Villers-Bretonneux tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Amiens Cathedral at 16 km from Villers-Bretonneux
Visit Villers-Bretonneux: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitVillers-Bretonneux 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 Villers-Bretonneux in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Amiens Cathedral at 16 km and Amiens at 16 km.
Villers-Bretonneux, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Amiens Cathedral
Cathedral at 16 km (direction west)The 13th century cathedral in Amiens is a fabulous example of gothic...
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Amiens
at 16 km (direction west)As well as the remarkabe gothic style cathedral which attracts most visitors,...
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Peronne
at 31 km (direction east)The town of Péronne is above all known for its impressive Museum...
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Les Jardins de Maizicourt
Garden at 46 km (direction north-west)Beautiful garden to visit in the Somme department in northern France...
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Noyon
at 47 km (direction east-south-east), in the Oise departmentThe medieval centre of Noyon is dominated by its cathedral in the...
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Ourscamp abbey
Abbey at 48 km (direction south-east), in the Oise departmentOurscamp abbey is an abbey in Picardy, now in ruins and surrounded...
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Arras
at 49 km (direction north-north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...
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Arras Carriere Wellington
Monument at 49 km (direction north-north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...
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Les Jardins de Sericourt
Garden at 49 km (direction north-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentBeautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....
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Saint-Riquier
at 50 km (direction west-north-west)The small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church,...
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Abbeville
at 55 km (direction west-north-west)Abbeville makes a pleasant detour when you are exploring the Baie de...
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Beauvais
at 58 km (direction south-west), in the Oise departmentIn Beauvais you can see the important (if often rebuilt and renovated)...
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The Jardin des Lianes
Garden at 60 km (direction north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe Jardin des Lianes is one of our favourite gardens in this...
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Gerberoy
Most Beautiful Village at 61 km (direction west-south-west), in the Oise departmentThe 18th century cottages and pretty gardens, and a radical transformation during...
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Map of places to visit near Villers-Bretonneux
Markets in and near Villers-Bretonneux
- Corbie: market Friday (4km)
- Moreuil: market Tuesday (11km)
- Rosieres-en-Santerre: market Tuesday (15km)
- Amiens: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & all day (16km)
- Albert: market Saturday (18km)
- Montdidier: market Thursday (25km)
- Roye: market Friday (27km)
- Peronne: market Saturday (31km)
- Saint-Ouen: market Sunday (34km)
- Doullens: market Thursday (34km)
More information about Villers-Bretonneux, Picardy
Tourist attractions near Villers-Bretonneux, France
What to do at Villers-Bretonneux? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Villers-Bretonneux.
Heritage sites
- Amiens Cathedral (16km)
- Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (16km)
- Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (24km)
- Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (34km)
- Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (37km)
- Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (50km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le clos Alexandre (16km)
- Jardin du château de Maizicourt (46km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (10km)
- Montagne de Montenoy (38km)
- Hortillonnages d'Amiens (44km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Guyencourt-Saulcourt (43km)
Geography and distances
Villers-Bretonneux is in the north of France at 7 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Villers-Bretonneux is 113 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Villers-Bretonneux
from Amiens (prefecture): 7 km
from Paris: 113 km
from Calais: 129 km
from Nice: 775 km
from Bordeaux: 606 km
from Strasbourg: 406 km
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 Villers-Bretonneux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aubercourt, Aubigny, Bussy-les-Daours, Cachy, Cayeux-en-Santerre, Corbie, Daours, Demuin, Domart-sur-la-Luce, Fouilloy, Gentelles, Hamelet, Hangard, Ignaucourt, Le Hamel, Marcelcave, Sailly-le-Sec, Vaire-sous-Corbie, Vaux-sur-Somme and Vecquemont.
This page in French: Visiter Villers-Bretonneux