Wanquetin tourism and travel guide

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Visit Wanquetin: highlights and tourist information

Wanquetin 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 Wanquetin in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Arras at 11 km and Arras Carriere Wellington at 12 km.

Wanquetin, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Arras

at 11 km (direction east)

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

See Arras guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 12 km (direction east)

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

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 21 km (direction west)

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Douai

at 35 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Douai guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 36 km (direction west), in the Somme department

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

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

The Jardin des Lianes

Garden at 41 km (direction west)

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

See The Jardin des Lianes guide

Aire-sur-la-Lys

at 43 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Peronne

at 45 km (direction south-east), in the Somme department

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

See Peronne guide

Cambrai

at 46 km (direction east), in the Nord department

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

See Cambrai guide

Amiens

at 47 km (direction south-west), in the Somme department

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

See Amiens guide

Amiens Cathedral

Cathedral at 48 km (direction south-west), in the Somme department

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

See Amiens Cathedral guide

Saint-Riquier

at 50 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

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

See Saint-Riquier guide

Lille

at 52 km (direction north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Lille guide

Roubaix

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

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

See Roubaix guide

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Markets in and near Wanquetin

• Arras: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (12km)
• Lievin: market Wednesday & Sunday (20km)
• Bully-les-Mines: market Thursday (20km)
• Barlin: market Wednesday (20km)
• Grenay: market Tuesday (21km)
• Avion: market Thursday (22km)
• Frevent: market Tuesday (22km)
• Doullens: market Thursday (23km)
• Lens: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (23km)
• Bruay-la-Buissiere: market Sunday & Friday (23km)

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Tourist attractions near Wanquetin, France

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

Heritage sites

• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (11km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (12km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (16km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (23km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (35km)
• Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)
• Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (46km)
• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (47km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (47km)
• Amiens Cathedral (48km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (51km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Sericourt (21km)
• Jardin du château de Maizicourt (36km)
• Le jardin des Lianes (41km)
• Le clos Alexandre (47km)
• Le parc Barbieux (60km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (51km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (35km)
• Forêt d'Hesdin (44km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (47km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Arras (11km)
• Amiens (42km)
• Cambrai (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Boubers-sur-Canche (27km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (46km)
• Wattignies (47km)
• Wasquehal (57km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (51km)

Geography and distances

Wanquetin is in the north of France at 12 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Wanquetin is 159 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Wanquetin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 26 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Agnez-les-Duisans, Avesnes-le-Comte, Bailleulval, Barly, Basseux, Bavincourt, Beaumetz-les-Loges, Berneville, Duisans, Fosseux, Gouves, Gouy-en-Artois, Habarcq, Haute-Avesnes, Hauteville, Hermaville, Izel-les-Hameaux, Lattre-Saint-Quentin, Monchiet, Montenescourt, Noyelle-Vion, Noyellette, Riviere, Simencourt, Tilloy-les-Hermaville and Warlus.

This page in French: Visiter Wanquetin