Places to visit around Witternesse, from Château de Créminil
Of the 8 places to visit in and around Witternesse, 6 are châteaux or heritage sites. None of them is inside Witternesse itself. A longer outing takes you to Coupole d'Helfaut, 13 km off.
The names to know near Witternesse
Behind Château de Créminil on the list are 2 forts, an attraction and an abbey.
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 things are
To the northeast lie most of the 8 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Witternesse; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 6 of 8.
Dark: in Witternesse. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
All 8 on the list lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Witternesse itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Witternesse → · Parks and trails in Witternesse →
Worth the drive
Allow a day for Coupole d'Helfaut, 13 km away, the pick of 12.
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer17 km northwest, in Saint-OmerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Bertin17 km northwest, in Saint-Omer
MuseumLouvre-Lens37 km southeast, in LensMuseumMuseumBlockhaus d'Éperlecques27 km northwest, in ÉperlecquesTheme parkTheme parkDennlys Parc16 km west, in DennebrœucqAttractionAttractionMont Cassel23 km north, in CasselAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Olhain26 km southeast, in Fresnicourt-le-DolmenChurchChurchMémorial de Neuve-Chapelle29 km east, in RichebourgAttractionAttractionAnneau de la Mémoire35 km southeast, in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
GardenConservatoire botanique national de Bailleul31 km northeast, in BailleulAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Winoc de Bergues40 km north, in BerguesPlaces within 40 km of Witternesse with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Witternesse
Are there attractions near Witternesse?
Nothing is mapped in Witternesse itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Créminil, Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys, Abbaye de Saint-Augustin-lès-Thérouanne and Porte de Beaulieu.
Are there museums in or near Witternesse?
One, in town or within 5 km: Archives municipales.
What well-known places are within a day out of Witternesse?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Coupole d'Helfaut (13 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer (17 km), Abbaye Saint-Bertin (17 km), Louvre-Lens (37 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 Witternesse, 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
- Louvre-Lens: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conservatoire botanique national de Bailleul: Lamiot, CC BY 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.