Vecquemont tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Amiens Cathedral at 11 km from Vecquemont

Visit Vecquemont: highlights and tourist information

Vecquemont 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 Vecquemont in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Amiens Cathedral at 11 km and Amiens at 11 km.

Vecquemont, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Amiens Cathedral

Cathedral at 11 km (direction west)

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

See Amiens Cathedral guide

Amiens

at 11 km (direction west)

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

See Amiens guide

Peronne

at 35 km (direction east)

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

See Peronne guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 40 km (direction north-west)

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

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Saint-Riquier

at 44 km (direction west-north-west)

The small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church,...

See Saint-Riquier guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 45 km (direction north-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Arras

at 48 km (direction north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 48 km (direction north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Abbeville

at 50 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Abbeville guide

Noyon

at 53 km (direction east-south-east), in the Oise department

The medieval centre of Noyon is dominated by its cathedral in the...

See Noyon guide

Ourscamp abbey

Abbey at 53 km (direction south-east), in the Oise department

Ourscamp abbey is an abbey in Picardy, now in ruins and surrounded...

See Ourscamp abbey guide

The Jardin des Lianes

Garden at 55 km (direction north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See The Jardin des Lianes guide

Gerberoy

Most Beautiful Village at 59 km (direction west-south-west), in the Oise department

The 18th century cottages and pretty gardens, and a radical transformation during...

See Gerberoy guide

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Map of places to visit near Vecquemont

Markets in and near Vecquemont

• Corbie: market Friday (4km)
• Amiens: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & all day (11km)
• Moreuil: market Tuesday (14km)
• Albert: market Saturday (18km)
• Rosieres-en-Santerre: market Tuesday (20km)
• Saint-Ouen: market Sunday (28km)
• Doullens: market Thursday (29km)
• Montdidier: market Thursday (29km)
• Roye: market Friday (33km)
• Peronne: market Saturday (35km)

More information about Vecquemont, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Vecquemont, France

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

Heritage sites

• Amiens Cathedral (11km)
• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (11km)
• Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (26km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (33km)
• Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (48km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (49km)
• Beffroi d'Abbeville (Belfries of Belgium and France) (50km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Gerberoy (59km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le clos Alexandre (11km)
• Jardin du château de Maizicourt (40km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (45km)
• Parc du château de Digeon (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (7km)
• Montagne de Montenoy (34km)
• Hortillonnages d'Amiens (45km)
• Forêt de Crécy (58km)

Towns of Art and history

• Amiens (12km)
• Arras (48km)
• Noyon (53km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Boubers-sur-Canche (46km)
• Forest-l'Abbaye (56km)

Geography and distances

Vecquemont is in the north of France at 3 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Vecquemont is 116 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 Vecquemont from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aubigny, Blangy-Tronville, Bonnay, Boves, Bussy-les-Daours, Cachy, Corbie, Daours, Fouilloy, Glisy, Hamelet, Lahoussoye, Lamotte-Brebiere, Pont-Noyelles, Querrieu and Villers-Bretonneux.

This page in French: Visiter Vecquemont