Leisure, activities and nature in the Somme, north of France
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Active in the Great Outdoors
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Active in the Great Outdoors

Get moving, enjoy the fresh air!

We like the marine safaris in dugout canoe, the adrenaline peaks in sand yacht, walking on the water in paddle, criss-crossing the hortillonnages in canoe, testing the rafting in Picquigny...

 

A magical experience: a chance to venture forth on the sea on board a kayak.


Adrenaline adventure: learn to sand-yacht at Fort-Mahon or Quend-Plage in the Somme Bay.

The Somme is a paradise for anglers. It boasts 900 km of waterways along the Somme river, of course, as well as its tributaries the Avre, Ancre,...

A spot to die for not far from London!
 

Hit the green in Amiens or the Somme Bay!

Quend-Plage

OZONE

Love the wind

Sailing activities

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Somme Bay and Valley

Cycling in the Somme

We planned everything for you !

Cycle lanes, bike hire, suitable accommodation : the Somme takes care of the cycling tourists !

A special website for cycling in the Somme Bay

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Gamaches Plein Air

GAMACHES

On a 55 hectare (!) lake you can enjoy your favourite "water" sports" and other activities: sailing, dinghies, wind surfing, canoe and kayak polo, pedalos. Mountain and track bike hire, archery,...

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Le Domaine du Val

GRAND-LAVIERS

You'll like the open views over the countryside and golf course plus the peace and quiet.
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Réserve de l'Etang Saint-Ladre à Boves

BOVES

This is one of France's smallest nature reserves but with great biodiversity! Peat digging (for fuel) in the 18th and 19th centuries created the landscape which we see today: little lakes in the...

Mers-les-Bains

Walking on the sea

Stand-up paddle

Surfing easier :-) cliffs and Belle Epoque villas in the background

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Picquigny

Rafting

Only spot in the North of France

thrills and chills

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