Quiet and rural near popular beaches, towns and nature reserves.
Favieres is a small, rural community just a couple of miles from the Baie de Somme or Somme estuary, an area of outstanding natural beauty. It is surrounded by fields where crops are grown and cattle and horses are reared. Streams crisscross the fields and run alongside the lanes.
Le Crotoy is the closest town and is a busy fishing port with a lots of character. With its fish stalls, quaint shops, bars, restaurants and beaches it is a very popular destination in the summer and on weekends. From here you can take the steam train around the bay to St Valery-sur-Mer, another beautiful town of historic interest, and on to Cayeux-sur-Mer and Brighton Plage.
The Somme estuary can be crossed on foot at low tide, retracing the route taken by the English army which went on to defeat the French at the Battle of Crecy on 26th August 1346.
Cycling. There are numerous cycle routes in the area - one passes through Favieres - and a lovely cycle path around the bay through Noyelles sur Mer.
St Valery sur Somme is of historical interest as it is where William the Bastard sailed from to conquer the English in 1066 and to become known as William the Conqueror. Joan of Arc was also held here in 1431.
Not far away is Azincourt where in 1415 the English once again were victorious against the French in the battle of Agincourt.
Nearby are wonderful sandy beaches that stretch into the distance at Quend Plage and Fort Mahon Plage as well as at Le Crotoy. You can land sail or sand sail at Quend and Fort Mahon - see here in Wikipedia where where is a photo of land sailing in Quend!
The Parc du Manquenterre nearby is a nature reserve and a popular area for walk and bird watching.
There are supermarkets (Carrefour, Intermarche and Simply) in Rue (5km) and in St Valery (16km) as well as the increasingly popular Lidl and Aldi.
There are numerous bakeries, restaurants and bars in Le Crotoy, St Valery-sur-Mer, Rue and a couple of restaurants in Favieres
Le Crotoy is the closest town and is a busy fishing port with a lots of character. With its fish stalls, quaint shops, bars, restaurants and beaches it is a very popular destination in the summer and on weekends. From here you can take the steam train around the bay to St Valery-sur-Mer, another beautiful town of historic interest, and on to Cayeux-sur-Mer and Brighton Plage.
The Somme estuary can be crossed on foot at low tide, retracing the route taken by the English army which went on to defeat the French at the Battle of Crecy on 26th August 1346.
Cycling. There are numerous cycle routes in the area - one passes through Favieres - and a lovely cycle path around the bay through Noyelles sur Mer.
St Valery sur Somme is of historical interest as it is where William the Bastard sailed from to conquer the English in 1066 and to become known as William the Conqueror. Joan of Arc was also held here in 1431.
Not far away is Azincourt where in 1415 the English once again were victorious against the French in the battle of Agincourt.
Nearby are wonderful sandy beaches that stretch into the distance at Quend Plage and Fort Mahon Plage as well as at Le Crotoy. You can land sail or sand sail at Quend and Fort Mahon - see here in Wikipedia where where is a photo of land sailing in Quend!
The Parc du Manquenterre nearby is a nature reserve and a popular area for walk and bird watching.
There are supermarkets (Carrefour, Intermarche and Simply) in Rue (5km) and in St Valery (16km) as well as the increasingly popular Lidl and Aldi.
There are numerous bakeries, restaurants and bars in Le Crotoy, St Valery-sur-Mer, Rue and a couple of restaurants in Favieres