The Somme River : short cruises with Visit-Somme/north of France
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Short river cruises

  • 6km/hr average speed
  • 4Planet Nautic centres
  • 245km of river

On an electric boat

All aboard for a short river cruise past lovely leafy scenery. You can learn how to handle these boats in just a few minutes, then you're the skipper for a cruise of 1 hour, 3 hours or all day, just as you wish!
• Office de Tourisme at Picquigny - 5 chemin du halage - Tel.: 03 22 51 46 85
• La Capitainerie in Cappy - Tel. : 03 22 75 16 42 - tourisme-paysducoquelicot.com 
• Long - Picardie Boat - Tel. : 06 07 63 89 92 - locpicardieboat.wordpress.com 
• Saint-Valery-sur-Somme - Les locations du canal - Tel. : 06 82 32 37 70 - leslocationsducanal.fr​​

Book your boat

Long tourisme fluvial, Somme©CRT Hauts-de-France-Sam Bellet
Tourisme fluvial©Locaboat
Ailly-sur-Somme-planet nautic©OTCCOA-Virginie Decorte
Vallée de la Somme-écluse©OTCCOA-Virginie Decorte ©OTCCOA-Virginie Decorte
Bateaux les roseaux©CD80-PSergeant
Balades en bateau, Somme©copainsbabord

Canal boat hire

at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

Head for the Picardy coast to explore the long, straight ship canal and one of the loveliest bays in the world. Again, you can escape from the hectic pace of life and opt for a much slower, gentler tempo!

Tel.: +33(0)6 82 32 37 70 - www.leslocationsducanal.fr

Sleeping on the water

It's possible! Choose a barge, a cottage, a b&b!

  • Cottage on a barge Le Lihoury at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme - Tel.: +33 (0)6 82 32 37 70
  • Barge "L'Odyssée" in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme - tél. : 06 63 92 96 44
  • Barge "Libellule" in Ailly-sur-Somme - Tél. : 06 37 25 56 35
  • Barge "L'Arche de Noé" in Pont-Rémy - Tél. : 06 24 17 64 11
  • Night on board in Eaucourt-sur-Somme by "Sealov"

 

6 km / hour average speed - it's great to take one's time, to experience life at the river's pace.
vallee-somme-velo-peniche_sommetourisme-dm.jpg© Dorothée Maréchal
Tourisme fluvial, Somme©Locaboat
Vallée de la Somme©OTCCOA-Virginie Decorte ©OTCCOA-Virginie Decorte

Let's talk ToMarcel Cointe

former lock keeper

"A boat trip is the perfect remedy for stress. When customers return they are all amazed and say much the same thing, as they land: "I have no idea how long I've been out on the water ..."