Top Things to do in Pas-de-Calais
Top Hotels in Pas-de-Calais
- 1. Hotel Red Fox
- 2. Hotel l'Escale
- 3. Best Western Hotel Le Semaphore
- 4. Ibis Budget Berck sur Mer
- 5. Evancy Tresors d'Opale - Camiers Sainte Cecile
- 6. Le Grand Hotel Le Touquet
- 7. Alex Factory, Gites et Chambres d'hotes Cote d'Opale
- 8. Hotel Red Fox
- 9. Novotel Thalassa Le Touquet
- 10. Holiday Inn Calais - Coquelles, an IHG hotel
10 Specialty Museums in Pas-de-Calais That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Pas-de-Calais, France including Maison de la Miniature, CMCF (Centre de la Mine et du Chemin de Fer), Ecole-Musee, Blockhaus d'Eperlecques, Musee de la Mine, La Cite De La Dentelle Et De La Mode De Calais, Mareis, Musee Portuaire, Tour de L'horloge, Musee du Mur de l'Atlantique.
Restaurants in Pas-de-Calais
1. Maison de la Miniature
2. CMCF (Centre de la Mine et du Chemin de Fer)
3. Ecole-Musee
4. Blockhaus d'Eperlecques
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 625 reviews
The BLOCKHAUS d’EPERLECQUES is the world's biggest bunker built just across the Channel. Come discover, explore and visit this secret project, its amazing hidden forest location, V1&V2 rocket launch pads and factory-bunker A very interesting and moving experience! Fantastic site well worth the visit.
Reviewed By Cymru63 - London, United Kingdom
This was a facinating place to visit. The ingenuity and engineering is amazing although the forced labour and purpose are sobering. The sheer scale of the bunker, and the 'tortoise' method of construction was very interesting. The site has various points where you can hear details of the site and its construction and purpose, but they are language specific. If you arrive just behind a different nationality you have to wait for the tape to run to the end before hearing the presentation in your chosen language. There was a German couple ahead of us and hearing the German language being broadcast across the site was quite evocative. It would speed up the tour a bit, and have the capacity for more commentary points if there was a personal headset in each language as at other places of interest. Just an idea. Thoroughly recommended though, and evidence of the scale of the Nazi war machine, if a little chilling.
5. Musee de la Mine
6. La Cite De La Dentelle Et De La Mode De Calais
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 348 reviews
Established in Calais, inside an authentic nineteenth century lace factory, the Museum of Lace and Fashion is a specialist museum for the famous lace woven on looms. A museum of both fashion and industry, its vast galleries present the techniques, the lingerie and haute couture associated with this prestigious textile, as well as its most contemporary aspects. The high point of a visit to this important museum is to discover the lace weaving looms in operation, those monumental cast iron machines that produce this exceptional fabric.
Reviewed By FrancesS527 - Ashford, United Kingdom
The history of lace making from Tudor to the present day kicks off a series of excellently presented rooms, with some interactive bits, culminating in the spectacular machine room with working demo of a real engineering marvel making a great swathe of curtain lace. The way lace was used in clothes from the adorable (baby bonnets) to the bizarre (take my word for it & go see) developed as machines replaced handwork & modern designers and artists found new ways to exploit the lace technology. The in-depth explanation of this technology & the range of skills needed was mind-boggling. My top pick - the life of Joan of Arc woven in Nottingham for a Paris exhibition. Current "special" section is a load of amazing couture, not all lace to be sure, by Belgian Olivier Theyskens - some pieces more wearable than others... A good deal of the labelling is bilingual, nice loos, park the other side of the river & enjoy a fine view of Calais cathedral from the high bridge.
7. Mareis
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 508 reviews
Maréis invites you to discover the work of a fisherman in Etaples which is well-known in France for its quality and savoir-faire. And so are the different species from the Channel and the North Sea. Thanks to a surprising and entertaining visit, your guide will bring you from the dockyard to the open sea. You will discover the different fishing techniques, and you will learn everything about life on a trawler where fishermen work day and night to bring fresh fish. Before you turn into a good fisherman, you will receive skills on how to navigate and how to make a knot such a genuine fisherman. The seaside won’t have any secrets to you anymore : thanks to an underwater camera you will watch a seabed. That will bring you a lot of surprises!
8. Musee Portuaire
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 341 reviews
1 MUSEUM, 3 SHIPS, 1 LIGHTHOUSE With 1,600 square meters (over 17,000 square feet) of exhibitions, 4 centuries of history, 500 works (models, videos, paintings, …) and 5 locations to visit (the Museum, 3 ships and the Risban lighthouse), we offer many ways to embark on a maritime adventure!
Reviewed By Gio4533 - Milan, Italy
Very nice and entertaining museums, with a lot of nice explanations! Very good activity to do in Dunquerke
9. Tour de L'horloge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 67 reviews
10. Musee du Mur de l'Atlantique
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 492 reviews
Reviewed By Hagen1963 - Oxford, United Kingdom
The Todt battery is one of 4 WW2 gun emplacements in the area and the only one that has survived. If you look through the nearby forest, you can see another one blown up and rotting away. The museum is quite small, you can cover it easily in 30 to 45 minutes. However, it is very well curated and has some amazing exhibits. The railway gun is a start, but also other assorted guns and vehicles outside. Inside you have all kinds of WW2 equipment, including an armoury with 100s of rifles, machine guns, etc. from all over Europe. You will also find some truly unusual things like the parachute dummies used during D-Days, horse-drawn German anti-aircraft guns, etc. Very worthwhile to visit, definitely have a look if you are in the area.
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