Sangatte tourism and travel guide

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Sangatte is situated in the Pas-de-Calais department and Nord-Pas-de-Calais region (now part of the Hauts-de-France region), in the north of France at 103 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Sangatte is 236 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez at 4 km and Wissant at 9 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book Wissant hotels

Sangatte, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Sangatte in Hauts-de-France.

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

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

Map of places to visit near Sangatte

Markets in and near Sangatte

• Calais: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (7km)
• Coulogne: market Monday (10km)
• Ambleteuse: market Wednesday (18km)
• Ardres: market Thursday (19km)
• Audruicq: market Wednesday (25km)
• Grand-Fort-Philippe: market Monday (26km)
• Boulogne-sur-Mer: market Wednesday (27km)
• Gravelines: market Sunday & Friday (27km)
• Bourbourg: market Tuesday (31km)
• Desvres: market Tuesday (31km)

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

Tourist attractions near Sangatte, France

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

Aquarium

• Nausicaa - Centre national de la mer (26km)

Grand sites of France

• Cap Blanc-Nez / Cap Gris-Nez (4km)

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Calais (Belfries of Belgium and France) (7km)
• Beffroi de Boulogne-sur-Mer (Belfries of Belgium and France) (26km)
• Beffroi de Gravelines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
• Beffroi de l'église St-Éloi de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (45km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (45km)

National Monuments

• Column of the Grand Army (25km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Gravelines (27km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Caps et Marais d'Opale (25km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cap Blanc-Nez (4km)
• Cap Gris-Nez (15km)
• Réserve naturelle du Platier d'Oye (23km)
• Dunes d'Écault (34km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (40km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (42km)
• Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Canche (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Boulogne-sur-Mer (26km)
• Saint-Omer (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Loon-Plage (33km)
• Grande-Synthe (40km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

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

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Coquelles, Escalles, Frethun, Nielles-les-Calais, Peuplingues and Saint-Tricat.

This page in French: Visiter Sangatte