Rue tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Le Crotoy at 7 km from Rue
Visit Rue: highlights and tourist information
Rue 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 Rue in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Le Crotoy at 7 km and The Bay of the Somme at 8 km.
Rue, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Le Crotoy
Seaside resort at 7 km (direction south-west)The long sandy beach is the main attraction in Le Crotoy, and the town...
See Le Crotoy guide
The Bay of the Somme
Scenery at 8 km (direction 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 9 km (direction south-south-west)Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is one of the nicest towns in the region, especially the area around...
See Saint-Valery-sur-Somme guide
Fort-Mahon-Plage
Seaside resort at 11 km (direction north-west)Both the beach itself and the resort of Fort-Mahon-Plage are among the most popular...
See Fort-Mahon-Plage guide
Valloires abbey
Abbey at 13 km (direction east-north-east)Valloires abbey is an 18th century Cistercian abbey with formal gardens to explore...
See Valloires abbey guide
Abbeville
at 22 km (direction south-east)Abbeville makes a pleasant detour when you are exploring the Baie de Somme region,...
See Abbeville guide
Montreuil-sur-Mer
at 23 km (direction north-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
Ault
at 24 km (direction south-west)Ault is a small seaside town near the chalk cliffs of the Opal coast....
See Ault guide
Saint-Riquier
at 25 km (direction east-south-east)The small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church, a belfry...
See Saint-Riquier guide
The Jardin des Lianes
Garden at 27 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
Le Touquet
Seaside resort at 28 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
Mers-les-Bains
at 30 km (direction south-west)Attractive seaside town with lots of Belle-Epoque villas...
See Mers-les-Bains guide
Eu
at 30 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 31 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 Rue
Market days in Rue: weekly market: Saturday;
- Rue: market Saturday (0km)
- Le Crotoy: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (6km)
- Saint-Valery-sur-Somme: market Sunday (10km)
- Cayeux-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (16km)
- Berck: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (17km)
- Abbeville: market Thursday & Saturday (21km)
- Cucq: market Sunday - seasonal market only (24km)
- Cucq: market Wednesday (24km)
- Etaples: market Tuesday & Friday (27km)
- Hesdin: market Thursday (29km)
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Tourist attractions near Rue, France
What to do at Rue? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Rue.
Aquarium
- Mareis (28km)
- Estran Cité de la mer (56km)
Grand sites of France
- Baie de Somme (8km)
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Rue (Belfries of Belgium and France) (0km)
- Beffroi d'Abbeville (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
- Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (25km)
- Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
- Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (61km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (9km)
- Montreuil (23km)
- Eu (30km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint-Saulve (Montreuil-sur-Mer) (23km)
Remarkable gardens
- Herbarium des remparts (9km)
- Jardins de Valloires (14km)
- Le jardin des Lianes (27km)
- Jardin du château de Maizicourt (34km)
- Parc et roseraie du château de Rambures (34km)
- Le clos Alexandre (61km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Mers-les-Bains (30km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Parc du Marquenterre (6km)
- Pointe du Hourdel (9km)
- Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Somme (9km)
- Forêt de Crécy (12km)
- Baie d'Authie (15km)
- Hable-d'Ault (19km)
- Forêt d'Hesdin (29km)
- Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Canche (31km)
- Dunes d'Écault (44km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Parc Bagatelle (18km)
Towns of Art and history
- Dieppe (57km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Forest-l'Abbaye (13km)
- Saint-Josse (22km)
- Le Touquet (28km)
- Boubers-sur-Canche (40km)
Geography and distances
Rue is in the north of France at 69 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Rue is 165 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Rue
from Amiens (prefecture): 69 km
from Paris: 165 km
from Calais: 77 km
from Nice: 844 km
from Bordeaux: 627 km
from Strasbourg: 478 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 Rue from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arry, Bernay-en-Ponthieu, Favieres, Forest-Montiers, Le Crotoy, Quend, Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont, Vercourt, Villers-sur-Authie and Vron.
This page in French: Visiter Rue