What to see and do in the Somme: the most beautiful places to visit while camping

Camping Le Walric is the ideal starting point for discovering the Somme and the four corners of this multi-faceted département. Whether you prefer a “sports and leisure”, “nature and relaxation” or “culture and history” vacation, all your desires and passions will be satisfied, and the Somme will quickly become your favorite camping destination in the Hauts-de-France!

The Baie de Somme, one of the most beautiful bays in the world!

Our campsite is located in the heart of the Baie de Somme, an exceptional natural site that attracts thousands of visitors and campers every year in search of wild and enchanting landscapes. To the south of the Bay are the chalk cliffs of Ault , while at Cayeux-sur-mer, vast expanses of sand and pebbles predominate.

As you enter the Parc du Marquenterre, you are struck by the immensity of the dune massifs and marshes as far as the eye can see… As you can imagine, a camping vacation in the Somme is like a vacation at the end of the world! Many painters and writers, such as Edgar Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Jules Verne and Colette, have set down their easels or notebooks here to find inspiration. Artists, but not only! The Baie de Somme is home to thousands ofmigratory birds and France’s largest colony of harbor seals. Take a guided tour of the Bay to discover the riches of this site, ranked one of the most beautiful bays in the world.

The Baie de l’Authie, the “wild” little sister of the Baie de Somme

On the border of the Somme and Pas-de-Calais, just 30 km from your mobile home rental in the Somme, the Bay of Authie offers visitors superb walks in unspoilt countryside, where wild flora and fauna live side by side. This is where you’ll find the seaside resorts of Berck-sur-Mer, Fort-Mahon-Plage and Quend-Plageas well as one of the best sand yachting spots on the Somme. After exploring the Authie estuary in the Marquenterre region, the Mollières grasslands, the foreshore and the vast dune belt, continue your walk in the Somme hinterland, where new discoveries await you. To find out more, see our page on things to do in the Baie d’Authie.

What to do near Abbeville

At the gateway to the Baie de Somme, Abbeville is the capital of Picardie Maritime. A Town of Art and History, it’s well worth a visit. Discover the Musée des Beaux-Arts, housed in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed belfry, and the collegiate church of Saint-Vulfran, with its magnificent flamboyant Gothic facade. Continue your journey to theAbbey of Saint-Riquier, a cultural Mecca of the Carolingian Renaissance, or to the Château de Rambures, famous for its romantic park and rose garden.

In the heart of the Authie valley, you can also visitValloires Abbey in Argoules, the only complete 18th-century Cistercian abbey in France! Further north, make a detour to Crécy-en-Ponthieu. Take the opportunity to stroll through the state forest of Crécy, the department’s main forest and a very pleasant green interlude in your camping holiday in the Somme!

Visit Amiens and the Haute-Somme

Just an hour’s drive from our 4-star campsite, discover Amiens, nicknamed the“Little Venice of the North” because of the many canals that run through the city. Don’t miss a visit to Notre-Dame Cathedral, the largest in France, the historic district of Saint-Leu with its art galleries, boutiques and restaurants, the Maison Jules Verne where the famous writer lived, not forgetting the Musée de Picardie with its rich collections spanning prehistory to the 20th century. Continue your discovery in the direction of La Chaussée-Tirancourt, where you’ll find the Samara park dedicated to Picardy’s prehistory. If you have time, stop off at Froissy and take the Tourist Railway which winds its way from the Somme valley to the Santerre plateau!

Historic sites of the Great War and the Battle of the Somme

During your camping vacation in the Somme, immerse yourself in the history of the First World War and the events that marked the region in the 20th century. The Circuit du Souvenir links Péronne and Albert, two towns that symbolized the First World War: trenches, mine holes, shell craters, half-covered quarries, cemeteries and memorials are all vestiges that honor the memory of the soldiers who died.

Places to visit include the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, with its remarkably well-preserved battlefield and trenches . Also worth a visit: theHistorial de la Grande Guerre in Péronne, the Chapelle du Souvenir français in Rancourt, the British Memorial to the 73,000 Missing in Thiepval, the impressive crater at La Boisselle and the Somme 1916 Museum in Albert.