Velennes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Amiens Cathedral at 21 km from Velennes

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Visit Velennes: highlights and tourist information

Velennes 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 Velennes in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Amiens Cathedral at 21 km and Amiens at 21 km.

Velennes, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Amiens Cathedral

Cathedral at 21 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Amiens Cathedral guide

Amiens

at 21 km (direction north-east)

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

See Amiens guide

Gerberoy

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction south-west), in the Oise department

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

See Gerberoy guide

Beauvais

at 37 km (direction south), in the Oise department

In Beauvais you can see the important (if often rebuilt and renovated) cathedral with...

See Beauvais guide

Parc Saint-Paul

Theme Park at 39 km (direction south-south-west), in the Oise department

Parc Saint Paul is one of the most popular theme parks in the north...

See Parc Saint-Paul guide

Abbeville

at 43 km (direction north-west)

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

See Abbeville guide

Saint-Riquier

at 43 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Saint-Riquier guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 48 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Eu

at 58 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-Maritime department

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

See Eu guide

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

at 58 km (direction north-west)

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

See Saint-Valery-sur-Somme guide

Ault

at 60 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Ault guide

Lyons-la-Foret

Most Beautiful Village at 61 km (direction west-south-west), in the Eure department

The half-timbered buildings in the village of Lyons-la-Foret make it one of the prettiest...

See Lyons-la-Foret guide

The Bay of the Somme

Scenery at 61 km (direction north-west)

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

See The Bay of the Somme guide

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Reserve excursions near Velennes

Map of places to visit near Velennes

Markets in and near Velennes

• Poix-de-Picardie: market Sunday (8km)
• Amiens: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & all day (21km)
• Aumale: market Saturday (25km)
• Moreuil: market Tuesday (28km)
• Formerie: market Wednesday (29km)
• Saint-Ouen: market Sunday (31km)
• Corbie: market Friday (34km)
• Montdidier: market Thursday (37km)
• Beauvais: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (37km)
• Saint-Just-en-Chaussee: market Tuesday (37km)

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Tourist attractions near Velennes, France

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

Heritage sites

• Amiens Cathedral (21km)
• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (21km)
• Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (21km)
• Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Beffroi d'Abbeville (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (47km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Gerberoy (31km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Forges-les-Eaux (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Beauvais) (37km)
• Abbaye Saint Germer de Fly (Saint-Germer-de-Fly) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Digeon (20km)
• Le clos Alexandre (21km)
• Parc et roseraie du château de Rambures (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Montagne de Montenoy (12km)
• Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (23km)
• Hortillonnages d'Amiens (27km)
• Forêt du Parc de Saint-Quentin (34km)
• Plan d'eau du Canada (35km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale des Larris et Tourbières de Saint-Pierre-es-Champs (45km)
• Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (46km)
• Hable-d'Ault (61km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Saint Paul (38km)

Towns of Art and history

• Amiens (26km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mureaumont (27km)
• Beauvais (37km)
• Remerangles (38km)
• Lyons-la-Foret (60km)

Geography and distances

Velennes is in the north of France at 27 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Velennes is 102 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 Velennes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Belleuse, Bergicourt, Brassy, Contre, Conty, Courcelles-sous-Thoix, Famechon, Fleury, Fremontiers, Loeuilly, Monsures, Moyencourt-les-Poix, Namps-Maisnil, Sentelie and Tilloy-les-Conty.

This page in French: Visiter Velennes