Just 10 km from the campsite, Cayeux-sur-Mer is a charming seaside resort located at the mouth of the Baie de Somme on the Picardy coast. With its huge 14-kilometre beach, its beach cabins lining the seafront, its varied landscapes of changing light and its seal colony visible from the Pointe du Hourdel, Cayeux is a must for all campers in search of serenity and wide-open spaces!
Sand or pebble beach? 14 km of coastline to vary your pleasures!
The long beach at Cayeux-sur-Mer stretches 14 km to Pointe Hourdel in Baie de Somme. The most popular spot for bathers and families is close to the town center, a few steps from the Casino. After swimming, you'll love strolling along Le Chemin de Planches de Cayeux, the longest in Europe with over 400 beach cabins. In summer, it's possible to rent one of these bathing cabins, but be warned that the waiting list is (very) long!
Cayeux-sur-Mer is also about water sports. A sailing school is located on the seafront. You can learn to catamaran, stand up paddle or sea kayak. Kitesurfing is one of the Baie de Somme's must-do water sports, with more and more people taking up the sport every year. The École de Kitesurf de Cayeux will help you take your first steps in this trendy water sport. It's up to you to tame the wind!
The history of Cayeux-sur-Mer...
In the 17th century, Cayeux was a small commune of 200 sailor-fishermen whose boats were moored in the port of Hourdel. By the end of the 18th century, many fishermen from neighboring Ault had settled here, as the port of Onival had been completely swallowed up by the sea. From 1870 onwards, Cayeux-sur-Mer became a renowned seaside resort: the fashion for “sea bathing” swept through the daily lives of the Parisian bourgeoisie, beach cabins invaded the seafront and “Belle époque” villas sprang up all over the hamlets of La Mollière and Brighton. After Dieppe, Cayeux is the second seaside resort to spring up in France.
See and do in Cayeux-sur-Mer: must-sees
Our Baie de Somme campsite is located just 10 km from Cayeux-sur-Mer. Within a 15-minute drive, you can enjoy everything the resort has to offer:
- Walk through the Bois des Pins, also known as the Brighton woods, a pine forest planted in the 1950s to fix the dune between Cayeux and Saint-Valery.
- Follow the car-free white road that links the hamlet of Le Hourdel to that of La Mollière on a beautiful walk or bike ride through the sand dunes.
- Visit the Maison de la baie de Somme et de l'Oiseau in Lanchères, between Cayeux-sur-Mer and Saint-Valery, to better understand, see and hear the Bay of the Somme!
- Take a detour to the small fishing port and the Pointe du Hourdel, where the white and green lighthouse announces the entrance to the Baie de Somme. You'll also discover France's largest colony of calf seals. Don't forget your binoculars!
