What to see from Équihen-Plage: Château d'Hardelot first
Of the 6 places to visit in and around Équihen-Plage, 4 are châteaux or heritage sites. All of them lie outside Équihen-Plage. If you have a day, head to V3, 24 km away.
The best known around Équihen-Plage
Then come 2 forts, an attraction and a château, behind Château d'Hardelot.
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.
The lie of the land
On the map, most of the 6 sit to the north.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Équihen-Plage; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
4 of the 6 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Équihen-Plage. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
These 6 are all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Équihen-Plage itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Équihen-Plage → · Parks and trails in Équihen-Plage →
Day trips from Équihen-Plage
V3, 24 km away, is the best known of the 12.
AquariumNausicaá - Centre national de la mer6 km north, in Boulogne-sur-MerChâteauChâteauChâteau de Boulogne-sur-Mer6.2 km northeast, in Boulogne-sur-MerMuseumMuseumForteresse de Mimoyecques23 km northeast, in Landrethun-le-NordChâteauChâteauFort Mahon14 km north, in Ambleteuse
MuseumFort de la Crèche8.2 km north, in WimereuxMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse Notre-Dame-des-Prés de Neuville-sous-Montreuil28 km southeast, in Neuville-sous-Montreuil
Theme parkParc Bagatelle28 km south, in BerckChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Montreuil-sur-Mer27 km southeast, in Montreuil-sur-Mer
MuseumCité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais36 km northeast, in CalaisPlaces within 40 km of Équihen-Plage with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Équihen-Plage
Are there attractions near Équihen-Plage?
Nothing is mapped in Équihen-Plage itself, but within 5 km there are Château d'Hardelot, Fort de l'Heurt, Fort d'Alprech and Château de Pont-de-Briques.
Are there museums in or near Équihen-Plage?
One, in town or within 5 km: Aréna.
What well-known places are within a day out of Équihen-Plage?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: V3 (24 km), Cap Gris-Nez (21 km), Cap Blanc-Nez (29 km), Nausicaá - Centre national de la mer (6 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 Équihen-Plage, 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 (4)
- Nausicaá - Centre national de la mer: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort de la Crèche: Les Bergers des Pierres - Moselle Association, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc Bagatelle: Eliedion, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.