Trips from Wailly, starting with Citadelle d'Arras
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 4 of 6. All of them lie outside Wailly. Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras, 6.3 km away, is the best-known day out.
Around Wailly: where to begin
3 châteaux, an attraction and a museum follow Citadelle d'Arras.
FortCitadelle d'Arras4.7 km northeast, in ArrasChâteauChâteauÉglise Saint-Lambert de Warlus4.8 km northwest, in WarlusAttractionAttractionAncienne abbaye4.6 km northwest, in BernevilleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Brétencourt2.2 km southwest, in RivièreChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grosville2.8 km southwest, in RivièreMuseumMuseumCommonwealth War Graves Commission4.3 km east, in BeaurainsBest 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.
Map of the places
Out at 4.8 km is Église Saint-Lambert de Warlus, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Wailly; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
4 of the 6 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Wailly. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
These 6 are all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Wailly itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond Wailly
Of the 12 day trips, Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras (6.3 km) is the best known.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras6.2 km northeast, in Arras
MuseumLouvre-Lens21 km north, in Lens
AbbeyAbbaye Saint-Vaast6.2 km northeast, in ArrasAttractionAttractionMémorial de Thiepval22 km south, in AuthuilleAttractionAttractionCratère Lochnagar26 km south, in Ovillers-la-Boisselle
MuseumCarrière Wellington5.7 km northeast, in ArrasCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Cambrai37 km east, in CambraiAttractionAttractionAnneau de la Mémoire17 km north, in Ablain-Saint-NazaireAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Olhain22 km northwest, in Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen
MuseumHistorial de la Grande Guerre38 km southeast, in PéronneAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Sauveur d'Anchin38 km northeast, in PecquencourtPlaces within 40 km of Wailly with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Wailly
Are there attractions near Wailly?
Nothing is mapped in Wailly itself, but within 5 km there are Citadelle d'Arras, Église Saint-Lambert de Warlus, Ancienne abbaye and Château de Brétencourt.
Are there museums in or near Wailly?
One, in town or within 5 km: Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
What well-known places are within a day out of Wailly?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras (6.3 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras (6.2 km), Louvre-Lens (21 km), Abbaye Saint-Vaast (6.2 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 Wailly, 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 (6)
- Citadelle d'Arras: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louvre-Lens: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Saint-Vaast: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrière Wellington: ChrisO, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Historial de la Grande Guerre: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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