THE SURROUNDING AREA

During high season, consider planning your stay by booking your guided tours, train tickets or entry to parks and gardens.

Welcome to Béhen, welcome to the countryside!

A small Picardy village of 500 inhabitants, we are at the gateway to the Bay of Somme , five minutes from the A28 motorway.

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

Abbeville:

https://www.abbeville.fr/

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

Amiens:

https://www.amiens.fr/

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

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

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

Saint Valery on Somme, Le Crotoy, Cayeux-sur-Mer ......

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

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

On the sea side, the Bay of Somme with 25 minutes with Saint Valery sur Somme , Le Crotoy , Cayeux sur Mer (Baie de Somme railway, crossing the Bay with a guide, walking through fishing villages, the white route by bike or even going to see the seal colony at the Pointe du Hourdel, etc.).

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/

Find the 2025 agenda of activities and outings in Baie de Somme here:

https://www.terresetmerveilles-baiedesomme.com/syndicat-d-initiative

Ault, Cise Wood, Mers-les-Bains, Le Tréport .....

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 to 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 woods) 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 town of Eu (the castle and its park, the collegiate church, the rose garden, the Eu forest, its shopping town center and its very beautiful market on Friday mornings).

Marquenterre Park:

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

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

Valloires Abbey and Gardens:

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 8 ha)

In short, a very full 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 routes for walks or bike rides, and always our good advice too!

Don't forget to book your outings/guided tours before your stay, they are often fully booked (e.g.: 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 the major dates and festivities in the region on our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/lesrevesdebaiedesomme