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Lille northern France | Charm and culture by the bucket load

Lille is known for its cultural allure – it was European City of Culture in 2004 and has never looked back. Old Lille’s architecture is
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The Douglas Bader Trail, Saint Omer, Hauts de France

Saint Omer in Nord, Hauts de France is a quintessentially French market town. It has a long and illustrious history. Thomas a Becket AKA Saint
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The Blockhaus Eperlecques, Nord, Hauts de France

Several years ago, on my way south from Dunkirk in northern France, I stopped off at Eperlecques, a small town you access off the main
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Take a cruise on the Audomarois marshes Saint Omer, Hauts de France

As you drive south from Calais to the town of Saint-Omer, you’ll pass by the low lying flat fields on the way, you can’t help
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Nausicaa France | The biggest Aquarium in Europe

Nausicaa, the National Sea centre of France on the Opal Coast at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Hauts de France, opened a brand new state of the art extension
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What to see and do in Lens, Hauts de France

Famous for its branch of the Louvre museum, football team and rich mining history, the city of Lens, in the department of Nord, with its
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Fabulous French seaside towns Opal Coast Pas-de-Calais

Nip across the English Channel to enjoy the authentic fishing villages and seaside towns of the Opal Coast in France’s most northerly region, Hauts de
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NAUSICAA Boulogne-sur-mer | One of the largest aquariums in the world

  Following a huge project to expand the site of NAUSICAA, the French National Sea Centre in Boulogne-sur-Mer (France), will from May 2018 be one
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Destination Gastronomique Montreuil-sur-Mer Hauts de France

Montreuil-sur-Mer sits atop a hill, encircled by ancient ramparts in a little corner of Pas de Calais, Hauts de France. Its medieval buildings and cobble
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5 Places to stop off for fish and chips near Calais

Discover 5 great places to indulge in fish and chips near Calais. Enjoy an authentic seaside supper on the Opal Coast – the perfect pit
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