Cran d'Escalles beach: walks and practical advice

Bowling or skating? It’s possible in Duinkerke. Show your skills on the ice. Or just throw a strike. The perfect place to have a great day. 

The Fort of Leffrinckoucke is a remarkable example of military architecture from general Séré de Rivières. It was built in 1878, at the same time as the Zuydcoote Battery, in order to protect Dunkirk and its port from attacks.

Visit the Palace of the Universe and Sciences and follow the guide on an amazing journey to the centre of life, earth and the universe! 

Enjoy a visit to the Bio-Topia Zoo in Fort-Mardyck, only a few kilometres from Dunkirk. More than 50 different species await you! 

It is obvious that De Panne is really suitable for hikers, as well as for the creative hiker as for the more experienced hiker.

In Bergues, only a 25 minutes drive away from Bray-Dunes, you can go on a real Ch’ti tour! During this tour, you’ll visit the most emblematic locations of the movie, you’ll get everything to know about Philippe and Antoine and you’ll hear plenty of funny anecdotes… The tour takes approximately 1,5h. Afterwards, you can ofcourse buy a “Ch’ti biloute” or a “Ch’ti” bread.

Le Parc des Hures is a 2-hectare area, the place to be for sport lovers. You can play football, basketball and handball here.

At only twenty minutes of Evancy Équihen-Plage, you can find various forts and monuments dedicated to Napoleon.

At only a 20 minutes drive away from your holiday residence, just past Calais, you can find Cité Europe: a huge shopping mall with 140 stores, numerous restaurants, a cinema and a bowling alley. 

The coast line of the French Opal Coast is dominated by the Cap Blanc-Nez and the Cap Gris-Nez, beautiful cliffs of chalk near the city of Calais.

At only a 20 minutes drive away from your holiday residence, just past Calais, you can find the Channel Outlet Store : one of the biggest outlet stores in France.

In the Bay of Wissant, you can find the shining and impressive chalk cliffs, right opposite their English colleagues. The best known is the Cape Blanc-Nez.

PAarc de L’Aa is a recreational park in Gravelines, 10 min drive away from Evancy Oye-Plage offering a perfect combination between sport, nature and relaxation.

Ready to sport and have some fun? Don’t look further and go to Sportica, the biggest recreation complex of the Opal Coast. Indoor rollerskating, bowling, squash and badminton… They have it all! 

This immense nature reserve lays just around the corner of Evancy Oye-Plage and is the ideal destination to go hiking or to ride a bike, while enjoying the beautiful scenery.

At Parc Galamé, you can relax the whole year long in a green environment: go on a nice walk, learn more about biodiversity and so much more!

These two little villages are almost each other’s mirror image, only separated by the river ‘Aa’. Take your time to wander around in these charming villages.

In the heart of the Opal Coast, between Calais and Dunkirk, lays one of the most beautiful villages of France: Gravelines. This historical town is completely walled and surrounded by canals.

The Lindeboom festival is a traditional music festival that lasts for 4 days. The concerts are for free and you can discover established artists, but also new talent.

People often forget the wealth of downtown Calais. The city centre proves that Calais is more than just the channel tunnel and the port.