Things to do & places to visit in Hauts-de-France, France

Hauts-de-France #9 destination in France 2023. The average rating score is 4.43 based on 119.9k traveler reviews, of 199 attractions. Timezone: Europe/Paris, current date and time: Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 5:04.

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5.0 Team Break Lille (4.554 reviews)
- Team Break-Mission Impossible
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Escape Games

Team Break : The Real Escape Room & Quiz Room in Lille! Form your team and take part in a unique adventure. You have 60 minutes to try to complete your mission, so ... Are you ready ? Let's go ! See more..
5.0 Get Out Lille - Escape Game (2.971 reviews)
- Not your typical escape room
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Escape Games

A strange family. A secular mansion. An intriguing hallway. And doors. Doors like so many passages through time and eras. Doors behind which enigmas, plots or even mysteries are wrought. And you. You and 60 minutes that will go on endlessly. 60 minutes to investigate, discover the truth, experience a completely new escape game. See more..
5.0 John Doe Escape Game Lille (2.179 reviews)
- Intelligent game and great support from personnel
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 11:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Escape Games

You are a secret agent, you have 60 minutes ! Discover the new entertainment at Lille, the Live Escape Game. Trapped in a room in 2-6 agent team, you have 60 minutes to succeed your mission and escape. Mix of search, observation, mazes, logic games and team work, you'll need ingenuity ! See more..
5.0 Calais Wine Superstore (2.043 reviews)
- Bargain and quality heaven for wine lovers!
Wednesday: 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM Spent More than 3 hours Speciality & Gift Shops

Having visited this outlet on a number of occasions had to commend the staff on getting stock back on the shelves after almost being cleared of stock the day before. Such a great business and staff really helpful, at the moment wine tasting is off-limits due to COVID, but at these prices and quality you will be very unlucky to get a duff bottle of anything. No need to pay more in local supermarkets, this is the perfect one-stop wine shop! See more..
5.0 Canadian National Vimy Memorial (1.402 reviews)
- Beyond Words - Breathtaking Experience
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Monuments & Statues

Canada's most impressive tribute overseas to those Canadians who fought and gave their lives in the First World War is the majestic and inspiring Canadian National Vimy Memorial which overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point of Vimy Ridge, about ten kilometers north of Arras. The Memorial does more than mark the site of the engagement that Canadians were to remember with more pride than any other operation of the First World War. See more..
5.0 Omega Agency - Escape Game (741 reviews)
- Team Bitches vs La meute
Spent 1-2 hours Escape Games

Un super moment entre amis ^^

Pour certains une première, pour d'autres de nouvelles sensation dans cet escape (mode sans cadenas, assez originale)

Merci à nos deux sympathiques interprètes d'A.N.IA (de bons fous rires).

A refaire les yeux fermés.

A très bientôt. See more..
5.0 Tradi'Balade (713 reviews)
- Unique and fantastic experience
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM City Tours • Cultural Tours • Historical & Heritage Tours • Sightseeing Tours • Private Tours

We had a fantastic 90-minute tour of Lille with our guide. She was friendly and helpful and we learned a ton about Lille's history. It was also a great way to get a feel for the city on our first night. The best tour we took on this vacation by far. See more..
5.0 Thiepval Memorial (700 reviews)
- This memorial certainly make you stop and think.
Monuments & Statues

Reopened on Thursday 14th July after cleaning and repairs, this memorial brings home the savage reality of war. The white Portland marble surfaces bear the names of over 72,000 men, killed in action on the Somme, but having no place of rest; no final resting place save for the earth where they fell. Entry via the visitor centre was €6 each and included the museum. On the short walk to the memorial, there's a house/cafe where we purchesd ice creams; most welcome in the heatwave. A trip to the Somme must include this stunning emotive memorial. See more..
5.0 Saut en Parachute Merville (668 reviews)
- Expérience de foliiie !
Skydiving

Expérience et sensations indescriptibles ... à vivre tout simplement ! Ambiance à la fois cool et très pro.
Je regrette juste d'avoir loupé le pierre-feuille-ciseaux dans les airs, je n'étais pas assez concentrée ... Je vais devoir resauter !!! See more..
4.5 Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens (4.427 reviews)
- Even better at night
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:15 PM Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites • Churches & Cathedrals

Amiens Cathedral is one of the finest examples of late Gothic art in Europe. It is also the Cathedral of records since it is the largest in France and the spire rises to a height of 112.70 meters. The towers provide splendid views of the city and of the last medieval steeple still be seen on a Cathedral. Re-opening of the Cathedral Treasury. Cathedral designated world heritage site by UNESCO. Open: > April, May, June, September: Guided tour at 3 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. except Saturday and Sunday, Unaccompanied tour from 2.30 to 5.15 p.m. > July, August: Guided tour at 11 a.m., Unaccompanied tour from 2.30 p.m. to 5.15 p.m. > October to March: Guided tour at 3.45 p.m. Closed: > Tuesdays. > 1st January, 1st May and 25th December. > Last Sunday in September. Admission fees: Adults : 7,50 €; Concessions (18 to 25) = 4,50 €; Free admission: minors under 18*; Free admission: 18-25 years old* (citizens of one of the 27 countries of the EU or are non-European permanent residents of France) * excluding school groups See more..
4.5 Vieux-Lille (3.518 reviews)
- A beauty ...
Wednesday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Points of Interest & Landmarks

