AROUND

During high season, remember to anticipate your stay by reserving your guided tours, train tickets or entry to parks and gardens.

Welcome to Béhen, welcome to the countryside!

Small Picardy village of 500 inhabitants, we are at the gates of the Bay of Somme , five minutes from the A28 motorway.

In the village, lovely walks in the middle of the fields (flax, wheat, potatoes, beets, etc.), greeting as you go the horses, cows, sheep and other animals from the surrounding farms.

https://www.abbeville.fr/

Right next door, 15 minutes away, the town of Abbeville : its town center and its shops, the Bouvaque park, the Emonville gardens, the Boucher-de-Perthes museum, the Saint Vultran collegiate church, the Belfry ......

https://www.amiens.fr/

https://www.hortillonnages-amiens.fr/

https://www.somme-tourisme.com/

45 minutes away, the town of Amiens , known for its Gothic cathedral and its medieval belfry, the alleys of the Saint Leu district, the hortillonages, the Jules Verne house......

https://www.somme-tourisme.com/la-baie-de-somme

https://www.tourisme-baiedesomme.fr/

On the maritime side, the Bay of Somme is 25 minutes away with Saint Valéry sur Somme , Le Crotoy , Cayeux sur Mer (Bay of Somme railway, crossing the Bay with a guide, walking in the fishing villages, the white road by bike or even going to see the seal colony at Pointe du Hourdel...).

If you would like to go on a nature outing with a guide, do not hesitate to contact Olivier Noël guide in Baie de Somme:

olivierguideenbaie@gmail.com or 06.23.15.45.91

Crossing the bay by steam train:

https://www.chemindefer-baiedesomme.fr/fr/chemin-de-fer-de-la-baie-de-somme

Guided tour of Saint Valery by Tuk Tuk:

https://tuktourvalericain.jimdofree.com/

https://www.villes-soeurs.fr/decouvert-et-sortir/le-territoire/

https://www.villes-soeurs.fr/decouvert-et-sortir/le-territoire/loffice-de-tourisme-destination-le-treport-mers/

http://www.etoilefilante76.fr/ (sea trip at Tréport)

Still on the coast a little further south also 30 minutes away, Ault and the Bois de Cise (see the pretty Chapel hidden in the wood) and the 3 sister towns : Le Tréport (pretty fishing port, cliff, funicular, casino , sea trips) - Mers les Bains (very beautiful sandy beach at low tide, Belle Epoque houses with colorful facades, large market on Mondays, cliff) and the City of Eu (the castle and its park, the collegiate church, the rose garden, the Eu forest, its shopping town center and its very beautiful Friday morning market).

https://www.baiedesomme.fr/lieu/1-14-parc-du-marquenterre

A little further north, Marquenterre Park, 40 minutes away, is a great place to observe birds in the heart of the Baie de Somme National Nature Reserve.

https://abbaye-valloires.com/

https://www.baiedesomme.fr/lieu/1-15-jardins-de-valloires

As well as the Abbey and Gardens of Valloires (Cistercian abbey and a contemporary garden of 8ha)

In short, a busy stay if you want to visit the surrounding area…..

We provide you with all the tourist documentation for the region, as well as maps and itineraries for walks or bike rides and always our good advice too!

Don't forget to book your guided outings/visits before your stay, they are often full (eg: the Hortillonages, walks in the Baie de Somme, seeing the seals with a guide, etc.).

https://www.tourisme-baiedesomme.fr/organiser/sillonner-a-pied-et-a-velo/louer-un-velo/

Also find major dates and festivities in the region on our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/lesrevesdebaiedesomme