Thanks to its outstanding location, holidaymakers at the Camping de la Plage have a lot to choose from. The fortified town of Gravelines is nearby and there are many walking routes and historical buildings you can visit.

>> The Gravelines Tourist Office

Here are some of Camping de la Plage’s recommendations for a pleasant holiday:

VISITS :

 
  > IN GRAVELINES :

    - Fortifications (boat, pedalo, walks)

    - Musée de la mer (maritime museum)

    - Musée du sauvetage (sea rescue museum)
    - Musée du dessin et de l’estampe originale (museum of design and engraving)
    - Phare de Petit Fort Philippe (lighthouse - in high season)

  > IN THE REGION :

 
    - The town of Bergues

     - Musée de la dentelle (lace museum - Calais)
    - Nausicaà : Centre National de la mer (National Maritime Centre - Boulogne sur Mer)
    - Platier d’Oye (Oye Beach)

    - Musée de la seconde guerre mondiale (Second World War Museum - Helfaut)

    - Blockhaus d’Eperlecques  (V1 & V2 launching site)

    - Musée portuaire de Dunkerque (Dunkirk Harbour Museum)

     - 10 kms from the ferry (you can go without a car and visit the town of Dover)

     - Venture forth and take the train to London (1-hour trip)

SPORTS AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES:

 
    - Sportica (cinema, bowling lanes, swimming pool, body-building room, squash courts, tennis table, badminton, etc.) 
    - Go-Karting

    - Equestrian Centre 

    - Boats and Pedalos (in high season): Noetica (Bourbourg)

SHOPPING :

 
    -  Cité Europe in Coquelles
    - L'usine cote d'opale in Coquelles

List of a few markets in the neighbourhood :

 
- Monday: Bergues, Grand Fort Philippe
- Wednesday: Gravelines Les Huttes, Oye Plage, Audruicq
- Friday: Gravelines town centre
- Saturday: Oye Plage, Saint Omer Cappel
- Sunday: Petit Fort Philippe