The old city Lille visit on foot exceeded my expectations. A number of particularly old and beautiful buildings caught our attention as we strollef around, having us stop several times to admire them for endless minutes. Because of the open space Utopia exhibition several artistic statues gave it a different perspective. See more..
4.5 Chateau de Chantilly (3.288 reviews)
- Better Than Versailles!!
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Art Museums

Le Domaine de Chantilly s'etend sur 7 800 hectares au sein de l'une des plus grandes forets des environs de Paris. Il est compose du chateau et de son musee Conde, du parc et de ses jardins, des grandes ecuries et de leur musee du cheval. Constitue depuis le Moyen-Age par les differents proprietaires (Anne de Montmorency, les Bourbon-Conde dont le Grand Conde, cousin de Louis XIV, Henri d'Orleans, duc d'Aumale), cet ensemble represente donc un patrimoine aux facettes multiples et le plus grand exemple en France d'un domaine princier. Le chateau abrite le Musee Conde, lequel est constitue des appartements princiers, d'une collection exceptionnelle de peintures - plus de 800 chefs d'oeuvres d'artistes tels que Botticelli, Raphael, Poussin, Delacroix - qui en fait le premier musee de peintures anciennes (avant 1850) en France apres le musee du Louvre et d'une bibliotheque et d'archives qui conservent plus de 13 000 ouvrages dont le manuscrit le plus precieux au monde : "Les Tres Riches Heures du duc de Berry". Le parc offre quant a lui un panorama grandiose de l'art du jardin occidental : jardin a la francaise dessine par Le Notre au XVIIe siecle, le Hameau qui inspira Marie-Antoinette, le jardin anglo-chinois du XVIIIe siecle, et le jardin anglais du XIXe siecle. See more..
4.5 Grande Place (2.853 reviews)
- Absolutely wonderful
Points of Interest & Landmarks

Main square where the magnificent 17th-century Vieille Bourse is located. See more..
4.5 Les Hortillonnages d'Amiens (2.331 reviews)
- Lovely morning boat ride
Spent 1-2 hours Gardens

We had read about this as something nice to do in Amiens. We followed the tourist signs in the city centre and walked down to the place near the river where you can get on the boats. We were there approx 9am didn’t have to wait long cost 25 euro for family of 4. Guide spoke a little English and tried to explain some things and was very helpful to us. Commentary was only in French obviously but I think if you had a recorded version it wouldn’t work so we were happy just to look and enjoy. Approx 45 mini tour of these little canals with market gardens and summer houses absolutely beautiful can’t think of anywhere else that I’ve seen or heard has anything similar. Well worth a visit and the children enjoyed it as well. See more..
4.5 Le Touquet Beach (1.854 reviews)
- Huge beach great for kids
Beaches

we found Le Sud beach he best. It had sunloungers at euros 20 a day each, or we chose o sit on the free deck chairs one row behind and as long as you order a drink or coffee etc. you can stay as long as you like with a large umbrella also free. We had morning coffee / lunch and an afternoon drink, so we sat there from 10am to 4pm without being disturbed once. The pizzas are excellent and fast service. See more..
4.5 Chateau de Pierrefonds (1.727 reviews)
- Worth a visit to see this stunning castle
Castles

Dating back to the 15th century, the Chateau de Pierrefonds was comprehensively restored and altered by architect Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century to transform it into an imperial residence for Napoleon III. The chateaux often seems to have been specially built for a swashbuckling film with its richly varied painted and sculpted decors, its defensive system and drawbridge, walkways and drop-boxes, not to forget the two reconstructions of medieval siege engines. Open: > 2nd May to 4th September: from 9.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. > 5th September to 30th April: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Last admission 45 minutes before closing time. Closed: > Mondays from 5th September to 30th April. > 1st January, 1st May and 25th December. Admission fees: Adults : 7,50 €; Concessions (18 to 25) = 4,50 €; Free admission: minors under 18*; Free admission: 18-25 years old* (citizens of one of the 27 countries of the EU or are non-European permanent residents of France) * excluding school groups. See more..
4.5 Musée La Piscine (1.715 reviews)
- Will not disappoint
Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums

"The most beautiful swimming pool in France" transformed into a museum: An Art Deco swimming pool rehabilitated into a magical place where Fine Arts, ceramics, design and textile collections are exhibited. Right next to Lille ans easily accessible by metro. See more..
4.5 Carriere Wellington (1.532 reviews)
- It gives you chills
Wednesday: 9:45 AM - 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Military Museums • History Museums

Under the paving of Arras, lie impressive chalk quarries which were dug during the Middle Ages. During the Great War, Arras was destroyed as soon as 1914. From 1916, the Allies began preparing a diversion attack before Le Chemin des Dames assault. Guided tours only. See more..
4.5 La Coupole (1.367 reviews)
- Life changing but harrowing
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Military Museums

