Bay Of Somme 4508723 1920The Destination Le Tréport– Mers straddles the French departments of Somme (Hauts-de-France region) and Seine-Maritime (Normandy).
Somme Bay – Le Tréport: 0h35 / 30km
Fécamp – Le Tréport: 1h35 / 100km
Etretat – Le Tréport: 2h00 / 145km
Dieppe – Le Tréport: 0h35 / 40km
Rouen – Le Tréport: 1h20 / 100km
Amiens – Le Tréport: 1h10 / 90km
Paris – Le Tréport: 2h40 / 240km
The Somme Bay, even better with a guide!
One of the most beautiful bays in the world with the biggest estuary in northern France, Somme Bay is a diverse landscape of marshland, meadows, sand and shingle, dunes and cliffs. It is a sanctuary for hundreds of migratory birds and also shelters the largest seal colony. Discover these animals on a nature walk, as you visit the sandbanks, mudflats and saltmarshes of the Bay in the company of a professional guide.
Learn more about the Somme Bay
La Maison de la Baie de Somme is an information centre that presents these vast habitats (cliffs, marshes, estuary and meadows), the seals and other wildlife, including more than 250 bird species in their natural environment, as well as local customs and traditions.
Observe migratory birds
The Somme Bay is a choice spot for observing migratory birds. The Parc du Marquenterre is a 200-hectare reserve of marshland, dunes and reedbeds, with hides dotted across a distance of nearly 6km, in which the guides impart their knowledge. The Somme Bay Grand-Laviers Bird Sanctuary, is a 40-hectare natural space in which some 200 species of bird have been spotted. It features 3 discovery trails (1km, 2km and 4km) and guided tours can be tailored to your wishes. Book ahead.
Bird and Nature Festival
The Festival de l’Oiseau et de la Nature is a highlight of spring that pays tribute to the generosity of nature. Discover the biodiversity around us through photographic and animal-art exhibitions, screenings of documentaries about the environment, activities for children, and guided nature tours (more than 400 dates) on horseback, on foot, in canoes or dug-outs, or by bike.
Industry at the service of Art
Spread across a vast limestone plateau bounded by the Bresle and Somme valleys, the Vimeu is three regions rolled into one: coastal Vimeu, industrial Vimeu and green Vimeu. The Bresle Valley, AKA “Glass Valley” is reputed as being a world-leading hub for the production of prestige glass bottles, but is also just as renowned for its metal industry in the fields of locksmithing, pipework, foundry, ironmongery, etc. The Vimeu Industrial Museum retraces the history and heritage of these local activities, with reconstitutions of ancient workshops, and collections of locks, padlocks and safes dating from the 16th century to the present day.
In the Bresle Valley, at Blangy-sur-Bresle to be more precise, the 16th-century Fontaine Manor houses a cultural centre comprising various sections devoted to the town’s history, its surroundings and the professions relating to the manufacture of glassware items (model-making, foundry, moulding) and to the Glass Museum.
The culinary arts, gastronomy and tableware are the themes highlighted by the items of national heritage and traditional craftsmanship presented at the Domaine de Penthièvre.
