Saint-Riquier tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Riquier: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church, a belfry and other historic monuments

Saint-Riquier 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 Saint-Riquier in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Les Jardins de Maizicourt at 14 km and The Jardin des Lianes at 21 km.

Saint-Riquier, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Abbeville

at 9 km (direction west-south-west)

Abbeville makes a pleasant detour when you are exploring the Baie de...

See Abbeville guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

The Jardin des Lianes

Garden at 21 km (direction north-north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See The Jardin des Lianes guide

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

at 24 km (direction west)

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is one of the nicest towns in the region, especially the...

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Le Crotoy

Seaside resort at 25 km (direction west-north-west)

The long sandy beach is the main attraction in Le Crotoy, and...

See Le Crotoy guide

The Bay of the Somme

Scenery at 26 km (direction west-north-west)

The Somme Bay is a large bay with a wide natural habitat...

See The Bay of the Somme guide

Valloires abbey

Abbey at 26 km (direction north-west)

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

See Valloires abbey guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 32 km (direction east-north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Fort-Mahon-Plage

Seaside resort at 36 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Fort-Mahon-Plage guide

Ault

at 36 km (direction west)

Ault is a small seaside town near the chalk cliffs of the...

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Amiens

at 36 km (direction east-south-east)

As well as the remarkabe gothic style cathedral which attracts most visitors,...

See Amiens guide

Amiens Cathedral

Cathedral at 37 km (direction south-east)

The 13th century cathedral in Amiens is a fabulous example of gothic...

See Amiens Cathedral guide

Eu

at 39 km (direction west), in the Seine-Maritime department

The red-brick castle, built in the 16th century, is the main attraction...

See Eu guide

Montreuil-sur-Mer

at 39 km (direction north-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Riquier

Markets in and near Saint-Riquier

• Abbeville: market Thursday & Saturday (8km)
• Saint-Ouen: market Sunday (16km)
• Saint-Valery-sur-Somme: market Sunday (24km)
• Le Crotoy: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (25km)
• Rue: market Saturday (25km)
• Hesdin: market Thursday (27km)
• Doullens: market Thursday (28km)
• Frevent: market Tuesday (29km)
• Blangy-sur-Bresle: market Sunday (32km)
• Cayeux-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Riquier, France

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

Aquarium

• Mareis (48km)

Grand sites of France

• Baie de Somme (26km)

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (0km)
• Beffroi d'Abbeville (Belfries of Belgium and France) (9km)
• Beffroi de Rue (Belfries of Belgium and France) (25km)
• Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (28km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (34km)
• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
• Amiens Cathedral (37km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (24km)
• Eu (39km)
• Montreuil (39km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Saulve (Montreuil-sur-Mer) (39km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Maizicourt (14km)
• Le jardin des Lianes (21km)
• Herbarium des remparts (24km)
• Jardins de Valloires (25km)
• Parc et roseraie du château de Rambures (25km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (32km)
• Le clos Alexandre (36km)
• Parc du château de Digeon (40km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Mers-les-Bains (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Crécy (14km)
• Pointe du Hourdel (29km)
• Forêt d'Hesdin (29km)
• Parc du Marquenterre (30km)
• Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Somme (32km)
• Montagne de Montenoy (33km)
• Hable-d'Ault (34km)
• Baie d'Authie (39km)
• Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (44km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Bagatelle (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Amiens (33km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Forest-l'Abbaye (12km)
• Boubers-sur-Canche (27km)
• Saint-Josse (42km)
• Le Touquet (50km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Riquier is in the north of France at 44 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Saint-Riquier is 145 kilometres from Paris).

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 Saint-Riquier from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Agenvillers, Bellancourt, Buigny-l'Abbe, Bussus-Bussuel, Canchy, Caours, Coulonvillers, Drucat, Gapennes, Maison-Roland, Millencourt-en-Ponthieu, Neufmoulin, Neuilly-l'Hopital, Oneux, Vauchelles-les-Quesnoy, Yaucourt-Bussus, Yvrench and Yvrencheux.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Riquier