Sommaing tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Le Quesnoy at 10 km from Sommaing

Visit Sommaing: highlights and tourist information

Sommaing is situated in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Quesnoy at 10 km and Forest of Mormal at 18 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Sommaing, 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 Sommaing in Hauts-de-France.

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

Le Quesnoy

at 10 km (direction east)

Le Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts...

See Le Quesnoy guide

Forest of Mormal

at 18 km (direction east-south-east)

Mormal forest is the largest forest in the region and has hundreds...

See Forest of Mormal guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 21 km (direction north-north-west)

Established as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is...

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Bavay

at 22 km (direction east)

The town of Bavay has an important Roman forum and other Roman...

See Bavay guide

Cambrai

at 22 km (direction west-south-west)

Remarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...

See Cambrai guide

Maroilles

at 24 km (direction east-south-east)

It is the riverside setting and the buildings that remain of the...

See Maroilles guide

Douai

at 32 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Douai guide

Solre-le-Chateau

at 43 km (direction east)

Solre-le-Chateau is best known for its church with a sloping spire and...

See Solre-le-Chateau guide

Saint-Quentin

at 49 km (direction south-south-west), in the Aisne department

In the central square in Saint-Quentin, the 16th century town hall is...

See Saint-Quentin guide

Lille

at 52 km (direction north-west)

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

See Lille guide

Roubaix

at 52 km (direction north-west)

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

See Roubaix guide

Peronne

at 54 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

The town of Péronne is above all known for its impressive Museum...

See Peronne guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Nord

Map of places to visit near Sommaing

Markets in and near Sommaing

• Douchy-les-Mines: market Saturday (9km)
• Denain: market Thursday (10km)
• Avesnes-les-Aubert: market Thursday & Sunday (11km)
• Anzin: market Tuesday & Friday (12km)
• Escaudain: market Monday (13km)
• Beuvrages: market Sunday (13km)
• Bruay-sur-l'Escaut: market Thursday & Sunday (15km)
• Abscon: market Tuesday (16km)
• Caudry: market Tuesday & Friday (17km)
• Fenain: market Saturday (18km)

Hotels near Sommaing

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

Tourist attractions near Sommaing, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (21km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (32km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (51km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (52km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (21km)
• Fourmies (48km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (20km)
• l'Avesnois (29km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (27km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (24km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (51km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (23km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (24km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (34km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (53km)

Towns of Art and history

• Cambrai (22km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mastaing (14km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (42km)
• Wattignies (48km)
• Wasquehal (52km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (52km)

Geography and distances

Sommaing is in the north-east of France at 52 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Sommaing is 177 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Artres, Bermerain, Capelle, Escarmain, Famars, Haspres, Haulchin, Haussy, Maing, Maresches, Monchaux-sur-Ecaillon, Montrecourt, Preseau, Prouvy, Querenaing, Saint-Martin-sur-Ecaillon, Saulzoir, Sepmeries, Thiant, Vendegies-sur-Ecaillon and Verchain-Maugre.

This page in French: Visiter Sommaing