers-les-Bains guide
Eu
at 34 km (direction south-west), in the Seine-Maritime departmentThe red-brick castle, built in the 16th century, is the main attraction for visitors...
See Eu guide
Le Treport
at 34 km (direction south-west), in the Seine-Maritime departmentThe highlight of a visit to the active port town of Le Tréport is...
See Le Treport guide
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Markets in and near Quend
- Rue: market Saturday (5km)
- Le Crotoy: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (11km)
- Berck: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (11km)
- Saint-Valery-sur-Somme: market Sunday (14km)
- Cayeux-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (19km)
- Cucq: market Sunday - seasonal market only (19km)
- Cucq: market Wednesday (19km)
- Etaples: market Tuesday & Friday (22km)
- Abbeville: market Thursday & Saturday (27km)
- Camiers: market Thursday & Monday (28km)
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Tourist attractions near Quend, France
What to do at Quend? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Quend.
Aquarium
- Mareis (23km)
- Estran Cité de la mer (58km)
Grand sites of France
- Baie de Somme (12km)
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Rue (Belfries of Belgium and France) (5km)
- Beffroi d'Abbeville (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
- Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
- Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (14km)
- Montreuil (19km)
- Eu (34km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint-Saulve (Montreuil-sur-Mer) (19km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de Valloires (13km)
- Herbarium des remparts (14km)
- Le jardin des Lianes (28km)
- Jardin du château de Maizicourt (37km)
- Parc et roseraie du château de Rambures (39km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Mers-les-Bains (33km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Parc du Marquenterre (8km)
- Baie d'Authie (9km)
- Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Somme (11km)
- Pointe du Hourdel (12km)
- Forêt de Crécy (16km)
- Hable-d'Ault (22km)
- Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Canche (26km)
- Forêt d'Hesdin (28km)
- Dunes d'Écault (38km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (55km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Parc Bagatelle (13km)
Towns of Art and history
- Dieppe (59km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Josse (17km)
- Forest-l'Abbaye (18km)
- Le Touquet (23km)
- Boubers-sur-Canche (42km)
Geography and distances
Quend is in the north of France at 73 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Quend is 170 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Quend
from Amiens (prefecture): 73 km
from Paris: 170 km
from Calais: 72 km
from Nice: 850 km
from Bordeaux: 631 km
from Strasbourg: 482 km
Getting here
Most visitors take a a cross-channel ferry to a nearby port such as Dieppe or Boulogne or the channel tunnel to Calais. For driving distances to Quend from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arry, Colline-Beaumont, Conchil-le-Temple, Fort-Mahon-Plage, Rue, Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont, Tigny-Noyelle, Vercourt and Villers-sur-Authie.
This page in French: Visiter Quend