A secret base at the heart of Second World Wae history...A real underground town, constructed in 1943 and 1944 by the German army to go ahead with the launch V2 rockets on London, La Coupole is an exceptional site on which the destiny of Europe could have been played out...Today, it is an astonishing museum, a centre to gain an understanding of the historical and scientific stakes at play during the Second World War, from Occupation to the hidden face of space conquest. New! La Coupole now houses a revolutionary 3D planetarium. Sit insite the massive 360° room wearing your active 3D glasses and travel thtough the universe... See more..
4.5 Parc du Marquenterre (1.314 reviews)
- Perfect family outing
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas

What a great surprise. I liked that there are three loops so you can choose the distance, especially if going with young children. My 4 years old really enjoyed bird watching. And the walk itself is very pretty. Staff are placed all along the walk to answer questions and help you spot birds. And the restaurant at the end is very yummy. Will return in spring. See more..
4.5 Old Stock Exchange (1.265 reviews)
- Well worth a visit
Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings

Designed by architect Julien Destrée, the Old Stock Exchange (circa 1653) is a magnificent example of the Flemish baroque style. See more..
4.5 Grand Place (1.259 reviews)
- Pretty with lights during the night
Points of Interest & Landmarks

The middle of the square is now a huge parking lot. There is an underground parking lot on the same location. It is a paid parking lot. The square is surrounded by old historical buildings that now accommodate all sort of burrows, from stores to private apartments. This is pretty much the entrance of the city, from there you can walk! Arras, in my opinion, it is not the most beautiful city. However, it is indeed a very interesting city. First, it was located in the middle of WWI conflict. Second, as it is located relatively close to the Belgium border is influenced by the Dutch architecture and food. See more..
4.5 Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Laon (1.080 reviews)
- Magical
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites

At the heart of the old walled medieval city is the Cathedrale. "Magical" is really the only way I can describe the experience. Cobbled streets, the protective wall around the old city, nooks and crannies and alleys to see and to walk down. You must stop in the Cathedrale. Whether you are religious or not, it is beautiful and serene. You can look at something several different times and see what you missed the previous times you looked at it. There are displays on the history of the Cathedrale's construction and a rotating art installation as well. See more..
4.5 Cap Blanc-Nez (1.035 reviews)
- marvellous
Geologic Formations

Walk along the coast, then walk along the marked route. Slight elevation and after it wonderful views. If it is not raining or foggy, the success of this trip is guaranteed. If there is no strong wind, you can find a picnic area and have a romantic atmosphere. See more..
4.5 Cathedrale Saint-Pierre (902 reviews)
- Amazing Gothic Architecture
Wednesday: 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Churches & Cathedrals

The church is very amazing. It is beautiful and so underrated. I had a trip there unexpectedly and I enjoyed it a lot. See more..
4.5 Musee Somme 1916 (882 reviews) from $8.03
- Great little museum
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums

Situated at the Heart of the Battle of the Somme (1914/1918), the Somme 1916 Museum of ALBERT traces the lives of soldiers in the trenches during the Franco-British offensive in 1916. At 10 meters below ground and 250 meters in length, you will discover realistic and grasping scenes of the daily lives of our soldiers. Mannequins are brought to life through twelve realistic scenes transporting you to the past. Time passes but the memory remains. The museum is translated into 4 languages using panels (French-English-Dutch–German), and can also be guided by one of our guides in any of these languages. See more..
4.5 Centre Historique Mnier (880 reviews)
- Excellent presentation of a bygone industrial era
Wednesday: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours History Museums

Revivez les trois siècles d'exploitation du charbon dans le Nord-Pas de Calais. Une aventure industrielle et humaine passionnante ! See more..
4.5 Maison de Jules Verne (810 reviews)
- Very interesting and well worth visit
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM History Museums

Welcome in Jules Verne's Home... Come and visit the house where the famous writer lived for 18 years in Amiens and where he wrote most part of his work. You will discover a luxurious private mansion of the XIXth century that will make you discover Jules Verne, his life and his "Extraordinary Voyages". From 15th April to 14th October, opened every day. From15th October to14th April, closed on Tuesday. See more..
4.5 Les Phoques de la Baie d'Authie (793 reviews)
- Beautiful, trop chou!
Spent 1-2 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas

Adorables et très photogeniques! Adorable and photogenic seals. Sometimes they sing! Make sure you watch the tides and go on low tide to see a HUGE group of seals really nearby. 15 minutes walk from the main beach and center See more..
4.5 Calais Beach (764 reviews)
- Clean beach
Beaches

Vast stretch of sand, very clean white soft sand a pleasure to walk bare foot. The guards keep announcing on the rules like food and dogs not allowed, otherwise unlike most of the beaches it will be filled with dog sh*t and other wastes. The water level keeps rising and many of the tourists lost their things as they were not aware of it, and they left to swim keeping their stuffs on the shore. See more..