Vendin-les-Bethune tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Aire-sur-la-Lys at 18 km from Vendin-les-Bethune

Visit Vendin-les-Bethune: highlights and tourist information

Vendin-les-Bethune is situated in the Pas-de-Calais 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 Vendin-les-Bethune in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Aire-sur-la-Lys at 18 km and Cassel at 30 km.

Vendin-les-Bethune, 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 18 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Cassel

at 30 km (direction north-north-west), in the Nord department

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

See Cassel guide

Arras

at 31 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Arras guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 32 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Saint-Omer

at 33 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Saint-Omer guide

Lille

at 34 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Lille guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 34 km (direction south-west)

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Douai

at 38 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord department

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

See Douai guide

Esquelbecq

at 40 km (direction north-north-west), in the Nord department

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

See Esquelbecq guide

Roubaix

at 44 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Roubaix guide

The Jardin des Lianes

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

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

See The Jardin des Lianes guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 52 km (direction south-west), in the Somme department

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

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Gravelines

at 60 km (direction north-west), in the Nord department

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

See Gravelines guide

Cambrai

at 61 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord department

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

See Cambrai guide

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Map of places to visit near Vendin-les-Bethune

Markets in and near Vendin-les-Bethune

• Bethune: market Sunday & Monday & Friday (2km)
• Beuvry: market Friday (6km)
• Bruay-la-Buissiere: market Sunday & Friday (8km)
• Marles-les-Mines: market Saturday (8km)
• Lillers: market Saturday (9km)
• Barlin: market Wednesday (9km)
• Calonne-Ricouart: market Thursday (11km)
• Auchel: market Tuesday (11km)
• Isbergues: market Thursday (13km)
• Bully-les-Mines: market Thursday (14km)

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Tourist attractions near Vendin-les-Bethune, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (2km)
• Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (18km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (23km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (25km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (31km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (34km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (37km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (39km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
• Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (47km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (60km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (34km)

Remarkable gardens

• La ferme du mont des Récollets (30km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (34km)
• Le parc Barbieux (42km)
• Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (45km)
• Le jardin des Lianes (48km)
• Jardin du château de Maizicourt (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (34km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Les Prés du Hem (26km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (34km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (35km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (37km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (37km)
• Forêt d'Hesdin (45km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Arras (31km)
• Saint-Omer (33km)
• Roubaix (44km)
• Cambrai (61km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Wattignies (32km)
• Boubers-sur-Canche (39km)
• Wasquehal (40km)
• Tourcoing (44km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (33km)

Geography and distances

Vendin-les-Bethune is in the north of France at 31 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Vendin-les-Bethune is 188 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Vendin-les-Bethune from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annezin, Bethune, Beuvry, Chocques, Drouvin-le-Marais, Essars, Fouquereuil, Fouquieres-les-Bethune, Gonnehem, Gosnay, Hesdigneul-les-Bethune, Hinges, Labeuvriere, Labourse, Lapugnoy, Locon, Mont-Bernanchon, Oblinghem, Robecq, Vaudricourt and Verquin.

This page in French: Visiter Vendin-les-Bethune