Villers-Carbonnel tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Peronne at 7 km from Villers-Carbonnel

Visit Villers-Carbonnel: highlights and tourist information

Villers-Carbonnel is situated in the Somme department and Hauts-de-France region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Peronne at 7 km and Saint-Quentin at 28 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Villers-Carbonnel, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Villers-Carbonnel in Hauts-de-France.

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

Peronne

at 7 km (direction north-east)

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

See Peronne guide

Saint-Quentin

at 28 km (direction east), in the Aisne department

In the central square in Saint-Quentin, the 16th century town...

See Saint-Quentin guide

Noyon

at 34 km (direction south-south-east), in the Oise department

The medieval centre of Noyon is dominated by its...

See Noyon guide

Ourscamp abbey

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

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

See Ourscamp abbey guide

Cambrai

at 39 km (direction north-east), in the Nord department

Remarkably for the town that was the site of...

See Cambrai guide

Amiens Cathedral

Cathedral at 43 km (direction west)

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

See Amiens Cathedral guide

Amiens

at 43 km (direction west)

As well as the remarkabe gothic style cathedral which...

See Amiens guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 46 km (direction north-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series...

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras

at 46 km (direction north-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 62 km (direction north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Somme

Map of places to visit near Villers-Carbonnel

Markets in and near Villers-Carbonnel

• Peronne: market Saturday (6km)
• Rosieres-en-Santerre: market Tuesday (16km)
• Ham: market Saturday (19km)
• Roye: market Friday (21km)
• Albert: market Saturday (23km)
• Bapaume: market Friday (25km)
• Corbie: market Friday (28km)
• Saint-Quentin: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (28km)
• Moreuil: market Tuesday (32km)
• Noyon: market Saturday (34km)

More information about Villers-Carbonnel, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Villers-Carbonnel, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
• Amiens Cathedral (43km)
• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (50km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (50km)

National Monuments

• Chateau Coucy (50km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (34km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le clos Alexandre (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle des Marais d'Isle (30km)
• Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (37km)
• Réserve naturelle des Landes de Versigny (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saint-Quentin (28km)
• Noyon (34km)
• Cambrai (39km)
• Amiens (43km)
• Arras (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (19km)
• Gauchy (27km)

Geography and distances

Villers-Carbonnel is in the north of France at 34 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Villers-Carbonnel is 120 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 Villers-Carbonnel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Assevillers, Athies, Barleux, Belloy-en-Santerre, Berny-en-Santerre, Biaches, Brie, Cizancourt, Doingt, Ennemain, Estrees-Deniecourt, Eterpigny, Flaucourt, Fresnes-Mazancourt, Herbecourt, Marchelepot, Mesnil-Bruntel, Misery, Peronne and Saint-Christ-Briost.

This page in French: Visiter Villers-Carbonnel