Visiting Sangatte: Cap Blanc-Nez and one more to see
Visitors to Sangatte can choose from 4 attractions, 3 museums and 2 forts. Mapped in Sangatte are 2 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 9. A drive of 12 km brings you to V3.
First stops in Sangatte
Cap Blanc-Nez aside, the next best known are 2 attractions, 2 museums and a fort.
MuseumCité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais3.9 km east, in CalaisMuseumMuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Calais3.3 km east, in CalaisFortFortFort Risban3.2 km east, in CalaisBest 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 to go
To the east lie most of the 9 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Sangatte; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Other sights are the biggest group (4), then museums or galleries (4).
Dark: in Sangatte. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
The 2 inside Sangatte come first, then 9 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Sangatte first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A drive away
V3, at 12 km, heads the 11 day trips.
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer39 km southeast, in Saint-OmerChâteauChâteauFort Mahon22 km southwest, in AmbleteuseAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Bertin39 km southeast, in Saint-Omer
AquariumNausicaá - Centre national de la mer29 km southwest, in Boulogne-sur-MerChâteauChâteauChâteau de Boulogne-sur-Mer29 km southwest, in Boulogne-sur-Mer
MuseumFort de la Crèche27 km southwest, in WimereuxFortFortFort de l'Heurt32 km southwest, in Le PortelPlaces within 40 km of Sangatte with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Sangatte: your questions
What is there to see in Sangatte?
The first on our list in Sangatte are Cap Blanc-Nez and Monument to the Dover Patrol. We list 2 places in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Sangatte?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Calais, Musée de mémoire 1939 - 1945 and Caléidoscopes.
What well-known places are within a day out of Sangatte?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: V3 (12 km), Cap Gris-Nez (18 km), Forteresse de Mimoyecques (12 km), Blockhaus d'Éperlecques (30 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 Sangatte, 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)
- Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais: Serge Ottaviani, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
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.