Seeing Watten? Begin at Abbaye de Watten
3 places to visit are mapped in Watten, and one more within 5 km of its centre. Look for 2 museums, an abbey and a ruin. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Within 1 km of the middle there are 3 of the places on the list. V3, 32 km away, is the best-known day out.
Start here in Watten
Beyond Abbaye de Watten, there are 2 museums and a ruin.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Where each one is
Out at 2.2 km is Blockhaus d'Éperlecques, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Watten; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
Châteaux or heritage sites number 2, museums or galleries 2.
Dark: in Watten. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything to see
First the 3 in town, then one within 5 km of its centre.
Blockhaus d'Éperlecques
Second World War bunker complex in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, built by Nazi Germany between March 1943 and July 1944 to serve as a launch base for V-2 rockets directed against London and southern England.
The 3 places in Watten first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A little further out
Leading the 12 is V3, 32 km away; they include 4 attractions and 3 museums.
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer9.7 km south, in Saint-OmerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Bertin9.6 km south, in Saint-OmerAttractionAttractionCoupole d'Helfaut14 km south, in HelfautAttractionAttractionCap Blanc-Nez37 km west, in SangatteMuseumMuseumForteresse de Mimoyecques32 km west, in Landrethun-le-NordAttractionAttractionMont Cassel19 km east, in CasselAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Winoc de Bergues22 km northeast, in Bergues
MuseumFort des Dunes30 km northeast, in LeffrinckouckeAttractionAttractionDuchesse Anne25 km northeast, in DunkerqueTheme parkTheme parkDennlys Parc29 km south, in Dennebrœucq
MuseumCité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais28 km northwest, in CalaisPlaces within 40 km of Watten with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Watten
What is there to see in Watten?
The first on our list in Watten are Abbaye de Watten, Maison des Archers and Tour de l'Abbaye Notre-Dame du Mont. We list 3 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Watten?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Maison des Archers and Blockhaus d'Éperlecques.
Which places in Watten are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Watten is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Abbaye de Watten.
What well-known places are within a day out of Watten?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: V3 (32 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer (9.7 km), Abbaye Saint-Bertin (9.6 km), Coupole d'Helfaut (14 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Watten, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort des Dunes: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais: Serge Ottaviani, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.