Thiennes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Aire-sur-la-Lys at 5 km from Thiennes

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Visit Thiennes: highlights and tourist information

Thiennes is situated in the Nord 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 Thiennes in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Aire-sur-la-Lys at 5 km and Cassel at 16 km.

Thiennes, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Aire-sur-la-Lys

at 5 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

Now officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys is the...

See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Cassel

at 16 km (direction west-south-west)

The town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the Flanders region...

See Cassel guide

Saint-Omer

at 18 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The attractive centre of Saint-Omr is one of the best towns to see houses...

See Saint-Omer guide

Esquelbecq

at 26 km (direction west-north-west)

At Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its Chateau and...

See Esquelbecq guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 41 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Lille

at 42 km (direction east)

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

See Lille guide

Gravelines

at 44 km (direction north-west)

The principal attraction at Gravelines is the fortifications, built by the Spanish in the...

See Gravelines guide

Arras

at 47 km (direction south-east), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the centre of...

See Arras guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 47 km (direction south-east), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that were used...

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

The Jardin des Lianes

Garden at 48 km (direction south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See The Jardin des Lianes guide

Douai

at 54 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Douai guide

Montreuil-sur-Mer

at 54 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Montreuil-sur-Mer guide

Valloires abbey

Abbey at 58 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

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

See Valloires abbey guide

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

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Reserve excursions near Thiennes

Map of places to visit near Thiennes

Markets in and near Thiennes

• Isbergues: market Thursday (4km)
• Aire-sur-la-Lys: market Friday (5km)
• Lillers: market Saturday (10km)
• Hazebrouck: market Monday (10km)
• Arques: market Tuesday (15km)
• Auchel: market Tuesday (17km)
• Marles-les-Mines: market Saturday (17km)
• Bethune: market Sunday & Monday & Friday (18km)
• Calonne-Ricouart: market Thursday (19km)
• Estaires: market Thursday (19km)

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

Tourist attractions near Thiennes, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (5km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (18km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (21km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km)
• Beffroi de Bergues (Belfries of Belgium and France) (35km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (39km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Beffroi de l'église St-Éloi de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Beffroi de Gravelines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (46km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (46km)
• Beffroi de Calais (Belfries of Belgium and France) (54km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (54km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Bergues (35km)
• Gravelines (44km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Caps et Marais d'Opale (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• La ferme du mont des Récollets (16km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (41km)
• Le jardin des Lianes (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (19km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (23km)
• Les Prés du Hem (29km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (42km)
• Forêt d'Hesdin (43km)
• Dune fossile de Ghyvelde (45km)
• Réserve naturelle du Platier d'Oye (48km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saint-Omer (18km)
• Arras (47km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Loon-Plage (42km)
• Grande-Synthe (42km)
• Wattignies (42km)
• Boubers-sur-Canche (44km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (41km)

Geography and distances

Thiennes is in the north-east of France at 42 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Thiennes is 200 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aire-sur-la-Lys, Blaringhem, Boeseghem, Guarbecque, Haverskerque, Isbergues, Lambres, Mazinghem, Morbecque, Saint-Venant, Sercus, Steenbecque and Wittes.

This page in French: Visiter Thiennes