Vermelles tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Arras at 23 km from Vermelles
Visit Vermelles: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitVermelles 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 Vermelles in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Arras at 23 km and Arras Carriere Wellington at 23 km.
Vermelles, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Arras
at 23 km (direction south)The belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...
See Arras guide

Arras Carriere Wellington
Monument at 23 km (direction south)The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...
See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Douai
at 27 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord departmentDouai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive...
See Douai guide

Lille
at 28 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord departmentThe renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...
See Lille guide

Aire-sur-la-Lys
at 30 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

Les Jardins de Sericourt
Garden at 37 km (direction west-south-west)Beautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....
See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Roubaix
at 38 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord departmentAlthough its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...
See Roubaix guide

Cassel
at 39 km (direction north-west), in the Nord departmentThe town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the...
See Cassel guide

Saint-Omer
at 45 km (direction west-north-west)The attractive centre of Saint-Omr is one of the best towns to...
See Saint-Omer guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
at 48 km (direction east), in the Nord departmentEstablished as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is...
See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Esquelbecq
at 50 km (direction north-west), in the Nord departmentAt Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its...
See Esquelbecq guide

Cambrai
at 50 km (direction south-east), in the Nord departmentRemarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...
See Cambrai guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt
Garden at 55 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme departmentBeautiful garden to visit in the Somme department in northern France...
See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide
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Map of places to visit near Vermelles
Markets in and near Vermelles
- Grenay: market Tuesday (4km)
- Bully-les-Mines: market Thursday (6km)
- Beuvry: market Friday (6km)
- La Bassee: market Thursday (6km)
- Lievin: market Wednesday & Sunday (8km)
- Lens: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (9km)
- Bethune: market Sunday & Monday & Friday (9km)
- Barlin: market Wednesday (10km)
- Avion: market Thursday (10km)
- Harnes: market Thursday (12km)
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Tourist attractions near Vermelles, France
What to do at Vermelles? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Vermelles.
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (9km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
- Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (23km)
- Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
- Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
- Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
- Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
- Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (28km)
- Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km)
- Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
- Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)
- Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (47km)
- Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (49km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (28km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le parc Barbieux (36km)
- Parc du château de Sericourt (37km)
- La ferme du mont des Récollets (39km)
- Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (42km)
- Jardin du château de Maizicourt (55km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lille (28km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Les Prés du Hem (25km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (25km)
- Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (28km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (37km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (37km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (46km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (48km)
Towns of Art and history
- Arras (23km)
- Roubaix (38km)
- Saint-Omer (45km)
- Cambrai (50km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Wattignies (24km)
- Wasquehal (34km)
- Tourcoing (39km)
- Boubers-sur-Canche (42km)
- Mastaing (45km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lille (27km)
Geography and distances
Vermelles is in the north of France at 22 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Vermelles is 184 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Vermelles
Canton: Cambrin
Arrondissement: Béthune
Department: Pas-de-Calais
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 62980
Distance to Vermelles
from Arras (prefecture): 22 km
from Paris: 184 km
from Calais: 81 km
from Nice: 828 km
from Bordeaux: 676 km
from Strasbourg: 418 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Vermelles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annequin, Auchy-les-Mines, Benifontaine, Beuvry, Bully-les-Mines, Cambrin, Cuinchy, Douvrin, Givenchy-les-la-Bassee, Grenay, Haisnes, Hulluch, La Bassee, Labourse, Loos-en-Gohelle, Mazingarbe, Noeux-les-Mines, Noyelles-les-Vermelles, Sailly-Labourse, Sains-en-Gohelle and Violaines.
This page in French: Visiter Vermelles